UK producer and bandleader Nostalgia 77 sets a hazy mood with help from German singer Josa Peit on “An Angel With No Halo”.
Month: December 2013
We interviewed Black Milk. Again. This time at Scala before his gig.
Singer-songwriter Mel drops “Burning Stones”, her first project with Detroit’s Black Milk.
Back in 1998, Tatyana Ali performed two Christmas classics for a Disney holiday special as well as talking about Christmas growing up.
Guest writer Ashton James Brown aka Ashterisk the Beat Reaper addresses black music representation on British radio and asks whether we have more choice.
A spur-of-the-moment decision from Flying Lotus to thank fans for getting him 300,000 Twitter followers has manifested itself as an impromptu compilation entitled ideas+drafts+loops.
Millennium Jazz Music returns with The Jazz Jousters’ 27th album entitled “Autumn”, an homage to Oscar Peterson. You may or may not remember a few months ago we wrote an article on The Jazz Jousters and their Herbie Hancock compilation album, “Octaves”. Well, the series moved on a fair bit since then and they are …
Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation. Germans are known for their efficiency (amongst other things) and when it comes to music, they have pioneered in a number of genres including industrial music, krautrock and electronic music. The name that often comes into people’s heads when discussing Germany’s influence on music …
In light of his passing, we have dedicated this week’s Throwback Thursday to Nelson Mandela with Tracy Chapman’s Talking ‘Bout A Revolution, performed at his 70th Birthday Tribute concert. It comes with great sadness to announce the passing of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95. The former South African president and activist died peacefully …
Rael da Rima’s sophomore album Ainda Bem Que Eu Segui as Batidas do Meu Coração is a fine mix of Brazilian music, reggae and hip hop.