From Ghana’s Kweku Ananse to Nigeria with famed sister Nneka who for the past few years has blazed a trail amassing critical and warranted acclaim for her soulful music with social conscious message. In collaboration with a brother DJ/producer extraordinaire J. Period, Nneka released “The Madness [Onye-Ala]” some months ago and been doing the rounds and [...]
March 9, 2010
This freebie session was poured to the interwebs stream by a brother Wanlov the Kubolor recently, a fresh fusion of Afrobeat, hip life, folk, dub, drum & bass, hip hop with the underlying soulful punch and social conscious lyrics . “Kweku Ananse – Libation” the title of this free EP is an eclectic blend for ear [...]
March 7, 2010
Some in the dying seconds of the weekend, others minutes and another hours, yet we shall see the driving new week and be grateful and progress. First time I seen and heard this video and track “Different Places” off the album “Another Intensity“, so fresh from German based brother and reggae artist Gentleman a veteran of [...]
March 4, 2010
One of the reason for this blog is sourcing all kinds of social/conscious/goodness from any corner of the planet, this can be old or new and will warrant a presentation on this channel. The Niyat a hip hop collective, fall into this mould and on research discovering bits of information here and there, hip hop veterans! [...]
March 2, 2010
Ain’t done a supposed one can DJ [in dreams] In the Mix for a long time, well amendment in order. Just could not curtail all this good and fresh music down the way in a few quality releases, from brothers in Ian Kamau (poet & music artist) – “September Nine Vol.3 – Love & Other Struggles” [...]
March 1, 2010
Lets get our visual drawing art on people, well we like to dabble now and then. The brother to initiate this newness to the blog is Naija [Nigerian] artist Edosa Ogiugo, the gentlemen has got some visual treats with all those interwoven shades, colours, layered in precision to present a vivid portrait of his subject. Edosa [...]
February 28, 2010
The week is near its end and we round this ladies only posts trail with South African born and based in Tdot [Toronto, Canada] a talented sister femcee and singer Zaki Ibrahim, featured in Louwop acoustic hip hop video. A lady Zaki Ibrahim has been and continues to garner acclaim and praise for the diverse, eclectic [...]
February 27, 2010
The sister’s installment beckons and from across the Atlantic by way of Brooklyn, New York is femcee Bless Roxwell. A lady’s music is all inspiring, self and women empowerment and we like positive and social commentary down this diary channel. Here is a sister femcee to look out and considering what she stand for especially from [...]
February 26, 2010
We continue the ladies theme from this side of the Atlantic part Deux as Andreya Triana was Un, with a rising sister flutist and singer Deborah Jordan who I came across today via a status update by Muphoric Sounds. On the digging business, a lady has released the album “The Light“. From Deborah Jordan debut release [...]
February 25, 2010
And we move on from a lady Andreya Triana featuring in our audio in the mix with Shae Fiol to a fully fledged video of the single “Lost Where I Belong” off her debut album release out on 23rd of August 2010 on Ninja Tune Records. A sister’s soothing voice on a fine jazzy & soul [...]
February 23, 2010
A sister Green Tea Soul is a quality soul singer & songwriter on the rise and one to watch, feeling her style and voice speaks volumes on relations and others. Albums released by Green Tea Soul to date are debut “Dosage I: Shades of Green” [2006], sophomore “Dosage II: Choices” [2008] and the newness “Beautiful Weirdo” [...]
February 22, 2010
In recent months the sisters & ladies haven't been getting much love on this daily diary *c'mon son*, lets rectify this and commence the week with this soul chilling and electro number by a sister Nikko Gray, the first lady and artist of the clothing and music label GAS'D.
February 21, 2010
We take back it with this fine live performance by roots reggae legend and son Robert Nesta Marley [R.I.P], the title track "So Much Things To Say" off the Bob Marley and the Wailers classic album "Exodus" released in 1977.
February 19, 2010
A freebie session from Dallas based upcoming producer M. Slago entitled “Nag Champa Sessions” [doing the rounds for some months] and like the Tall Black Guy EP this is most definitely a quality addition. A brother M. Slago “Nag Champa Sessions” EP is on the chilling, mellow, relax and eclectic mix of instrumental numbers hence the name [...]
February 18, 2010
Hip hop is international a standard fare of free expression in a constructive manner be it musically Jay Electronica [on tour in the UK] comes to mind. Internationally known and locally accepted is Chinese hip hop pioneer and graffiti artist MC Yan, a multi-lingual emcee/revolutionist who, word plays his social/political commentary lyrics in the local dialect [...]
March 10, 2010