The paper of the Zaanstreek 30 August 2026
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Breaking on De Dam: Back to the Street brought hip-hop culture back to the centre of Zaandam

For one day the square in front of the town hall became a dance floor: battles for teenagers and adults, graffiti, rap, and a cypher that ran until midnight at De Groote Weiver.

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Riki Almouti put the circle back on De Dam

The man behind Back to the Street and Stichting Coffee & Dance took the battles out of the venue and put them in the middle of Zaandam - free, outdoors, for anyone walking past.