Now hitting you with the ‘Africa on your Street’ Remix featuring Moe Money (Big Boyz) Tilla Man & Dola Billz (166 Family) Chi, Naughty 1 & Shaq (Millaz) Mo Eazy (E Ladder Ent) Magnum Paradise & Priceless, the hot new remix video has been directed by Big Boyz and takes in nuf spots round London town so keep your eyes open!!
The original version of “We Are Africans” can now be downloaded from iTunes, Amazon, eMusic etc.
For more information on JJC please check out Ilkas Media http://www.myspace.com/ilkamedia | http://www.youtube.com/ilkamedia | http://www.ilkamedia.com
Deviate present a big bashy mix from none other than the godfather of garage himself Mr MJ Cole. Listen to him tear through tracks by L-Vis 1990, Zed Bias and Joy Orbison.
Bok Bok’s has also stepped up to offer a mix. In it he neatly cuts it’s way through some of the best breaking producers in London. This kid knows exactly what he is doing when it comes to anything original. His Deviate mix includes tracks from Boy-8 Bit, Ramadanman, L-Vis 1990 & Mosca.
Deviate has been bringing shifty rhythms to dancefloors for over half a decade. Seeing some of the biggest underground artists pass through its venues, it runs on keeping it’s ears firmly fixed to breaking sounds. This month deviate are proud to be playing host to some of the most exciting upcoming talent to come out of the UK. Expect to hear the freshest and beefiest sounds from Bok Bok, Ben UFO, and Shortstuff. They will be supporting garage legend and deviate regular MJ Cole
DIGIWAXX PRESENTS a new Mixtapes series of hot new music from our exclusive library of tracks featuring a balanced mix of big name major artists as well as a super official Digi-certified emerging and indie artist. Download your FREE copy Here
Soul Avengerz strike again! ‘Trumpets Shall Sound’ is a sound clash of rhythmic brass hooks and kick ass house beats that all gel to give an overwhelming feeling of summer time carnival and gives the track full-on Balearic status.
The original mix comes at you in a more radio friendly package and geared towards the more chilled but funkier venues. Has a happy vibe and sound great in the sun. Soul Avengerz ramp things up on the Club SODA mix gelling Izzy’s latin summer brass hooks with some big dirty tribal house beats, cool drops and the usual phat production associated with the SODA label. Already huge across some of the worlds sexiest dancefloors..
Click HERE to buy and you can hear more from Butcherd Beats HERE
Extraordinary singer Cleveland Watkiss celebrates his 50th birthday with guest appearances from key collaborators from throughout his long and distinguished career.
THEATRALIA present ‘MISTERIOSO. A Journey into the Silence of Thelonious Monk’
Written by Stefano Benni. Adapted and directed by Filomena Campus .
Date: 21st October – 8th November 09
Tickets: £10-£15
Venue: Riverside Studios, London
The DJ Kid Creole is currently one of the fastest moving UK house Dj’s at this current time.
After passing through many different and successful residencies up and down the UK for the next seven years, gaining much earned respect and knowledge, The Kid is now starting to progress into the hierarchy of the DJ world.
In the winter of 2007 he agreed to a residency deal with the worlds first Hed Kandi Beach Bar and Ministry of Sound Red Sea.
Since the residency begun in late February 2008 he has played amongst the top DJ’s in the world and headlined major events for world renowned brands such as Hed Kandi ‘Live’, Stereo Sushi and Housexy to name but a few.
Download mixes from The DJ Kid Creole (click the link below)
If you need a reminder, turn up your speakers and watch this exclusive video by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou for their track “Gbeti Madjro”, which was featured on the ‘African Scream Contest’ compilation.
ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU
“The Vodoun Effect” – Funk & Sato from Benin�s Obscure Labels, 1973 � 1975
Out on 27 October 2008
The Peoples Music Awards for unsigned artists is now live!
They have already had hundreds of amazing entries, so to listen and vote for some of the best new music in the world, and to enter for free please visit their homepage (click HERE)
Find out what’s on for Black History Month 2008. For a comprehensive guide to Black History Month activities, workshops, creative events, see films, and theatre performances, goto ItzCaribbean.com.
Check out a batch of new tracks from Slough Town’s finest Joker Starr – especially two cuts featuring Micall Parknsun – by heading straight to his MySpace
You can download his mixtape for free from The Fluke Beat website
Also keep your eyes and ears open for the Northborough Estate Project coming soon…
DJ DOOM is an up and coming producer from BROOKLYN N.Y. who has Produced tracks for artists like the ARSONISTS, ROYCE DA 5′9″, Krumbsnatcha, Granddaddy I.U., & Kahli to name a few.
OUT NOW! iTUNES, CD Baby, OR JUST HIT THE EP COVER..
Pharoahe Monch’s cover of the early 90’s PE hit from the album Fear of a Black Planet. Video was directed by Briin “Briin?” Bernstein and Daniel Rosenberg.
The first birthday of the monthly Components night features the UK debut performance by WATCHA CLAN. Hailing from Marseille, the melting pot of France and one of the oldest cradles of Mediterranean culture, Watcha Clan have already left their mark in continental Europe with their latest album ‘Diaspora Hi-Fi – A Mediterranean Caravan’.
Watcha Clan’s music is a colourful mix of electronic dance beats, drum’n'bass, dub and reggae, combined with traditional Mediterranean, Arabic and Balkan sounds, reflecting the band members’ different heritages and influences. The group’s singer, Sista K, and guest vocalists sing in a multitude of languages: French, Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish and English.
Bridging the gap between Afro, Jazz, World & Hip Hop culture, COMPONENTS is a platform displaying an intersection of multi-disciplinary Afro-creativity amid poly-layers of smooth outer national breaks and soulful global sounds. Also performing on this night, Components’ first birthday, will be South London’s favourite ghetto songbird MPHO SKEEF. Mpho Skeef was born to a mixed couple in South Africa at the height of the struggle against apartheid (her name means ‘gift’ in Zulu). The evening will commence with a TRIBUTE TO MIRIAM MAKEBA. There will be screenings and an Open Mic session supported by The Vibe Ologists, with Kyazi Lugangira, Jon Speedy, Ife Piankhi & Drea Parks and special guests, hosted by Leetho Thale & David J, plus DJ BEWARE and of course AFROGROOV DJs.
Zavvi is the UK’s largest independent entertainment retailer
Music, games and DVD chain Zavvi has gone into administration, Ernst & Young has announced, threatening 3,400 jobs.
The troubled chain has been badly affected by the demise of Woolworths, which forced it to stop taking new orders via its website.
Zavvi’s main supplier is Woolworths’ unit Entertainment UK (EUK), which went into administration on 27 November.
All of Zavvi’s stores should be open as normal on Boxing day, for its traditional post-Christmas sale.
KEY FACTS ABOUT ZAVVI
Formed in 2007 after a management buy-out of Virgin Megastores
The first Virgin Megastore opened in 1971
The largest entertainment retailer in the UK
It has 125 stores, including 11 in Ireland
The group employs 3415 people
The retailer is the latest victim of the slump in High Street sales that has seen the administrators called in at tea and coffee specialist Whittards and menswear chain The Officers Club.
It employs 2,363 permanent staff and 1,052 temporary staff.
Zavvi Ireland is not currently subject to any formal insolvency proceedings.
Problems at Woolworths
Since Entertainment UK went into administration, Zavvi has had difficulties in sourcing stock and has been forced to enter new trading arrangements.
Business Analyst Greg Hodge explains why Zavvi has hit financial trouble
“This has resulted in considerable working capital difficulties,” an Ernst & Young statement said.
“Since EUK went into administration, and perhaps before, the impact of problems at EUK on the Zavvi group has been significant.
“Minimal deliveries, no returns and worse trading terms are just some of the areas impacted,” said joint administrator Tom Jack.
“In the absence of a buyer for EUK, and with dire trading conditions on the High Street, the Zavvi group has seen a material fall in sales and the directors have now been forced to place parts of the group into administration,” he added.
The administrators intend for Zavvi to continue trading with a view to selling all or part of the business.
The group’s founding partners Simon Douglas and Steve Peckham said: “We have done all that is possible to keep the business trading, but the problems encountered with EUK, and particularly its recent failure, have been too much for the business to cope with.”
“As soon as EUK went into administration, the writing was on the wall for Zavvi,” said Greg Hodge from Planet Retail.
“Is there room for a music store on the High Street? The answer is probably no,” he added, highlighting the intense competition from digital downloading, online gaming and cheap CDs from the supermarkets.
The Zavvi group is the UK’s largest independent entertainment retailer with 125 stores, 11 of which are in Ireland.
It was formed after a management buy out of the Virgin Megastore division of the Virgin Group in September 2007.
The UK’s number one mixtape series is back with another superb release with the UK’s number one on-line clothing store The Urban Shop.
This time TRICKSTA ups the ante with 30 EXCLUSIVE tracks, of which fifteen are produced by TRICKSTA himself, along with a bonus DVD which is over an hour long!
Tracks come courtesy of some of the UK’s most cutting edge artists such as LATE, BIG CAKES, SWIFT IT MAJOR, REAIN, CONSPICUOUS, JAI BOO, LOGIC, KID RAD, 10SHOTT, SIZE8, THE SOULJAH CLIQUE and comes with a bonus DVD that features interviews and music videos by BLAK TWANG, MILLION DAN, CONMAN, JABBA THA KUT, LATE, JAI BOO, SIZE8 & 10SHOTT and more.
This is a superb underground UK release that once again sees TRICKSTA ‘doing his bit for the UK scene’. This underground certified classic is doing big things, so please, please download, support and review!!
01 – TRICKSTA & JABBA THE KUT ‘This Is 100% Exclusive’
02 – 10SHOTT ‘Are You Ready?’
03 – SWIFT IT MAJOR ‘100% Exclusive Bars’
04 – SIZE8, CONMAN & A1 ‘Roll Out The Carpet’
05 – REAIN ‘Close The Curtain’
06 – BIG CAKES ‘Spread Love’
07 – LATE ‘They Don’t Wanna See Me Blow’
08 – LOGIC ‘I Rap To Live’
09 – KID RAD Feat JABBA THA KUT ‘Everyday I See The Same Thing’
10 – MANNY MOSCOW ‘Live From The Kremlin’
11 – TRICKSTA & JABBA THE KUT ‘You Know How We Do This’
12 – SIZE8 ‘To Be Real’
13 – CONSPICUOUS THE CORONER ‘Another Same’
14 – JAI BOO ‘Don’t Look At Me’
15 – UNFRIENDLY NEIGHBOURS ‘Impossible’
16 – A1 Feat CONMAN ‘English Men’
17 – DEADLINE & JIMMY RAYGUN ‘Me & Him’
18 – CONMAN ‘Snakes & Rats’
19 – MANNY MOSCOW Feat LATE & JAI BOO ‘These Days’
20 – DEBONAIR ‘We Kill’
21 – TRICKSTA & JABBA THE KUT ‘Keep It Moving’
22 – MAGISHAN ‘Something For Tricksta’
23 – BUNGLE ‘Who’s That?’
24 – DOUBLE E ‘So Different’
25 – HARD LIVIN ‘I Lay My Heart On The Page’
26 – THE SOULJAH CLIQUE FEAT KELZ ‘Mic Vehicle’
27 – LATE FEAT JAI BOO ‘Wolftown Bless’ (EARLY B REMIX)
After a long time coming,the ‘LOST CITY 3 – THE FINAL CHAPTER’ mixis available to listen and download FOR FREE here
Mixed by The Furious and featuring over 30 tracks of the dopest hip-hop – exclusives, freestyles and unreleased tracks from the likes of Dynamite MC, TY, Mystro, SuparNovar, Ti2bs, Yungun, Lethal and Destruction, Shameless, and many many more
After a succession of sold-out shows in 2008 the Real Deal Comedy Jam makes an explosive return to 2009 by making its mark at the prestigious Savoy Theatre in London’s West End!
This remarkable breakthrough for urban comedy that will surely see the West End light up with laughter.
The RDCJ has secured a powerful line-up to include two headliners from the US Jay Pharoah and Corey Holcomb, and Toju , Jamie Howard and Rudi Lickwood (host) from the UK.
So brace yourself for the stand-up comedy show of the 2009 thus far. Not to be missed!
TOUR DATES: Friday 27th February 2009 @ Colston Hall, Bristol
Start: 7:30pm (Doors open from 7:00pm) Tickets: From £12.50 (Concession & student discount available) Box office No: 0117 922 3686 Online booking: www.colstonhall.org Saturday 28th February 2009 @ Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Start: 7:30pm (Doors open from 7:00pm) Tickets: From £17.50. (Concession & student discount available) Box office No: 0870 607 7533 Online booking: www.alexandratheatre.org.uk | www.ticketmaster.com Sunday 1st March 2009 @ Savoy Theatre, London
Start: 7:30pm (Doors open from 7:00pm) Tickets: From £17.50. (Concession & student discount available) Box office No: 0870 164 8787 Online booking: www.ambassadortickets.com/Savoy-Theatre ____________________________________
The Real Deal Comedy Jam Show is coming to a TV screen near you soon…… To view the Trailer click HERE ————————————————————
Come down to the Beck Theatre, Hayes on 29th March to support and enjoy the cream of local talent – Diana Raymond. Visit www.myspace.com/dianaraymond1 to hear music from this artist.
Diana Raymond has sailed through the Live and Unsigned auditions with big thumbs up from the judges. Along with the other most impressive acts at auditions, Diana Raymond will now be performing on the stages of Live and Unsigned 2009.
She will compete against other hopefuls on the 29th March at the Beck Theatre, Hayes for a place in the Area Final on the 3rd May.
After competing against hundreds of auditionees on the day and over 10,000 nationally, Diana made it through the auditions in West London, to earn her place in a live head to head battle in front of an audience and a professional judging panel to win a place in the live Grand Final, to be filmed and broadcast on Sky TV. Competitors in the show will be asked to perform two songs; one of their best own written songs and the other is to be a creative cover.
The winners will be thrust into the media spotlight through television, radio and the press and furthermore all winners will all be invited on the UK Live and Unsigned Tour, involving as many as 100 gigs across the UK and the chance to perform live at some well known festivals.
Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live & Unsigned explains “This cannot be compared to any other talent searches as the acts talent is the show. We are interested in discovering and exposing talent at its best; live! It is as simple as we say Get Live, get signed.”
At the first showcase as Butcherd Beats, you can expect an amazing night where you can see Izzy B mixing live whilst singing and playing the trumpet, performing alongside, live percussion, dancers, live vocals and more. You will hear brand new material and be taken on a whirlwind of a journey…Welcome to Butcherd Beats’ world..
Yo! Raps, www.yoraps.com, officially joined forces with Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes to present you the March Mixtape Madness.
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes in conjuction with Yo! Raps, Foundation Magazine, and DatPiff.com will release 31 exclusive mixtapes in 31 days! The promotion will feature new and exclusive music from all the biggest urban artists and includes exclusive Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes from Talib Kweli, Yung Joc, Sha Stimuli, Reks, Cymarshall Law, Wordsmith, St. Laz, Lil Fats, Illaj, Triple Threat, Miz, Mikey Bloodshot, Jusmula, DJ Noodles, DJ Scope, DJ Decko, Risingsun International and many more. All the mixtapes will be available for free download at www.Coast2CoastMixtapes.com.
March marks a new era in the world of mixtapes as Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes will release a full length project every day, totaling 31 mixtapes in 31 days. This feat is unprecedented in the industry. The combined efforts of Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes, Yo! Raps, Foundation Magazine, and DatPiff.com are responsible for making this project a success.
“This Coast 2 Coast project takes things to another level. To drop 31 mixtapes in 31 days is crazy. We at Yo! Raps are proud to be a part of the project,” – Kai Denninger, CEO of Yo! Raps Magazine.
1. Sha Stimuli – March Mixtape Madness Intro Freestyle
2. Lil Fats, Reed Dollaz, Tekneek, Big Lou & Sandman – Coast 2 Coast Cypher 3
3. Jay Rock ft. Busta Rhymes – Beat A Rapper Down
4. T. Soprano ft. Bun B & Mikey Vegaz – 50 G’s
5. Talib Kweli & Idle Warship – Girls On The Dance Floor (Remix)
6. Lil Fats ft. Lil Wayne & Lloyd – To The Top
7. Illaj – Not The One
8. Nino Bless – Can I Live (March Mixtape Madness Freestyle)
9. Tone Trump – March Mixtape Madness Freestyle
10. E. Ness – March Mixtape Madness Freestyle
11. E. Ness – Day N Night (Remix)
12. Add-2 – Street Lights
13. Cymarshall Law – MC Murderer
14. Miz – Nothin To Somethin
15. Lil Fats ft. St. Laz. – They Said
16. Illaj – Fuckin Wit You
17. Mikey Vegaz – Mafia Music
18. DJ King Assassin ft. Wordsmith-How U Like Me Now
19. T-Bone – The Rim Shop
20. MYFAM Productions – MYFAM Boyz
21. Loose Leaf – The Realest
22. Loka – This Shit’s Pointless
The haunting, mystical vocals on the album Baka Beyond’s forthcoming CD, “Beyond The Forest”, were recorded on a solar-powered 8-track machine in the middle of the Cameroon rainforest which has been inhabited by the Baka Pygmies, an ethnic group of hunter-gatherers, for thousands of years. At night time the Baka Pygmy women perform powerful ritual singing (“yelli”) to ensure a successful hunt.
Back in the UK, Baka Beyond leader Martin Cradick deconstructed the original interwoven vocal lines and replaced some voices with bass and acoustic guitar. The result is a stunningly beautiful, unique, other-worldly album. As well as offering a rare glimpse into an exquisite disappearing musical culture, buying this album also directly supports the Baka who face various problems such as being disenfranchised from the forest.
There will be a special album launch show taking place at Bush Hall in London on 8 May.
Also, please check out the EPK for some great footage from the recordings in Cameroon’s rainforest Click HERE
Baka Beyond are Martin Cradick (UK) – guitar; Nii Tagoe (Ghana) – balafon, percussion, drums; Kibisingo (Congo) – bass; Su Hart (UK) – vocals; Molara (UK/Nigeria) – vocals; Tim Robinson (UK) – drums; Paddy Le Mercier (France) – violin, whistle, bombarde. Shows marked with an * feature a special 5-piece line-up (Martin, Nii, Kibisingo, Su, Molara), plus projections of the forest.
Baka Beyond will be on tour in the following places: 17 April Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury* 01458 834677 http://www.assemblyrooms.org.uk/ 19 April Gasworks Studio, Bristol (Baka singing workshop with Su Hart) 07939 323585 7 May The Junction, Cambridge 01223 511511 http://www.junction.co.uk/ 8 May Bush Hall, London (album launch party) 08700 600 100 (ticket web http://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk/ 9 May Folk on the Pier, Cromer, Norfolk 01263 512495 http://www.deckchairproductions.co.uk/ 15 May JuJu Club, The Red Room, Sheffield 0114 275 2027 http://www.jujuclub.co.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/sheffieldredroom 16 May Bongo Club, Edinburgh 0131 558 7604 http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/ 20 May Thekla, Bristol* 0117 929 3301 http://www.theklabristol.co.uk/ 21 May Mind Body Spirit Festival, London (trio gig 2pm, Baka singing workshop 4-8pm) 020 7371 9191 http://www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk/ 22 May Wombwell Festival, Barnsley 01226 752901 http://freespace.virgin.net/wath.folk/page3.html 23 May Princess Pavillion, Falmouth 01326 211 222 http://www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15726 24 May Acoustic Festival of Britain, Catton Hall Park, Derbyshire 0871 424 4444 (ticket line) http://www.acousticfestival.co.uk/ 27 May The Spiegel Tent, Bath Fringe Festival* 01225 463362 http://www.bathfringe.co.uk 28 May The Globe, Hay-on-Wye* 01497 821762 http://www.theglobeathay.co.uk/ 29 May Queen’s Hall, Narberth* 01834 861212 http://www.thequeenshall.org.uk/
The ground-breaking Real Deal Comedy Jam is back to put the bloom in spring this April with a foot stomping and bell-churning of laughter stand-up comedy show.
The internationally famous show will be on its 2nd tour of 2009 on what promises to be a night of hard hitting comedy and laughter.
The RDCJ will be shown at the Colston Hall Theatre, Bristol on Fri 24th April and Alexandra Theatre on Sun 26th April for one night only! So buy your tickets NOW before its sold out and you’re left behind knowing about it and not being about it!
Line-up:
Mike Yard: Famous from Def Comedy Jam and P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy
Glenda Jaxson: One of the UK’s best loved comedians
Papa CJ: Known as the Indian Chris Rock
Daniel Dugar: From BET Comic View
Kojo (Host): The star of MTV’s Young God’s of Comedy
Tickets details:
Friday 24th April 2009 @ Colston Hall Theatre, Bristol Start: 7:30pm (Doors open @ 7:00pm) Tickets: From £12.50 (Concessions available for group bookings & NUS card holders) Box office No: 0117 922 3686 / 0117 935 5764 (Genesis Music) Online Bookings:www.colstonhall.org
Sunday 26th April 2009@ Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Start: 7:30pm (Doors open @ 7:00pm) Tickets: From £17.50 (Concessions available for group bookings & NUS card holders) Box Office No: 0844 847 2294 / 0844 870 0000 (Old Skool Daze ticketline) Online Bookings:Ticketmaster / TheTicketSellers
As you all should know, K-Salaam & Beatnik represent real music: Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Soul, Rock, whatever… From this point on, they’re bringing real music back; -> plain and simple.
With that said, check this out…
For more music, hit up these sites – zhhhhhhhhheah!
The HeatWave crew have now got a show on London’s number one pirate radio station, Rinse FM - every Thursday from 1-3am.
You’ll be able to hear them playing the latest and greatest dancehall/bashment and UK/Caribbean rave.
If you’re in London tune in on 100.4FM, listen live worldwide via the website stream or catch the podcasts a day or two after the fact with the Rinse blog. So there’s no need to miss a show…
KillaQueenz ‘Sistarhood’ - The Debut album from Sydney Australia’s hottest hip hop act
One of the most promising Hip Hop acts coming out of Australia right now KillaQueenz deliver their highly anticipated debut album ‘Sistarhood’ bringing with it a new sound to the Hip Hop scene.
‘Sistarhood’ features high profile local artists such as Spit Syndicate, Ru C.L., Vida Sunshyne alongside international guests Lady Chann from London and straight out of Detroit Buff1.
KillaQueenz showcase their hard hitting rhymes over a fusion of Hip Hop, Reggae, Dance and Bass music setting themselves apart from the current crop of artists.
The music has been supplied by a broad spectrum of producers such as 2 of Australia’s most respected Katalyst and M-Phazes, Sydney’s Beats By Zde alongside other locals and from overseas South Rakkas Crew known for their work with Diplo and Mad Decent.
Location: 229 The Venue, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN
Tickets: £6 in advance/£8 on the door, www.bendrakalba.eu / 229 Box Office
The exciting new initiative Common Language “Bendra Kalba”, aims to unite musicians and fans from across Europe to crush Nazi Parties like the BNP and prevent them from gaining seats in the upcoming European Elections. The campaign kicks off in conjunction with Love Music Hate Racism on 14th May at the 229 club on London’s Great Portland St. The bill includes an exciting mixture of acts from both Britain and Eastern Europe, featuring; Adam Ficek (Roses Kings Castles / Babyshambles), The Poise Rite, O Titus! and Black Diamond Bay. See inside for more details and join us for an amazing night to celebrate that “Common Language” all music fans enjoy!
Unite Against Fascism – North London is holding the first of its live music events (In conjunction with Love Music Hate Racism) at The Fox in Palmers Green. The open mic night is taking place on 15th May at 8 pm inside the venue. The gig is one element of the campaign to raise awareness in the local community about the rising threat posed by the BNP, with a particluar focus on the upcoming European elections.
Love Music Hate Racism along with local promoters and bands will be hosting a special gig @ Tjs in Newport on Saturday 16 May, 2 weeks before this year’s national LMHR Festival in Stoke. Come along to support the campaign and find out what you can do to help out in the run up to the festival.
Tickets:Tickets cost only £5.00,Telephone booking line: (0191) 454 1234
Love Music Hate Racism South Tynside present a packed night of music in South Shields on 21st May 2009. This looks like a fun-filled night out all in aid of LMHR.
Location: Command House (Outside), Chatham, Medway, Kent.
Tickets: FREE
After two successful previous one day festivals, Medway Love Music Hate Racism are proud to announce they’ll be returning to the Command House for a third Annual festival – this year spread of three exciting days. Happening between the weekend of 23rd-25th May 2009. The initial line up features some very cool acts including: Delayed Experiance, Jahson, Jazz Faction, Mecca 2 Medina, and the Spangalitos.
Fuse fest is a day long festival celebrating Love Music Hate Racism in the East Midlands. Based in Derby the festival spans across 7 venues in the city, each venue representing a different genre of music.
12noon-10pm, Saturday 30th May. Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. Tickets on sale: Wednesday 25th March. £10 tickets via scfcdirect.com. or gigantic.com or call 08716 632 007 Local information including “LMHR: The Road To Britannia” contest for local acts – www.stokelmhrfestival.com Click title for the lineup!
TEXT ACLT TO 84424 to make a donation OF £3 to the ACLT.
To find out about other ways to make donations click HERE
12 Jun 2009, 15:00 – ACLT @ BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE OPENS DOORS TO REGISTER!
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill
London, SW11 5TN
Time: 3pm till 8pm Click Here for more
20 Jun 2009, 00:00 – ACLT registration @ Lewisham Fire Station
249 Lewisham High Road
London, SE13 5TN
UK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time: 12.00noon – 4pm Click Here for more
27 Jun 2009, 12:00 – ACLT Registration @ Whitgift Shopping Centre
Unit 0141 (Allders Square, Opposite WH Smith & Allders)
Croydon, CR0 1UT
UK Open TO THE PUBLIC Time: 12pm till 5pm Click Here for more
New dates will SOON be added to the ACLT 2009 list of registration clinics.
Check the ACLT WEBSITE for up and coming clinics
Next Wednesday 22/7/09 Butcherd Beats will be performing an exclusive set at 8pm at The Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, Islington, North London, N19 5QQ.
After this he is gigging in Croatia and the next live gig in the UK is not for another month so make sure you get yourself a ticket!!!!
There are several other bands also playing on the night and the standard is very high so get on your dancing shoes……
It is the Surface Live & Unsigned Semi-finals which means if Butcherd Beats wins we will be throwing a massive FREE party for everyone to say thanks for the support.
Tickets are £8 which you can purchase by Paypal or Card by clicking here in addition to this get a FREE copy of Butcherd Beats “Type Of Guy” debut Single….featuring A Jazz & Wizdom free download here!
and all ticket holders will receive a free mixtape on the night!!!
Love Music Hate Racism will give a short talk about their campaign, and have a stand in the venue with leafets, posters, stickers and other merchandise.
Cost is £5 on the door. For concession guestlist email mislife@gmail.com (with subject “Spotlight Guestlist”)
If you made it to the last one then tell your friends to reach this one! And if you missed out before don’t make the same mistake again!!
You can also catch Kadija performing at these events:
9 August LIVE Radio Interview with Gus Hall BANG radio London
12 August The Spotlight Session @ The Underbelly London
15 August Burgess Park Festival London
15 August Raison D’Etre London
24 September Raison D”Etre @ Jazz Cafe London
4 October UKSOULJAM @ Jazz Cafe London,
6 October Style & Substance London
There isn’t that the talented artist Joker Starr can’t turn his hand to. From performing in New York as part of Jonzi D’s Lyrical Feater, to producing a track on MC Ty’s Mercury nominated album, Joker Starr doesn’t limit himself and certainly isn’t held back by a lack of talent.
Humorous social observations jostle with serious statements, witty-one liners counter-point shout outs and put-downs. There’s no aspect of life the rapper won’t break down into Joker Starr sized pieces before reassembling to create a picture of the world the way he sees it.
A potent mixture of talent, vision and dynamism, Joker Starr is ready to add a new facet to Hip Hop music, with a distinctly UK flavour.
Jesse Gamage is a twenty-something acoustic soul singer/songwriter. who grew up listening to the classics and later developed further with the help of some of the more recent soul legends.
His style is always developing, he doesn’t pretend to know everything, and he always keep an open mind to new ideas. The material he writes is based around the reality, the truth, the hope for change and the fact that nothing in this world is ever just black and white, love or hate… never that simple.
“Never Can Say Goodbye” is a remix album which features remixes of classic songs from the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye. All music produced by Beatnick & K-Salaam.
The album cover was designed by Pixel Pusher, who will be joining us on stage next Wed. @ Hiro Ballroom as Beatnick and I debut our first live production set. Pixel Pusher will be doing live art while Beatnick and I make music live on the spot. More info on that coming soon…
If you want to send your feedback on the project, please do and we may post some of the comments.
This project was a lot of fun to make. We hope you enjoy it.
Keith Murray and Canibus are emcees that define what it is to be underground hip-hop.
Each has had a measure of commercial success, toured the world, sold hundreds of thousands of records and established their names to several generations of fans.
But more than that, there is no doubting the credibility a 16 carries when it’s attached to their name and it’s made them recognized rap heavyweights for nearly 15 years.
Respected for their raw lyrics, unique voices and grimy deliveries, the two have joined together in an era when mainstream hip-hop is dying and independent success is no longer measured by record sales. As The UnderGods, Keith Murray and Canibus are ready to bring their brand of Hip-Hop to a place it’s never been before.
Here is the trailer for the forthcoming short film The Fall – starring Leon Rainee, Zakary Momoh and Errol Clark, from first-time writer-director Michael Chandler and the award -winning Wilderness Productions.
Their very name, “Ancient Astronauts,” implies a mash-up of the distant past and the far future; traits exemplified in their melding of old school hip hop, funk, and dub reggae with forward-thinking flair and production technique. The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu hailing from Cologne, Germany . . .via outer space! Coy with their true origins, the duo can only confirm that they returned to planet Earth in 2001 after traveling the musical cosmos for thousands of years. Those familiar with the phenomenon of “ancient astronauts,” a belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and trade ideas with early human civilizations, won’t be surprised that upon returning this particular spaced-out duo quickly set up a terrestrial sound studio, a record label (SwitchstanceRecordings), and a successful production, remixing and DJ career dropping sound bombs all over the world. Already having remixed for Fort Knox Five, Up Bustle & Out, Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, Zion I, and Dr. Rubberfunk, the Ancient Astronauts have linked up with a variety of new sonic collaborators including Bootie Brown and Imani of legendary hip hop group The Pharcyde, Azeem, Tippa Irie, Bajka, Phat Old Mamas, Ulf Stricker, Raashan Ahmad and Entropik to record their debut album We Are To Answer! A block-rockin’ boom-bappin’ sonic tour-de-force, We Are to Answer is a musical vision of life on Earth and beyond!
Music Is Life PR and WAYout would just like to say a big big BIG thank you to everyone that came down to the event, everyone who helped out with the promotion of the event and the guys at 333. We hope you enjoyed the night and all the artists that performed, as well as the WAYout film that was shown during the night.
We will be back very very soon with another great event so please keep you eyes and ears open for more on that…
In the meantime, please feel free to get in touch with us to give us feedback on what you loved / hated / wanted more of / less of or just to say HI!! You can even email us on mislife@gmail.com
Below you will find loads and loads of links for the artists that performed, the WAYout Project webspaces as well as our own fanpage – hope that you join up, stay in touch and tell your friends about Music Is Life PR!!
Again, thanks to all of you who came, and if you missed it, you missed OUT!
Pictures and video to come soon, but for now, here are some links for you all to check!
This is a killa dubstep remix from heavyweight drum’n'bass producer WAYZ, for the new short film The Fall.
The original soundtrack was produced by Andy Chandler
Free running clowns is the theme as we play spot the DJs in J Majik & Wickamans video for their latest offering, ‘Feel About You’. Studded with names from the scene, see how many you can spot.
American jazz drummer Steve Reid has played with a wide range of artists including the likes of Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and has worked as a session drummer for Motown.
He began playing drums at the age of sixteen when his family moved to New York and, before going on to study at Adelphi University, worked at the Apollo Theatre as a musician under the direction of the legendary Quincy Jones. With a re-release to promote, The Steve Reid Ensemble are set to play the Jazz Cafe on 9 Nov 2009, with support from Sankorfa.
CMU spoke to Steve to ask their Same Six Questions.
Q1 How did you start out making music? Music is in my blood. My father went to school with Duke Ellington and Chick Webb in Baltimore. I was born in the Bronx and grew up on Lyman Place, across the street from Thelonious Monk (his wife Nellie used to babysit his daughter Ruby and me). Meanwhile, in the flat above my family’s lived Elmo Hope, a true piano giant. The walls had music. Everyone starts to learn an instrument because of some player they liked. But few take the next necessary step, using that as inspiration to develop their own style. I did. I used play on my mother’s furniture (must write a tune called ‘Many Little Dents’), and pots and pans from the kitchen.
Q2 What inspired your latest album?
I’m currently in London to promote Soul Jazz Records’ re-release of ‘Odyssey Of The Oblong Square’, which was originally released on my label Mustevic Sound in the 70s. It was recorded live on NYC radio station WKCR. It’s improvisation at the highest level: no rehearsals, just some heavy musicians letting the music play them. But I’m also very excited about another upcoming Soul Jazz release – out next year – which is with my ensemble and called ‘Staying In The Rhythms’. That’s a DVD recorded live in NYC early this year, with a CD featuring some new tracks and some new stuff from my recent African sessions. Inspiration comes from the unseen and is expressed in the seen. It’s like adding a supernatural aspect to the natural aspect. Creativity is about not playing the same thing, the same way each time – that’s called pop (pop in… pop out), and it’s usually a low quality image that’s just money motivated. The quality of all music has slipped away, it’s really quite sad. Everything is image now without substance. That’s why this stuff has a short life. Generally speaking. Did they list Bernard Purdie’s drums on the new re-mastering of the Beatles? I do not think so.
Q3 What process do you go though in creating a track? The creative process is different for everyone. Music is so wonderful and joyful it should play you. People say “my music” – it’s not theirs, there are no new notes. This music comes through me from somewhere else – a spiritual source. Drummers are special people. We are the holders of the heartbeat, the rhythm of life. We are the gatekeepers. I usually keep an open mind but have a general idea of the rhythms I want to deal with. All the melodies and harmonies come out of the drums. On none of my own records have we ever rehearsed. There are no second takes because then it gets stale. If you have to do it again and again then it’s not natural. Wynton Marsellis is great trumpet player but does not have enough creativity to bust a paper bag. He once did 20+ takes of the same song. I let the music play me and encourage my partners in crime (beloved musicians) to do the same. You must play every gig or recording like it is your last one. It’s of the moment – do not look back.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
I am particular, I only like great musicians: known or unknown jazz giants too numerous to name, African cats, Latin masters, James Brown, Sun Ra Hendriks, Leon Thomas, Bird, Trane. I love all great black music – I do what I am. My ego is in the execution of the music, not in the image for presentation. It’s fun. Fun for you. I am extremely happy doing what I do – this comes from doing it. One must plant seeds in order to have something grow and materialise. Hint to younger musicians: more practice, more research, less fronting. Now everyone wants too be famous instead of good or great.
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
I love a new jack listener. New listeners are curious, brave enough to listen to something they have not heard before. I do not care what you call it or think it is. If you dig then I’ve done my job. If it changes your mind, body or soul, then I’ve done my job planting the seed in you. I am always looking for new listeners, venues that do not usually have music that we play. It’s fresh meat for the Ensemble.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future? I do not have ambitions, but my goal is to play and record some meaningful stuff that people will enjoy long after I have left the planet. I do have concerns about what happens when all the dinosaurs are gone. You’ve got to have discipline, concentration on the music not the money. Now one can have their first gig on TV. My offering is the music I play. Joy and fun should be shared with love as a motive.
DeLatin Sound are looking for House, D&B, UK-Funky, Electro, Dub-Step or unusual remixes of their new track “Worth It”
The deadline is 31st October 2009 (Halloween) when will choose the best 3 remixes for release with the original track.
DeLatin Sound will be running a Marketing campaign with Ahead PR ( http://www.aheadpr.com ) who will be promoting the original and the remixes to high profile DJ’s, radio stations, record labels and the associated press, so get remixing, and get your name out there!
Email your finished remix mp3’s to info@delatinsound.com by 31/10/2009 including your contact details and website links.
Winners will be notified by email within 28 days.
Having recently admitted after a review of their controversial 696 form that trouble was more prevalent at club type events than live music gigs in the capital, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are re-focusing their ‘risk evaluation’ procedures for music events, of which the 696 document is a key part.
The Met’s new efforts to reduce crime and violence at music events will specifically focus on “large promoted events between 10pm and 4am which feature MCs and DJs performing to recorded backing tracks”. It doesn’t take much musical knowledge to spot that that means the police will be focusing on hip hop clubs. That too, of course, could lead to accusations of racism being thrown at the Met (questions about genre on the 696 form previously led to claims racial prejudice could impact on the licensing process).
Presumably pre-empting those accusations, a spokesman for the London police force told the BBC: “At the end of the day, you’ve got to say that certain events attract more trouble than others”. The Met’s rep added: “We’re shifting the focus away from live music. Originally the definition of what Form 696 applied to was extremely broad so by narrowing it down, it’s thought that we can better tailor it to our requirements. Detailed research identified which events are most likely to attract crime and disorder”.
One hip hop promoter interviewed by the Beeb didn’t totally disagree with the Met’s sentiments, though was cynical of their approach to tackling crime and violence in London’s hip hop scene. He told the BBC: “Reading between the lines, the indie kids are all right but we’ve got to look out for those black boys with microphones in their hands. Saying it’s over recorded music with DJs and MCs really narrows it down” He continued: “I’m keen for the dodgy promoters who get a bad crowd and therefore create this impression of evil urban music to be found out because that’s the only way we’re going to clean things up. Unless we keep our own house in order, we’re all going to get tarred with that brush.
If Form 696 was effectively closing down parties that had trouble, then I’d be more supportive of it. I’ll fill it in when asked to but I don’t think it’s doing what it set out to”. As much previously reported, there have been numerous calls for the abolition of 696 in the last year. Whether the focusing of 696-type bureaucracy on hip hop clubs rather than all live music will soften those calls remains to be seen.
The Musicians’ Union, who have previously been critical of the form, seem to be more open to the revised proposals. Their Assistant General Secretary Horace Trubridge says: “When the form was first introduced, it suggested it was for all live music events. That was something we were opposed to. We believe now that the form is much more focused and that the vast majority of our members are never going to come across Form 696. And perhaps the ones that do encounter it, they’re working in an environment that needs police attention to ensure their safety”.
Guest DJ Slyde delivers pure heat from the disco era, including jams by Brainstorm and Locksmith, B-H-Y’s “We Funk the Best” and Fatback’s rap prototype “King Tim III (Personality Jock)”. DeRobert & The Half-Truths show off their wild and peaceful sides on a brand new 45. Star Wars meets raw boombap on Ultramagnetic MC’s “Break North”. Plus: EPMD’s “I’m Mad” flipped over a classic house beat, and another gem from the Wu vault: Pop Da Brown Hornet’s “Can You Wu-Wu-Wu?” from 1995. (clivk the image to download)
Intro
New mastersounds – the tin drum (D.J. Farrapo remix)
Talk (Over Steven Perri & Zamaun – Street Scene)
Carolyn Franklin – Reality
Derobert & The Half-Truths – Too Busy
Black Heat – Love The Life You Live (Professor Groove Edit)
B-H-Y – We Funk The Best
Locksmith – Unlock The Funk
Brainstorm – Don’t Let Me Catch You With Your Groove Down
Fatback – King Tim Iii (Personality Jock)
Eric Rug & Dynamax – Tribute (Disco Mix)
Disco & co. – Cold Coke
Talk (Over Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Superrappin’ Theme)
E.P.M.D. – I’m Mad (D.J. Scratch Jazz Mix)
Big Daddy Kane – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Public Enemy – Nighttrain
Ultramagnetic M.C.’s – Break North
Hard 2 Obtain – Joker’s World
Pop da Brown Hornet – Can You Wu-Wu-Wu
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Honey Dove
Derobert & The Half-Truths – Cop Cars And Taxis
Curtis Mayfield – Love To The People
Grant Green – Down Here On The Ground
Sylvia Striplin – You Can’t Turn Me Away
Staples Singers – I’ll Take You There
Chubb Rock – It’s So Hot
Special Ed – Think About It
Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics Feat. Brand nubian – A Day In The Life
Eric b & Rakim – Relax With Pep
Dream Warriors & Gang Starr – I’ve Lost My Ignorance (Tim Bran Remix)
Talk (Over Sikh Knowledge – Methane)
Rasul Syed a.k.a. Mangolasi – Higher For Hire
