RIVERSIDE: Deaf rapper Sean Forbes to perform Friday

Sean Forbes is coming to Riverside. (Jeremy Deputat/Contributed Image)

Sean Forbes is coming to Riverside. (Jeremy Deputat/Contributed Image)


Rapper Sean Forbes is performing a special show at the California School for the Deaf-Riverside on Feb. 1.

Forbes, whose new album “Perfect Imperfection” is getting a national re-release this spring, is a deaf rapper who also co-founded nonprofit group D-PAN, The Deaf Professional Arts Network, which translates popular artists’ songs into American Sign Language music videos for the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

Forbes’ videos have a sense of humor and he draws influence from artists as diverse as the Beastie Boys and Bob Dylan.

6 p.m. Feb. 1, Multi-Purpose Activity Center, California School for the Deaf-Riverside, 3044 Horace St., Riverside, $15, all ages.

Visit www.deafandloud.com for more information.