Afro Spectacle: God’s Own Country

30 01 2012

This Wednesday, DJ Rupture, Lamin Fofana, and Scheme from Old Money and I will be presenting our favorite African music videos culled from the streets of New York, as well as screening Femi Agbayewa’s Nollywood-American hybrid movie God’s Own Country.

This will be part of a series of events held at the Spectacle theater, in conjunction with Rupture’s Mudd Up radio show on WFMU. There’s a 30 person capacity, so come early! If you can’t make it you can listen to us live on the air, or in the show’s archived podcast.


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Categories : Gigs, Music, Tha Homies, Video

Diamond Terrifier offers PRACTICE!

27 01 2012

Sam Hilmer, my friend from the band Z’s, and who I met at the Beacon for Arts and Leadership in Bushwick, is having me down to Zebulon for the second time after XYZsmas. This time it’s for PRACTICE! his bi-weekly community music workshop/gig night.

Come thru! Tuesday January 31st. Facebook here.


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Liberia Dispatches

25 01 2012

I wanted to take a moment to point to a series of dispatches I did around my trip to West Africa this summer for The Cluster Mag, and cross-posted at This is Africa.

My first installment takes a brief glance at the Ghanian scene (which is currently “blowing up” in the U.K.), and then the following two go more in depth about the scene in Liberia, and my own experience in putting together a compilation of Liberian music with Akwaaba music for international distribution.

Read them here: Dispatch #1 Ghana, Dispatch #2 Liberia, Dispatch #3 Liberia

Also check out two radio interviews I did, one with Jake Heller from Colombia’s Journalism school and Klaus Frederking at Radio Globo in Hamburg.


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African in New York!

24 01 2012

The release date for my next project, African in New York will be February 21st. The Fader debuted one of the songs from the album yesterday, and it’s up for free download.

The track that they premiered is my remix of Sorie Kondi’s “Without Money, No Family” and coincidentally Sorie’s campaign to raise money to come to SXSW was funded today! (Congrats, and thanks to all!)

Check out the promotional information on the album here.


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Sorie Kondi to SXSW

13 01 2012

*Cross-posted at Africa is a Country & Ghetto Bassquake

A small team of folks (including myself) are trying to help raise funds to get Sorie Kondi to SXSW in Austin, Texas this upcoming March. If you’re unfamiliar with Sorie, check out the many profiles done on him c/o Vickie Remoe, the BBC, and We Own TV.

His songs, like “Without Money No Family” tell stories of a tough life, so expectedly, Sorie would never be able to afford the ticket to come the U.S. on his own. We’re appealing for help to make it happen. Visit the Kickstarter page to make a donation. He’s got some great incentives up there too!

Also, look out for my own remix of “Without Money No Family” soon on my latest EP, African in NY.


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