I’m lucky enough to have the opportunity to play with great musicians on a regular basis, both professionally and for fun, but rarely do I have the chance to play,one on one, with a personal music hero. Abe Laboriel Sr (Jr is a great musician in his own right) is not only one of the [...]
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Music Review: Seu Jorge and Almaz
Posted in beats rhymes & life, vinyl, tagged brazil, brazilian music, david bowie, music at palate, now again records, palate food and wine, palate wine merchant, seu jorge, stones throw records, the life aquatic, wes anderson on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You might know Seu Jorge as the Bowie obsessed guy with the guitar from Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He’s actually a hugely popular singer/songwriter/film scorer in his native Brazil and has a pretty substantial international following as well. His music may seem to be pop at first glance but there’s an [...]
Music Review: Madlib Medecine Show #3/Beat Konducta in Africa
Posted in beats rhymes & life, vinyl on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The third installment in Madlib’s Medecine Show series, Beatkonducta in Africa is brilliant instrumental hip-hop collection based on obscure and mainly independent afro-beat, psyche and soul tracks from Ethiopia, Zambia, Nigeria and anywhere this great music was being recorded in the golden age of Africa’s early 70′s. Release set for March 23rd, available on vinyl [...]
Pictures of People at a Party at Palate
Posted in beats rhymes & life, sessions on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday saw the dawn of a new era at Palate; we’re in the record business now. Our first event was a release party for Egon’s latest project: Black Man’s Cry-The inspiration of Fela Kuti, on Egon’s Now-Again imprint and released on Stones Throw records. The set started off with Kid Ramos laying down a total vato loco set [...]
Stones Throw Now-Again Record Release Party At Palate Sunday 02/21: Black Man’s Cry-The Inspiration of Fela Kuti
Posted in beats rhymes & life, sessions on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come by for a great party celebrating Fela Kuti and the opening of our new record boutique – Palate Beat Farm. Goat tacos, great wine and the best DJ’s in the business spinning rare Afro-Beat, funk and psyche. Our friends at Stones Throw and Now-Again know how to do this, don’t miss it. He’s [...]
Happy Birthday Dilla!
Posted in beats rhymes & life on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Much love
Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti (Now-Again Records, 2009)
Posted in beats rhymes & life, vinyl on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This collection of covers and original music inspired by Fela Kuti ia a brilliantly curated tribute to the man who created Afro-Beat as we know it. Considering how much music there is out there spawned by Fela’s brilliance, assembling the perfect collection is no mean feat but Egon has done it again. From Nigeria to Trinidad, Egon [...]
Music Review: Madlib Medicine Show No 1:Before the Verdict with Guilty Simpson
Posted in beats rhymes & life, vinyl on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I picked up a copy of this at the record release party at the Good Hurt Bar in Venice last week courtesy of Egon and Jeff Janks of Stones Throw Records. On the spot custom, hand screened artwork on every sleeve and a great set by J-Rocc. This is the first of twelve monthly releases [...]
