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Event Review: The Robert Glasper Experiment Plays The Highline Ballroom in NYC on Feb 28th
PHOTO CREDIT: TERRENCE JENNINGS With jazz experiencing a major resurgence within the under 30s demographic (thanks to the likes of MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Jason Moran and Grammy Award winner, Esperanza Spalding), the latest young jazz artist to step into the forefront is pianist extraordinaire, Robert Glasper. Currently enjoying massive succ (Continue)
Robert Glasper Experiment: ‘Black Radio’ on Blue Note Records
ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT RELEASES BLACK RADIO FEATURING ERYKAH BADU, BILAL, LUPE FIASCO, LALAH HATHAWAY, LEDISI, MUSIQ SOULCHILD, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, YASIIN BEY & OTHERS On February 28, 2012, Robert Glasper Experiment will release Black Radio (Blue Note Records/EMI), a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jaz (Continue)
Red Bull Music Academy to set up shop in New York in 2012
Red Bull Music Academy 2012 Heads To New York City Workshop 1: September 30 – October 12, 2012 Workshop 2: October 21 - November 2, 2012 Apply: February 2 - April 2, 2012 The Red Bull Music Academy has travelled around the world, with previous stops including Berlin, Toronto, London, Madrid, Melbourne, and Cape Town. The Academy’s 2012 edition will be held in New York Cit (Continue)
‘RE:GENERATION’ TEAMS WITH ESPN FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF MARK RONSON’S “A LA MODELISTE” VIDEO TODAY MON 1/9/12
‘RE:GENERATION’ TEAMS WITH ESPN FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF MARK RONSON’S “A LA MODELISTE” VIDEO --FEATURING Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste and Members of The Dap Kings-- DURING THE ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE GRAMMYS®, HYUNDAI VELOSTER PRESENTS 'RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT' MUSIC TO (Continue)
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul doubles ratings
The VH1 premiere of the “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” music event on Monday, December 19 averaged a .8 rating among 18-49 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telecast, which aired from 9-11 PM ET/PT, attracted 1.3 million total viewers and doubled the average rating from last year’s edition of the beloved “VH1 Divas”franchise. The event also drove substantial social b (Continue)
SHOW REVIEW: Erykah Badu at The Wiltern, LA
Erykah Badu live is medicine, a qi balancing treatment, a grounding experience. It makes perfect sense for her to enter the stage twirling to the theme music from Wonder Woman, her kermit green coat floating around her knees. She retains an innocence about her, something rare and timeless and sweet. You just can’t help but smile. I feel a nudge to my right and it’ (Continue)![SHOW REVIEW: Erykah Badu & The Cannabinoids, Worth Every Dime [NYC]](http://fusicology.com/ImageCropThumb.php?src=/var/www/vhosts/fusicology.com/httpdocs/justfuseit/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Erykah-300x209.jpg&w=185&h=185)
SHOW REVIEW: Erykah Badu & The Cannabinoids, Worth Every Dime [NYC]
When word gets out that Erykah Badu is performing in your town, you don’t care if it’s just her or she has a crew along for the ride. You buy your ticket and pray she doesn't start 4 hours after the promised start time. A long way from her home of Texas, Erykah Badu and her band of merry men (The Cannabinoids), captivated a packed audience at New York’s Best Buy Theater. And they didn’ (Continue)
New Videos From Red Bull Music Academy: Erykah Badu, DOOM, Tom Zé, Såo Paulo Tour Stop
Check out recent videos from the Red Bull Music Academy World Tour - São Paulo stop and Erykah Badu, DOOM and Tom Zé Academy lectures from Madrid below. RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY MADRID - RECENT LECTURES ERYKAH BADU - http://vimeo.com/31332209 Erykah Badu needs little introduction. Her seminal works like 'Baduizm' and the 'New AmErykah' series have successively upped the ante in ter (Continue)
NEW RELEASE: Georgia Anne Muldrow “Owed To Mama Rickie”
Funk and soul visionary Georgia Anne Muldrow is back with a brand new album, Owed To Mama Rickie, available everywhere today via animatedcartunes. Georgia Anne Muldrow is hardly new to the music scene, having worked with the likes of Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and Madlib. Her newest project, Owed To Mama Rickie, pays tribute to her mother, Rickie Byars Beckwith, a former jazz singer and (Continue)
11/3 – FREE DOWNLOADS, MIXTAPES & PODCASTS
FREE DOWNLOADS: Magnificent Ruffians, D-Stroy featuring Del The Funkee Homosapien, J-Live, Miles Bonny & Circle Research, Alekesam, Mark Ronson featuring Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Zigaboo Modeliste & Dap-Kings, Anthony Valadez, Shane Eli, A.Dd+, Killer Mike, Thurz, and Aleon Craft, T.iM.E featuring Joy Jones, Onra, Daily Bread, Proh MIc featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow, and May (Continue)
