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My first ROOTS & ROUTES experience (Baltrum 2019) was very memorable and wonderful - without any expectations I spontaneously learned about RRCGN and applied for a project and was overjoyed when I got the acceptance.

It’s during this kind of processes that you really grow by sharing in a creative vibe, by having freedom, recognition and gaining awareness.

My name is KABU, i´m from Tübingen in the south of Germany, near Stuttgart. Since the end of 2020 i live in Cologne, which ROOTS & ROUTES also is a reason for. I´m an independent Rap artist, Rap coach, media designer as well as a cofunder & coach of the Hip-Hop empowerment projects "TALK".

I got to know ROOTS & ROUTES Cologne before I even started calling myself an artist. There is a certain atmosphere and connection between people I have not seen or experienced anywhere else.

My first time at ROOTS & ROUTES was the Peer Coach Academy 2016. At that time I was a fresh hobby producer and didn't dare to sing or rap.

On December 3rd 2019, history was made in the art world, when this year’s Turner Prize’s four finalists agreed to collectively share the award, before the judges deliberated on a winner.

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We create interdisciplinary projects with young artists, promoting social and cultural diversity in the arts.