Last night I attended the Urban Organic Eric Roberson performance at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History & enjoyed one helluva show.
As you can see in the video above, things were quite electric, which is always the case when Eric is on the stage.
I love live music! Good live music!
BTW, the video was recorded & edited iMovie on my iPhone 4. I love this thing!
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Wait, speaking of good music, I have a few new music recommendations that I need to put out there!
Albums———————-
Zo – Sunstorm | A GREAT showcase of musical talents with songs performed by Phonte of Little Brother/Foreign Exchange, Sy Smith, Monica Blaire, Carlitta Durand & more.
Sunstorm has everything that a choosy soul music needs in an album; hot vocals, meaning lyrics, & catchy hooks on a dope instrumental backdrop.
On my heavy rotation playlist is:
- Be Your Man (Darien Brockington)
- Free Your Mind (Lady Alma)
- Greatest Weapon Of All Time (Sy Smith)
- Make Love to Me (Monica Blaire)
- This Could Be The Night (Darien Brockington, Eric Roberson, Rapper Big Pooh)
Zo is a musical super talent & just can do any wrong. Pick this up, like right now!
Incognito – Transatlantic R.P.M. | Well, there’s not much to say here because I am talking about an Incognito album so that automatically makes it all that & a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos!
Like Sunstorm, Transatlantic R.P.M. features some great & eclectic vocal talents ranging from Maysa Leak & Chaka Khan to Ursula Rucker & Tony Momrelle.
One thing that I can say about all Incognito albums is that they are always diverse with ballads, smoking jazz instrumentals & tunes that make you want to dance.
On my heavy rotation playlist is:
- Life Ain’t Nothing But A Good Thing (Vanessa Haynes)
- 1975 (Joy Rose)
- Line In The Sand (Leon Ware)
- Gotta (Ursula Rucker)
- Make Room For Love (Tony Momrelle)
Cee Lo – Stray Bullets | I’m not gonna lie, I was not a big Goodie Mob fan. I was mildly interested in Cee Lo with Gnarles Barkley. But….. I’m fucking loving Cee Lo in this “mixtape” release!
I mentioned to a friend recently that this album kinda reminds me of some funky shit from the 70s that was produced during a weed-induced haze.
It’s just something about Cee Lo’s voice that just weird & fresh at the same time. Maybe it’s because he’s defying what would be considered “normal.”
On my heavy rotation playlist is:
- You Don’t Shock Me Anymore
- Cho Cha the Cat
- Goldschläger
- I’ll Kill Her
- Is It?
- Night Train
So I guess, if your ready for a trippy ride down a musical highway, you needs to cop this!
K-Murdock – Piano-Rama | If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you know I love the rap duo Panacea! Piano-Rama is a solo project from producer/beat maker Kyle Murdock aKa K-Murdock & it’s totally on fire with a smooth & interesting hip-hop feel.
On his blog K-Murdock mentions that this project took 7 years to complete. He also notes that Piano-Rama will give listeners a panoramic spectrum of piano sounds that are dark & aggressive, up-tempo & mellow/spacey. I agree with is assessment because this album gives you that and so much more.
On my heavy rotation playlist is
- The Chosen (Megan Livingston)
- A Better Kiss Goodbye (Wes Felton)
- They Don’t Know (Wes Felton)
- Mood Muzik (Bilal Salaam)
Blue Six – Noesis | Blue Six is back with a tasty new album & it’s like a techno/electric hit of crack because I’m addicted!
This release like their past two is filled with slamming beats, ambient grooves & sexiness! No glow sticks needed!
On my heavy rotation playlist is:
- C’Mon
- Noesis
- You Used to Rock
Hot Singles———————-
R&B
- Bilal – Free
- Amp Fiddler – Eye to Eye
- First Choice – The Player
- Yolanda Johnson – I Need You
House
- Robert Owens – Deep Down (Souldynamic Percapella Mix)
- Hardsoul – Back Together Again
- Stereo Mutants- Turning Around (Original Mix)
- Andy Compton ft. Diviniti: Where I Want To Be (Matthew Bandy’s Limestone Vocal Mix)
World
- Nonameko – Short Story (Mary Jo)
- Renn – Nights In Africa (Reprise Mix)
- Midnite- Pawaz of Weed
Rap/Hip-Hop
- N.E.R.D – Hot N’ Fun
- Scrill Kosby – Burger, Fish, or 3 piece?
- Black LA. – City Of Quartz
Found the singles via iTunes, eMusic, Amazon.com, Traxsource. Happy surfing!
Cheryl / August 3, 2010
Thanks for the music tips. Just an fyi the Incognito album is 6.99 at Amazon vs 9.99 at Itunes. I know you are a big Iphone/Itunes fan, but $3.00 is half way to another album!
Tafari / August 3, 2010
Cheryl, I’m not mad at that! A dollar saved is a dollar saved.
I shop around before I buy and honest, iTunes is the last place that I check because I have a subscription with eMusic and Amazon almost ways has some kind of deal going on.
If you pick up the Ingocnito album, let me know your thoughts.