1. Linda Lewis – Sideway Shuffle
2. Nkengas – Jungle Funk
3. The Daktaris – Voodoo Soul Stew
4. Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra – Dirt and Blood
5. Pharaohs – Ibo
6. Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra – Lost in Kinshasa
7. Ray Stephen Oche – Daybreak on the Niger
8. The Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Voodounon
9. Asiko – Jibiti
10. Zinabu – Bunzu Sounds
11. Mombasa – Kenia
12. Alex Konadu – W’awu do ho no
13. Ebo Taylor – Heaven
14. The Sweet Talks – Eyi su ngaangaa
15. Marc Thomas – Afrodelic
16. Fanga – Natural Juice (Ashanti Mix)
17. Wganda Kenya – Shakalaode
18. The Apagya Show Band – Kwaku ananse
19. Tony Allen – Crazy Afrobeat
20. Nigeria Special – I Want A Break Thru’
This is also the perfect opportunity to let you all know that on Friday February 25th we will be celebrating Pushin’ On’s 5th birthday, and that a spectacular bash will be held at BluJaz Café.
Make sure you mark down your calendars and get enough sleep for all the funky tunes coming your way!
I’ve also recently prepared a little mixtape to listen to while commuting in and around Singapore, just a bunch of my latest favorite trip hop, drum n’ bass and dubstep tunes. There’s othing here I’ll be playing at BluJaz on the 25th, but i thought I’d share it anyway:
1. Mr Scruff – So Long
2. Erobique – The easy way to organ play
3. J-Walk – Soul Vibration
4. Luke Vibert – I Hear The Drummer (Gonzo Edit)
5. Proxy – The Art Of Leisure
6. Free the Robots – Jazzhole
7. G-Swing – Ring Dem Bells
8. Renato Carosone – We Don’t Speak Americano
9. DJ Farrapo – Swingy Mama
10. Roni Size – It’s A Jazz Thing
11. High Contrast – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
12. Panda – Transylvania
13. Sub Focus & Danny Wheeler – Ghost
14. Heist – Rip You To Shreds
15. J Majik & Wickaman – Mosquito
16. Zen – Time Crisis
17. Spor – 1up
18. Noisia – Crank
19. Skream – Midnight Request Line
20. Ghislain Poirier feat Face-T – Blazin’ (Modeselektor Remix)
21. Modeselektor – Untitled (Siriusmo Remix)
22. Bare – Shot Me Down
23. Alter Ego – Fuckingham Palace (Modeselektor SSw1a1aa Remix)
24. Sneaker Pimps – Velvet Divorce
25. Sarah Jones & Vadim Peare – Your Revolution
26. Paul Hunter – Paul’s Pal
27. Bonobo – Noctuary
Last week was the much-awaited first anniversary of Singapore’s very own audiovisual collective, Syndicate .
I was honored to be asked to play some tunes at the beginning of the night, so I prepared a playlist that would hopefully get people in the groove.
I prepared some dub, electro dub, hip hop, electro hip hop, dubstep, broken glitch beats, basically a lot of different styles that I don’t usually play in more laid-back jazzy/funky settings and that I had promoted through two exclusive Syndicate mixes (dub and hip hop).
I guess I was a bit too ambitious, since my one hour slot only allowed to play a small part of what I had prepared, but I was still pretty happy with the results (props to the VJs who really allowed the sounds to stand out throughout the night!).
Last Friday night was Pushin’ On‘s monthly gig at BluJaz Café, and I was lucky enough to play some tunes alongside Singapore’s very own (and very talented) XS Collective.
Despite their young age, these guys rocked the house with heavy beats and smooth flows. I had already caught one or two of the members at some hip-hop performances, but I’d never seen the whole line-up perform a live show before.
I believe they filmed their performance, but while that video is properly edited here’s a little sample of what they do:
Right after their show I played some of my favorite hip-hop beats followed by a mix of favorite roots, jazz and garage rock classics. Even though I recorded the entire 2h30 show I only kept the first part because it contains a lot of newer tracks I haven’t played before.
By the way, I just found these dope BluJaz Café video teasers that are hinting at a longer video on the bar, its musicians and the general good vibes it brings to Singapore’s nightlife:
Note that I’ll be playing tunes but I’ll also be selling some of my Mexican merchandise (wrestling masks, photo frames, blouses, necklaces, decorations, etc.):
On Saturday February 5 I’ll be celebrating Syndicate‘s first anniversary at HOME Club, where I’ll be playing more dub, electronic hip-hop, and broken beats.
Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the excellent Thaipusam Festival, one of my favorite religious events of the year.
I had already attended some 5 years ago, but my limited photographic tools had only allowed me to take a couple of good pictures and some very crappy videos.
I got up at 5 am and got to the temple on Serangoon Road just in time to catch some of the preparation ceremonies. Around 8 am I came back home, had some breakfast, and went back to the temple with my mother and sister, who wanted to have a closer look at some of the amazing – and painful – rituals.
I managed to get quite a number of photos, some better than others, but overall I’m not too happy with some of the colors and angles. My small compact camera manages to take good daytime photos, but nighttime shots are more difficult, especially when compared to some of the setups some people had.
Also, this time around I focused more on making good videos of the whole process.
Here are some of my favorite photos/videos.
Enjoy!
PS: I also took many photos with my Horizon, Fisheye, and Disdéri 3-Lens cameras, I’ll be posting the results very soon.
