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April 16, 2012
Coachella 2012: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Other Top Moments From Sunday, April 15
See the video of Tupac Amaru Shakur's resurrection-slash-performance at Coachella; a six-point recap from Friday, April 13; and the top moments from Saturday, April 14 -- plus "Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs." Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2012 at North Beach Bandshell April 13 and 14
See the video of Tupac Amaru Shakur's resurrection-slash-performance at Coachella; a six-point recap from Friday, April 13; and the top moments from Saturday, April 14 -- plus "Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs." Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2012: A Two-Day Guide to Rhythm Foundation's Music Fest
In 2012, the world is such a postmodern, postcolonial jungle that in order to make sense of anything you've got to be thinking globally. Global economies, global trends, global crises. And global music. The collapse of cultural segregation -- thank the Internet -- has created some curious crossb ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
Jump N' Funk With Afrobeat Ambassador Rich Medina at the Electric Pickle on Saturday
When legendary Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti toured the US in the '70s, he was blown away by the funk, soul, disco and other African-American music forms he heard here. So he took them with him back to Nigeria, threw them in the blender with some African dance highlife and traditional Yoruba music, ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Seun Kuti and Egypt '80 at the Manuel Artime Theater, July 29
Seun Kuti and Egypt '80 Presented by Rhythm Foundation Friday, July 29, 2011 Manuel Artime Theater, Miami On Friday night, Seun Kuti and Egypt '80 opened up a portal into a high, spiritual, Afro-dimension where time slowed to a near standstill as booties shook with ever-increasing rapidity. Thou ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Seun Kuti Talks From Africa With Fury: Rise and His Father Fela's Legacy
As far as Seun Kuti is concerned, art should inspire society. And it should be political. "The fact that music is no longer as political as it used to be, say in '60s and '70s, is one of the problems we have with youth education and development today," Kuti says. "Because most youths don't eve ... More >>
Music
July 28, 2011
Seun Kuti and Egypt '80 at Manuel Artime Theater July 29
As far as Seun Kuti is concerned, art should inspire society. And it should be political. "The fact that music is no longer as political as it used to be, say in '60s and '70s, is one of the problems we have with youth education and development today," Kuti says. "Because most youths don't eve ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Seun Kuti Calls the Afrobeat Army to the Manuel Artime Theater July 29
We're diggin' the jumpsuit.Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father's footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop 'N' Shop for a fresh ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Antibalas at North Beach Bandshell April 30
We're diggin' the jumpsuit.Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father's footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop 'N' Shop for a fresh ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Antibalas and Cleaveland Jones at the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011
Afrobeat big band Antibalas.Think you're down with Afrobeat? Well, if you're not familiar with Antibalas, then you haven't sampled the real deal. But the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival is going to change all that next weekend. Based out of Brooklyn, the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra has straigh ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Jacuzzi Boys vs. Frank Zappa and Three Other Fantasy Covers for 2011
Fantasy covers sonic cage match requests!How awesome would it be if the Jacuzzi Boys met Frank Zappa in a sonic cage match and they all emerged after three minutes, hugging each other, laughing at little private jokes, and humming beautiful music? Well, even if it's impossible, that's a battle (o ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
Latin Multi-Instrumentalist Chico Mann Plays Electric Pickle on Friday
With our usual focus on the house and techno end of things going on at the Electric Pickle, it's easy to overlook the fact that the Wynwood hotspot has also become one of Miami's premiere live music venues, showcasing a regular variety of local and international bands. Past bookings, including th ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Record Store Day 2010 at Radio-Active Records and Sweat Records, or Why I Probably Have More Grey Hair Today
The front and back of Fela Kuti's 10-inch EP, which was a Record Store Day exclusiveSaturday was the absolutely perfect day to run around, buy records, drink a moderate amount of Strongbow cider, and consume a cornucopia of live music. Except: impressive Record Store Day events were planned for b ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Sweat Records Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary With Sweatstock This Saturday
The front and back of Fela Kuti's 10-inch EP, which was a Record Store Day exclusiveSaturday was the absolutely perfect day to run around, buy records, drink a moderate amount of Strongbow cider, and consume a cornucopia of live music. Except: impressive Record Store Day events were planned for b ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Moving Units: Radio-Active Records' Top 5 Releases for April 6-12
Madlib squeezes a mere 43 tracks onto the 3 LP versionIn our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale's Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.As foretold, hip-hop producer Madlib notched some serious ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
12th Annual Afro Roots World Music Festival Kicks Off Tonight at Transit Lounge
From many angles (musical, cultural, etc.) one can argue that we all have African roots. But that's not an argument that I feel qualified to follow up on, especially since I'm a huge Fela Kuti fan and while not having an ounce of his genius in me (that's why I write about music, duh), I feel a cer ... More >>
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March 31, 2010
Tonight! Gilberto Gil at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Gilberto Gil is one of the rare foxes managing to carve an almost five-decade career while remaining in the shadows of larger names that have come and gone. While successfully spreading the beauty of Brazilian music across the continents, he's done the same for Brazilian listeners by infusing the st ... More >>
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March 10, 2010
Record Store Day: Radio-Active Records Adds Even More Stuff
Radio-Active Records' expanded list of Record Store Day exclusives is as long as Joanna Newsom's new triple album! It's April 17, folks. (Ohmygosh, John Fahey's brilliant folk classic Yellow Princess LP!) See also: Radio-Active Records' Record Store Day Specials Include Fela Kuti, Drive By Trucke ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Top Ten Thursdays: Top 10 Musicians Who Have Served Time in Prison
Many famous musicians have spent a day or three in jail for driving drunk, holding drugs, or something really stupid. But only the select few have spent a serious stretch of time in prison, which brings us to David Allan Coe. The original country outlaw performs Friday at the Culture Room in Fort La ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
Recap: Roc Raida Fundraiser at Electric Pickle, September 30
photo by Bernard HackerDJ Roc Raida Tribute and Benefit Show at Champion SoundElectric Pickle, Miami Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Better Than: Watching DJ routines on YouTubeFull Disclosure: I'm a resident DJ at this party, under the name Sire Esquire.The Review: Tribute events ar ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
Funk up Your Friday
photo by Bernard HackerDJ Roc Raida Tribute and Benefit Show at Champion SoundElectric Pickle, Miami Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Better Than: Watching DJ routines on YouTubeFull Disclosure: I'm a resident DJ at this party, under the name Sire Esquire.The Review: Tribute events ar ... More >>
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March 19, 2009
Rich Medina's Returning Party Pays Homage to Fela
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December 25, 2008
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December 18, 2008
Top Dance Albums of 2008
Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dr ... More >>
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June 26, 2008
Various Artists
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October 17, 2007
The Afromotive Tonight at City Limits
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September 6, 2007
Student of Life
Producer/DJ Djinji Brown traveled from hardcore to hip-hop to house, landing in Miami along the way
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August 9, 2007
Feel the Spirit
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March 22, 2007
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April 20, 2006
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February 16, 2006
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March 10, 2005
Feast for the Ears
Devour a buffet of excellent music at the Langerado Music Festival
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November 11, 2004
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Devour a buffet of excellent music at the Langerado Music Festival
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June 24, 2004
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May 13, 2004
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December 4, 2003
Radio Days
DJ and friends offer an early wake-up call
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May 15, 2003
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King Sunny Ade's early-Eighties "crossover" recordings still retain their power
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May 8, 2003
President Mish-Mash
Yerba Buena releases a stunning debut of cross-cultural rhythms
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April 17, 2003
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To remix or not to remix? These two recordings argue for the latter.
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November 14, 2002
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May 30, 2002
Heavy Heavy Heavy
From baaad Afro-rock to really good highlife, dig this Afro-pop
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May 10, 2001
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March 22, 2001
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May 18, 2000
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April 6, 2000
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March 16, 2000
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