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Milano Milano

May 29, 2012 by Boima Tucker

A little provocative discussion with the one Venus X, Simone of the Palm Wine blog, and myself this past month in Milano, Italy. I was going to do a long drawn out post about my thoughts after watching this, but since the video has already been making the rounds, I’ll just say that I thoroughly enjoyed backing up the fiery New York DJ goddess. Now you understand why I wrote that post? Here’s what the music portion sounded like (I apparently do […]

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Categories: Gigs, Music, Tha Homies, Thought, Video • Tags: Africans in Europe, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Chief Boima, Counter Strike, europe, Eva and Franco Mattes, Italy, Milano, Palm Wine, Venus X, Vodafone

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Local Bass

April 11, 2012 by Boima Tucker

Our talk at the Together festival was recorded and is now available online!

Categories: Gigs, Tha Homies, Thought • Tags: Boston, ghislain poirier, Global Bass, Jesse Kaminsky, Larisa Mann, Max Pearl, Together Festival, tropical bass, Wayne Marshall

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#Popcon Conversations #Easy

March 23, 2012 by Boima Tucker

Homie, neighbor, DJ/Writer colleague, Eddie Stats arranged a meet up and debate between the “big man” in the “global bass” scene, Diplo and myself. While I too feel left wanting more, the conversation we had took a little more than four hours (which had to be boiled down for the four-page transcription.) I have to say though, in the time since the post went up I’ve been noticing debates amongst friends and colleagues, and I love what folks are saying around […]

Categories: Gigs, Thought • Tags: Appropriation, Chief Boima, Debates, Diplo, DJ Rekha, eddie stats, EMP, Erin Mcleod, Global Bass, Popcon, tropical bass, Venus X, Wayne Marshall

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Sonic Diaspora Chicago

March 7, 2012 by Boima Tucker

I had a fun little interview session with Mike Corece of Gozamos.com (an online Chicago culture magazine), in the lead up to my gig at Sonic Diaspora in Chicago. The transcription is up on their website. Also, if you prefer to get the live version, I’ll be talking and playing on DJ Still Life’s Worldwide Smash Radio show on East Village Radio tomorrow night, 12 midnite, EST. Stream back anytime!

Categories: Thought • Tags: Chicago, Corece, DJ Still Life, East Village Radio, EVR, Gozamos.com, Sonic Diaspora, World Wide Smash

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Liberia Dispatches

January 25, 2012 by Boima Tucker

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 […]

Categories: Thought • Tags: Ghana, Jake Heller, Klaus Frederking, Liberia, Radio Globo, The Cluster Mag, this is africa

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Lone Stars Mix

October 7, 2011 by Boima Tucker

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 […]

Categories: Mixes, Music, Releases, Thought • Tags: akwaaba music, Cluster Mag, Ellen Johsnon-Sirleaf, Gbema, Ghana, Hipco, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize, Sierra Leone

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Ghetto Bassquake Writing System

June 21, 2011 by Boima Tucker

Vamanos and I have moved from DJing parties and blogging to writing articles together. A natural progression. Check out our first writing collaboration for the Portland Mercury, an article introducing Oregonians to Syrian Dabke king Omar Souleyman: From the Streets of Syria by Boima Tucker and Vamanos

Categories: Thought • Tags: Chief Boima, Dabke, ghetto bassquake, Omar Souleyman, Syria, Vamanos

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Made in Africa + Comb and Razor Article

May 5, 2011 by Boima Tucker

Made in Africa is tomorrow once again and we’ll be featuring DJ Sirak from the NY based Africology crew. We’ve had to switch locations again, and it looks like we’re going to be a nomadic party for now. This will be my last time playing until September as I’ll be off to West Africa for the summer (rainy season), but we have some great guests lined up. Also, just published today on This is Africa is an article I wrote […]

Categories: Gigs, Thought • Tags: Africology, Chief Boima, Comb and Razor, DJ Sirak, Lamin Fofana, Made in Africa, Uchenna Ikonne

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A Conversation about Music and Politics

April 26, 2011 by Boima Tucker

Sean Jacobs and I invited some friends down to the New School this Wednesday to have a Conversation about Music and Politics. Brian Jackson, Carolina Gonzalez, Eddie Stats, Wills Glasspiegel, Masauko Chipembere will be on the panel, and Megan Bandle will be moderating, but come and join in on the conversation from the audience! Should be a good discussion. Also, Eddie Stats and I will be DJing at Cayenne at 10:00pm the same night as a kind of unofficial Sierra […]

Categories: Gigs, Thought • Tags: Brian Jackson, Caribbean Wednesdays, Carolina Gonzalez, Cayenne, Conversation about Music and Politics, eddie stats, Masauko Chipembere, Megan Bandle, New School, Sean Jacobs, Sierra Leone 50th Independence, Wills Glasspiegel

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Entrevistas

February 16, 2011 by Boima Tucker

This past couple of weeks I’ve been interviewed twice, and while I miss posting these things at times, I keep a log on my bio page… if you’re interested in what comes out of my mouth (or typing fingers) A longer one about my musical background just went up at Mixpak Records’ website. And a shorter one focused on the phenomenon variously known as “Global” “Tropical” “Bass” music in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Online. Thanks to Michael and Suze.

Categories: Thought • Tags: Chief Boima, Dutty Artz, Interviews, Los Rakas, Mixpak, Neo African-Americans, SF Bay Guardian, Tropical, World Music 2.0

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Sherbro Son

Neo Electric African Diasporic Music & Thought

Category Archives: Thought

Milano Milano

Local Bass

#Popcon Conversations #Easy

Sonic Diaspora Chicago

Liberia Dispatches

Lone Stars Mix

Ghetto Bassquake Writing System

Made in Africa + Comb and Razor Article

A Conversation about Music and Politics

Entrevistas

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