I’m so excited about May’s installment of #FUTUREROOTS. On Thursday, SOB’s will welcome A Tribe Called Red + DJ Javier Estrada – a NYC debut for both (also joining the two is Philly-based DJ Dirty South).   A reminder about the series: —– #FUTUREROOTS celebrates a New World of sounds we know, rhythms being taken to … Read More

“Ser raka es la búsqueda como cualquier otra vanguardia, de un acontecer, hacia algo nuevo, hacia la evolución, pero particularmente a través de un estilo.  Básicamente hablamos de un Raka, cuando hablamos de ese estilo atrevido, prendido y fresco. Consiste para nosotros, en la búsqueda de todo Raka, la absorción de todo tipo de cultura … Read More

“The purpose of the tour is to promote this album, travel to these places, and meet these people, speak with them, learn from them, let them know that, ‘Yeah, we’re a band in New York, but we see you, we’re watching, we see what’s happening,’” Leo Mintek said. “On the new record, we went deep … Read More

::WAVES+SMILES:: ¡¡¡lots going on, will keep it brief!!! ::NEWS:: Los Rakas prepare summer’s ‘Raka Party‘; ‘Enamorado De Ti‘ (off ‘Raka Love‘) new video on Univision! Zuzuka Poderosa new video ‘Pyar Baile‘. South American tour with DJ Rekha. Carioca Bass Mixtape on RCRDLBL! Outernational halfway ‘Todos Somos Ilegales: We Are All Illegals‘ – tour diary, make … Read More

Coming off a super productive SXSW (watch video recap), Raka Rich & Raka Dun worked on their single ‘Desorden‘ produced by Diplo and The Flexican at an Austin recording studio in between their showcases. Foto by Ivan Fernandez for LA Weekly Couple weekends back the guys rocked the Paid Dues Fest alongside Wu Tang, Odd … Read More