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NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS BOSSANOVA | MARCH 20XI

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We’re going to South America with this one! From Philly to Rio de Janeiro, from Cali to São Paulo, from the D to Pelourinho to Brooklyn to Salvador & right into your NKD collection! Those that know me, know that I am a  huge fan of Bossa Nova/Brazilian music. It blew up by mainly young musicians & college students in the 1960′s & since then has continued to be a influence in todays music from Koop to Nouvelle Vague & Jneiro Jarel. Bossanova rhythmically has Samba foundations , while harmonically the structure lies in Jazz going from sophisticated to dissonant. I am a sucka for dissonance, thus why Stevie, Dilla & Bossa Nova/Brazilian music are my all time favorites. I took my time with this one & hope you enjoy it as much I did putting it together.  No’s a boss on Bossanova…gone!

TL & DL…

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BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENT… BLIND I FOR THE SUMMER

We all Voltron’ed once again to create the sounds of summer as heard through the Blind I staff. These are songs that paint the vibe & set the tone for how we would like to feel throughout this whole season. This was designed & created to serve as the official soundtrack to the summer for our faithfuls. Blind I For The Kids… you know what it is… bump this while you BBQ’in that chicken, links & ribs!

TL & DL AFTER THE AFTER…

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ARTHUR VEROCAI & JNEIRO JAREL-BALADA 45 (LIKE A BRAZILIAN GIRL REMIX)

Philly native Jneiro Jarel (a.k.a. Dr. Who Dat?) was heavily influenced by bossanova when he got into music and it has permeated  his sound ever since. He’s sampled  Brazilian legend Arthur Verocai several times, so this remix of “Balada 45″ is an ideal mash up of both of their styles.

Jneiro’s new EP, Android Love Mayhem just dropped last week so if you like what you hear, check him out.

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ARTHUR VEROCAI – FLYING TO L.A. [VIDEO+MP3]

“I could listen to the (Arthur Verocai) album everyday for the rest of my life” – Madlib

Arthur Verocai is a mysterious figure even in his native Brasil.  He has composed and arranged for such giants as Jorge Ben, Gal Costa and Leny Andrade.  But hip hop heads know him for his often sampled (see Ludacris, MF Doom and Little Brother) self-titled solo album.  The album came out at the height of the Brasilian dictatorship and was a commercial failure.  His performance of this seminal 1972 record complete brought the sold out crowd at the Luckman Theater to a stand still.  According to Verocai, he had never played the record “alive or dead!”  His delight at the opportunity to play this music in it’s complete form can be seen on the Timeless DVD box set.

This song, “Flying to LA” was written specifically for the concert at the Luckman.  It starts with open drums by Mamao from the famed Brasilian trio Azymuth, and then goes on a beautiful harmonic journey.  Enjoy, share and turn it up.

Keep it here as next week we’ll be dropping the exclusive Verocai remix, shortly followed by the amazing special mix by none other than DJ Nuts.  Don’t sleep.

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