Friday, September 10, 2004
Brazilian Independence Day & (slightly) more...
An album that makes Up With People sound like Joy Division. (The Onion)
Tivo and Netflix together, now you know you in trouble. (Newsweek via Nadine S.)
Non Phixion - Thug Tunin' (mp3 via Sandbox w/ "apologies" to De La)
Fader, next time get a stage, riser or a proper performance space when you have an artist showcase at one of your events. M.I.A. is still a superstar-to-be regardless. Dizzy-meets-Missy for those walking in late. (See photos of her showcase last night and cop some mp3's at Catchdubs.)
Game - Westside Story (remix) feat. Snoop (already, WTF?! via hiphopgame.com)
Snoop, Daz, Soopafly, Young Buck, 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks - DPG Unit (via AllHipHop.com)
Talib Kweli listening party at Table 50, Monday night.
But tonight:
ALMA’s Brazilian Independence Day Celebration!
The ALMA crew returns to the Sullivan Room with more bang for your Brazilian buck.
DJ True and Miller Cruz man the decks with their musical assortment of all things Brazilian from traditional grooves to Deep House and Drum n’ Bass. But the bonus for the evening will be Ray Velasquez taking a break from opening for Bebel Gilberto to bring his unique samba electronica, nova bossa nova sound to the decks for a very special guest appearance. Ray has personally DJed for Jorge Ben’s carnaval party in Rio amongst many other gigs in Brazil. His new CD "Samba Sunset" has been getting rave reviews, and what better place to flex his veteran DJ skills than at ALMA’s monthly Brazilian soirée.
Also, off of their hugely successful bonus track, House of Rhumba Beats on Masters at Work’s remix of "Somebody New" by Georg Levin, 3 piece percussion ensemble House of Rhumba will be joining the guys for some live musical accompaniment. These guys are on countless recordings for MAW and blew people’s minds at Louie Vega’s Dance Ritual parties.
For More Information, click here
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Brazilian Independence Day History:
Encountered by Portugal in 1500, Brazil remained a colony for 322 years and proclaimed its independence in 1822. Contrary to the other Latin-American nations, Brazilian independence has not been obtained through a colonial liberation war. In 1808, as Napoleon's armies began the invasion of Portugal, the monarch and his court were transferred to Rio de Janeiro. The establishment of the royal administration in the colony for a period of 14 years, Brazil’s elevation, in 1815, from the status of a colony to that of a United Kingdom with Portugal, among other events, accelerated the march towards independence. On September 7, 1822, fearing a return to the condition of colony intended by the Courts of Lisbon after Napoleon's defeat and Portugal's liberation, Prince Dom Pedro I proclaimed Independence.
Intimate Sessions at the Taaffe Lofts in Brooklyn.
And, as usual, me at Fuelray TONIGHT and tomorrow.
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Tivo and Netflix together, now you know you in trouble. (Newsweek via Nadine S.)
Non Phixion - Thug Tunin' (mp3 via Sandbox w/ "apologies" to De La)
Fader, next time get a stage, riser or a proper performance space when you have an artist showcase at one of your events. M.I.A. is still a superstar-to-be regardless. Dizzy-meets-Missy for those walking in late. (See photos of her showcase last night and cop some mp3's at Catchdubs.)
Game - Westside Story (remix) feat. Snoop (already, WTF?! via hiphopgame.com)
Snoop, Daz, Soopafly, Young Buck, 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks - DPG Unit (via AllHipHop.com)
Talib Kweli listening party at Table 50, Monday night.
But tonight:
The ALMA crew returns to the Sullivan Room with more bang for your Brazilian buck.
DJ True and Miller Cruz man the decks with their musical assortment of all things Brazilian from traditional grooves to Deep House and Drum n’ Bass. But the bonus for the evening will be Ray Velasquez taking a break from opening for Bebel Gilberto to bring his unique samba electronica, nova bossa nova sound to the decks for a very special guest appearance. Ray has personally DJed for Jorge Ben’s carnaval party in Rio amongst many other gigs in Brazil. His new CD "Samba Sunset" has been getting rave reviews, and what better place to flex his veteran DJ skills than at ALMA’s monthly Brazilian soirée.
Also, off of their hugely successful bonus track, House of Rhumba Beats on Masters at Work’s remix of "Somebody New" by Georg Levin, 3 piece percussion ensemble House of Rhumba will be joining the guys for some live musical accompaniment. These guys are on countless recordings for MAW and blew people’s minds at Louie Vega’s Dance Ritual parties.
For More Information, click here
___________________
Brazilian Independence Day History:
Encountered by Portugal in 1500, Brazil remained a colony for 322 years and proclaimed its independence in 1822. Contrary to the other Latin-American nations, Brazilian independence has not been obtained through a colonial liberation war. In 1808, as Napoleon's armies began the invasion of Portugal, the monarch and his court were transferred to Rio de Janeiro. The establishment of the royal administration in the colony for a period of 14 years, Brazil’s elevation, in 1815, from the status of a colony to that of a United Kingdom with Portugal, among other events, accelerated the march towards independence. On September 7, 1822, fearing a return to the condition of colony intended by the Courts of Lisbon after Napoleon's defeat and Portugal's liberation, Prince Dom Pedro I proclaimed Independence.
Intimate Sessions at the Taaffe Lofts in Brooklyn.
And, as usual, me at Fuelray TONIGHT and tomorrow.
