The longtime homie and extremely important voice in #DIASPORADICAL pan-global hip-hop, Blocafloja, just sent me his super fresh new video featuring Cali emcee Cambio, for the song “Mecanica.” The song is off of EP “Lado B de Patologías del Invisible Incómodo (EP)” – love it when we connect the dots! From the emcee, novelist, poet, … Read More
Big thanks to my homie Giadelphia for putting me onto this documentary, Surviving Progress. Here’s the IMDB description: “Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, A Short History Of Progress inspired SURVIVING PROGRESS, shows how past civilizations … Read More
“Nappy hair, proud brown people singing in the dark!” – Chicano Batman Yeap, that’s me everyday. Super thrilled that one of my favorite bands – Chicano Batman – will be coming to the East Coast next week for a few shows. Even better, that #FUTUREROOTS has the opportunity to promote their July 9th show at … Read More
Los Rakas Make Their Live European Debut THIS SATURDAY For A Double Header in Amsterdam for Converse Cons Launch & Belgium For Afro-Latino Festival With Daddy Yankee, Busy Signal, Farruko & More! MTV3 Will Premiere “Chica de Mi Corazón” – Follow-Up To Video “Sueño Americano” On Friday, June 27th @ 10 AM! Click To Watch … Read More
Vote for Los Rakas to play #UforiaFest on August 16th in LA! Click below on the flyer. Full tour dates are HERE.
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Click on the logo to watch La Mecanica Popular‘s brand new video, “Guajiro“! In anticipation of the band’s show at Central Park Summerstage this Saturday, Fania Records just released their “Summerstage 2014 Fania 50th Anniversary – Volume 1” featuring the song, “La Paz Del Freak.” The song is alongside classic Fania tracks and some remixes. … Read More
Tonight, Nitty Scott, MC‘ – “a new school fly girl who isn’t afraid to get down with the cypher” – is playing Webster Hall as part of her “Art Of Chill” tour to celebrate her new album of the same name. I’m so proud to see Nitty spread her message of strength and asserting herself … Read More
La Mecanica Popular release their 2nd official music video off of their self-titled debut LP on Names You Can Trust for the song, Guajiro, which is one of my favorite tracks on the album! Created by Peruvian artist Muriel Holguín and her Lima-based collective, Youth Experimental Studio, the video is a bizarre & beautiful trip … Read More
Photo by @townparkoak of El Negrito Dun Dun aka Raka Dun: 1/2 of Oakland-via-Panama’s Los Rakas. Check out this piece by Raka Family and collaborator, Chief Boima via Dutty Artz: “RAKA DUN’S AMERICAN DREAM“ “Directors The Perez Brothers really did their thing on this one, taking Dun’s verses from a narrative about the broken promises of the American Dream, … Read More