AllyAl Mixtape Monday
Despite the Summer winding down, OKP has collected a variety of mixes to keep the good vibes here. First off, we have the premiere of DJ AllyAl's Summer's End Mix, an eclectic collection of bittersweet jams from the likes of Parliment, Minnie Riperton, Eddie Hazel and DJ Shadow. Next up we have the latest installment of Africa In Your Earbuds curated by Clap!Clap! (via Okayafrica, naturally--click through for info on their Labor Day/Carnival edition of their dynamic Electrafrique parties as well). Plus in the spirit of NYC's West Indian Carnival on Labor Day peep Jam Central's "It's A Carnival" mix and LargeUp Radio's once-in-a-lifetime session with soca star Machel Montano for the perfect soundtrack to your Labor Day BBQ.
DJ AllyAl's Summers End mix perfectly matches the changing seasons. See what he had to say below, as well as the stream and tracklist.
Hope all is well in your worlds. The last Summer Mix from me for 2014, a eclectic selection of Summery vibes and oncoming Autumnal melancholyBit random, but then again, so am I
Without foither ado, please enjoy...
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Tracklist
intro ( Tell us bright eyes... )
Morning Order - Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowan
Les Fluers - Minnie Riperton
Help Me - Joni Mitchell
Headless Heroes - Eugene McDaniels
All Your Goodies Are Gone - Parliament
Mysterious Vibes - The Blackbyrds
Frantic Moment - Eddie Hazel
Stem/ Long Stem/ Transmission 2 - DJ Shadow
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
I Want You - Elvis Costello
Sometime It Snows In April - Prince
Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
Cristiano Crisci AKA Clap!Clap! curated the latest Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape by blending modern sounds such as footwork and juke with African field recordings.
“This mix consists of deep research, not only inside my records and my digital libraries but inside my soul,” he tells us. “This mix perfectly reflects what my emotions are living in these days. Constant changes, good, bad, sad and nice humor. These sounds have a big meaning for me and this mix is the best way to express what I’m feeling now.”
If you're in NYC, you can get Africa in your circulatory system as well as your earbuds, via tonight's Electrafrique event (info & RSVP below) all others, take two Clap and call us in the morning.
Maybe catch some of the parade on the Parkway then join us at Output in Williamsburg for a special edition of our monthly Okayafrica Electrafrique party. Fantastic African tunes spinning all day 2pm-10pm on the rooftop of Output (we'll move it inside to the "Panther Room" if it rains).
We've got hosts hosts DJ Cortega, DJ Underdog, and Kashaka, and special guest, Lisbon’s Afro-Portuguese DJ pioneer Marfox (Sao Tome & Principe / Portugal)!
>>>RSVP here by 2pm for FREE Entry (via Okayafrica)
Tracklist
Unknow - Children sing with Mbira and Kalimba
Wolumei - Akrowa
Lucie Eyenga - Brigitte
Sunny black's band - Mi Fon To O
Bella Below - Awoula
Gnonnas Pedro - How Much Love Naturally Coast
Orlando Julius Ekemode - Ashiko
Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Burkina
Maurice Maiga and Amore Cultural group - Ana ce shashashai
Super otete mpomamu - Atakora Manu
Super Doeths - Akula (Owu Onye Ara)
A.B. Crentsil - Ehurisi
Kaiti Brothers - Ndungata
Katitu boys band - Mundu Mbiti
Peter Mwambi - Mueni
Unknow - Man from BAKA people sing and play Likembe music with Meje and Mbira
Tshibitshabo, Tumba, Groupe de Flutistes Bayeke avec Lulua Jazz - Kwimba nkudila
Abass Akande Obesere - introduction
Akendengue - Bineng
National Jazz du Dahomey - Alui Mado Kpogbe
Sunny black's band - Atin Djoyin Madan
In NYC Labor Day means West Indian Carnival and we're proud to note that our Caribbean channel partners LargeUp have established themselves as the authority for all things Carnival-related. So when they drop a definitive Carnival 2014 mix (curated by Brooklyn's own Jam Central) you know that's your one-stop shop for soca and bacchanal. Get the mix and backstory below via LargeUp (and if you really want to see how they get down, click through for their LargeUp Session with Machel Montano, recorded live on Miss Lily's radio):
Soca music tends to fan out into the world through two different waves over the course of the year. First, around the start of the year (and increasingly during the holiday season the year before), you have the tunes for Trinidad Carnival. And then, as spring turns into summer, things start getting hot again as the carnival calendar moves through the Eastern Caribbean from St. Vincent to Grenada.Brooklyn-based DJ Jam Central’s “It’s A Carnival” mix rounds up a sampling of the soca that has been running 2014′s summer carnivals: Vincy Mas (St. Vincent), Lucian Carnival (St. Lucia), Crop Over (Barbados) and Spicemas (Grenada), not to mention Caribana in Toronto. The mix includes both summer releases as well as Trinidad holdovers that are still running d road. Featured artists include Machel Montano (Trinidad), Skinny Fabulous (St. Vincent), Lil Rick (Barbados), Bunji Garlin (Trinidad), Porgie and Murda aka Lead Pipe and Saddis (Barbados), Busy Signal (Jamaica), RDX (Jamaica), Peter Ram (Barbados), Patrice Roberts (Trinidad), Kerwin Du Bois (Trinidad), Tian Winter (Antigua) and more.
Tracklist
1. Busy Signal – All Night
2. Big Red The DJ – Nothing To Say
3. Yannick Hooper & Holla Bak – Wine Sampling
4. Sour Sop Riddim – Inches – Vibes (So Nice)
5. Sour Sop Riddim – Saddis – Take Mi Stress Away
6. Sour Sop Riddim – Lead Pipe – Carnival Addiction
7. Nutron – Keep Dancing
8. Sunburn Riddim – Lil Rick – U & I
9. Jackpot Riddim – Rdx & Lil Rick – Wine Come Up
10. Master Blaster Riddim – Lil Rick – I Like Um
11. Master Blaster Riddim – Sekon Sta Feat. King Bubba FM – Bashment Time
12. Bang Bang Riddim – Porgie N Murda – Benup
13. Super Lynks Riddim – Gorg – Drop It
14. Scorpion Pepper Riddim – Sekon Sta – Touchdown.Mp3
15. Scorpion Pepper Riddim – Lil Rick – Can’t Kill My Vibe
16. Scorpion Pepper Riddim – King Bubba Fm – Gimmie Wha Ya Got
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17. Azonto Riddim – Holla Bak – My Life
18. Azonto Riddim – King Bubba Fm – I’ll Never Give Up (Born To Win)
19. Hypasounds – Dutti (Dj Puffy Edit)
20. Shanta Prince – Stush (Precision Road Mix)
21. Axiom Riddim – Lead Pipe & Saddis – Ah Feeling
22. Stiffy – Girl Stick It
23. Bad Boy Riddim – Lil Rick – I Feel Wotless
24. Bad Boy Riddim – King Bubba Fm – Bad Boy ‘Gimmie Lil Piece’
25. Lil Rick – Drop
26. Mikey Feat. Lil Rick – Next To De Roap (Remix)
27. Skinny Fabulous Feat. Diplo – Party Hardcore (Major Lazer)
28. Bunji Garlin & Major Lazer – It’s A Carnival
29. June Bomb Riddim (First Edition) – King Bubba Fm – Come Out To Win
30. June Bomb Riddim (First Edition) – Lil Rick – Great Day
31. June Bomb Riddim (Second Edition) – Patrice Roberts – Push Up On It
32. June Bomb Riddim (Second Edition) – Blaxx – Badness
33. June Bomb Riddim (Second Edition) – Skinny Fabulous – Anywhere Dat We Step
34. June Bomb Riddim (First Edition) – Sekon Sta – Put In That Work
35. Popso 4 (Stage Show Riddim) – King Bubba Fm & Kerwin Dubois Feat. Jah Cure & Lil Rick – Partyak ‘Party People Anthem’
36. Popso 4 (Stage Show Riddim) – Sekon Sta – Bumper Swag
37. Mr.Romel Riddim – Lil Rick – Flawless
38. Mr.Romel Riddim – Rdx – Shella
39. Mr.Romel Riddim – Porgie & Murda – Giddyup
40. Kes – Just Wanna Jam
Carnival came a little early to NYC this year when soca king Machel Montano kicked off the loooong weekend with an appearance on The LargeUp Sessions on Miss Lily's Radio in Manhattan--an appearance that turned in to a pop-up pre-carnival! LargeUp has the story--and thankfully recorded the whole show for posterity:
Machel Montano dropped by Miss Lily’s Variety last night to kick off Labor Day Weekend in NYC with a special edition of The LargeUp Sessions on RadioLily.com. This was no ordinary radio show, though: More like a stage show or a fete. Trinidad’s soca king literally took over our weekly radio program from the moment he stepped in the building, leading singalongs, playing the cowbell on a bottle, and breaking down his new album, The Happiest Man Alive, for the capacity crowd gathered for the M Store Pop-Up Shop. Dozens more who couldn’t get inside lined the streets around Miss Lily’s, watching through the windows.
