video: 'matatizo' by just a band

incredibly powerful video from just a band.



'matatizo' is the first video from the group's sorry for the delay and it's dedicated to the memory of issa juma, the composer of the song, and 'all the kenyans who have their hears and bodies so their children could be free'. via their youtube page, the band urges all to read more about the story behind the video: 'we lived to tell - the nyayao house story'.

video: 'matatizo' by just a band

soul food: 'retrograde' ~ james blake

new goodness from the brilliant james blake.

his voice is haunting. i can't stop listening to this.

'retrograde' 

peace to @ophiona and @mellymelow who shared this track with me at the exact same time. 

soul food: 'retrograde' ~ james blake

soul food: 'green garden' ~ laura mvula

you know who's kind of magical? laura mvula.

i love her voice. i love this track. i love this track LIVE, even better.

'green garden'

'green garden' LIVE

(thank you, @giantpandinha!)

soul food: 'green garden' ~ laura mvula

soul food: 'gods' by maxwell [snippet]

deeply excited, y'all. summers soon come. 

soul food: 'gods' by maxwell [snippet]

soul food: just a band's 'sorry for the delay'

i posted just a band's awesome track probably for lovers a little while ago, and now the full-length album sorry for the delay has been released. it's all kinds of refreshing goodness.

soul food: just a band's 'sorry for the delay'

shad k: it ain't over

oh, shad. how i love you. this is awesome.

from the album 'melancholy and infinite shadness'

download.

shad k: it ain't over

[VIDEO] k'naan: the story of country, god, or the girl

i have yet to wax poetic about this album, as i have about previous k'naan albums, singles, collaborations, etc. i think i'm still trying to wrap my mind around it. but i'm digging this mini documentary about his process and his journey. it's especially interesting that k'naan's trip to somalia resulted in a change in his songwriting that is more reflective, inward-looking and is 'the most intimate music' he's made to date.

here is the video for hurt me tomorrow. 

[VIDEO] k'naan: the story of country, god, or the girl

afrika21 mixtape~ fela kuti + ginger baker: live! remixed

(Photo Credit: David Corio)

In celebration of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s birthday, life, legacy and music Society HAE has teamed up with Nigerian hip hop collective and production company Str8buttah to release “Fela Kuti + Ginger Baker: LIVE! Remixed.”   The DocuMixtape combines snippets of rare interviews with Fela, Ginger Baker and Fela’s musicians with sound bites and remixes of the live recordings from his 1971 “LIVE!” album, which featured The Africa70 Band and Ginger Baker.  Original soundscapes by Teck-zilla of Str8buttah are also present on the DocuMixtape's featured tracks.

“Fela Kuti + Ginger Baker: LIVE! Remixed,” is part of Society HAE's AFRIKA21 mixtape series celebrating The Continent's creative thinkers in the fields of music and art.  

afrika21 mixtape~ fela kuti + ginger baker: live! remixed

new video: 'lucifer (no doubt) by nneka

here's the new video from one of my favorite tracks from soul is heavy: lucifer (no doubt). i love me some nneka. 

her north american tour starts today.

Philadelphia, PA - Nneka @ World Cafe Live
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8:00pm

New York, NY - Nneka @ Joe's Pub (The Public Theater)
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 7:00pm

New York, NY - Nneka @ Joe's Pub (The Public Theater)
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 9:30pm

Brooklyn, NY - Nneka @ Littlefield NYC
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 8:00pm

Boston, MA - Nneka @ The Red Room @ Cafe 939
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 8:00pm

Montreal, QC, Canada - Nneka @ Theatre Corona
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 8:00pm

Toronto, ON - Nneka at Virgin Mobile Mod Club
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 8:00pm

Ann Arbor, MI - Nneka @ The Ark
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:00pm

Chicago, IL - Nneka @ Lincoln Hall
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 9:00pm in CDT

Vancouver, BC - Nneka @ The Rio Theatre
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 7:30pm in PDT

Seattle, WA - Nneka @ Tractor
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 9:00pm in PDT

Portland, OR - Nneka @ Doug Fir Lounge
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:00pm in PDT

San Francisco, CA - Nneka @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Friday, November 2, 2012 at 9:00pm

Los Angeles, CA - Nneka @ Hotel Cafe
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 7:00pm in PDT

and, here's what came out of our time with nneka earlier this year.

new video: 'lucifer (no doubt) by nneka

soul food: kae sun's 'ship and the globe'

ghanaian-canadian artist kae sun is back with ship and the globe, the first video from his forthcoming album afriye. 

the video is beautifully shot and the track showcases kae sun's growth as an artist. i'm really looking forward to hearing the rest of the album.

soul food: kae sun's 'ship and the globe'

new music: 'long gone' by kenna

it's been a minute since we've heard from ethiopian-american artist kenna. 

here is his latest track long gone, from his forth coming album songs of flight.

new music: 'long gone' by kenna