INTIKANA (which means "Instrument of the Sun" in Quechua) is a national award winning Hip Hop/Spoken Word artist, educator, and activist from the Bronx. He has featured on VH1 and toured across the United States, Cuba, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia while sharing the stage with artists such as KRS-One, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, M1 of Dead Prez, Styles P, Invincible, C-Rayz Walz, Rebel Diaz, Saul Williams, among others. His critically acclaimed one man Hip Hop musical PENUMBRA was selected by HBO to be presented as a film pitch for the 2009 NY International Latino Film Festival and has since been on tour concluding its Off-Broadway debut.

As an Urban Word NYC Mentor and member of RDACBX (Rebel Diaz Arts Collective) in the South Bronx, Intikana has performed and facilitated workshops at over 100 universities/colleges, high schools, middle schools, community centers, and prison facilities. As an independent filmmaker and photographer, Intikana seeks to blend multiple mediums of art in order to address a wide range of socio-political issues. He is founder and producer of STAMPEDE FIREFLIES which is a multi-media production company that utilizes film, photography, and various forms of art to illuminate stories that aim to inspire, educate and innovate.

Currently, he is working with DJ Charlie Hustle on a double disc album entitled MASTER CLEANSE which is intended to serve as a Hip Hop Education Project. It explores the idea of cleansing ourselves from our masters or oppressors and will eventually follow up with a book entitled "MASTER CLEANSE: The Lyrics & Logic of Liberation" which will operate as a curriculum for High School/College students. (CLICK HERE for FREE Download of MASTER CLEANSE EP) Intikana is a recipient of Bronx Council On The Arts' BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) award for excellence in Performing Arts and continues to actively participate in the conscious development of Hip Hop, not only in his community, but around the world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.