Photo Recap: Art as Witness

February 9, 2010By Nati

Check out the photos on LARemezcla of the ‘Quilombo: Arte en Resistencia’ event which took place this past Saturday @ Sunset Junction’s ‘Mi Alma Gallery’.  Shout out to everyone involved with the event: DJ Ethos, Ops, Boca, Cambio, etc! While co-producing the show, I came across some people asking, “well what exactly are you ‘resisting’ … Read More

it’s me, i’m alive

February 8, 2010By Nati

“After I was 70, I realized that, okay, I would like to have another 50 years, and I probably could. But part of me is saying, maybe I’m not going to have that much time. It was a very strange feeling, so some of the songs are very eternal and some of the songs are … Read More

Local as global

February 6, 2010By Nati

Show amor, for Eagle Rock’s very own cultural space + bookstore, IMIX Bookstore – they need help.  Find the store on Facebook and check out the store’s FUNDRAISER on 2/19/10.

Boom bap boom boom boom bap – This Saturday!

February 4, 2010By Nati

This Saturday, Mexico City’s Bocafloja returns to Los Angeles (Mi Alma Gallery in Silverlake) w/ some local LA talent, Cambio + (the KRS-ONE approved) DJ Ethos.  Also super talented artists Timoi and Jeyd will be painting live.  There will also be vendors selling all sorts of hand-made treats.  All the event info is here. LARemezcla … Read More

lately: i conrazón nneka

February 4, 2010By Nati

she’s nneka and she’s her own, but i can’t help but think manu chao + africa + erykah + lauryn + bob + fela + 2010 + hiphop when i listen to her music.  power.   she’s pure heart. get the mixtape she did w/ j.period for free.  listen to her on kpfa.  watch her on … Read More

For the birds – ‘Youuuuuu bettah watch yo’ self’

February 4, 2010By Nati

The Nuyorican Resovoir Dogs.  The tight shot on the PR honey in the Yankees jersey.  The role call in all-white.  Tony Toca.  Angie!  Dave Meyers directed?  The money!  The flute.  I love this song and I find it funny to watch the video now – it feels oh so 1997. “”Off The Books” is brilliant, … Read More

Does it mean that much to you?

February 1, 2010By Nati

I think it’s important that NYT’s Nick Kristof is shedding light on Congo’s forgotten war and the atrocities that continue to plague the country.  Check out this Op-Ed piece from over the weekend, ‘Orphaned, Raped and Ignored’.  When will this become a ‘sexy’ enough issue for the world to address? 5.4 million people…disappeared from this … Read More

Blitz the Ambassador ‘Remembering The Future’ + West Coast Dates!

January 25, 2010By Nati

This is the future.  Transplanted from Accra City to Brooklyn at the age of 12, Blitz the Ambassador makes a particular brand of hip-hop, recorded and performed with a live band, and influenced by the High Life sounds he grew up around in Ghana. From Okayplayer. Here’s a video of Blitz The Ambassador performing his … Read More