Bwa Maré

Pow Wow Step meets Nothern Cree

No I’m not going to put a picture of a Native girl to get some sexyness action going on this blog. Instead I’ll let you enjoy the great work A Tribe Called Red did on Northern Cree’s beautiful song “Red Skin Girl” (see video below). Explore Youtube for more of Nothern Cree’s music, it’s powerful and yet very fragile.

Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) by A Tribe Called Red

Non je ne vais pas mettre la photo d’une modèle Indienne pour faire plus sexy et attirer du monde sur ce blog. Au lieu de ca je vais plutôt vous laisser apprécier l’excellent travail de A Tribe Called Red sur l’original de Northern Cree et leur magnifique chanson “Red Skin Girl” (voir video ci-dessous). Explorez Youtube pour écouter plus de musique par Nothern Cree, c’est puissant et très beau.

Digital Pow Wow

Pourquoi personne ne m’a jamais parlé de ces gars??? A Tribe Call Red prouve encore une fois la vitalité de la scène Canadienne avec ces vidéos hallucinantes et le son des Pow Wow indiens intégré très efficacement et intelligement dans leur musique club qu’elle soit dubstep ou House. Ca pourrait sonner très gimmicky, mais ils arrivent à faire aboutir l’idée comme si Joker c’était pris de passion pour les Drum Circles. ATCR viennent d’Ottawa, la capitale politique du Canada et je n’ai pas encore beaucoup d’informations sur eux si ce n’est qu’il s’agit d’un collectif de DJs pas mal actifs sur la scène club depuis 2008. J’espère vraiment en entendre plus en 2011!

Why did nobody talked to me about these guys before ??? A Tribe Call Red illustrates one more time the vitality of the Canadian scene with these sick videos and the sound of the native Pow Wows smartly blended in some banging dance music be it Dubstep or House. It could be very gimmicky on paper, but they really manage to bring the idea to another level with these tracks, like if Joker would have fall in love with the Drum Circles. ATCR are from Ottawa, Canada’s political capital and I don’t have much information on them yet but knowing that they are DJ collective who have been active on the club scene since 2008. I really hope to hear more of them in 2011!

Native puppy love by A Tribe Called Red

Stumble on Bonjay

So we’ve been Bonjay‘s supporters for years at Masala and I must openly admit that I’m now working with them to help them go from a Canadian sensation to an international one. And they deserve it, as they’re creating their very own unique futuristic and soulful version of Dancehall, rooted in the experience of many second generation immigrants who manage to reflect their complex identity into a complex blended music. What happened in Dancehall in the UK in the 80s and 90s with the kids of the Jamaican migration of the 50s and 60s is happening now in Canada (especially in Toronto) with the kids of migrants from the 70s and the 80s.

They have many stories to tell and I’m sure I’ll share some of them here in the future, but for now I can only urge you to check out their first music videos, buy their first mini-album Broughtupsy (only available in North America, spread the word to your European label friends) or go see them live.

Choregraphy by Dana Michel bridging contemporary dance with West Indian dance.

Buy Broughtupsy on Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/broughtupsy/id394976034

BONJAY ON TOUR:
10/27 New York, NY – Santos (Short set)
10/28 New York, NY – Nublu
10/29 Washington, DC – Velvet Lounge
10/30 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
11/01 Philadelphia – Fluid Nightclub
11/03 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
11/04 Dallas, TX – Good Records (instore)
11/04 Dallas, TX – Zubar
11/05 Austin, TX – Beauty Bar (Fun Fun Fun Fest)
11/10 Montreal – Il Motore
11/11 Hamilton – This Ain’t Hollywood
11/12 Ottawa – Mercury Lounge
11/20 Vancouver – Biltmore Cabaret
11/24 Calgary – Hi-Fi Club
11/25 Edmonton – Starlite
11/26 Saskatoon – Scratch
11/27 Winnipeg – The Royal Albert
12/09 Guelph – Albion
12/10 Gatineau – Petit Chicago

Aloe Blacc goes Bass

Toronto’s Killabits killing it on this remix on soon to be classic Aloe Blacc’s I Need A Dollar. Enjoy!

Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar [THE KILLABITS REMIX] (via Plugged Not Thugged)

Offishall canada Funky House

Just a quick post to share this excellent remix of K.I.G Head Shoulders Knees and Toes made by Kardinal Offishall. this is hot! The Canadian connection!!

Kardinal Offishall – Head Shoulders Knees & toes remix

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