Internet Performance Collaboration with Contact

had the 1st cross-continental jam session/live show this afternoon with MCs & Beatboxers 5 hrs into the future in Manchester England via high speed internet and HD video. The future is NOW!!
THANKS to Culture Hub, Contact, Baba, Rabbi D & Farbeon!














pic by Core Rhythm

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FREE Gambian Hip Hop Download

Yako 440 just returned from 8 days with Baba Israel in The Gambia, West Africa as cultural envoys for the US Embassy there.

Click here to listen and download the posse cut they recorded at The Block studios with Mo Hawk and 15 other artists from Banjul. Enjoy the sounds and support up and coming African Hip Hop!!

Baba and Yako also shot a music video for this song which is in the editing room right now... so keep an eye out for that as well.

Gig at New York University

Yako 440 is going to present a talk on "the history of Human Beatboxing" with Kid Lucky at an NYU performance class today :)

New project in the works!

I'm EXCITED to be nearing completion on a new album with Youssoupha Sidibe- "KORA DUBS." Release date T.B.A. ..::stay:in:tune::..

YAKO440.COM LAUNCHES!!!

After much research and hard work... Yako 440 is happy to unveil his new multimedia online galaxy!!
Please join the blog feed for news and show updates... and stay tuned for new audio/video/next level artistik expression...

A Brooklyn Couplet

Bami Adedoyin (photographer and wife to me) and I are showing photography at Contact Theater in Manchester, England on Sat. Aug 2nd. The show is called "A Brooklyn Couplet" where we display two individual bodies of work that will be viewed together in one space.

Look here at Contact's website for more details!















"Seattle" by Yako 440 Prodis




















"Amadou" by Bami Adedoyin

Yako 440 completes his MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts

That's right, I'll be graduating this Sunday from Goddard College's off campus program in VT. It's been a long road, lots of work, and I'm ready to celebrate my completion!!