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Sunday, Dec 12 2021, 12PM
ATCQ sampled Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" on this track. atribecalledquest.com
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges have announced their second collaborative EP -"Texas Moon" follows last year’s "Texas Sun" EP - and is due out February 18.
Khruangbin said of the new EP:
"Without joy, there can be no real perspective on sorrow. Without sunlight, all this rain keeps things from growing. How can you have the sun without the moon?"
The band’s Laura Lee added:
"It's like a short story. And it leaves room to continue having these stories together. It's not Khruangbin, it's not Leon, it's this world we created together."
khruangbin.bandcamp.com
Born in 1943 in Buffalo New York, singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer Grover Washington, Jr. He passed in 1999 at age 56.
This track appears on Washington's 1980 album Winelight.
Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer Robbie Shakespeare died on December 8 in Miami at age 68.
Released this day in 1975, the third album from Burning Spear, celebrating Jamaican National Hero and Rastafari prophet Marcus Garvey. www.burningspearwebsite.com
"Sandinista!" was released this day on 1980, a triple album! Also featuring "The Magnificent Seven", "Hitsville UK", and the famous cover of The Equals "Police On My Back" (written by Eddy Grant).
For the South-London raised composer Swindle, 2020's global COVID-19 response provided the impetus for THE NEW WORLD, which unapologetically ushers introspection, community and liberation into the ether. Initially numbed by the early pandemic and its halting of the physical music business, Swindle fought back, employing an "avengers equivalent" roster of Black British musical talent to craft his "No More Normal" follow up.
"Everyone felt the same," Swindle recalls. "We all just had to re-group. A retreat to figure this sh*t out and how we’re going to enter the new world."
swindleuk.bandcamp.com
swindle.world
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Check out our "Apparently..." series about parents in music on KEXP's Sound & Vision podcast. In a recent episode Seattle rapper J'Von talked about his new album, "King Cheetah", and about just being a human who's trying to make music and keep a tiny human alive...
www.kexp.org
jvon.bandcamp.com
This track appears on the 1967 ATCO album "Soul Christmas". This song was written by Bell and Booker T. Jones and produced by Jones.
Happy 81st birthday, Dionne!
"I Say a Little Prayer" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and is on Warwick's 1967 album "The Windows of the World".
Hoboken's favorite son would have turned 106 today.
Watch Durand Jones & The Indications's 2019 KEXP performance at www.youtube.com
Tragically, we lost Mike Nesmith on Friday. Wear a beanie in tribute.
If you're not getting the funniest looks from everyone you meet, you're not trying hard enough.
Asalto Navideño literally translates to "Christmas Assault".
Salsa orchestra based in San Juan, led by pianist and musical director Rafael Ithier. Founded in 1962! www.elgrancombodepuertorico.com
Antón Álvarez Alfaro (C. Tangana) is a Spanish rapper and songwriter from Madrid. His latest album, which released in February, was the first Spanish album to reach #1 on Spotify's global albums. ctangana.com
New album released last Friday. Performing at The Crocodile Second Stage on Tuesday! www.bennysings.com
The track is a collaboration with Pip Millett (vocalist) and Sabrina Mahfouz (poet). Pip beautifully performs the British-Egyptian writer's poem, to provide the track with delicate vocals. www.stereofox.com
From the 1967 live album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club".
Though the original liner notes state that it was recorded at the Club DeLisa in Chicago, it was actually recorded at Capitol's Hollywood studio.
Wajatta is a collaboration between comedian/musician Reggie Watts and DJ/producer John Tejada. This five track EP released in early December. wajatta.bandcamp.com
86'd is a short film by Neon Indian frontman Alan Palomo.
"Full Moon, all the crazies are out." Four seedy stories transpire over the course of one late-night order at a 24-hour deli in Koch-era NYC. vimeo.com
Teen Daze is one of the many stage names of British Columbia musician Jamison Isaak. Interior released on Friday. jamisonisaak.com
"Popular Songs" was leaked to the Internet in July 2009, way before its official release in September. Matador in response was forced to stream it much earlier than anticipated. yolatengo.com
Petrona Martínez (82 years old!) is one of the most important Afro-Colombian artists in Caribbean Colombia. She learned the traditional musical genre and dance of bullerengue early in life.
Check out The True Loves Live on KEXP at Home, recorded in May 2021: youtu.be
www.truelovesband.com
Tragically, Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001.
Read the Detroit Metro Times' tribute to Aaliyah here: www.metrotimes.com
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This track can be found on "We Will Always Love You", released last December.
"Take Care in Your Dreaming" is a collaboration with rapper Denzel Curry, trip-hop artist Tricky, and Melbourne rapper-singer Sampa the Great.
www.theavalanches.com
Janet Jackson told why she felt compelled to combine the folk elements from Mitchell with Q-Tip's rap verse, saying "Him and Joni Mitchell have something in common: what they write is poetry". Speaking about Q-Tip's appearance, Jackson said, "Q-Tip represents all that's creative and strong about rap. He's real and right to the point, and I loved working with him".
Legendary Puerto Rican reggae band formed in 1996. Despite primarily performing reggae music, Cultura Profética experiments with a wide range of genres. Lyrically, the group discusses socio-political and ecological issues including Latin American identity and environmental concerns, as well as interpersonal relationships and love.
"Fuiste cruel" video:
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culturaprofeticaoficial.bandcamp.com
culturaprofetica.com
Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by his stage name Helado Negro is a South Florida native, born to Ecuadorian immigrants and based in Brooklyn. "When I sing 'Outside the Outside', it's about being a part of communities of outsiders. My family came to this country as outsiders looking for and finding community. People would come to our house & bond through music, food, dancing. Growing up experiencing this, I yearned for this. I was an outsider amidst my family's community as much as I belonged... I found space through music, outsiders finding each other, and making concentric circles through sound." bit.ly
DJ Chilly hosted Helado Negro Live in the KEXP Studio back in Mar 2017 -- youtu.be
The music and lyrics for "Game Changer" are by Sheffield UK DJ and producer Richard Barratt. Murphy said that "'Game Changer' is probably my favorite on the album. It's about creative relationships. Barratt's a game changer. Anyone I work with, they change the game for me every time." www.roisinmurphyofficial.com
Flying Lotus' remix of keyboardist Brandon Coleman's track. The original can be found on Coleman's debut album "Resistance". ninjatune.net
Guitarist, producer and singer-songwriter based in South London. With an eclectic taste in music, Jelly is heavily involved in both the jazz and DIY/post-punk scenes in London. She's also an activist, and a strain of political dissent runs through her music.
www.jellycleaver.com
jellycleaver.bandcamp.com
Syracuse band Ra Ra Riot reunited with Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend for their 2016 'Need Your Light' release.
This track from the album was a KEXP song-of-the-day back in 2015:
www.kexp.org
Official "Water" video here:
youtu.be
Here's the video for this "little slice of psych-funk": www.youtube.com
Little Simz did a Live on KEXP at Home with Gabriel Teodros back in August - watch here!
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