“Mick Jenkins ft. BADBADNOTGOOD – “Drowning” (Official Music Video)“ https://youtu.be/PsIiwHHiT3o
Leave Me Alone (Chief Boima Ayiti Edit) by INTL BLK™
Cali Quilombo is a collection of edits of hits from the African diaspora, done from a California frame of reference. The concept behind the series is the idea of transposing an Afro Brazilian Quilombo to a state full of rich histories of Black peoples struggling for self-determination. The quilombos of Brazil also serve as a guide for the artistic philosophy behind INTL BLK.
Back in LA bringing the Brazilian Beach vibes to the Pacific Standard Time zone this Friday! Will be alongside @foreignerrrrr and @nicoadomako at @lazonarosala … shout out to Ipanema.
Snap by: @mychivas (at La Zona Rosa)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UDhYpFPKc/?igshid=1b889knhv6y2x
Happy to be back in LA after a month travelling! Catch me alongside @foreignerrrrr and special guest @nicoadomako straight outta Berlin next Friday at Zona Rosa, 1010 E. Cesar Chavez! (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0G8iqzlkaQ/?igshid=1ik70htgao5db
Ok team, I’m back on @nts_radio tonight with a pre recorded show, featuring some sounds I was feeling from Brazil as well as around the Internet these days. Tune in at 8pm PST. (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0E-8SHlEZd/?igshid=wctj60oaozjb
“Sampa The Great – Final Form” https://youtu.be/H2lvgKDpiSA
Catch me at Mid City Music Festival this weekend alongside a host of local heroes, courtesy @yucasoul. (at Los Angeles, California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZkpCXlpTB/?igshid=1klwxeysfoxn3
“Common Ground: Adam Cooper & Daniela Lieja Quinatar” https://youtu.be/_BQQfG_zVDI
FKA Nigga (at Lake Balboa, Los Angeles)
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByJZQnQlAck/?igshid=bd4tntjr7bjp
Reflecting back on my couple of decades as a DJ, I realize I am privileged to have witnessed a cultural renaissance amongst youth both on the African continent and in the diaspora that resulted in this international market for African cultural expression called “Afrobeats.” While I do think we have a ways to go (politically), I can appreciate how far we have come from the “African Booty Scratcher,” “your relatives live in trees?” days of my youth. So here is a bit of sonic reflection on the last 10 years of West African pop that I did on my last NTS show. Hope you enjoy, and that you maaayybe learn something new. Posted on intlblk.com, link in bio. (at NTS Radio)
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByA9byTFl85/?igshid=183b11ehxxqjc