New Music: Kat, Bambi Bugatti, Kitana & Quinn Maybach – Champion

More female rap out the T.dot although WAY more on the pop/R&B tip. I actually think this could be hit too though…







Agree?

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Is Reema Major the New Nicki Minaj and the Next MC to Blow Out the T.dot?

“Are you kidding? Me? Go back to making calls??!”

Apparently this 16 year old female MC from Toronto has got major labels down in the US and up here in Canada going NUTS when, out the blue, she recently got named to spit in one the BET Hip Hop Awards Ciphers this year. How’d that happen??! No matter, it’s a good thing to see local talent getting that kind of platform of exposure no matter how random its genesis.

From what I’m being told, the feeling is that she could be the next Nicki Minaj. The next one??! Doesn’t Nicki Minaj have be the first one by legitimatizing her own hype and current off-charts buzz by actually achieving some success on the back of her own album release before there can be a next one?? On the other hand, I’m glad labels finally think there’s a future in female MC’s again and I guess for that, we should acknowledge what Nicki has done to date, regardless!

As for this “Swaggberry” song – it’s been banged pretty hard since July or so up here in the T.dot on Flow 93.5 and I think it could be a legit crossover hit single a la Cali Swag’s “Teach Me How to Dougie” with the right team behind it. RIM might be (cleverly) running with a pretty extensive ad campaign for their ubiquitous Blackberry smartphone line touting it’s BBM app, but this record might do more to extend it’s growing popularity within the younger set at the expense of the iphone than any traditional ad campaign. Like I said on twitter a couple weeks back: they might owe Reema’s label, G7 a check if that happens!

JJ Money feat. Reema Major – Swaggberry [direct mp3 download link]



For more on Reema Major, click HERE.

New Music: Gilles Peterson Presents Worldwide – A Celebration Of His Syndicated Radio Show

“Music lover, record collector, DJ, broadcaster… Perhaps most famous for his much loved genre-exploding radio shows on BBC Radio 1 (and 17 other stations around the world including Japan’s leading commercial station J-Wave), Gilles Peterson’s insatiable appetite for new music undoubtedly lies at the heart of his success. Worldwide is 10 years young and fresher than ever – a benchmark for broadcasters the world over.

Ten years in the making, this compilation is a tribute to a truly groundbreaking show, music and a serious music personality who is ahead of the curve and debuts awesome records on his show before anyone else. Gilles Peterson is a truly revered international club and radio DJ and one of music’s foremost tastemakers (possibly the most well known in the whole world) in a world dominated by style over substance.

The focus of this compilation is to present to its audience not just a DJ’s favorite selection or songs that stood the test of time but it represents a great collection of songs and grooves premiered on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide show before any other station in the world. It’s about music that Gilles has helped popularize across the world on his show which is syndicated in 15 countries. It’s a musical journey for DJ’s and radio listeners across the world.

In addition to his Worldwide radio show, Gilles is also the head of Talking Loud Records where he introduced the world to Jamiroquai, Roni Size, 4 Hero, Courtney Pine, Brand New Heavies, Galliano and many more. He was a key founding member of the late 80’s Acid Jazz boom and recently set-up a new record label, Brownswood Recordings, to sign and develop exciting new talent as well as putting on his Worldwide Awards every year in London and the Worldwide festival every summer in the south of France. His compilation albums have become legendary and he continues to be a breath of fresh air on the dance floors of the world playing a unique selection of music that is rarely heard elsewhere.”

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The Couch Sessions pres. The Dream Suite – featuring Andreya Triana

Fellow COC compatriot, Stone & co. break it down:

“From the hypnotic beats of Flying Lotus, to the downtempo vibes of Bonobo, Andreya Triana has taken the world of electronica by storm. Her voice floats effortlessly from heart-wrenching soul to the most abstract of timbres. Andreya’s honest delivery and total commitment to every word that falls from her lips have begun to captivate hearts all across the globe.

The Couch Sessions pays tribute to this princess of soul by way of The Dream Suite. The audio experience is blended as a 31 minute mix showcasing some of Ms. Triana’s back catalog, remixes and rarities, sprinkled with ambient hip-hop instrumentalism and field recordings from the great city of London.”

Track list:
01. TM Juke & the Jack Baker Trio (feat. Andreya Triana) – That Gut Feeling
02. Natural Self (feat. Andreya Triana) – The Rising
03. Aaron Jerome (feat. Andreya Triana) – Angel Lady
04. Hocus Pocus – Piece No. 14
05. kidkanevil (feat. Andreya Triana) – Good Morning, What’s New?
06. Lokua – A Thousand Pages
07. Some Freak, Andreya Triana, Ritorell – The Light (Dorian Concept Remix)
08. Andreya Triana – Lost Where I Belong (Acoustic)
09. Hocus Pocus – Piece No.
10. Bonobo (feat. Andreya Triana) – Eyes Down (Floating Points Mix)

The Dream Suite – featuring Andreya Triana [usershare mp3 download link]

Andreya Triana online – Website | Myspace | Facebook

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Throwback Music: Fela Kuti – Zombie

FREE Fela mp3 in celebration of the continuing reissue of his amazing catalog. Here’s the science:

“September 14, Knitting Factory Records will release the third set of Fela reissues. This portion of the reissues series, entitled “Zombie” in celebration of Fela’s most well known song, spans the years 1976 – 1980. Containing 11 albums, this period of Fela’s storied career saw his Kalakuta Republic increasingly under siege from the Nigerian government, and the clear rise of his vitriol as it fermented into scathing musical diatribes. 13 CDs and 23 albums have already been re-released this year through this landmark reissue series, and the reaction has been rapturous as Fela’s music continues to find new audiences every day.

The titles that are being released are:
Zombie (1976)
Upside Down (1976) / Music of Many Colours (1980)
Stalemate (1977) / Fear Not For Man (1977)
Opposite People (1977) / Sorrow, Tears and Blood (1977)
Shuffering & Shmiling (1978) / No Agreement (1977)
V.I.P. (1979) / Authority Stealing (1980)

“What’s fascinating about Fela’s music at this point is the dichotomy between the music and the message,” says Brian Long of Knitting Factory Records. “Out of context, these songs are incredibly upbeat and full of the hottest African funk, while in the context of Fela’s life, when you read the lyrics and know the story, they are full of frustration and a fiery anger that was meant to lift the people into protest.””

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