This is another free community event hosted by the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Alphabet Rockers is a hip-hop children's music collective based in Oakland, California led by Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Soulati Shepherd. The group is a multiracial, intergenerational, two-time Grammy-nominated group that has been speaking truth to power for over a decade through children’s media — music, videos, school curriculum, and performances. Presenting music from their Grammy-nominated albums in this special free performance for Maui families, the Alphabet Rockers inspire kids and families to stand up to hate and be their brave and beautiful selves. Diverse audiences love the contemporary sound and positive messages ‒ shaping a more equitable world through hip-hop music and dance.

As touring and resident artists, Alphabet Rockers have been featured by The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, SXSW, Lollapalooza and festivals around the country, in addition to 50+ schools each year. Their performances, media and artistry include an impactful and diverse line-up of artists, including DJ Roza Do, choreographer Samara Atkins, youth artists Kali de Jesus, Maya Fleming and Tommy Shepherd III, and dancers Arayah Fleming and Marj Ortiz.

In 2022, Alphabet Rockers published “You Are Not Alone” (Sourcebooks), an empathetic and inclusive picture book that has enchanted kids of all ages. This fall they released their 5th studio album, "The Movement," with immediate national attention from NPR's Weekend Edition, a family album with "intergenerational appeal" centering justice and community.
This is a free event but pre-registration is required at MauiArts.org. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY SHOW TIME.