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Giant Step returns to Littlefield on Friday, April 30 with our good friends Turntables On The Hudson. Expect a wide-range of funk sounds, from house and Latin to Afrobeat and reggae, with Nickodemus behind the decks and live percussion by Nappy G & Amon. Save some cash and get your tickets in advance, with your choice of Turntables On The Hudson – 10 Year Anniversary 2xCD or Nickodemus’ Sun People Remixed CD.
With the influx of blue-eyed soul coming out of the UK in the past decade (from Winehouse to Duffy to our lady Alice Russell), one has to question where these deep, obviously soul-influenced voices came from. Hint: watch this video to see what their parents were doing in the mid-seventies. This is a trailer for the soon-to-be-released movie, Souled Out (aka Soulboy), and it’s about UK’s Northern Soul scene and the famous Wigan Casino dance club. After the jump, check out a vintage video of the real thing: dancing at the Wigan Casino crica 1975.
A collection of photos from our three Sunset Soiree events at Delano during Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach this year: A Night of Latin Flavor with Gilles Peterson, Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love, Alex Barck of Jazzanova, Nickodemus and Chico Mann on Friday; Estelle, Rye Rye and more, Poolside on Saturday; and Gilles Peterson with Questlove at The Florida Room on Saturday. The three events were co-presented by Levi’s and Windows 7.
On March 27th, we had the historical double bill of Questlove and Gilles Peterson to finish off our Sunset Soiree in The Florida Room at WMC. After Gilles’ 3-hour set, Questlove took over. And before Questlove started his own momentous DJ set, he took the mic: here’s what he had to say.
Stay tuned for pics and video of all three days…
Deemed “Africa’s premier diva” by Time, Angelique Kidjo follows up her Grammy-winning Djin Djin with Oyo. On the album, Kidjo collaborates with Bono – one of the continent’s most ardent supporters – joined with John Legend on a version of Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up.” The focus on Oyo is the music that shaped Kidjo’s artistic formation, including “Lakutshn Llanga,” a lullaby made famous by Kidjo’s hero, Miriam Makeba; Yoruban interpretations of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” and Santana’s “Samba Pa Ti;” a collaboration with Diane Reeves on “Monfe Ran E,” an homage to the Aretha Franklin hit, “Baby I Love You;” and a take on James Brown’s “Cold Sweat.”
Recorded and mixed by Russell Elevado (D’Angelo, The Roots, Erykah Badu) and produced by Kidjo and longtime collaborator Jean Hebrail, Oyo features a band of highly accomplished musicians, including guitarist Lionel Loueke, Christian McBride on upright bass, Kendrick Scott on drums and Thiokho Diagne on percussion. Trumpeter Roy Hargove makes a memorable appearance on “Samba Pa Ti.”
Enter to win the CD from Giant Step here
Angelique Kidjo – “Kelele” [mp3]
Tour dates and streaming tracks
We posted a download of this song by Aloe Blacc when it was premiered as the theme song for HBO’s How To Make It in America – now the official video is out. (Thanks Stones Throw!) The video also contains a short section of the song “Take Me Back” from Aloe Blacc’s upcoming album Good Things.
After the jump, check out Aloe perform the track live at Do Over’s WMC party with Jeremy Sole.
Check out the first video from Consequence’s mixtape Movies on Demand (download the full mixtape on Con’s official site here). ”Childish Games” was produced by Mr. Attic and the video was co-directed by Consequence and Rik Cordero. G.O.O.D. Music also has a full-length album by Consequence in the pipelines for 2010, Cons TV, with executive producers Kanye West and Q-Tip.
Consequence on Twitter | Myspace | Official Site
Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series is the name of a concert series that was created in homage to the composer/arrangers who have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways. Timeless was conceived by production house Mochilla in Los Angeles during February and March 2009 and included the performances of over 150 musicians in front of ecstatic sold out crowds. These three historic events were recorded and filmed in exacting detail with Mochilla’s unmistakable style – with the music of Mulatu Astatke, J.Dilla and Arthur Verocai.
Enter to win the DVD box-set here.
More Info & Purchase: Mochilla.com/timeless
Stay tuned for our Artist Profile on Mulatu, commemorating his March 30th release, Mulatu Steps Ahead on Strut Records.
Stream the full album, I Learned the Hard Way by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, at NPR right now. The album will be released April 6th. Make a point to catch Sharon with the best backing-band around on late night TV; she’s scheduled for David Letterman on April 23rd, The Colbert Report on the 26th, Jimmy Fallon on the 28th and more.
This is how it’s done. Take note.
Miss Jack Davey and Brook D’Leau are J*DaVeY, and in their new video for “Outta the Window,” they embark on a ritualistic self-discovery quest in a desert. Join them on the journey…
