I went out to support the good homie Real8 at the Leimert Park Art Walk this weekend.  Here he is performing Im Saying at Kaos Network. If you are in Los Angeles at the end of August, make sure you come out to the Leimert Park Art Walk to catch a show (or two!)

Im Saying…(live) from real8 on Vimeo.

Peace to Real8 who has shared this exclusive track with Afrolicious.  The instrumentals were looped from Skipp Coon & Mr. Nick’s it is what it is. Enjoy Im Saying by Real8

There is music and then there is music.  I discovered the music that Muhsinah makes on a late night webbing stint early 2009. I had just re-discovered 21st Century Maroon Colony and somehow ended up on her myspace.  I couldn’t get on the mailing list fast enough.

Time flew and now Muhsinah is making more music and a short film.  This is epic y’all.  “Dear _____ ,” – The Debut Studio Album + Independent Short Film By Muhsinah is on Kickstarter now and Team Muhsinah needs to raise $31,000 to fund the project.  Please support this work in anyway you can.

If you have at anytime lamented the state of music or even the absence of Lauryn Hill, this is your moment to do something about it by putting your money into action.

Afrolicious is pledging. Ann D! is pledging. Whatchu gonna do?

via  Africa is a Country

I can’t tell you how much I love this song.  The first time I heard it, it was the powerful storytelling of K’naan accompanied by a simple African drum.

Although it’s been commercialized (peace to FIFA, right?), this song is still beautiful to me.

Besides, Banky W and MI? Yes, please!

Check out The Inspiration of Fela released by Now Again Records for sounds around the world that have taken their cues from Fela.  There’s also the two Nigerian Gangster mixtapes (one produced by Mike Love and the other by KidKonnect) featuring Jay-Z and Fela.  And also, if you’re in the California Bay Area, you can enjoy Afrobeat Na Go Die and Diaspora Rising Friday and Saturday nights in San Francisco and Oakland.