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! [...]
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 [...]
February 17, 2010
The Far East we go, Nippon [Japan "Land of the Rising Sun"] being precise, with some contemporary smooth sounds by Laidbook. Japanese musicians make soulful jazzy/hip hop like whoa! for instance that DJ Mitsu on the Promise In Love joint, simply classy. Laidbook are a quartet of artists with Mabanua playing drums, Shingo Suzuki on bass, Yukihiro [...]
February 16, 2010
Senegal with AURA commenced it and now to the rainbow nation, South Africa. Tumi and the Volume, a South African hip hop & music collective [4 in a band] are an organic live band lacing poetic and socio-political lyrics. Nailed these brothers down sometime ago virtually mind, as future and feature post artists for the blog [...]
February 15, 2010
AURA [French: Artistes Unis pour le Rap Africain or English: United Artists for African Rap] is a network of African artists united together to effect change in Africa through Hip Hop music, the result a collaboration with Plan to launch Poto – Poto. Poto – Poto is the name of a campaign to raise awareness and [...]
February 14, 2010
1hr 25 minutes into this commercial Valentines day, someone making bare money and a little rant; got a partner, be grateful and loving every single day, at least try [laughing out loud]. Right got that of mi chest, that heart burn gone.. This sister is a multi-skilled/talent by the name Afua Richardson she sings, writes, plays [...]
March 7, 2010