SHLOHMO

“This is some ill new new. Brought to your speakers from LA via SF. Shlohmo, a 19 year old beat heat bringer. I first saw his name up on the XLR8R blog a few months back, this week they posted a pretty rad PODCAST that he made. Its got some unreleased exclusive of his own, as well as some tracks from his compatriots in the WEDIDIT collective, which he helps run. These young west coastians are inspiring with their drive and their sounds. And they are helping to push what now seems to be a legendary LA beat scene. Its good to see and hear these young voices!

Grab Shlohmo’s Free EP from Error Broadcast. Its a crunchy mess of hazy dust storm atmospherics, white noise snares , and pumped up thumpy compressed as hell kick drums. Im feeling it! This is some West Coast music. Head music for the heads.

Big knods to Shlomho.”

– gulls

DIAMOND FINGERS

Yo. This is a tribute post to one of my favorite guitarist of all time. Sekou Bembeya Diabate, AKA “Diamond Fingers”.

Born in Guinea in 1944. Key member of seminal Guinean Government bands, Bembeya Jazz, and Syli Orchchestre National.

He was an early pioneer in blending the traditional Griot music of the Mande’ people of west Africa with mainstream and modern dance forms. Specifically creating and incredibly unique and shimmering voice on the guitar.

This isn’t a book report, and im not going to pretend to be an expert on this man or his life.. I just love the music he has made. He has been and incredible influence on my musical mind, his sense of melodic driven rhythm is so deep and unique. .. Here’s a visual and sonic tribute to a real voice in the worlds sonic history. A bad bad man, gracias Mr Bembeya.

Sekou Bembeya Diabate with singer Benny Soumah

One of my Favorite Bembeya Jazz recordings.. Spooky, spacious, and ultra groovy.

CLICKY CLICK here for DWNLD 🙂

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A beautifull solo record..

clicky click here for DWNLD

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