Midtempo and downtempo selections for your listening pleasure. A bit more upbeat than the Dry Martini vibes. Combination of latin, eastern vibes, chill house, and vocals. Showcasing tracks by Belleruche, The Bahama Soul Club, Max Essa, Guts, and The Juju Orchestra.
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Dub, roots reggae, and reggae influenced jams on here. Excellent for easing into your morning ritual. Includes songs by Jackie Mittoo, Horace Andy, Jah Shaka, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Sugar Minott, and James Booms. EZ Now!
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My friend Jess showed me this video and I wanted to share it with you all. Pretty simply, seeing these two little guys rockin’ it like this really moved and inspired me! I did some general research on Champeta and found this.
“Some Colombian communities, such as Chocó, Cartagena and Providencia Island, have large African-descendant communities. Unlike most of the country, cultural mixing with native and European influences have been rare, and, especially in El Chocó, music has changed little since being imported from West Africa. Providencia Island is also home to a type of folk music which is closely related to mento, a Jamaican folk form. Most influentially, however, is the city of Cartagena and its champeta music which has been influenced by soukous, compas and raggae. Champeta musicians have included Luis Towers, El Afinaíto, El Sayayín, El Pupy and Boogaloo, while others, like Elio Boom, have incorporated Jamaican raggamuffin music to champeta. Another noteworthy band is BIP, who originally did champeta music and currently are doing reggaeton, without leaving behind their champeta roots.”
taken from en.wikipedia.org
one of my favorite things to do is dine. the entire experience provides me with many satisfying moments.
this past weekend my girlfriend took me away to portsmouth, new hampshire. portsmouth is a little, hip new england town located on the water.
we were lucky enough to choose exactly what we wanted. with so many different choices of restaurants portsmouth has to offers, we could have missed this one. we followed our intuition and were lead to “black trumpet bistro”.
the entire experience left a lasting impression. we were greeted with warmth and confidence and that same energy flowed through to our server and her accompanied support. the ambience was soft and well lit. surrounding our table were brick exposed walls, accented by deep red painted areas and perfectly placed mirrors. exposed beams, glowing yellow lights hung by black steel chandeliers and flickering candles mounted on the walls, added to the already perfect, rustic, dinning room setting.
the real joy came when our taste buds entered the experience. my first major decision was my glass of wine. i tend to enjoy the south american wines and was pleased to see a carmenere from chile on the list. medium to full body with very little dry finish. mmmmm perfect.
we then began our dinner with a perfect lobster bisque. light and flavorful, followed by pomegranate, chevre and yogurt stuffed grape leaves and a raddichio and dried cherry salad. we split the main course of pork osso bucco. perfect for the chilly, almost winter weather.
here is where it all ties together for me.
as i was deciding on what dessert and tea to finish with, i heard in the background, the sounds of a group i have been waiting to blog about. fitting, oh so ideally into this already picture perfect moment was gotan project.
cheers to the black trumpet bistro!!! i cannot wait to go back!!!
gotan project is philippe cohen solal, christopher h. mueller and eduardo makaroff. together they create a well balanced sound of both tango and dub.
queremos paz is off of their lunatico album (2006), released by xl recordings.
gotan project - “queremos paz” – xl recordings
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i did also want to mention mocean worker and their track “reykjavik“, which was also part of that “chillside” river sequence.
new to me and much appreciated.
mocean worker is adam dorn. his fifth and latest album, “cinco de mowo” (2007), is accompanied by live musicians blending into samples of 1930’s big band swing, 1960’s soul and electronic loops.
mocean worker - ”reykjavik” - ryko/wea label
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i am happy to say that 93.9, the river, did get back to my e-mail i mentioned a few blogs ago. i had stated that i had heard a tune on “the chill side” of the river, and was very interested in knowing the information of its’ origin. i did hear the dj that night speak of the beastie boys as one of the artist played in that specific sequence of songs. so then began my quest.
this caused a series of events that has given me much more then what i wanted.
monte belmonte, a dj at the river, (not sure if he is the actual “chill side” dj) returned my e.mail with the information to what track was played by the beastie boys. it was “electric worm” from their “mixed – up” album (2007). prior to this, i had searched extensively through the beastie boys collection and found “namaste” (this is the one i shared, a few blogs ago). up until yesterday i had no idea that the beastie boys played some groovy, downtempo, intrumental jams.
after monte’s e-mail i was still not satisfied because the track i was after had vocals. and neither of the beastie boys instrumental albums (“the in sound way out” or “mixed-up”) had vocals.
so i replied to his “electric worm” response, asking what were the tracks prior to it and following it.
with in that hour i got another reply with the list of songs from that entire half hour that the beastie boys showcased.
here is where i had two choices. it either was “reykjavik” by mocean worker or “the hop” by radio citizen.
after looking them both up on emusic, i discovered what tune was, “the hop” by radio citizen. which is featured on their album, “berlin serengeti”. it does feature the vocals of bajka who was also a huge part of this album as well as bonobo’s album, “days to come”.
radio citizen is a combination of multi-instrumentalist and producer, nico schabel and a slew of other fantastic musicians. (wolfi, schlick, klaus, janek, julian waiblinger, gaelle georges, benny drechsel, ian ensslen, marcel jung, thomas myland, antonis anissegos, yorgos dimitriadis, teresa gruber, groxi, marje burchard)
all of that and i discovered so much more then what i originally wanted.
today is a happy day! thanks monte.
radio citizen – “the hop” – ubiquity records
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i have decided to continue posting videos related to the “peace one day” message. i find it extremely inspiring.
what i am wondering is, why is there little known information about this great effort in the united states. especially when dealing with education.
we at mother tongue music are going to try and get as involved as possible. i have written to peaceoneday.org stating that we would love to become fuel for this very important fire.
i am hoping to be able to show the documentary that jeremy gilley has done, in which he documented his travels around the world and his conversations with so many high profile people, discussing peace.
he has also traveled the world communicating with children, students and teachers. here in this video it is easy to see the passion behind these efforts and the support following.
please take the time and watch. thank you.
music is art and there are no limitations to what is can be, sound like or become.
my passion for music comes from my love of music. all types of music hits me in that special spot that connects me. i just love it, love it, love it. i live for it.
i can sit in front of my computer all day long listening to music, finding new music, discovering artists not found yet, getting to the underground music, and coming upon old tunes i have nevere heard yet. i love to research the artist and read their stories. it is a dedication, a sacrifice. and when we connect to one another because of music, that connections becomes stronger.
my closest friends i have now are ones that i found through music.
whether it has been playing with, dancing with or listening with, these people also have found that refuge or that inspiration from the feelings music provokes.
yet again i am surprised at the unlimited possibilities out there.
there is a genre now known as folktronic, coined in 2001. it does seem about time for these two genres to combine forces. there is though, a level of difficulty i can imagine. you do not want it to be too folky and you do not want it to be too electronic. there has to be a symbiotic relationship so to not hear more of the other.
like hip hop and house, folk and electronic appeals to the masses.
telepopmusik does it just right. there are certain producers that just have stood in a place of their own for so long now and telepopmusik is standing strong.
i was visiting a friend’s myspace page the other night and was looking through his comments to find some info i was searching. i came upon a post from “little kitten space girl”, kim wayman. i was curious to check her out and to my amazement, i found a track she sings vocals on with telepopmusik. and so i thought, how nice.
telepopmusik (vocals kim wayman) – “ghost girl” – catalogue/capital
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