Upcoming Events Okayplayer News Pitchfork NewsWell, Marcus checking in here with the details on this weeks episode of Sound Travels, “Baileduro.” Now I think I just invented this word, sort of born from the music I had a yen to spin for you today, both Baile Funk and Kuduro. Styles of music the common theme being in their tone [...]
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While other artists who release albums don’t do anything else till their next release, Santogold and collaborator DJ and producer Diplo are the opposite. They just dropped a jaw-dropping mix cd called Top Ranking Santogold: A Diplo Dub on Diplo’s label Mad Decent. You can grab two of the tracks at Mad Decent and a [...]
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One of my favorite DJs Diplo recently put together this nice little blend together for the Roots Picnic that went down couple of weeks ago. He took the classic A Tribe Called Quest tune “Electric Relaxation” and Ronnie Foster’s “Mystic Brew” and then threw in a little B-More flavor. It is the perfect tune to [...]
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If you see one festival this year(besides Summerfest), you need to go to the Roots Picnic. This festival is organized by the legendary Roots Crew and will be held in the city of Brotherly Love. The lineup is crazy. It features nothing but Rhythm Lab Radio favorites such as The Roots, Gnarls Barkley, Santogold, J*Davey, [...]
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