Gentrification
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008I caught this video on gentrification in Harlem and thought I should share it.
Posts Tagged ‘New York’
Daru Jones x Black Milk x Burden.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
The other day my boy, Drummer/Producer Daru Jones hit me up about a show he was doing with Black Milk. He knew we were getting ready to put out our Basquiat tee and he wanted to rock it that night. He just hit me with the video from the show. Check it out below…
Click here to purchase our Basquiat tee. For more info on Daru, check out his myspace page or his blog. Also, you can download his latest mixtape, Spirit Drumz, Chapter 1 after the jump…
Push to name building after Shirley Chisholm
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Since Omar already posted a lot of stuff on Shirley Chisholm already I thought I should follow up with this story…
A group of elected officials in Brooklyn are pushing to get the state office building in the Fort Greene neighborhood renamed for Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to serve in Congress and to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. She served in Congress from 1969 until 1983 and died in 2005 at age 80.
It would be nice to see a dedication to Chisholm in BK just like we have in Harlem for Adam Clayton Powell Jr…. and maybe she’ll even get a street name and statue too.
Check out more about the push here.
Comedy: Russell Peters On Jamaicans, Trini’s & More.
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Just spotted this over at the homie Estwin’s site PardonMeDuke. Thought I’d share it with folks. Check out the video below…
Here’s a clip from the Russell Peters show I went to a few months back called Red, White & Brown. In this clip he talks about my Island folk and how funny we are. Be sure to cop the DVD or check it out on Showtime…
For more info on Russell Peters, check out his official site. Also, check out a second, older clip after the jump…
Caribbean Art Fair
Thursday, November 6th, 2008If you’re in the NYC area this weekend and looking to get your fill of culture, the Caribbean Art Fair is something that you may want to check out.
Grupo Folklorico, Reunite
Friday, October 31st, 2008
— AKA Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino AKA the New York Folkloric and Experimental Group is going to reunite this weekend for a concert at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the group they are a 15 piece Latin Band that used to be big in the 70s, back when NYC was a little rougher. The group pulled inspiration from many of their Latin roots to form jazz-influenced, Cuban and Puerto Rican folk rhythms. Their music is definitely worth checking out especially if you like Afro-Cuban Jazz, listen to the track below…
17 North Parade Presents: Randy’s 50th Anniversary.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Randy’s Record Shop in Kingston. For those who don’t know, Randy’s is the shop (and studio) behind the birth of VP records. To celebrate the occasion, 17 North Parade, VP’s vintage label, is getting set to release a CD/DVD combo featuring music from their early years.
17 North Parade was the original address of Randy’s. For more info on the compilation, click here.
They’re also set to celebrate the release with two events in NYC and in Toronto with Clive Chin, son of VP Record’s founder Vincent “Randy” Chin.
Check out a preview of the DVD and flyers for their upcoming events, after the jump…
50 Years Of Carnival.
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Do you know the name Claudia Jones? I didn’t until I saw this feature on the life of “mother of the Notting Hill Carnival,” commemerating the 50th anniversary of the London Carnival. Check it out, it’s a good read.
Read the full feature here.
Also, good to see that almost 50 years after her death, Britain’s Royal Mail announced that it would commemorate Jones with a special postage stamp. Check out the stamp after the jump…
Heart & Soul: TONIGHT.
Friday, October 17th, 2008
Some of our peoples are throwing a great event tonight celebrating both women in art, and the launch of a book on the same subject. Check out the info below and after the jump…
October 17th, 2008
Opening Reception: 8pm – 10pm
Featuring works by Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Alice Mizrachi, Toofly, Swoon and a host of other legendary, established and new women in the arts…
For The Nike Heads…
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Our boy Bobbito will be spinning at Niketown here in NYC tomorrow night. Click the above image to RSVP.
For more info, click here.