Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
For Release 9 a.m. PST
January 20, 2010
Emet Productions Announces New Album “The Messenger: Chapter One”
HONOLULU — February 23, 2010 — Today the independent artist known as Tshombe (the Poet) announces the release of his new album “The Messenger: Chapter One.” It has been two years and few hundred poems since his last solo project. In the early months of 2009 Tshombe released his first collaboration project free to the public as an appreciation to the supporters of his art. Tshombe’s second solo project has been long awaited and has been kept quiet in regards to a definitive release date, but the wait is over. “The Messenger” is here and is available via TuneCore, iTunes, and Amazon for the low price of $6.93.
Chapter One is the beginning of a series of releases under the title of The Messenger that will focus on Tshombe’s new perspective on purpose driven poetry and the “spoken word/performance poetry” art form. This new outlook and transformation began with a deeper look at the arts of “spoken word” poetry, its history, and the rapidly emerging generation of pseudo-poets in today’s highly expressive atmosphere. After three long years of interviewing prominent poets/artists on Freedom Verse Café, studying the works of poets from Amiri Baraka to the young Autum Ashante; His strong messages and tonality will indeed rock your thought process, and you will feel the strength of his faith and convictions in delivery. So I invite you to pick up The Messenger: Chapter One today! Available NOW!!!
For more information on The Messenger:
www.tshombethepoet.com
847.201.4741
Tshombe.sekou@gmail.com
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Seating is limited – reservations are recommended.
To purchase tickets on line: http://fabnyc.org/calendar.php?month=3&year=2010&ctype=month&type=event&mids[0]=17#event_2010_03_11_1359
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The Griot’s Corner @ the Frederick Douglass Unity House
Proudly Presents
OUT LOUD
Voices of the Black Power Babies
A generation of Performing Artists, Writers and Educators were born and raised during, as well as directly influenced by the artists,
intellectuals and cultural architects of the Black Arts Movement; as the movement enters it’s third generation we explore the transformation of a movement into a culture. Join us for our first evening of performances and conversation with two generations of Black Arts Movement Artists.
Featuring:
ASKIA TOURE – Griot, Poet, Black Arts Movement Architect, & Black Studies
Pioneer
MIKAL AMIN “Hired Gun” LEE – Griot, poet, MC, and educator
TAH PHRUM DUH BUSH – Griot, Poet, Philosopher, MC and Actor
TANTRA-ZAWADI – Griot, Performance Poet, Writer and Filmmaker
MWALIM *7) – Griot, Performance Artist, Writer, Filmmaker and Assoc Prof
of English and African/ African American Studies
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 – 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Frederick Douglass Unity House
285 Old Westport Road. N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
For more information, contact 508.999.9222 or mpeters@umassd,edu
This event is Free and open to the public
“In my childhood a circumstance occurred which made an indelible
impression on my mind, and laid the ground work of that enthusiasm…” -
Nat Turner
MWALIM (MJ Peters)
Assoc. Professor of English & African/ African American Studies
Univ of Mass Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
mpeters@umassd.edu
PH: 508-999-8304
FX: 508-999-9235
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Open Your Eyes – Various Artists Supporting Haiti
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=47244
The deep & soulful house community is joining forces to try help the people of Haiti in these difficult times…
The very fact that we are reading these words and have access to computers and internet shows how privileged we are. Even before the earthquake, the people of Haiti were suffering from natural disasters, poverty, corruption and political upheavals. Its now time to give back. By supporting this release, we will be both enjoying quality music and helping out a good cause.
All proceeds due to labels from this release will be donated to the Haitian relief efforts handled by the UN’s world food program. More info: http://www.wfp.org/
Updates on monthly donations will be made on our facebook group page (see below).
Compiled & Executive Producer: Avi Elman
Massive thanks to all participating labels: Waking Monster, Gogo, Farplane, Duffnote, Guess, Thompsonic, Look At You, Camio and soWHAT
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=276180216720&ref=ts
http://www.myspace.com/sowhatrecords
Credits:
1) Danger In The City – UPZ feat Roy Young
Written & Produced by Avi Elman
Label: soWHAT records
Publishing: Sabra Songs/GMP
2) Brothers & Sisters – DJ Dealer (Southside Mix)
Written and produced by DJ Dealer for Juke Joint Productions.
Label: Look At You Records
Look At You Music (ASCAP)
3) Borders Don’t Matter (Ralf Gum Remix)
Written by Keith Thompson
Remixed by Ralf Gum
Label: Waking Monster
Jamlure Publishing (BMI)
4) Open Your Eyes – Jihad Muhammad (UPZ soWHAT Mix)
Produced and arranged by: Jihad Muhammad
Remixed by: UPZ aka Avi Elman
Vocals written and performed by: Lorraine Reid
Label: Camio records
5) Cidade Oposta – Rasmus Faber (Remix & Dub Mixdown) – album edit
Written by R. Faber / C. Mendes
Label: Farplane Records
Publishing: Farplane Compositions
6) Feel Love – Richard Earnshaw (Afro Dub Mix)
Produced and mixed by Richard Earnshaw for Kinetic Music at Vine Studios, West Sussex. UK
Label: Duffnote
Published by: Duffnote Ltd
7) Rock The Castle – Keith Thompson (UPZ soWHAT Mix)
Written by Keith Thompson
Remixed by UPZ aka Avi Elman
Label: Waking Monster
Jamlure Publishing (BMI)
In Their Eyes – Raw Artistic Soul feat John Gibbons (Album Mix)
Written by Phil Kullmann, Michael Ehnes, John Gibbons.
Produced by Phil Kullmann for Raw Artistic Productions. www.rawartistic.com
Label: Gogo Music
P&C GOGO Music 2007. www.GOGO-Music.net
9) Afrika Wo-man – UPZ feat Theo Lawson (DJ Sagi and Avi Elman Touch Up)
Written and produced by Avi Elman
Lyrics by Theo Lawson
Touch up by DJ Sagi and Avi Elman
Label: soWHAT Records
Publishing: Sabra Songs/GMP
10) Let It Come – Collective Spirits (Love Planet EP)
Lyrics and vocals by: Tantra-zawadi and Dana Byrd
Music written produced and arranged by: Jonny Montana and Neil Maclean at Montana Studio’s.
Label: Camio Records
11) Ki Sa Ou Di – UPZ feat Patrick G (Yotam Avni’s Low Down Mix)
Written by: Avi Elman and Patrick G
Produced by Avi Elman
Remixed by Yotam Avni
Label: soWHAT records
Publishing Sabra Songs (ASCAP)/GMP
12) The Remedy – Keith Thompson (Ospina and Oscar P Remix)
Written and produced by Keith Thompson
Remixed by Ospina and Oscar P
Label: Thompsonic Records
Publishing: Jamlure Publishing (BMI)
13) Not Far – Spiritchaser (Main Mix)
Written by: Richard Earnshaw, Mark Bamford
Label: Guess Records
Published by Duffnote
14) Where we Belong – Rasmus Faber – Farplane Records
Written by R. Faber / A. Holmgren
Produced by Rasmus Faber at Farplane Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.
Taken from the album Rasmus Faber – ‘Where We Belong’
Publishing: Farplane Compositions
P&C Farplane Records 2008
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