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Chaos Royale

domnux — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:44:24 +0000

Chaos Royale sounds like “a truck carrying a dancehall soundsystem crashing into a death metal gig, in a nitroglycerine factory”. Luke Chaos, UK born and Tokyo based music producer, remixer and vocalist, combine Hardcore Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Death metal, Avant-Garde classical, Reggae, Noise and all kinds of heavy sounds into a new style of music.

Anna SuperNova:

Haters (Floor Destroyer mix):

Alice Underwater:

Intra:

Links: MySpace, LastFM, Twitter, Official page.

Kassav’ – Zouk la sé sèl médikaman nou ni

gorette — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:32:57 +0000

We give you the parents of Zouk, a unique style where Caribbean musical influences intermingle with funk and rock to produce an unusual, rhythmic cocktail.
Kassav’ is a Francophone zouk band which was formed in 1979. The band members decided to take carnival music and make it a more modern and polished style. They gave the style a pan-Caribbean sound by taking elements from kompa, salsa, and calypso, and became world famous. Their first album, Love and Ka Dance (1980), established the sound of zouk. Kassav’ continued to grow more popular, both as a group and with several members’ solo careers, finally peaking in 1985 with Yélélé, which featured the international hit “Zouk la sé sèl médikaman nou ni” (meaning “Zouk is our only medicin” in French Antillean Creole) With this hit, zouk rapidly became a widespread dance craze in Latin America and the Caribbean, and was popular in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The total number of albums by the band and its members is approximately 30.
And they are wonderful in life concerts, saw the in Brussels this year and didn’t believe that it’s possible to get the crowd so carried away!

MySpace

Zouk la sé sèl médikaman nou ni

Admiral T ft Kassav “Fos A Peyi La”

Peter Tosh – Bob Marley’s evil clone

minha galera — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:17:44 +0000

He was part of the Wailers, together with Bob Marley, but had a really bad temper, which led to his departure for a solo career. He fought many causes, especially in pro-black questions. Whilst his former band mate Bob Marley became world renowned for his uplifting but universally relevant spiritualism, Tosh was always more interested in catering to the more militant pan-Africanists of the world.

The year after his departure from the Wailers he released Legalize It, a record heavily promoting Rastafarian issues, most notably the use of marijuana to which the title refers. To this day the song “Legalize It” is regarded as an anthem for many promoters of marijuana legalization.

Johnny be good

Byron Lee – Frankenstein

minha galera — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:55:20 +0000

Listen here

BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES -- THE HUSTLE

Do the hustle…diggity, diggity…

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Rock The Nation (Tuhoe Remix)

domnux — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:32:00 +0000

Michael Franti & Spearhead is the last project of Michael Franti, from Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.

In 1994, Franti formed a new band called Spearhead with a few studio musicians, including mainstay Carl Young, and announced the dissolution of Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Their first release, Home, in September of 1994, was a departure from the politically charged rap of the Disposable Heroes and drew more from funk and soul music.

Another political song:

Time To Go Home

Links:
- Official page
- LastFM page
- MySpace page