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.
Hip Hop is one of the most exciting genres of music and has had global influence on all areas of popular culture.
The White House has announced that it will honor the legacy of Motown with ” The Motown Sound: In Concert at the White House ”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.