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MP3 Download (right click to download): Seu Jorge & Almaz “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” Seu Jorge has always put artistic freedom first. His extraordinary story spans theatre projects in Rio’s favelas, movie acting (as Knockout Ned in Fernando Meirelles’ City Of God, and with Bill Murray in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic) and of course, becoming one of Brazil’s best known singers. The man happens to have samba’s most soulful voice. But as he proved with his celebrated album of … Continue reading
“A great big yes,” says The New York Times to the spectacular solo return of one of dance music’s true eccentrics, the genius Coati Mundi, who is back with “Dancing for The Cabana Code in The Land of Boo-Hoo,” his first album in nearly two decades. To be released this October on trend-setting NYC indie Rong Music, the deliriously genre-spanning (disco, salsa, samba, funk), multilingual, electro-infused dance album was produced, arranged and composed by Coati Mundi and UK studio wizard … Continue reading
If the two-volume LP set Live At The Cheetah signified the emergence of the New York salsa explosion of the ’70s, the equally double album Live At Yankee Stadium, released in 1975, marked the very zenith of the salsa phenomenon – its official introduction into the mainstream. There is an irony, of course, to the music included in these excellent discs: *much of these tracks were actually recorded in Puerto Rico, and not at the Yankee Stadium. The Yankee tracks … Continue reading
Moogfest – the annual event honoring the remarkable vision of Robert Moog and his amazing musical inventions that changed the course of music – is reinventing itself. This year, moogfest 2010 will move from New York City to Asheville, NC – the place Bob Moog called home for the last 30 years of his life – and will expand to a 3-day, multi-venue event during the weekend of October 29 -31, 2010. During the festival, moogfest 2010 will host artists … Continue reading
Calibro 35 From digging in dusty vinyl crates for obscure samples to the airwaves of Italy’s most important music radio station, Italian indie funk combo CALIBRO 35 have taken quite a sonic journey. The discovery of Italian ’60s and ’70s soundtracks in 2007 was the inspirational springboard for the formation of this five-piece band helmed by Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Arto Lindsay) and his musical cast of characters: Massimo Martellotta (Stewart Copeland) on guitars and steel guitars, Enrico Gabrielli … Continue reading
DARK PARTY is the electronic dance project of Tacoma raised, Brooklyn-based producer ELIOT LIPP and Chicago-based producer LEO 123. Each with their own respective critically hailed releases, they make and DJ electronic music influenced by House, Disco, and 80′s Hip-Hop rooted in New York and Chicago, the cities where they currently reside. Having originally met at The San Francisco Art Institute several years ago, the DARK PARTY project actually didn’t come together until 2005 – formed as an outlet to pay tribute to the duo’s … Continue reading
Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by label heads from Bastard Jazz, ESL, Fania, Now Again, Plug Research, Tru Thoughts and Ubiquity. Each label evokes it’s own signature swagger giving this collection a diversified and interesting flow of genres. Label Love consists of nostalgic classics, fresh unreleased gems and other dope selections with the goal of expanding minds … Continue reading
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