New Akwaaba Single/Remix project. My version of Aunty Adoley, which appeared on a previous Akwaaba compilation, is on it. Check it all out below:
Akwaaba’s Aunty Adoley
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Tags: akwaaba, Chief Boima, DJ Sabo, Douster, Ghana, hiplife, maga bo, Remix, X-Pensive Nframa
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Grown Kids Stream
10 11 2011
The stream is up for one of my radio guest spots two weeks ago in Oakland. Enjoy!: Grown Kids Radio w/ BMaj and Chief Boima.
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Tags: BMAJ, Chief Boima, Grown Kids Radio, Oakland, radio
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Que Bajo Turns Thurree!
3 11 2011
Necessary attendance for New York residents. Geko and Andy invited Orion and I to usher in their third year. Saturday at Le Poisson Rouge.
Facebook page to let us know you’re coming.
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Lone Stars Vol. 1 Compilation
20 10 2011
The compilation of Liberian music I helped put together with Akwaaba Music is out. Buy it at Bandcamp, iTunes, or Amazon. I wanna here Damyarea bumpin’ out of car stereos in NY!
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Tags: akwaaba, Gbema, Hipco, Liberia, Lone Stars Vol. 1
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Lone Stars Mix
7 10 2011
I just uploaded a new mix to Ghetto Bassquake and Akwaaba Music. I also made a commentary on the political and economic context this music was made in at Africa is a Country, and Cluster Mag (If you’ve been missing my posts over at Cluster Mag, I’m doing a series on my travels in West Africa this summer. I already touched on Ghana and Liberia, and will end with my reflections on my return visit to Sierra Leone.)
This mix is the sound of Liberia today, detailed track list available on Ghetto Bassquake and Akwaaba Music websites. A fully licensed compilation will be out in about 2 weeks!
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Tags: akwaaba music, Cluster Mag, Ellen Johsnon-Sirleaf, Gbema, Ghana, Hipco, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize, Sierra Leone
Categories : Mixes, Music, Releases, Thought
Los Rakas EP Out Today!
23 08 2011
Chancletas y Camisetas Boradada EP is out today! Buy it on iTunes for only $4. You can also buy a physical copy on Amazon, or if you’re in the Bay, one of the great, still existing, local record stores..
Out of the 8 songs, I produced Panty Wanty, La Chola, and Camiseta Borda. Oro11 and I produced Cueria, originally as “War Dem Want” on the Banana Clipz album, and we’ll be releasing a riddim run on Dutty Artz later this year.
Run go tell your friends!
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Tags: Bay Area, Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada, Los Rakas, Oakland, oro 11, Panama
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A Rainy Sunday Morning
16 08 2011
I had a real fun time as a guest on my DJ partner and roommate Lamin Fofana‘s Sunday morning radio show this past weekend.
We laughed the whole way through the rainy morning, and when Lamin would stop suddenly and announce, “on a serious note, there is flash flooding in…” I’d be rolling on the floor. I can’t switch gears that fast.
But I mostly wanted to share this because I was able to play a lot of music that I collected and was inspired by on my recent stay in West Africa. If you want to hear some really good tunes from the continent and beyond, check out this show!
Lamin Fofana’s Sunday Morning Show: Give it Up for Champagne Edition
And be sure to tune in to WFMU every Sunday morning from 9am to noon EST.
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Tags: africa, Chief Boima, Dance, Dub, Dutty Artz, Ghana, Give it Up for Champagne, Lamin Fofana, Liberia, Party, Sierra Leone, Sunday Mornings
Categories : Music, Tha Homies
Africa in Your Earbuds
24 06 2011
I’m flattered that the folks over at Okay Africa, and my good friend Eddie Stats asked me to put together the inaugural mix for both the Okayafrica Mix Series, and the re-vamped Ghetto Palms column. I really enjoyed making this mix.
My goal, as with many of my other mixes, was to cover as much ground as possible within the concept presented. This one being contemporary music from and influenced by Africa, I was able to hit Malian Crunk-Rap to Angolan Samba-Kuduro, and I think the songs included are a testament to the amazing quality and diversity of the work from African artists in recent years.
I hope you enjoy:
Chief Boima: Africa in Your Earbuds Episode 1
*Also, thanks to Omar Shanti and Sherif Mansour for handling the Intro!
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Tags: Chief Boima, ghetto palms, Okay Africa
Categories : Mixes, Music
Still Making Usher Remixes
22 06 2011
I’m putting this up on youtube, and waiting for it to get taken down…
My African in New York EP (part 2 of this series) will be coming out in August!
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Tags: Ananse, Chief Boima, Coupe Decale, Ghana, Remix, Usher
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Wednesdays at Ella
16 11 2010
Tomorrow Night, come see myself, Uproot Andy, Saadi, and others at a party called Wednesdays at Ella’s.
Saadi put up a nice pre-party mix here.
This weekend I’ll also be in the Bay Area for the African Studies Association Annual Meeting. I will be DJing the Saturday night wrap up party, so if you make it to the meeting, look for me behind the turntables!
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Tags: African Studies Association, new york, Saadi, san francisco
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