Monday, September 27, 2010
Video: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble feat. Bilal - Someday We'll All Be Free (Live Donny Hathaway Cover)
F-CKING AMAZING!!! (And perfect Sunday late night, wrap-up-the-weekend vibes too....)
Recorded live in Los Angeles at Grand Performances, California Plaza July 23, 2010.
Bonus:
Download the mp3 of this performance for free right hurrr...
[plug research via Roger]
Labels: Bilal
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
New Mixtape: Manifesto x The Main Ingredient x DJ Mensa present Bilal: A Best Mix
Another 'Main Ingredients'-related project...
This mix was prepared by DJ Mensa in honor of Bilal's show for the Manifesto Festival here in Toronto last night but due to illness (asthma, I believe), his appearance was canceled. The show still went on, turned into a free concert featuring Slakah the Beatchild. I'm a big fan of his and was thinking of going, but I'm wild tired and have sh-t to do tomorrow and didn't wanna come in late and f-ck my morning up. Instead, I'm enjoying this mix as I wind down for the night....
Manifesto x The Main Ingredient present Bilal: A Best Mix [direct mp3 download - right click and save as please!]
Track list:
?uestlove Speaks…
Something To Hold On To
For You
Fast Lane
Bring 2
You’re All I Need (Just Like Heaven)
High & Dry (with Pete Kuzma)
Love It (LP & 9th Wonder Remix)
Reminisce (feat. Mos Def)
Remember (with J. Dilla)
Dontstop (with Musiq)
It’s Your World (with Common)
The 6th Sense (with Common)
Play Your Cards Right (with Common)
Certified (with Guru & J. Dilla)
Waiting For The DJ (with Talib Kweli)
I Can’t Wait (with Jaguar Wright)
Cheeba (with Shafiq Husayn)
Star *69 (with Common)
Sweet Sour You (with SA-RA)
ERYKAH BADU Speaks…
All That I Am (Something For The People)
Hands Of Time
Master Blaster (with Dresden Soul Symphony)
Restart
All Matter (LP Version)
All Matter (Robert Glasper Version)
PHONTE Speaks…
Sometimes
Best Friend (with Tweet)
All For Love
DWELE Speaks…
Soul Sista
DJ Mensa online - twitter | facebook | myspace
Labels: Bilal, DJ Mensa, Its a T.dot Thing, Manifesto Festival, mixtapes
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Video: Bilal - Something To Hold On To Live at the UCLA Jazz/Reggae Fest 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
New Music: Bilal - Restart
First single from Bilal's new album Airtight's Revenge coming soon?
Bilal - Restart [US iTunes BUY link]
Click HERE for more info on Bilal.
Previously on The Kitchen:
Watch the D-Nice presents Soul Survivors: Bilal video HERE.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Video: D-Nice Presents Soul Survivors: Bilal
I'ma have to agree with Derrick's assessment that Bilal is a soul survivor 'cos, as much as I dig him, dude has managed to sustain a career on the back of one good, but lukewarm-selling album that came out what: like a decade ago now??
[via D-Nice]
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Music Video: Shafiq (of Sa-Ra Creative Partners) - Cheeba feat. Bilal (Extended Web Version)
Another one directed by Kahlil Joseph. From the Shafiq En A-Free-Ka album on Plug Research records. I just have to say too: the woman playing 'The Muse' in this video is beautiful!
I have a serious question though: how does Bilal make a living?? Unless I missed it, dude hasn't put out an album since his debut like 10 years ago and has only done spot live dates here and there and been on maybe a handful of songs as a guest performer in all that time! How do you make any kind of real money like that??
Follow - @ShafiqHusayn | @bilal_oliver | @PlugResearch
[via TOFlo.com]
Labels: Bilal
Monday, November 09, 2009
Video: Bilal - “Levels” Live Performance at CMJ 2009
VIEW LARGER
The Sounds of VTech / Bilal: LEVELS 
This performance is incredible!
[via VTech / TSS]
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
New mixtape: Bilal – The Return of Mr. Wonderful
What - no pre-hype?? Radio silence forever then just drop a whole mixtape out of thin air, just like that?? I ain't even check this out yet but I'm assuming this is pretty much a must-download so go cop it now! I'm hoping this means a new album is finally coming soon-ish?
Download The Return of Mr. Wonderful mixtape here: usershare. [via the homies at PDS]
Online:
Bilal - MySpace
Labels: Bilal
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Bilal covers Led Zeppelin & Radiohead Live
At The Roots 5th Annual Pre-Grammy Jam (presumably) last year. He's doing Led Zeppelin's "Since I've Been Loving You" & Radiohead's "Everything in its Right Place." [via Laron]
Labels: Bilal, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, The Roots
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
All-R&B/Soul Tuesday: Bilal Live at SOB's in NYC this Thursday!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
New video: Scarface feat. Bilal - "Can’t Get Right"
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
New Music: Hezekiah feat. Bilal - "Looking Up"
I love this. It's got a Slum-ish vibe to it (even though dude is actually from Philly apparently) so I expect some of my peoples to dig this too:
Hezekiah feat. Bilal - "Looking Up" [YSI MP3 link]
(courtesy Matt of Movement Marketing)
Online: MySpace | Website
Labels: Bilal, Hezekiah, Slum Village
