Fat Headphones T-Shirts and Hoodies Now Available! Men and Women sizes in a variety of color combinations. Note: Wearing actual fat headphones enhances the style and allure of the design.
May 22nd 2012
May 07th 2012
Orchestre Picoby Band d’Abomey “Ye Houe Deou”
Released in Cotonou, Benin early-mid 70s.
Recorded in Lagos, Nigeria.
Style: Jerk
Language: Fon
May 06th 2012
Adam “MCA” Yauch 1964-2012
So I Pledge Here Before Everyone Who’s Listening
To Try To Make My Every Action For The Good Of All Beings
For The Rest Of My Lifetimes And Even Beyond
I Vow To Do My Best To Do No Harm
–excerpt from “Bodhisattva Vow” written by Adam Yauch
May we all pledge to make the same vow…
May 02nd 2012
Now Bobby, you know better than to even mention the all mighty Mos near me. It just leads to me getting carried away on a sea of hyperbole about how much I love him. Seriously though, I think he’s my dream man.
This is definitely my favourite Mos Def track, and not only because he references Sade but also because the sample’s are beautiful, Aretha Franklin’s “One Step Ahead” for those that are curious, also because Black On Both Sides and this song in particular off of it got me into hip-hop. I love it so much that when, early on in our friendship I had to share a single bed with one of my best friends and he asked me to “Shift over Ms. Fat Booty, you’re taking all the space” I felt like I finally had a nickname to be proud of. Even when he shouts it across a bar “Order me a juice Ms. Fat Booty” and everyone looks round like, “As if he just said that”.
Also the fact that he sings this song in it, makes me melt EVERY SINGLE TIME.
April 29th 2012
Analgesic Anti-Hypertensive Punky Soul!
Afro-Funk from Nigeria for sale:
Dennis MacDavid
Bugalulu
Aberdeen 101
Vinyl VG/Cover G+ (split seams)
$40
Click Here To Buy
April 22nd 2012
Started a new Facebook Group concentrating on West African records:
The idea for this group is for sellers and those interested in West African Records to have a place to post listings, articles, videos, photos, links, and general info to build a knowledge base for Funk, Boogie, Disco, and Highlife records to come out of West Africa.
Feel free to post private set sales, Discog sales, eBay auctions, or online store links.
Let’s Build!
April 17th 2012
Saturdays are for coffee on the balcony, spring cleaning, deciding whether or not to drink with lunch and playing your favourite songs up loud because none of your housemates have to go to work/study. I have just discovered Violeta Parra, some could say a little late seeing as how she was born in 1917, a chilean folk artist who laid the groundwork for “La Nueva Cancion” in the 60’s.
I know it’s a departure from french hip hop and my favourite Onra track (Montpellier vibes -straight up) but what can I say, I’m a sucker for a latin guitar and an echoey vocal.
April 03rd 2012
New mix uploaded…press play and share!
