Come out to The Bronx Museum of The Arts tonight for a special program currated by our peoples Asho. Check out the details below…

First Fridays! Africanísimo 4!

Outdoor Film Screening in collaboration
with
African Film Festival

Screening of
Youssou N’dour: I Bring What I Love Dr Chai Vasarhelyi, Senegal/USA, 2008, 102 min.

Music by DJ Laylo (Afrobeat, High Life, Reggae)

Performances by Asase Yaa (Ivory Coast,Guinea, Mali)

FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 2010, 6:00 to 10:00pm

Location: The Andrew Freedman Home

1125 Grand Concourse (at McClellan Street)

Rain location: The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Admission: Free

More info after the jump…

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You may or may not know that tomorrow is Jamaican Independence Day. Needless to say, that’s cause to celebrate. The folks at Digiwaxx, Deadly Dragon Sound & Stussy choose to mark the occasion the only way they see fit: Good music, Good People and Good Times. Join them. Check out the info on the joint celebration tonight in NYC….

For more info check out DDS.

Summertime is meant for cookouts. Our peoples at Fresthetic seem to understand that.

Join them as they throw down once again with great food, music and gear from Burden and others.

Check out the details below…

MAKOSSA Brooklyn Cookout
Saturday, July 24

BAY AREA’s own: DJ WONWAY POSIBUL

SPECIAL GUEST: DJ Spinorita (LA) & DJ TARA(NYC)

HOSTED BY: DEEPHUNK (Rare Form, Trees for Breakfast)

2-10pm * BBQ ALL DAY * WELCOME To B.Y.O.B.B.

Veggie Food BaR by Ladybird Supper Club
Sweet Potato Tacos, Tosadas de Nopales, Hibiscus flower-water cocktails

$10 table & 25% off all clothing

FRESTHETIC.com
560 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY

For more info, click here: Makossa Brooklyn Cookout @ Fresthetic.

Following up on last year’s gem, here’s DJ Junior and Lil’ Dave’s follow-up tribute to MJ to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his passing.

Listen to the mix below…

…and download it here: Eavesdrop Presents Another Part of MJ, Volume 2.

Tracklisting is after the jump.

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Come out to Fresthetic today for good time, good food, and 30% off all clothing, including their Burden Inventory.

Check out the details below…

MAKOSSA
Brooklyn Cookout
Saturday, june 26

BAY AREA’s own
DJ WONWAY POSIBUL

2-9pm • WELCOME To B.Y.O.B.B.
$10 table & 30% off all clothing

Come celebrate teh Summer solstice with us and vibe out to the tunes of DJ Wonway Posibul all the way for the BAY AREA!

We will be grilling Burgers, Hot dogs, Veggie Burgers, vegetables, Arroz Con Grandules and much more. You are welcome to bring your own dish also!

We’ll see you there? Yep, we’ll see you there. Click here for more info.

Just a quick note that after their premiere at BAM last week, Wah Do Dem will be screening in NY and LA, at Cinema Village and The Egyptian, respectively, through this Friday and in Boston, at the Somerville Theater, through next week.

For more info on upcoming screening, check out their official site.

Sun is shining…the weather is sweet…make you wanna…go to a BBQ.

Get your grub on with our peoples at Fresthetic, and pick up one of our shirts while you’re there. Check out the info on the flier above.

Homeboy Sandman is getting ready to drop his new album on June 1st. Here is a track that didn’t make on the album. Yes, its a dope track too, so I’m assuming he’s got more bangers on the way.

Download: Homeboy Sandman feat. PackFM “Bonkers”

I’ve been meaning to give some love to my peoples Anjulie on this blog for a minute, especially since I’ve already done so on my other one not once, but twice. That all said, check out the video for her latest video for her new single “Addicted2Me” off of her debut album below….

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Via Asho comes info on an event sure to be one to remember. Three legends, three stories, one night; check out the info below….

This gathering of artists from across the Latin American diaspora represents some of the best the genre has to offer.

These artists embody the independent spirit, thriving in their respective countries and in sister cities across the United States. The leaders of this rap genre bring their own brand of swagga to the Studio stage for the first time. International beats brought to you by DJ Laylo and Sucio Smash will make this a rare night at the Studio at Webster Hall not to be missed!

HHTF & ASHO PRODUCTIONS presents:

Tres leyendas, Tres historias:
La Re-Evolución del Hip Hop Latino

Wednesday April 7th

The Studio @ Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10003

Doors @ 8pm
Show @ 9pm Sharp!

With

Siete Nueve (Puerto Rico)
El Meswy (Spain)
Bocafloja (México)

Hosted by Calle Cardona from
La Conekta

Music by DJ Laylo & Sucio Smash

Special Guests:
Eli Efi (Brasil)
Mikki Flow (Cuba)
Delaceiba (Honduras)
Division X (DR)
Reph Star & Patty Dukes (DR/PR)

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.