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BROOK D’LEAU x TAZ ARNOLD – HAFTA HOLLA

Brook D’Leau of J*Davey on the beat. Taz aka Ti$a of Sa-Ra on the vocals. Some funny ass schitt right here… but I like it! hahahaha

BROOK D’LEAU x TAZ ARNOLD – HAFTA HOLLA | DOWNLOAD

Tags: Brook d'Leau, J*DAVEY, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Taz Arnold, Ti$a

FREQUENCY | ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & THE MIGHTY SA-RA LIVE! [TICKET GIVEAWAY]

It’s that time of the month yet again! Frequency continues to bring the freshness to our ears & this time they are bringing the legendary Ali Shaheed Muhammad got me doing calisthenics of A Tribe Called Quest & Lucy Pearl to rock the 1′s & 2′s. If that ain’t enough you got The Mighty Sa-Ra all together fresh off their solo efforts to bring that grown sexy next level funk schitt we all know & love. Blind I in association with V-Tech Phones & Frequency are providing you a chance as always to win you a pair of tickets! Hit the jump for more details on how…

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD, frequency, LUCY PEARL, MIGHTY, Om'Mas Keith, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Taz Arnold, V-TECH

SONNYMOON SIGNS WITH PLUG RESEARCH

Congratulations to our good friends Dane & Anna, better known as Sonnymoon, for  signing to one of todays leading labels in future sound; Plug Research! Plug Research is home to artists such as Bilal, Exile, Flying Lotus, Om’Mas Keith & Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners & Quadron just to name a few. Since late 2009, it has been a roller coaster ride  for them as they have made a noise louder than bombs with their free debut album they asked us to drop on Christmas, to performing @ SXSW, to getting remixed by Melo-X, to J*Davey twitting their appreciation for witnessing the “whiter & trippier version” of them, to now signing with a label that pushes the envelope on creativity and delivers each artists vision with quality. We here @ Blind I are proud of our folks! Congrats & Jedi Respecognition & LET’S GOOOOOO!!!

Peep their latest song entitled “Blast Off” which can be found on the Potholes In My Blog summer sampler.

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Tags: ANNA WISE, Bilal, DANE ORR, Exile, FLYING LOTUS, Om'Mas Keith, PLUG RESEARCH, Quadron, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Sonnymoon

FOOTAGE: SA-RA PERFORM “HOLLYWOOD” LIVE AT ZANZIBAR

JKim shot us over footage of the Sa-Ra Creative Partners perform their joint “Hollywood” live in Santa Monica, CA at Zanzibar last month, backed by a full band, including bassist Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner.  Where was Taz Arnold at though?

Tags: Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Stephen "Thundercar" Bruner, Taz Arnold, Zanzibar

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 2

Breath in & breathe out – “woo saaa!” ok.. BACK AGAIN IT’S THE INCREDIBLE!
Blessing ya’ll with some MEEZY loving for your ear-lobes… Another musical collection to compliment your life soundtrack.
Track list and link after u Leap! Get yours!

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Tags: 9th Wonder, Bilal, Classified, Clipse, Cunninlynguist, DAVID BANNER, drake, Dubconscious, E-40, EVIDENCE, Fat Joe, IZZA KIZZA, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, Jay-Z & Jay Dee, Kosma, Lykke Li, Mary J. Blige, MEEZY, MEEZYART, Nujabes, ODDISEE, Q-TIP, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Sam Seven, Sandman, SANTOGOLD, STEVIE WONDER, THA DOGG POUND, The Souljazz Orchestra, Ursula 1000, WILLIE HUTCH

SHAFIQ | GARTH TRINIDAD

Last Wed I had the pleasure of catching the brilliant Shafiq Husayn along side his 2/3 SA-RA member Om’Mas Keith @ The Lounge & all I can say was it was like hearing a soundtrack to my moods. Shafiq seems to always bring a certain mood to each track he either spins or creates. You should really get his album if you havnt already. Music aficionado Garth Trinidad mixes the brilliance of Mr.Husayn lovely in this podcast brought to you by the good folks over @ Plug research.

DOWNLOAD PLUG RESEARCH PODCAST: SHAFIQ EDITION [ZSHARE]

Tags: GARTH TRINIDAD, Om'Mas Keith, PLUG RESEARCH, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Taz Arnold

MAIYA PRESENTS…RENDEZVOUS VOL. 4

Pardon me for being a woman of few words this time. I’ve been insanely busy and after long days, these songs have helped me unwind.

Tracks/link after the jump.

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Tags: AFTA-1, BLIND I, Dam Funk, FAT JON, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GREEN TEA, John Coltrane, LITTLE DRAGON, MAIYA PRESENTS...RENDEZVOUS VOL. 4, NOSTALGIA 77, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Sebastien Tellier, VIKTER DUPLAIX

SHAFIQ HUSAYN | OM’MAS KEITH | SA-RA | LIVE [SJ]

You know one of Blind I’s faves are the ever so brilliant and boundary pushing Sa-Ra Creative Partners. Two thirds of the crew Om’Mas Keith & Shafiq Husayn, who is droppin’ his solo schitt on the 6th and NOT to be slept on, will be in the house like an appliance droppin that next level science! Ungrammar does it again by bringing out only the illest to the bay. Your presence is required if you live on that other side of the musical fence where the soundtrack TO THAT side of the fence is Shafiq & Om’Mas.

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See you there.

Tags: D1ME, FAHRENHEIT, MERK, MUSIC THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR PINCHE LIFE, Om'Mas Keith, PLUG RESEARCH, Sa Ra, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SAN JOSE, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, THE LOUNGE, THE SLAPNASTIES, UNGRAMMAR

SNIPPET: SA-RA – LOVE CZARS (REMIX) (FEAT. JAY ELECTRONICA)

Oh. Em. Gee. White girls go OMG for whatever it is they like, I go OMG for new Sa-Ra x Jay Electronica. [spotted@2dbz.com]

Sa-Ra – Love Czars (Remix)(Feat. Jay Electronica)(Snippet)

Tags: Jay Electronica, Sa-Ra Creative Partners

SHAFIQ HUSAYN-EN’ A-FREE KAH

It takes a certain kind of ear to really appreciate the kind of music Sa-Ra creates. It’s a  neo-psychedelic mash-up, often paired with very smooth vocals from singers like Noni Limar. I was delighted to get my hands on Shafiq Husayn’s En’ A-Free Kah teaser. Sa-Ra fans will appreciate the familiarity, but he tweaks it to reflect his own style. I enjoy this more from the middle to the end of the sampler. Peep for yourself. Album drops in Oct.

Shafiq Husayn-Nirvana

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Tags: EN A-FREE KAH, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, TEASER