This was a riddim from the brother Tarrus Riley of late doing the rounds on the whole romantic gig “She’s Royal“, “Love Contagious” anyone? The man does social conscious too, check his catalogue. Arite, this choon was out in 2006 entitled, “Beware” a track off his album release of the time “Parables“. A fine reggae [...]
June 2, 2010
Rosanna Brough investigates a potential solution to the UK's housing problem, as part of her final year university project: BA Broadcast Journalism at Nottingham Trent University - a short film/documentary entitled "Empty, Homeless, Occupy" via the independent charity site Empty Homes.
June 1, 2010
Aaah! We back, we back again, from a brief hiatus hope all you ladies and gentlemen are well.. A little something to stare and admire from the brother and founder of Bash Art Gallery bringing to the world some fine contemporary hausa [a tribe hugely present in the West African region] paintings. This was a [...]
May 28, 2010
UJU, is a 7 piece South African music collective with Ntuthu Ndlovu as the lead vocalist, their sound a fusion of African rhythms, jazz, hip hop, folk, poetry inbetweens and soul. This music episode started via a status update by the sister Anddiswa regarding the said band, as we continue, had to dig deeper. Then [...]
May 27, 2010
Aletta is an aspiring Dutch native and Portugal based singer/songwriter, a very soulful sister at that ladies and gentlemen. Now the lady recently released her new album entitled “A Jump at the Sun” and as a prelude issued freely this soul/r&b pop’ish number of the same title. Aletta‘s “A Jump at the Sun” is a [...]
May 26, 2010
Groovy beats and a smooth vibe is this free session instrumental album, in tribute to the seasoned/veteran jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea, by the talented Swiss beatsmith, Chief Beatmaker also founder of Feelin’ Music whom we featured in our In the Mix series with Erik Truffaz & others. “Tribute to Chick Corea” is an [...]
May 25, 2010
Mentioned sometime ago the sister singer and songwriter Nikko Gray was on a collaboration gig with Gas’d to release a project and 9 months later we have the 8 track album “Love Seen” out this Thursday, 27th May. The album is called “Love Seen“, it’s a collection of songs I’d written during a short relationship [...]
May 24, 2010
About time we pay 'omage to the laydees dem, kaa, a whole heap a talent a surface, for example; Queen Ifrica, Aruba Red, Ayo, Nneka, Eternia just fi mention a few, S-E-E-N [patios nah rite please forgive].
May 21, 2010
Whatchu know about this huh? [laughing out loud].. One of the finest singers to emanate from the African continent and in world music, the soul singer and activist, Beninoise native Angelique Kidjo. This music track “Batonga” [original] from the 1991 release “Logozo” set her onto the path of greatness I think, of which she has [...]
May 20, 2010
A poem entitled "Alone" by the infamous poet, educator and activist Dr. Maya Angelou. Ladies and gentlemen, have a butcher's at the fine poem and let it be known.
May 19, 2010
This is a short film on some of the atrocities that befall our world, especially the children, we have heard and seen. A thought provoking piece directed and edited by the brother Evan Mark does put things into some kind of perspective with the imagery, facts and figures on Child - slavery, slaves, and labour. [...]
May 18, 2010
As we featured the soul hip hop collective 80′s Babies [producer Tall Black Guy & emcee Dee Jackson] a month ago, the track and video “I Wanna Talk to You” was taken and a prelude to their now completed and released some days ago, the valuably priced “Sonic Music” [stream & purchase] album, thanks to [...]
May 17, 2010
This obviously is a very popular quote/s from Lao Tzu on research and still rings true centuries gone, till this day and some truth for progress. A break from the norm, just a slight people [laughing out loud]. Have a butcher’s, reflect and let be known. Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from [...]
May 14, 2010
This is an old’ish music track by the talented US musician/brother Aloe Blacc with the social commentary “I Need A Dollar” of the forthcoming album “Good Things”. “Good Things“ marks a shift in methodology from personal to political for Aloe, who refers to the project as his report on present conditions—joblessness, homeless, the misappropriation of [...]
May 13, 2010
This was shot and edited a month ago down at SXSW featuring the talented brother Maverick Sabre by Put Me On It, an insight into his career thus far and future, with a commendable acoustic perfomance. If this is the first time, any of you good people have heard of Maverick Sabre, your in for [...]
June 3, 2010