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My mother loved jazz, listening to then KPLU now KNKX often. Although Horace Silver wrote this for his father, I claim it for my mother. - Eric
This song came up while we were comforting my mother yesterday afternoon. I was singing along. I think she appreciated it. - Eric
Although this song is about a breakup, it was running through my head all yesterday. We knew this was going to be the last day we were likely going to see her alive.
I love you so much, mom. I will miss you every day. - Eric
Lahore, Pakistan based instrumental quartet. JAUBI explore eastern mysticism and the spiritual Self ("Nafs") on this, their debut album.
From their bio, "Everything is composed by ear. Nothing is ever written down."
www.jaubimusic.com
New album out now.
Catch Son Little on November 7 at Neumos.
sonlittle.com
Q-Tip's second solo release earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
Check out the video for "Life is Better":
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atribecalledquest.com
From the Netflix TV Series "We The People", created by Chris Nee and executive produced by Kenya Barris, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
www.her-official.com
Title track from "Motherland Journey", featuring Ghanaian producer KillBeatz and vocals of the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
"This album took us two-and-a-half years to finish, our longest process to make an album, but it was so worth it. On this album you’ll hear many fusions of genres and inspirations that we gathered throughout that time frame and especially to work on so many of the songs during the first lockdown it was a test in itself."
www.bluenote.com
bluelabbeats.bandcamp.com
Released Friday, this new album pairs up legendary Jamaican vocalist Horace Andy with UK dub innovator Adrian Sherwood.
horaceandyon-usound.bandcamp.com
NEW MUSIC!! with Lila Iké! from Protoje's forthcoming sixth studio album "Third Time's the Charm" out this Friday!
"Third Time's The Charm concludes this trilogy of albums that directly focus on my study of time and how important it is to make sure what you’re doing is fulfilling you in every way. Sonically it’s a bit more reggae than my last, even though reggae is always the root, I had some fun implementing all the sounds I’ve grown to love."
Lee-lah-eye-kay
www.protoje.com
New music from LA producer and songwriter Bien et Toi!
bienettoi.bandcamp.com
The Roots sampled Grand Funk Railroad's 1970 song "Nothing Is the Same" on "Rising Down" for their eighth studio album, released in 2008.
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Rappers Yasiin Bey and Styles P contribute verses to this song,: genius.com
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Celebrating the music of 2008 & 50 years of music on KEXP! - www.kexp.org
"Sometimes a single song on an album crystallizes the entire album's themes and sonic ambitions, illuminating everything else around it. It becomes the pump irrigating all the other tracks with deeper meaning. And sometimes a single line within a song serves the same function on a smaller scale. 'Soldier,' on Erykah Badu’s masterful 2008 album 'New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)', is that song, and the line doing double duty is, 'And if you think about turning back, I got the shotgun for your back.' That's Erykah's shout-out to Harriet Tubman and her tack for dealing with slaves she’d helped escape, but whose fears of what freedom might mean (and cost) gave them cold feet, making them consider voluntarily returning to bondage. Those words very much resonate in the here and now."
www.trunkworthy.com
Check out the Album Release Livestream Party for 'As Above So Below'!
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Watch Sampa the Great's recent in-studio performance and interview with Gabriel Teodros at www.youtube.com
sampathegreat.bandcamp.com
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Happy birthday to Cappadonna [Darryl Hill], who turns 53 today!
The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, features the Wu-Tang Clan arguing in their elevator-like time machine, and in argument accidentally sending themselves back to "2,000,000 BC."
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Noname [Fatimah Nyeema Warner] was born this day in 1991 in Chicago. She turns 31 today.
nonameraps.bandcamp.com
Read more about this Thievery Corporation vocalist and powerful solo act:
thieverycorporation.com
www.nataliaclavier.com
Translated as "I Swear That", Juro qué is a song about the imprisonment of a lover. It was performed at the 62nd Grammy Awards. www.rosalia.com
Burna Boy appears at ShoWare Center in Kent on October 8th.
www.onaspaceship.com
Spare a thought for PR, as they are enduring the effects of Hurricane Fiona. The power grid is totally down right now.
ilevitable.com
Buena Vista Social Club is a group of Cuban musicians established in 1996. Their self titled album was released in 1997 and produced by Ry Cooder. Cooder shared, "In my experience Cuban musicians are unique. The organisation of the musical group is perfectly understood. There is no ego, no jockeying for position so they have evolved the perfect ensemble concept."
www.buenavistasocialclub.com
From the L.A. producer's debut solo album "LOUIE".
Though best known for producing seminal albums for some of the world’s most exciting artists (Vince Staples, IDLES, Rico Nasty), on "LOUIE" Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist record that acts as a deeply personal tribute to the artist’s ailing father. Over 17 songs, "LOUIE" is a hypnotic odyssey of wounded, teardrop soul; a side of Kenny that has not been seen by the world before.
xlrecordings.com
kennybeats.bandcamp.com
Brazilian singer/drummer's second album, released in 2008.
This week we spotlight releases from 2008 in celebration of KEXP's 50 years of broadcasting.
Poppy Ajudha will be at Climate Pledge Arena (with Smashing Pumpkins) on Saturday, November 12th.
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Poppy Ajudha's song "MOTHERS SISTERS GIRLFRIENDS" was chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr. as KEXP's song of the day on June 15, 2022. bit.ly
This year, the Norwegian duo Röyksopp have embarked on an ambitious project called Profound Mysteries. Two full-length volumes have been released so far, one in April and one in August, and between them they featured collaborations with Susanne Sundfør, Astrid S, Karen Harding, and more.
They have just announced "Profound Mysteries III," which will be released in November.
profoundmysteries.royksopp.com
UK's Ezra Collective have announced their forthcoming album, Where I’m Meant To Be, featuring Sampa The Great, Kojey Radical, Emeli Sandé and Nao.
Alongside the announcement, Ezra Collective have also shared uplifting new single, Life Goes On featuring Sampa The Great. The accompanying video is directed by Nathan Miller and was shot on location in London, UK and Lusaka in Zambia.
"London meets Lusaka. Moments of joy, moments of struggle, but united in a spirit that we must carry on. Life must go on," state Ezra Collective, describing the inspiration behind the song. "We write our music with a consistent will to push the boundaries of what we can mix jazz with. This incorporates the energies of southern African vibes, mixed with our own style of London jazz. And there’s no better person to voice this beauty than the queen, Sampa the Great." bit.ly
Lamar's new record is split into two parts, and "Count Me Out" opens the second part, The Big Steppers. Here, we find the Compton rapper working through grief and insecurity.
In 2009, The Seattle Times' music critic wrote: "'Home' is the best song from the best Seattle hiphop album of 2008 (and maybe ever), Jake One‘s “White Van Music.” Watch the video here: www.youtube.com
Clock-Out Lounge Presents LIVt - The Pink and Orange EP Release with special guests Ava Dasar and B3Lina - is happening this Friday at Clock-Out Lounge bit.ly
Check out Livt's KEXP performance from April here: www.youtube.com
Request from Cap'n Eric!
Delvon Lamarr explained: "On every DLO3 tour, at some point, we have to tell Jimmy James to pull his pants up," Lamarr said. "After being blinded by his backside over and over and over again, we decided to write a song about it!"
bit.ly
delvonlamarrorgantrio.com
"Angel came down from heaven yesterday
She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me..."
Jimi Hendrix passed from this world this day in 1970. He was 27 years old.
Singles released 30 years ago on this day in movie theatres. Hendrix's grave site is one of the locations featured scenes.
This track is on the Singles soundtrack.
At Nectar Lounge on November 7th.
“My philosophy of life is don’t take shit too seriously,” says DOMi Louna, born Domitille Degalle. And that’s fair. But the vibrant world she and her collaborator have given us demands exploration. Their long-awaited debut album—which will be released by Anderson .Paak’s new label APESHIT in partnership with the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records—is an attempt to bottle their goofy, very virtuosic magic. Their music finds both humor and greatness in harmonic complexity and rhythmic shiftiness, abruptly adopting and ditching tempos, toying with time signatures, and sneaking extra beats into bridges."
www.bluenote.com
Gabriel da Rosa, native of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, plays traditional-inspired Brazilian bossa nova and samba.
gabrieldarosa.bandcamp.com
Of the new track, Gilligan Moss bandmates Ben and Evan say, "'The Destroyer' is about shedding old habits & facing change with a sense of joy. It’s about being at the precipice of change and opening the door to new possibilities – whether that’s in a relationship or in your creative process. Change can feel like a big specter, or a big play-doh cat depending on how you look at things." bit.ly
www.gilliganmoss.com
Indie rock band STRFKR began in 2007 as a solo project of Joshua Hodges. Their live shows are a hoot. How can you pass up dancing astronauts?
strfkr.com
Los Angeles producer and artist Jason Chung aka Nosaj Thing returns with the new single Blue Hour featuring Julianna Barwick, the first single from his fifth album, Continua. His production credits include tracks for Busdriver, Nocando, Flash Bang Grenada, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper.
nosajthing.bandcamp.com
Andrew Vowles, the main songwriter of Teardrop, sent an early demo of the song to Madonna, as he initially wanted her to record the vocals for the song, as the band had previously worked with her on their 1995 reworking of the song "I Want You". However, bandmates Robert Del Naja and Grantley Marshall wanted Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins to record the vocals, feeling her ethereal style suited the feel of the piece. Although Madonna was very keen to record the vocals, the two-to-one vote ruled in Fraser's favor.
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Evie who will take you to the six o'clock hour!