Robert Glasper Experiment is set to appear on CBS Late Show With David Letterman on February 29, 2012 with special guests Lupe Fiasco and Bilal . The band will perform "Always Shine" off of Glasper's forthcoming album Black Radio , which will be released February 28 by EMI's Blue Note Records. WNYC Soundcheck has also announced a special live performance and interview broadcast in The Greene Space with Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Bilal on February 27. Robert Glasper has announced additional [...]
Today is the day known as Dilla Day. The day to celebrate James DeWitt Yancey, known as John Doe, MC Silk, Jay Dee, or most commonly J Dilla, and all he has done for music. Below me and another iLS writer, Nikko, have put together some of, but not all, our favorite tracks with Dilla. If you feel there are any crucial tracks missing hit us up in the comments below and we'll add them. Anyway, iLS wishes you a happy Dilla Day, we just want you all to relax and chill out to some tunes celebrating the day of [...]
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The fine folk at Bamalovesoul.com have been most kind in sending over their latest mixtape, The Next Movement , which sees lead Bamalover DJ Radhu string together a bevvy of cuts from jazzman supreme Robert Glasper. Glasper is a bit of a big deal in the jazz world, with his silky keyboard skills crossing the bridge between traditional jazz noodlings and more modern-day, hip hop influenced joints. With Glasper's fifth album, Black Radio , set to drop at the end of the month, Radhu decided to give him a helping [...]
Dutch producers/djs Full Crate and FS Green are back with their monthly mix series " Mixing Monthly " . A very classy and smooth mix, with the likes of Robert Glasper, Slakah The BeatChild, Teedra Moses, amongst many other A List soul and jazz musicians. DOWNLOAD THE JANUARY MIX HERE Previous Posts On Full Crate & Mar via The Find Mag •J• [...]
Sivey and I decided to take advantage of the remix competition for jazz musician Robert Glasper's new track "Move Love" from his forthcoming album. The rhodes, piano and vocals are taken from the original. Hope y'all enjoy it. - Evil Needle More On The Robert Glasper Competition After The Jump... Robert Glasper has teamed up with Indaba Music , the pioneering online music creation site, to launch a remix contest [...]
"Cause I've learned, in this life, you've gotta be with someone you like..." Guys, grab your ol' lady. Ladies, grab your man. And the both of you two step the [...]
"Cause I've learned, in this life, you've gotta be with someone you like..." Guys, grab your ol' lady. Ladies, grab your man. And the both of you two step the [...]
We wrapped up 2011 with a list of our favorite releases from the year, and now it's time to turn our focus to 2012 and give you a list of albums that we are looking
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Learn about the inspiration and artist collaborations behind Robert Glasper's upcoming album 'Black Radio'. This is a must watch...so inspiring. Rober Glasper, is without a doubt, my favorite contemporary Jazz musicitian, and based on his previous work, he only keeps getting better. 2012 has just started, and this right here, has become instantly my number 1 most wanted album. " Black Radio " is released February 28th....but you can do as I've done, and pre-Order you copy here: http://goo.gl/zvluO [...]
Erykah Badu and Robert Glasper take on the Mongo Santamaría classic "Afro Blue" in this cover. This modern arrangement is absolutely gorgeous. The beat is real punchy, keyboard is really warm and calming, and the flutes are a really classy touch. Of course the classiest thing on the track is Badu's voice, but that goes without saying. The total package lives up to the original and the Coltrane cover that helped make it famous. This track is set to drop on Glasper's forthcoming album, Black Radio , which is set to drop in [...]
Frolab and Bluenote records "frolaborated" on this project and caught some footage on the creation of Robert Glasper's newest LP "Black Radio". "Black Radio" will feature artists such as Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, and many more. Check out the video above to catch commentary from Robert Glasper as well as some footage of the creation of this dope project...
The madness from the Robert Glasper Experiment this week continues with a video for another track off the album titled Ah Yeah. This one features Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michele and has a bit more
Two tracks in two days from Robert Glasper is making this a pretty good start to 2012. This one features KING and I think I might actually like it more than Afro Blue which we
Erykah Badu hooks up with jazz pianist Robert Gasper to cover of Mongo Santamaria's favorite made famous by John Coltrane. From Glasper's new record Black Radio . Erykah Badu- "Afro-Blue" -mp3
Originally composed by Mongo Santamaria and made famous by John Coltrane, Afro Blue is a bonafide jazz standard. Robert Glasper and Erykah Badu place their spin on this classic on Glasper's upcoming album, Black Radio. "Erykah loves flutes, so I arranged this song with flutes in it. This song was recorded during the time she was on the Rock The Bells tour. Luckily she was able to come in and do the song." - Glasper Robert Glasper Experiement: "Afro Blue" Feat. Erykah [...]
It is hard to conceal my emotions right now, as two of my favorite musicians of all time come together to recreate what Mongo Santamaría composed and John Coltrane made famous, "Afro Blue". Arranged by Robert Glasper , the added flute section and Badu's lush vocals are a match made in heaven. This song will appear on Robert Glasper's upcoming Robert Glasper Experiment album, Black Radio , which will feature a fusion of jazz, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. [ via ] Hit the skip to stream the song. [...]
As Robert Glasper tells it, "Erykah [Badu] loves flutes, so I arranged this song with flutes in it." As such, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media /robert-glasper-experiment/afr o-blue-f-erykah-badu/60180/
Bamalovesoul.com just posted this new track from the Robert Glasper Experiment and I had to share it with you. Afro Blue is a transformation of Mongo Santamaria's 1959 song of the same name and Robert
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CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW FLYER I already knew this event is definitely special, but now seeing that Okayplayer gave their co-sign , there's definitely more than enough reasons for you to NOT miss this special show! This Jill Newman installment is dedicated to the late Gil Scott-Heron & the legendary jazz singer, Jimmy Scott ! There will be special guests at this event who will be performing, and Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def ) will be doing a tribute to the legendary and prolific poet! There's waaay [...]
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