House of Blues just unveiled their annual late night Jazz Fest schedule and once again it is slam-packed with familiar festival favorites, a few newcomers, and a couple of spectacular second weekend Superjams up in the friendlier, darker and tinier confines of the Parish Room. Last year's George Porter Jr./Marco Benevento/Brian Stoltz/Adam Deitch 2 a.m. [...]
Alarm bells went off when I learnt that Brian Eno was co-producer of Seun Kuti’s second album. The last thing the son of the legendary Fela Kuti needed was his personal brand of Afrobeat to be given a distancing sheen, or diluted by some space-age Enoesque sound effects. But it’s easy to forget that Eno isn’t only Mr Ambient – he also produced the groundbreaking Afrobeat-influenced work of

Seun Kuti: Live From Festival Chorus des Hauts de Seine from KF Records on Vimeo . With From Africa with Fury: Rise , Seun Kuti creates an album that makes a direct connection and almost extension of his father Fela Kuti 's work. While his previous albums did a notable job carrying on the Afrobeat torch, with this one he has really hit the nail on the head. In so many ways, Rise looks, sounds, and [...]

Over the past few years, there's been a much revived interest in the music and work of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, due in large part to the success of FELA! (the broadway musical whom has garnered rave reviews and Tony nods). This Fela onslaught is much welcomed and needed, as his influence on Western pop, soul, and funk is often overlooked and under-appreciated by the many. The man, whom many described as Africa's own James Brown/Miles Davis hybrid, was a spirited band leader, political activist, national hero, and impassioned lover, as evident by the 27 women he married during his time. [...]
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 return with Seun's sophomore album, From Africa with Fury: Rise. Produced by Brian Eno, John Reynolds, and Kuti, with additional production by Godwin Logie, and mixed by John Reynolds and Tim Oliver, the mighty new From Africa With Fury: Rise captures Seun and Egypt 80's extraordinary power, fraught with the scorching rhythms and kinetic funk energy that has earned

Summer is officially here, so the new release spigot will start to lose some of it's pressure as it battles for all the outdoor activities. To kick off 2011's summer, there's new releases from Bon Iver, Ty Segall, Centro-Matic, Viva Voce, Cassettes Won't Listen, Bodies of Water, Through the Sparks, Helms Alee, Gomez and The Chain Gang of 1974. Don't forget to apply your sunscreen. Playlist: New Releases 06.21.11 Bon Iver - Bon Iver [...]

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Seun was born in 1983 and first began performing his father's songs with Egypt 80 at the age of nine. After Fela's death in 1997, Seun stepped up to lead the band as vocalist and saxophonist. Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 802s album, From Africa with Fury: Rise was produced by Brian Eno, John Reynolds, and Kuti. "Rise" mp3 http://www.myspace.com/seunkut i

Seun Anikulapo Kuti , the youngest son of Fela has come into his own, resurrection his fathers band Egypt 80 and having Brian Eno on deck for production, creating an early Album Of The Year contender with From Africa With Fury: Rise . Seun Anikulapo Kuti - "Rise" -mp3 Seun Anikulapo Kuti - "Rise" -video
er unterzeichnete kürzlich bei crossbill records und wird dort am 16. august mit "scattered smothered covered" ein neues album vorlegen, hier ein appetithappen von teddy briggs aus sacramento, ein johnny cash cover: appetite - fiery ring sie basteln dream pop, sind zu viert und aus vancouver, bei hardly art haben sie ihren vertrag unterschrieben und wollen im herbst das debut album an den start bringen, wir wünschen viel glück, nämlich den: shimmering [...]

This Tuesday , June 21 , Seun Kuti & the Egypt 80 will be releasing their new record, From Mighty Africa With Fury: Rise . The record was produced by Brian Eno , John Reynolds and Kuti with additional production by Godwin Logie . It was mixed by John Reynolds and Tim Oliver . Put this on your list of albums to check out this summer. [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Burning Codes : "We Are Like Gold" [mp3] from Rivers of Hope search for more Burning Codes posts at Largehearted Boy Common Prayer : "Love Is [...]

Kun tämän vuoden Flow Festivalin esiintyjiä alettiin julkistaa ei voinut kun hämmästellä: miten ihmeessä yhdelle viikonlopulle saadaan mahtumaan niin helvetin paljon hyvää musiikkia ? Viimeinkin asiat olivat niin kuin pitääkin. Ei enää hikisiä junamatkoja perähikiälle eikä kylmiä telttaöitä leirintäalueella. Helsingissä järjestetään koko kesän parhaat festivaalit. Tapahtumapaikkana toimi tuttuun tapaan ihanan sokkeloinen Suvilahti . Viime vuoteen verrattuna edistystä oli tapahtunut huomattavasti. Järjestelyt toimivat kaikin puolin kiitettävästi eikä alueella enää ahdistanut liian pieneen tilaan sullotun ihmispaljouden vuoksi. Yksi nerokkain uudistus oli maahan levitellyt matot, jotka paikkasivat kaasulaitoksen suurinta puutetta, nurmikkoa. Flow:n musiikkitarjonta [...]

You may have heard we had a little earthquake in L.A. today... it was pretty wild, probably the biggest I've felt since I've lived here. But you know what they say... it's all fun and games 'til you're buried in a pile of rubble... Just when you think it's safe to fuck with the people of Nigeria, there's another Kuti in town and he's predictably pissed. Yep, Fela's youngest son Seun Kuti has hit the scene, releasing his debut album with Dad's old band, Egypt '80 (which worked [...]

Consider this out-of-focus shot as part of an ongoing tribute to bad ontheinternet live concert snaps. ...or an acknowledgement of missed opportunities. A mental coin flip put this show over Ronnie Spector, and just this weekend I'd already let slip the start of the AfroPunk festival and free time with Sonic Youth and The Feelies and Rachid Taha and Dengue Fever. I know! But if I wound up at only one gig, I'm glad it was this one. I could make a better pictorial argument if I hadn't brought uncharged back-up batteries, if I [...]

Africa Unite! Check out some groups from the continent that are gaining some notoriety here in the states by fusing traditional African elements with Western rock, hip-hop and electronic styles. BLK JKS (South Africa) wowed crowds at SXSW with the variety of their sounds, moving back and forth between punk, pop and African chant-style music. Esau Mwamwaya (Malawi), described to me as "the African Phil Collins" brings a smoother vocal sound (check him out flowing over M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" below on "Tengazako"). And Seun Kuti (Nigeria) , the son of the late great [...]