Lofombo's masterplan

Bob W. White on Empire Bakuba's bass player / arranger Godessy Lofombo back in 1996:

Bob W. White, Rumba Rules. The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire, Duke University Press, Durham, 2008, p. 134.

Girlseeker Danish Interview

For our Danish speaking followers, here is a fresh interview of Copenhagen sensation Girlseeker right after their performance at the Roskilde Festival two days ago. This interview was conducted for the Lappland blog. If you haven't got your copy of Girlseeker LP yet (coreleased by like 10 labels), please consider waiting for the Music City version of it - which will come with a special insert. To be released in August together with 5 new tapes. Music City... always the last!

Youthman Promotion VS Black Star 1986

VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO. VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO. WINDSURF BABYLON PRAY. PUT ON YOUR BEST DRESS. PUSH THE IRON GATE. BIG BRICKS. BLUE LEATHER JACKET. LOVE YOUR PASTEL COLOR SKIRT. SHAKE THE DIGIBOX. LIKE A SIREN COMING OUT OF THE SEA. GREEN FOREST LUXURIANT TREES MORPHING INTO SWEET PURPLE VIDEO SURFACE. 'TCH OUT. DANCING ON THE WAVE. THE SHAPE OF THOSE HOLES IN THE WALL BEHIND YOU BABY. THE GEOMETRY OF THOSE FIGURES. LOST IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE WHITE PAINTED FENCE. EYE.GRADIENT BLUE. PEOPLE DANCING TOGETHER. TRAXI TO PARTY. JUST CRUISING MUSIC CITY. LIKE ON THIS PICTURE, HANGING ON THE WALL. ROUND GLASSES. METAL ECHO. MIXING DESK. RED AND BLUE DIAGONALS. T-SHIRT SAYS: CITY LIMITS. YELLOW, LIGHT GREEN. ROLL THE DICE. HIT THE BEAT. BÉBÉ ÉLÉGANCE. SOUNDS WARPED. PLAY IT TO NORMAL MAXIMUM SATURATED VOLUME. SOMEBODY RIP IT DOWNLOAD THIS BEFORE IT'S GONE!

RED HILLS ROAD, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 1986. YOUTHMAN PROMOTION SOUND (Selector: Major Stich. Mixer: Tulusie Pleasure Minott. Artists: Daddy Freddy, Tony Rebel, Daddy Shark, Dona P, Puddy Roots, Blacka T, Patrick Irie, Little Rohan, Colorman, Daddy Ants, Jim Brown, Neville Valentine) VS BLACK SCORPIO (Selector: Tony Roots. Artists: Bruck Back,Tiger Ranking, Earl Cunnugham, Mikey Melody, Junior Briggy, Hopeton Lindo).

Joda, Malandreo y Lacreo (y tres) - Hip hop and hokum hop from Venezuela

Third and last episode of our friend Ernesto González's (aka Bear bones, Lay low) selection of Venezuelan hip hop videos

My fellow venezuelan immigrant and doppelganger brother, Eduardo, showed me these dudes not long ago.Real good and raw MC's coming from the llanos (rural plains around the center of the country)rapping about how life is much better in the countryside and how they're better than most MC's in the city. Pretty refreshing.

These dudes, or at least one of them, is from my hometown, San Antonio de los Altos, which hasa pretty cool hip hop and graffiti scene going on. Their mixtape "Desde Lejos" is full of greatbeats, using all sorts of samples from old records. It's cool hip hop on the more conscious andsuburban side that doesn't use a fucking piano sound on every track and whose lyrics aren't always about how dark their thoughts are and how shitty they feel, a theme that's present in 99% of this type of hip hop. Also worth checking out their other projects, like The Duoand Guccisolo.

The second half of GCK, El Prieto (used to be called Colombia) now wants to make a more modern soundinghip hop and when he isn't talking about the harsh realities of the ghetto and all that shit, he rapsabout, yessir, partying and women. This song is about the hot women living in our country (see photo).

Two dudes spreading good vibes in the metro, freestyling about the passengers, their looks and shit.I wonder if they're still doing this.