In the post World War II era, Germany and Japan had to go through major reconstruction while getting their economy back on it’s feet. Life after WWII was the backdrop for the birth of amazing arts, and musical movements. Out of these movements we get a German band like Kraftwerk, and in Japan we get Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). In this particular piece we travel back in history, and then speed ahead into the future, to discover Yellow Magic Orchestra’s legacy …
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Madrid-based art collective Boa Mistura create Somos Luz in a Panamá City housing project. They help an entire community transform the facade of their old run down project into light. The short documentary shows Bua Mistrua and the tenants painting the mural. The viewer gets an impression of everyday life in a struggling community. Life is worthless and gangs are prevalent. The unlikely narrator is a sixty something year old woman sitting behind a sewing machine talking about her disenfranchised community. According to her, Panamá …
Two new Drake tracks have been released. “We Made It (Remix)” Feat. Soulja Boy and another track called “Trophies”, released just in time to kick off the new year. “Trophies” was produced by Hitboy, co-produced by Hagler and 40. “Trophies” was left off Nothing Was The Same, because Drake felt it needed more work. In my opinion”Trophies” is the stronger of the two. “We Made It (Remix)” is cool too but Soulja Boy’s part is unnecessary, which shows Drake’s skills for outshining people …
The talented rapper and late Pro Era member Capital STEEZ died a year ago, December 24, 2012. To commemorate the one year anniversary of his death, Pro Era released a video for his “47 Piiirates” joint featuring Joey Bada$$ and Dirty Sanchez. The track is off STEEZ’s first mixtape AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded. According to Fader, the video was put together in collaboration with Karmaloop TV and L-R-G. The video features “lost footage” and “nearly 20 musicians, graffiti artists, videographers and fans” worked to put it …
The late great DJ, producer, composer, arranger, Nujabes passed away in 2010, but we still see his music live on through others. His production infused soulful, melodic, beautiful, haunting sounds, with Jazzy Hip-Hop rhythms. Truly one of the greatest musical artists to come out of Japan in the past few decades. 4th graders from South Korea play their cover of Nujabes’ “Aruarian Dance.” It’s good to see music teachers giving their students a more contemporary piece of music to learn, …
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