It was on this site that my public fascination with Plena first materialized, (it’s actually really interesting to track) after a pre-carnaval wedding trip to Panama. Then I met Los Rakas in San Francisco, ended up recording with them in Oakland, and this past Friday I celebrated with them at the release party for the …
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I’m a Raka, You a Raka, They Rakas 2
I ran into Rico and Dun of Los Rakas last week at Wallenberg (where I work) and got a chance to pick up their new mix CD. If you’ve been reading here for awhile you know I’m a fan and I knew from some previews that this project was gonna be great. They start the …
Left My Heart in San Francisco… Bay
Sendin love out to the Bay, missin’ ya’ll! Today I saw some kids in the Stockholm Subway dressed like they should be in the New Boyz video. So, I decided to share this Turf Feinz video (my friend Yoram’s crew) with my hosts Anna and Sebastian to give them a taste of Bay Area culture. …
You’re a Jerk!
We started a music production club at the high school I work at in San Francisco, and the youth are doing some pretty impressive work. Hopefully when we polish some of it up, I’ll be able to share it. The other day when I was just passing by our “studio” I heard this banging beat …
Corridos Jai-Fi en la Bahia
Shout out San Leandro High School, where I DJ’d today at lunch for a dance contest for their Latino’s Unidos club. It was fun to see all the youngsters gettin’ down to the Cumbia, and Durangense, Merengue, and asking me to play more BANDA! and do you have more BANDA?!?! and unfortunately for me I …
Sleepy Fuckin D
I’m on my hip hop shit.This song has been gettin’ some local radio play here in the Bay: D Lo & Sleepy D-Sleepy Fuckin D Of course all the kids got the song on their eye-pods!Nothing says rebellion like the F Bomb. Sleepy D & D-Lo & Royce (On the Beat) I’m lovin’ that Royce …
Weather Got Me Workin’
It’s cold and rainy in California, at least where I am. California homes don’t have really good heat compared to places that are significantly colder. The weather got me sick, stayin’ inside, but, is also forcing me to work. London comes to mind (is that a bad association?) and perhaps inspired by the previous post, …
Panama Baynia
(image by Tragik) Los Rakas. A group after my own musical heart. I happened upon a performance by these Panamanian Dancehall/Hyphsters at San Francisco’s Carnaval this past weekend. Great live energy and they mix the raw elements and influences of two places that are a big influence of mine right now. While a lot of …
I’d like to… Introduce myself
Ghetto… Bass… Quake… I just got done djing in San Francisco’s Bay View district for an Earth Day event. It, along with the adjacent Hunter’s Point, is a neighborhood that could be characterized by the word Ghetto. A neighborhood with a high rate of crime, a high portion of the residents are poor, the majority …
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love me some Bongo! I didn't know you used to play in a project with him, got any recordings?
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