Dirty South America

Mike who? Mike WIll

In keeping things dirty south on this thing, I thought it would be appropriate to share some southern sounds that may or may not be new to you. I was recently told about a new producer who’s work completely captured my ears, Mike Will Made It. The first song I heard, and my favorite is “773 Love”. Check out the DJ friendly remix by Cashmere Cat. Straight to the crates. Download the “Est. In 1989 PT.2” mixtape below for original tracks, and probably the first rap mixtape in 5 years that I didn’t have to fast forward more than 100 times.

Download: http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/16341/mike_will_est_in_1989.htm

NYC-2-AFRIKA

           

This remix of Anthony B and Jahdan Blakkamoore’s “Dem Can’t Stop We From Talk” by Bleepolar has been firing up the floor this summer. Check out the extensive remix list on Subatomic Sounds set here:

SOL EP 22 - “BLOW”

Fresh dance-floor heat from the Sol Selectas camp, “BLOW”. The original, produced by Canadian based Smalltown DJ’s, throws this moombahton track into bassline/house territory with just the right amount of wobble to keep the ladies from turning into bros. DJ Sabo and Paul Devro provide two uptempo house remixes, the first filled with striking tribal percussion and forward-four kicks. The second, a dubbed out house remix, takes on deeper subs, bouncy 808s, and breathes wider with heavy reverb and delay. Read more, listen, and purchase below:

http://soundcloud.com/solselectas

http://soundcloud.com/smalltowndjs

http://soundcloud.com/djsabo

http://soundcloud.com/pauldevro

Willie Colon Interview 2010

                       

Willie Colón is an international Latin Music superstar and one of the founding fathers of the genre of music called “Salsa.”  This New York City Bronx-born of Puerto Rican grandparents has fused his musical talent, his passion for humanity, and his community and political activism into an extraordinary and multifaceted career.  He is, for many, a spokesman for a generation.

Colón’s achievements are widely recognized.  As musician, composer, arranger, singer, and trombonist, as well as producer and director, Colón still holds the all time record for sales.  He has created forty productions that have sold more than thirty million records worldwide.  Colón’s collaboration with Ruben Blades, “Siembra,” is the biggest selling album of all time for this genre.  His collaboration with Hector LaVoe of the film El Cantante fame, was the milestone that spread this fusion of tropical/urban music throughout Latin America and around the world.  He has eleven Grammy nominations, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Grammys, fifteen gold and five platinum records, and has collaborated with such musical greats as the Fania All Stars, Rubén Blades, David Byrne, and Celia Cruz.

Continued here: http://www.heralddeparis.com/the-ultimate-willie-colon-interview/73793

Sean Paul - Hold Ya Hand (Navo Remix)

Felt inspired earlier this week when I heard this track. I’m a sucker for melodies like these and love dub vybez, so with a few glasses of wine and a bag of plaintain chips, this manifested.

Gonna head up work on this blog thing in the near future so for now please click the link to my soundcloud.

http://soundcloud.com/navoo/sean-paul-hold-ya-hand-navo

MATI ZUNDEL - AMAZONICO GRAVITANTE

Amazonico Gravitante, translated into ‘Gravitating Amazonian’, is the title of Mati Zundel’s aka Lagartijeando’s newest album. Released on the psico-infamous cumbia-digital label, ZZK Records, there is no reason to doubt that this album signifies a digital, humanistic shift in rhythm that is happening worldwide. Mati mixes his influences from the high-altitude folkloric sounds of the Andes deep down into the underground Latino-Caribe bass-ment. The album is filled with recorded samples of birds and jungle animals, tribal shamans blowing mapacho, and the sound of river water interweaving the album into a homemade raft of digital cumbia moving down the Amazon river telling stories of each landmark passed. Once again, ZZK delivers another master piece in the outer-space-cumbia-jungle-bubble that is South America 2012.

Listen and journey for yourself here:

http://soundcloud.com/lagartijeando

http://zzkrecords.com/album/Amazonico_Gravitante

TED x Soweto feat Spoek Mathambo

After being introduced to Spoek’s vocals on the Schlachtofbronx “Nasty Bass” EP, he’s been on my tropical bass radar. Having caught him live for my first time at the Boiler Room day party at SXSW this year, I’m officially subscribed to his musical endeavors. His bands performance was captivating and rhythmically infectious, never letting a beat or chord go weak. I encourage everyone to learn more about his projects and hopefully grow interest in artists like Spoek that are creating works of art with soul and meaning.

Learn more:

http://soundcloud.com/spoekmathambo

http://vimeo.com/spoek

Mala working on Cuban Album

                 

Digital Mystikz producer Mala is working on a new album with Cuban musicians.

One of the pivotal figures in British bass culture, Mala has spent the best part of a decade pushing dubstep forward. Renowned for his deep, rhythmically complex productions the beatsmith has apparently been working on material with a Cuban flavour.

Continued via clashmusic: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/mala-working-on-cuban-album