Recent blog posts about chief boima from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/chiefboima/ 2013-05-24T00:39:58+01:00 text/html 2012-12-10T17:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4663722/stream-zs-bump-zebrablood-remix/
This year, longrunning Brooklyn avant-improv unit Zs regrouped as the trio of founding member and sax player Sam Hillmer, guitarist Patrick Higgins, and former Liturgy drummer Greg Fox; it also released Score, a Northern Spy-released ... read more »]]> text/html 2012-03-18T03:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4138105/film-at-11-chief-boima/
Chief Boima, a Sierra Leonean-American DJ, infuses a traditional African song with new-age style with his remix of Sorie Kondi's "Without Money No Family." He pioneered a new genre, the video remix, by juxtaposing footage of New York street life with Kondi's original video, a six-minute portrayal of life in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It's an [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-17T13:29:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4069167/de-vrijdagmiddagplaat-chief-boima/
Na een heerlijke week zonder vorst of sneeuw gaan we tropisch het weekend in! Chief Boima is een New Yorker met wortels in Sierra Leone. Deze maand komt zijn African in New York EP uit op Dutty Artz. En dat belooft een mooie plaat te worden. Plak er gerust de sticker Global Bass op, maar waar in dat genre de kermis-geluiden je doorgaans om de oren vliegen, kiest Boima voor een meer ingetogen geluid. Klik op play en luister hoe Boima traditionele Afrikaanse muziek de moderne dansvloer en op de diepte in [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-14T15:51:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4060561/chief-boima-by-xlr8r-magazine/
Podcast 234: Chief Boima Words: Shawn Reynaldo While the notion of being a "citizen of the world" is often worthy of scorn, or at least a pronounced eye roll, in the case of Chief Boima (a.k.a. Boima Tucker), the concept actually makes sense. Raised in Milwaukee and subsequently a longtime resident of Oakland, Boima currently calls Brooklyn home, although "home" is a relative concept when you're frequently traveling the globe and soaking in the local sounds of places like Spain, Colombia, Bolivia, Sierra Leone (his father's birthplace), Liberia, and other locales [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-23T20:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4008608/chief-boima-f-sorie-kondi-without-money-no-family-mp3/
Last year, Dutty Artz-affiliate Chief Boima released an EP called African By the Bay, a collection of rap tracks refashioned through an Afro dance lens. Since, he's relocated from San Francisco to New York and ... read more »]]> text/html 2011-10-19T20:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3801981/lungu-lungu-liberias-lone-stars/
Last week Liberia voted for its next president. While the rest of the world praises the current president and candidate, "Ma" Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, most of the Liberian youth feels completely left out. And based ... read more »]]> text/html 2011-10-19T10:29:41+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3800650/lone-stars-vol1-hipco-and-gbema/
Lone Stars Vol.1: Hipco & Gbema [ buy Bandcamp] straight from Liberia compiled by the one and only Chief Boima more info and background can be found over at Akwaaba Music]]> text/html 2011-06-23T17:28:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3544228/ghetto-palms-chief-boima-x-okayafrica/
EARTH PEOPLE. You may recall I used to do a weekly column round here titled Ghetto Palms. But lately, Ghetto Palms has been on a bit of a tropical vacation, while I've been chasing the ... read more »]]> text/html 2010-11-16T09:44:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2974531/clotheslines/
Tim Wagner of 33Hz is the man behind exciting new NYC based label Dither Down , who are about to release the "Clotheslines EP" from NYC singstress Saadi that features remixes from Daniel Haaksman , Douster , Lazy Flow and more. The Daniel Haaksman remix has already garnered well deserved praise from among others Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team and we're happy to be giving it away as a Discobelle exclusive. The Man Recordings head honcho chips in some bubbling acid samba with his remix, which propells it [...]]]> text/html 2010-06-30T14:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2655033/nike-sportswear-the-fader-pitch-perfect/
Nike Sportswear and the great people over at The Fader got together for the Pitch Perfect project where theyll be giving away mixes from each continent (well, except Antarctica). A week ago the first mixtape for the series came from Maga Bo and made South America their muse. Today we get Sinden 's Europe mix which features Jamtech Foundation with the Zombie Disco Squad remix of their Too Fast track. [...]]]> text/html 2010-06-09T14:31:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2606730/masalacism-records-presents-mr-ok/
Finally got a chance to check out Montreal via Haiti rapper, Mr. Ok . He arrives at BBC with a new EP, Me Mwen (Here I Am), that has a fresh, danceable sound that draws influences from the traditional music of Haiti (Kompa) as well as rap and electronica. The new EP includes tracks produced by Haitian producer Benkele and Montreal producer Freeworm as well as a remix from Californias Chief Boima (Dutty Artz) who adds a touch of Caribbean zouk to the blend. The first single from the [...]]]> text/html 2010-06-02T17:51:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2590917/the-crooked-clef-house-is-burning/
Artwork arranged by Sara Sheridan, developed by me. I'll never forget seeing Paris Is Burning for the first time this Winter and struggling to contain the thought-flow that emerged. What I grabbed on to most about the film and vogueing culture was how much the concept of Realness (I use caps for reasons) in Harlem's black homosexual community applies to the fluidity of identity and expression in today's digital music culture. Realness is obviously bigger than remix and dance music culture and is timeless, though it's important to remember the timeliness of [...]]]> text/html 2010-04-16T04:46:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2480901/shake-them-dreads/
Banger Alert! I have to admit that it wasn't too long ago that I was a huge fan of Hyphy. And to hear Chief Boima's track "Shake them Dreads" out at a club recently put a huge smile on my face. The track is off of Chief Boima's free, African House inspired EP; African By [...]]]> text/html 2009-12-19T14:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2206146/chief-boima-african-by-the-bay-remix-ep/
Chief Boima - African By The Bay Remix EP [ zip ] 01 Chief Boima Shake Them Dreads 02 The Jacka Glamorous Lifestyle feat. Andre Nickatina (Chief Boima Remix) 03 Sean Garrett Smooches feat. Young Joc (Chief Boima Remix) 04 Birdman Money To Blow feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (Chief Boima Remix) 05 Akon Right Now (Nananana) (Chief Boima Mbalax Decale Remix) 06 YV Own Step feat. T-Pain & Fabo (Chief Boima Remix) 07 Cold Flamez Miss Me, Kiss Me (Chief Boima Remix) [...]]]> text/html 2009-12-16T19:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2199549/african-by-the-bay/
Dutty Artz crew member Chief Boima has released this pretty a-ok remix EP, giving some rapsters the african touch by the way of SF Bay, through coupe decale, kuduro, mbalax and beyond. Akon never got so cool. It's also free so you can cop it here . Or have a little taster, from what I think is probably the best track, Chief Boima's own 'Shake them dreads'. Chief Boima - Shake them dreads]]> text/html 2009-12-10T17:55:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2185513/chief-boima-african-by-the-bay-ep/
Artwork by Lupo Avanti Featured here not long ago and further represented by the The Guardian in the UK, our Bay Area representative Chief Boima has just released something we teased at last time. Under the Dutty Artz banner, Boima has put together a remarkably fresh collection of Rap/Hip-Hop re-workings that utilize African rhythmic and melodic sensibilities. Song include Birdman (Money To Blow feat. Drake and Lil Wayne), Akon (Right Now), The Jacka (Glamorous Lifestyle feat. Andre Nickatina), Fabo & T-Pain (Own Step). If this doesn't quite [...]]]> text/html 2009-11-09T19:10:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2113516/introducing-chief-boima/
Describing the global dance music landscape may be one of the skills I hate to love most. I often hear, Oh youre a DJ, cool, what kind of music do you play? I say, Well, I play a lot of different music, I suppose Im a bit of a multi-genre DJ. Im mostly focused on global dance music, particularly street-wise bass music. Actually, anything heavy in bass from around the world. At the risk of pursuing a PhD in order to describe the sounds I like, some do , I try to stay content being vague, circuitous, and [...]]]> text/html 2009-10-12T16:21:56+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/2048340/ze-bula-remix-contest-the-winners-are/
La nouvelle est tombe, le contest Ze Bula Remixes fut un grand succs. Ce sont des remixers du monde entier, tels que Bonde do Zombinhos (Aguascalientes, Mexico), Chief Boima (Oakland, California), Chancha Va Circuito (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Voltergeist (Ayrshire, Scotland), Sabbo (Tel Aviv, Israel), and Perfect Loosers (Paris, France) qui ont remport le concours de Akwaaba . The remixes will be release soon on digital and vynil, on Akwaaba music / Mad Decent . [...]]]> text/html 2009-07-08T06:08:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/1844222/club-vortex-nguzunguzu-and-total-freedom/
When you're out celebrating your lives this weekend make sure to swing by Glasslands on Friday July 10th to celebrate Kingdom 's life as he celebrates his birthday with a special edition of Club Vortex. But if you don't know Kingdom you may feel more cause to celebrate his music. The New York producer has officially been snatched by A-Trak 's Fool's Gold Records for release of Kingdom's song "Mind Reader," featuring the singer Shyvonne , as well as his tune "You." Flown out for the [...]]]> text/html 2008-11-14T17:46:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/1353964/free-music-archive-preview-sf-bay-area-mp3s-video/
With one month to go before the launch of WFMU's Free Music Archive , we'd like to offer a preview of some of the sounds that we'll be hosting from that progressive hub of foggy creativity known as the San Francisco Bay Area. This post is part of a series of Free Music Archive regional previews that has so far hit Portland OR , Los Angeles CA , Chicago IL , Providence RI , Philadelphia PA , and Columbus OH . Now we head to the Bay Area in honor [...]]]>