Sugarcane Wishes Denyce Graves a Happy Birthday
Sugarcane wants to send a special birthday wish to Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves! May you continue to shine your light on the world!
It’s Karnaval Time!!!
All over the world, especially in the Caribbean, people are celebrating the start of lent by dancing and singing with the best bands and wearing the most outrageous costumes.
Sankofa Moment: Rocking J Dilla
Hip Hop is one of the most exciting genres of music and has had global influence on all areas of popular culture.
U.S. White House Celebrates Motown for Black History Month
The White House has announced that it will honor the legacy of Motown with ” The Motown Sound: In Concert at the White House ”
Musica: The Fela Kuti- Swizz Beatz Mashup
I came across this mash up of Fela Kuti’s music with hip hop curated by DJ Runna and Swizz Beats. Music is big here at Sugarcane and I was introduced to Fela in college (he is one of my all time favorite musicians) It’s an interesting mixtape and will provide some listeners who don’t know Fela at all a chance to hear his work.
Sugarcane Congratulates Esperanza Spalding
Congratulations goes to Esperanza Spalding for her 2011 grammy win for Best New Artist. Some of you may remeber her from the BET Awards tribute to Prince.
Musica: Contemporary Jazz by YolanDa Brown
We’re huge jazz fans here at Sugarcane. Even my 5 and 1 year olds love jazz. So you can imagine how happy I am to support contemporary Jazz Saxaphonist and composer YolanDa Brown for the U.K.
Festival! Highlights from the 3rd Annual World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures
So while many folks in the Motherland soaked up wonderful performances by some the greatest artist from Africa and her Diaspora, a few of us did not get the opportunity to go.
Musica: South Africa’s AKA
If you’re looking for new music for your IPod, check out S. A.’s own AKA. He is one third of the super producers IV League and AKA has been seen everywhere from hosting MTV Base Nights as well as sitting on the top of the charts on S.