Nneka & J. Period Previews

NnekaChair.2Check out The Madness (Onye-Ala) mixtape on December 15, 2009 at J Period's site.

Download "Walking (J.Period Remix)" ft. Jay Electronica


Download "Changes (J.Period Remix)" ft. M-1 & General Steele

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Brass With Attitude

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a family, literally. Born in Chicago, these 8 brothers are all sons of their father Phil Cohran, who was a songwriter and trumpeter for Sun Ra.

With a heavy upbringing in the jazz tradition, the brothers also started listening to hip hop …

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Umoja In Session Dec 26!

SATURDAY DEC 26 2009 IN LA!

celebrating the first night of Kwanzaa

A Night Called... "Five The Hard Way"

The Umoja Hi-Fi Posse Rides Again!

On Saturday December 26, 2009
Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystem (a.k.a. The Unity Sound)
will play a special session in Los Angeles!

DJs on the …

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Squingy From Bass Odyssey Passes

squingy
Originally uploaded by ForwardEverTop soundclash selector and emcee Squingy from Bass Odyssey has passed away.


FULL STORY

DJ Tomas di Tcha from Umoja Sound had these thoughts:
"Squingy never gave up no matter how sticky the clash got. He rep'd "country" proudly and …

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Giving Thanks for Ras Cue

Bay Area DJ Ras Cue is alive, and we're all thankful for that.

Known as one of the Bay Area's favorite hip-hop reggae DJs, a member of the Urban Umpires DJs and hip-hop group Various Blends, Frank Ras Cue has made an indelible mark on Bay Area night life. Now he needs …

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Quick Hits

It's November, which in the reggae world means a holiday rush of new music and...it means Sting, Jamaica's most anticipated yearly concert, is around the corner. But some have wondered, what's Sting without Ninja Man? Will there be a "surprise" dispensation for the king …

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Street Bullies Video

Another great Jamaica video by producer Jay Will -- certainly THE name in JA video and movie production for a minute.

The production takes us through Jamaican dancehall scenes, 1984 to the present day, emphasizing the good times.

More on the Jamaican video renaissance.

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Skip Is A Hit

Jamaica has a long tradition of excellent dancehall singer/DJ combinations: Wayne Wonder & Buju Banton "Don't Know Why." Chakademus & Pliers "Murder She Wrote." Tanto Metro & Devonte "Everybody Falls In Love." And the list goes on.

Add to that the infectious new single …

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Events & Ting

Just a quick blast about a few events of note...

A new movie, Holding on to Jah, from the band Groundation's production company is making the film festival rounds for the next few months before it's release.

Read an excellent review from an advance screening in SF.



SF DJs

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Links Up

(SF's dubstep master Sam Supa!)

A few choice links for your listening pleasure:

KUSF: WAKE THE TOWN
The streaming audio link for last Thursday night's Wake The Town program on KUSF. Featuring rocksteady, ska and early reggae from the likes of the Melodians, the Dynamites, …

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UK Funky + Danchall Moves

UK artist Doctor tells you all about it...

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Bristol Dubstep In SF

October 17 catch RSD a.k.a. Rob Smith from Bristol, UK at Surefire Sound at Triple Crown, Octavia St. at Market, in SF.


RSD (Smith & Mighty – Bristol, UK)
Bristol, UK’s Rob Smith is the veteran dub producer behind the RSD moniker. Smith has been at the center of UK …

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Mackerel Nearly Made Sushi: A Reggae Update

(DJ Major Mackerel was involved in a pointed argument...)

The lives of reggae music artists are known for their share of ups and downs, gossip and beefs. But a story from this weekend's New York Daily News certainly was one of the more unbelievable, but absolutely true.

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(Ras Penco -- making an impact in the reggae charts)


DJ Tomas / Double Identity / Dub I.D. San Francisco
Voltage Music • ForwardEver Media • Friday Night Session

SEPTEMBER 2009 CHARTS

TECHNO / HOUSE
Brendon Moeller–Escaping (Steadfast)
Nitin–Silent Scales - …

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Twilight In The Area

Ryan Moore, a.k.a. Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem passed through SF this weekend, making a stop by KUSF, then DJing the following night at Dub Mission's 13-year anniversary bash.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada and now based permanently in The Netherlands, Moore has …

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Catching Up

(Delroy Wilson is 'Living in the footsteps of another man...')

The warm 'Indian Summer' (i.e. late-season) weather has returned on schedule to San Francisco, a perfect time to reflect on recent reggae news and releases.

Pictured above is the cover for Delroy Wilson's …

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Bolt Currency

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Shannon Rowbury Claims Bronze In Berlin

Pushing, shoving, elbowing, tripping. What, you didn't know that track is a contact sport? If you didn't, then Sunday's women's 1500 meter finals in Berlin proved that middle distance running is often not a polite affair.

In the course of this finals race in the 1500, an …

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New Jamaica - Old Jamaica

No doubt most global track and field fans are currently caught up in "Bolt Mania" as the über-talented Jamaican gold medalist continues his quest for the 100M/200M double win in Berlin. Bolt broke his own world record on Sunday and competes in the 200M semi-finals …

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Bolt World Record Again!

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