If 2012 was widely regarded as the year of Death Grips , then 2013 already looks set to belong to Scandinavia's omnipotent sibling duo The Knife who, having already stoked the flames of intrigue with Full of Fire last month, here return with a second glimmer of their fourthcoming full-length, Shaking The Habitual . Close as I've since kept the former to my heart, it's A Tooth For An Eye which will surely have all attentions firmly locked back in on Karin and Olof Dreijer as they do away with the unabating agitation of its sprawling, lost-marble nine-minute [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Jackmaster, The Knife, Oni Ayhun, Ed Chamberlain Song: Emmanuel Jal - Kuar (Olof Dreijer Remix) [download here ] What's so good? [...]
Dalai Lama One World Concert at Syracuse, NY (10/09/12) Tickets are on sale now for the Dalia Lama One World Concert at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University on Oct 9, 2012 . World Harmony Productions has announced the artist line-up for the One World Concert —a historic celebration of peace, music and common ground—coming to the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University on Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. Expected to be one of the largest gatherings of international artists ever to travel [...]
The World's Marco Werman speaks with Sudanese rapper and former-child soldier, Emmanuel Jal, about his achievements in his homeland since he recorded his first album in 2005.
From child soldier in Africa to a Human Rights Activist, Author, Modern Day Revolutionary & Rapper. Catch the man's musical stories this Friday at The Basement with a special film screening of the film "Warchild", the story of child soldier, Emmanuel Jal. Event Related articles Punch Q&A: From child soldier to hip hop star (thepunch.com.au) [...]
Our good friend at Moments of Zen put together this write up on Emmanuel Jal's Sydney Opera House Showcase. Full Article Here The Sydney Opera House just wrapped up their Dangerous Ideas series, and I attended an event on child soldiers featuring activist/hip hop artist Emmanuel Jal and author/journalist Kate Adie called “War: Keep Out of Reach [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Konono #1 burst out of Africa with their album Congotronics in 2005, and they are bringing their sound already famous in Europe to the Melbourne International Arts Festival . Music once played on elephant tusk-horns is now electrified and amplified with salvaged car parts, inspiring and influencing artists all over the world. Moses Iten a.k.a. Saca La Mois DJ!! (of the Cumbia Cosmonauts ) presents an hour [...]
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Kuar (Henrik Schwarz Remix) Here's my first post on Hambaby's lovely site. I fell in love with 'Kuar' the first time I heard it, the vocals are simply beautiful by Emanuel Jal from Southern Sudan. This guy was a child soldier fighting for five years where he attended a military camp disguised to international aid agencies. After escaping to Kenya Emmanuel started singing to ease the pain of what he had experienced. The bonus is from a producer/DJ from London who has created several chill songs in the experimental genre. [...]
To highlight the upcoming referendum in Sudan and the potential for human rights abuses surrounding it, former child soldier Emmanuel Jal has released "We Want Peace". It's a call for peace and democracy in an extremely volatile part of the world. It's a call that has been heard by a ...
Ten days before a holiday that calls for “Peace on Earth,” Sudanese child soldier turned activist-rapper, Emmanuel Jal , wants you to do something about it. So do George Clooney, Alicia Keys , Kofi Annan, Richard Branson, and Peter Gabriel . Just check out this video for Jal’s new charity single, "We Want Peace" . The song – which features string arrangements from Gabriel – is a feel-good rap anthem that Jal hopes will attract attention to his We Want Peace campaign . The campaign seeks to raise awareness about a January 9th [...]
With election day around the corner I thought this little number was particularly pertinent. The breakdown in the middle of this song is joyfully inspirational, when people are still dying for their human rights in our world , let us ensure that we exercise all of ours. Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier in Sudan this song . This remix was made to raise awareness for the upcoming referendum on Southern Sudanese independence , possible drawing a line under decades of conflict. Hopefully Khartoum lets things go off without tripping the kill switch. Top stuff [...]
Emmanuel Jal : Kuar ( Olof Dreijer Remix) - Stream Restons dans la world music avec l’artiste soudanais Emmanuel Jal . Son titre Kuar participe à la Sudan Votes Music Hopes Campaign lancée par Media in Cooperation & Transition qui soutient l’idée d’un référendum pour une éventuelle indépendance du Sud du Soudan. Sensible à la cause, une poignée d’Européens participent au projet, à leur façon, comme l’Allemand Henrik Schwarz ou le Suédois [...]
The rawest of sterile backing tracks courtesy of The Knife's Olof Dreijer Andersson proves it's not just sister Karin that's been profiting from irrefutably African sound tinges and tones. Barely visible amidst a thick dry ice fog at last month's Bestival , this Dreijer Andersson is apparently as aloof as ever, although his limb-from-limb rework of Sudanese icon Emmanuel Jal's Kuar is perhaps the most progressive take on tribal, rhythmic African influence committed to vinyl since Paul Simon donned camo salopettes and slapped away on a bass brighter than a Kenyan sunrise. [...]
The rawest of sterile backing tracks courtesy of The Knife's Olof Dreijer Andersson proves it's not just sister Karin that's been profiting from irrefutably African sound tinges and tones. Barely visible amidst a thick dry ice fog at last month's Bestival , this Dreijer Andersson is apparently as aloof as ever, although his limb-from-limb rework of Sudanese icon Emmanuel Jal's Kuar is perhaps the most progressive take on tribal, rhythmic African influence committed to vinyl since Paul Simon donned camo salopettes and slapped away on a bass brighter than a Kenyan sunrise. [...]
Imagine an African tribe dancing to an Olof Dreijer (from The Knife ) dj-set; that’s exactly the feeling Olof’s remix of Emmanuel Jal ’s Kuar gives me. Seems like Karin isn’t the only one listening to African music. Purchase this beauty on vinyl here . Emmanuel Jal - Kuar (Olof Dreijer Remix)
Leaves are falling, there's a brisk bite to the air, the sun sets a little sooner, and there are legions of music geeks and bizzers with badges filling up every club from Gramercy to Greenpoint; it must be October. It will be soon, at any rate, and that's when the cognoscenti and the clueless alike will descend upon New York City like music-loving moths drawn irresisitibly to the flame of the annual CMJ Music Marathon . Those of you to whom it matters won't need to be told this, of course, but you will be [...]
Il video che vedete sopra si chiama " The price of silence " ed è stato prodotto in occasione del sessantesimo anniversario delle dichiarazione di diritti umani. La produzione è di Link tv ed il ricavato della vendita dello EP è stato devoluto ad Amnesty International . Scaricatelo, dunque. Ma scaricate l'originale. Perchè iniziative come queste vanno assolutamente appoggiate. Il video è stato girato nella stanza dell'assemblea generale dell'Onu e vede la partecipazione di 16 artisti, scelti fra quelli di paesi dove i diritti umani sono ancora una chimera. La star è Julieta Venegas , messicana [...]
Did you know that there are more slaves today than there were during the days when Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation? In fact there are some 27 million men, women, boys and girls that are being trafficked for labor, sex and profit. And this isn't just in the third world countries where poverty rules the day. In fact 17, 500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the U.S. every year. When I first learned about this I could hardly believe it. This shocking truth was first revealed to me 2 years ago after reading a book by then 14-year old Zach [...]
20 years ago I was one of a 100,000 voices at Wembley Stadium calling for an end to the brutal apartheid system in South Africa. I joined a global TV audience of 1 billion also demanding the release of Nelson Mandela and honouring his 70th Birthday. When I left that night little did I realise how events would unfold in Africa. Maybe we had an impact...who knows. Last night I was both honoured and humbled to be a guest at the [...]
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