The Culture Days show that hip-hop belongs to Heidelberg. Toni-L is making that connection visible through the Culture Days in October 2025.
Hip-hop is… Heidelberg!
My dear friend and childhood idol Toni Landomini, also known as Toni-L, is organising the Hip-Hop Culture Days from 11 to 18 October 2025 in our shared hometown of Heidelberg. 🫶
The recognition of Heidelberg hip-hop in Germany’s Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage through the German Commission for UNESCO has made many people aware of the cultural role this art form plays in society. There is a good reason why Heidelberg’s city archives now have a dedicated section for it.
The Culture Days programme
I could not explain the purpose of the Hip-Hop Culture Days better than Toni-L himself, so here is a short translated excerpt from his programme booklet:
“Since ‘Fremd im eigenen Land’ — Advanced Chemistry, 1992 — at the latest, we have known what Heidelberg’s hip-hop stance represents. The Culture Days are a shared, cross-generational update and project showing what is happening here today and where the path leads next.
In times of division, as we experience it in this country and on the world stage, it is more important than ever to live and represent this diversity. That is exactly what the Hip-Hop Culture Days mean to me!”
Toni-L’s work and music have always inspired me. That is why it goes without saying that I want to support this wonderful project with a small contribution.
If you would like to know how, take a look at the Hip-Hop Culture Days programme booklet. 😉
By the way, the photo of Toni-L and me in the original post was taken at Heidelberg Castle, with a beautiful view over the Neckar Valley. Who could still say Heidelberg is not the most beautiful city? 😬
With that in mind: straight outta Heidelberg! 💪
Originally published on LinkedIn on 7 October 2025. Time references and mentions of events relate to that date.
Related: My conversation with Toni-L (in German).
