'5' by willow and jaden smith. produced by Ta-Ku.
via okayplayer.
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Showing posts with label new music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new music. Show all posts
Thursday, January 16, 2014
soul food: willow & jaden smith's '5'
this is unexpected and rather delightful. and i'm digging it.
'5' by willow and jaden smith. produced by Ta-Ku.
via okayplayer.
'5' by willow and jaden smith. produced by Ta-Ku.
via okayplayer.
Monday, February 11, 2013
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.
(thank you, @giantpandinha!)
i love her voice. i love this track. i love this track LIVE, even better.
'green garden'
'green garden' LIVE
(thank you, @giantpandinha!)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
shad k: it ain't over
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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.
here is his latest track long gone, from his forth coming album songs of flight.
new groove: 'probably for lovers' by just a band
and now...the first in a list of holy-crap-i'm-late-on-this-but-i-have-to-post!
check out the the latest single from "africa's super-nerdy art/music collective" just a band. it's from their forthcoming album sorry for the delay. i love the entire feel of this infectious track.
Friday, October 5, 2012
new k'naan: 'country, god, or the girl'
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
do my thing ~ estelle ft. janelle monae
'when i dance i dance to the beat of a drummer you don't hear...and can't see'
two of my favorite artists collaborate on this fly new track. i highly suspect this will be my new theme song for a minute. also: very treadmill-y. love it.
estelle's new album all of me was out yesterday, february 28th.
[discovered via: okayplayer]
Thursday, January 12, 2012
soul food: gabriel teodros' 'blossoms of fire'
seattle-based ethiopian/american afropolitan, gabriel teodros, is an artist, activist, and blogger. and a seriously dope emcee. and my future partner-in-something-that-i-am-not-certain-of-yet-but-may-lead-to-taking-over-the-world-in-some-way.
he describes his forthcoming second album colored people's time machine as 'an examination of the history, dreams, and future of native people everywhere'. the album will be released on january 19th and is available for pre-order the album, here. in the meantime, he's released his first single, 'blossoms of fire'. check it!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Friday, December 9, 2011
soul food: zaki ibrahim's 'something in the water'
canadian/south african afropolitan zaki ibrahim has released a new single from her forthcoming album every opposite. something in the water is a soulful house track and is the first release from her first full-length album, which was conceived and recorded entirely in south africa. i don't know about y'all, but this is the perfect track to lose myself in after a loooooong week.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
soul food: new amy winehouse
bbc radio 1 debuted two new tracks from amy winehouse's forthcoming album lioness: hidden treasures.
as expected, i love them both. she stays true to the sound and style that made her so very unique and memorable. listen to 'our day will come', here, and check out 'like smoke' featuring nas, below.
miss you, amy.
as expected, i love them both. she stays true to the sound and style that made her so very unique and memorable. listen to 'our day will come', here, and check out 'like smoke' featuring nas, below.
miss you, amy.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
soul food: meshell ndegeocello's 'weather'
the phenomenal talent that is meshell ndegeocello is releasing her new album, weather, on november 8.
listen to it in its entirety, here.
'On her new, Joe Henry-produced album Weather — out Nov. 8 — Ndegeocello indulges her soulful alt-pop side, expanding on the quieter and more sensual moments of 2009's Devil's Halo. Pairing seductive, Sade-esque vocals with catchy downtempo arrangements, she crafts some seriously affecting torch songs here. Though many of the tracks on Weather convey a sweet soul jangle, they're most affecting when Ndegeocello slows the tempo to the speed of a tender first kiss.
Alternating between expressions of insecurity and brash self-assuredness, Ndegeocello is at her sinewy best here. The heartbreak evoked by "Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear" is stunning, but the real accomplishment lies in the way the music captures the unique sensation of driving past an old lover's house and not being able to shake that feeling of longing, no matter how much time has passed.
Appropriately titled, Weather captures the complex and unpredictable emotions that accompany intimacy, desire and alienation. They're feelings as familiar and as old as time itself, but as this gorgeous, moving album makes clear, they still have the power to surprise and even terrorize.' - NPR
listen to it in its entirety, here.
Monday, October 24, 2011
soul food: 'fanfare' ~ leo37
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
afrika21: your soundtrack to the new african renaissance
societyHAE has released vol 2 of the AFRIKA21 mixtape! woot. check it:
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape... Your Soundtrack To The New African Renaissance
Society HAE conceptualized AFRIKA21 with the goal of creating a platform to introduce Africa's emerging creative thinkers in the fields of music and arts & culture. Afrika21 will give audiences a first hand look at 21st century contemporary African music and culture, and open up a new dialogue about Africa. The Afrika21 Mixtape Project serves as an opportunity to celebrate AfricaĘĽs next wave of musicians, highlight the renaissance taking place on the continent and raise the profile of people and organizations working toward farming a new vision of Africa in the 21st century.
Listen and DOWNLOAD the mixtape vol. 2 HERE.
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape vol. 2 by afrika21
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape... Your Soundtrack To The New African Renaissance
Society HAE conceptualized AFRIKA21 with the goal of creating a platform to introduce Africa's emerging creative thinkers in the fields of music and arts & culture. Afrika21 will give audiences a first hand look at 21st century contemporary African music and culture, and open up a new dialogue about Africa. The Afrika21 Mixtape Project serves as an opportunity to celebrate AfricaĘĽs next wave of musicians, highlight the renaissance taking place on the continent and raise the profile of people and organizations working toward farming a new vision of Africa in the 21st century.
Listen and DOWNLOAD the mixtape vol. 2 HERE.
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape vol. 2 by afrika21
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
soul food: body and soul ~ amy winehouse and tony bennett
one of my absolute favorites, covered by one of my absolute favorites. i will never not miss amy winehouse.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
afropolitana: kae sun
ghanian-canadian singer-songwriter kae sun is currently in my top 10 list of music-i-listen-to-too-damn-much.
he released his debut album, lion on a leash, in 2010. his latest single from the album is 'black candles', a beautifully poignant track about childhood.
he recently released an EP entitled outside the barcode upon his return from ghana and it is described as 'an authentic and reflective collection of songs that showcase kae’s growth as a songwriter, storyteller and guitarist.'
he recorded the EP in ontario in april 2011 and the recording was captured in this beautiful video shot and directed by star p and armand kanjangwe (rwandan-canadian afropolitans).
download the EP here.
he released his debut album, lion on a leash, in 2010. his latest single from the album is 'black candles', a beautifully poignant track about childhood.
'black candles'
he recently released an EP entitled outside the barcode upon his return from ghana and it is described as 'an authentic and reflective collection of songs that showcase kae’s growth as a songwriter, storyteller and guitarist.'
he recorded the EP in ontario in april 2011 and the recording was captured in this beautiful video shot and directed by star p and armand kanjangwe (rwandan-canadian afropolitans).
download the EP here.
Monday, August 8, 2011
new music: ian kamau's 'choose you'
the brother ian kamau has released a new video for 'choose you' from his september nine vol 3: love and other struggles mixtape. love the track. love the concept. i have to say, despite the fact that i've been eagerly awaiting this album for a while now, kamau has more than made up for the wait with these brilliant mixtapes. he's just truth and light and general awesome.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
soul food: afropolitana: somi ~ live at the jazz standard
Somi's new album 'Live at the Jazz Standard' is out today.
Check out the video below for 'Prayer to the Saint of the Brokenhearted'
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