Thursday, 27 August 2009

Harmonic 313 ft Phat Kat & Elzhi - Battlestar

Battlestar from sixty40 on Vimeo.

Shafiq Husayn ft Fatima - L'il Girl



A taster from SaRa member, Shafiq Husayn's new solo album "Shafiq En A Free Ka". L'il Girl features the vocals of London's own Fatima

Here is a 15 minute sampler of Shafiq En A Free Ka
Shafiq Husayn - En' A Free Ka Album Sampler by TheSmokingSection

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Dezaray Dawn - Can't Look Down



Dezaray Dawn is a Southern United States based, German born singer. This cross continental upbringing is reflected in her music where you can hear influences from the likes of Jazzanova, 2000 Black and Marc Mac in the production married with the quality you expect from American vocalists



Can't Look Down is a sampler of her forthcoming "Chameleon" EP which I for one will be purchasing the moment it is released.

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Nicholas Kopernicus Audiocentric



Nicholas Kopernicus is an instrumental duo that consists of Producer/Pianist/Songwriter Jason "classicbeatz" Minnis and Guitarist/Songwriter Seon Gomez. Their debut album Audiocentric,(dropping mid august 09) can be described as a modern journey through music of the African Diaspora. Afrobeat, Funk, Soul, Blues,Folk, Reggae, and Hip Hop are just a few of the influences that can be heard throughout the project.
Additional contributions from musicians like Dylan Heaney(saxophone), Brandy Means(flute), Manuel Lopez(percussion) and well as many others, help Audiocentric maintain an authenticity and groove that will keep the listener engaged from start to finish. These diverse influences as well as a focus on quality musicianship make Audiocentric a must have album for music fans of all stripes.

Grand Central(ft.Sixteenstone) by nkopernicus

Candle Dreams by nkopernicus

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Dwele - Travelin' Girl Video

Colin Curtis Jazz Mix



Colin Curtis is renowned in Manchester for his seminal jazz dance nights at clubs such as Berlins with DJ partner Hewan Clarke,

The Fro-Disia blog encouraged him to make a mix of tracks he contributed to Snowboys book on the UK jazz dance scene. You can read the original article here.

I've uploaded the mix onto soundcloud
Colin Curtis classic dance jazz mix by passthefeelingon

Tracklist
rare silk - new york afternoon

reverie - in every way

eddie jefferson - jeaninne

duke pearson - stormy

quartette tres bien - boss tres bien

jackie & roy - dont be blue

raices - parata gua gua

flora purim - casa forte

airto - toque de cuica

jon lucien - listen love

tobe - samba for heino r

jon hendricks - I bet you thought I`d never find you

joanne grauer - see you later

victor feldman - skippin

mike campbell - and it all goes round…

jimmy cobb - so that nobody else can hear