Last night, I was at the JOVM unofficial home office of Brooklyn Bowl to catch the Washington, DC-based Congo Sanchez and the New York-based People’s Champs and M.A.K.U. Soundsytem, who I’ve heard about for some […]
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Live Concert Photography: Brooklyn Raga Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and Red Baraat at Brooklyn Bowl 3/9/15
Live Concert Photography: Brooklyn Rage Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and the Red Baraat Brooklyn Bowl March 9, 2015 As I mentioned in a previous post, last night, I was at Brooklyn Bowl, the […]
Last night, I was at Brooklyn Bowl, the JOVM unofficial home office to catch Brooklyn Raga Massive, Rupa and the April Fishes and Red Baraat for a show that turned out to be both a […]
As the co-founder of Monotonix, guitarist and composer Yonatan Gat was part of a band that was once hailed as being one of most intense rock bands in the world. But after five years of […]
Comprised of Monica da Silva and Chad Alger, the duo of Complicated Animals can trace their collaboration to the first album they recorded together, Brasilissima which was released in 2011 and credited under da Silva’s name. Produced […]
Although JOVM is a (mostly) one-man operation, I receive a lot of emails from a variety of artists, labels and publicists located all over the world. Naturally, it’s overwhelming and flattering but at the same time, it […]
Born in Cameroon, Ntjam Roise spent the formative years of her life in a small village – until her family relocated to The Netherlands when she was nine. Currently based in Rotterdam, the Cameroonian-Dutch singer/songwriter has […]
One of the great things about the proliferation of independent labels is their ability to reintroduce sadly forgotten yet influential artists to new audiences, often through the reissuing of albums that had seemingly disappeared. Fantasy […]
Enchufada is an influential blog and label that has developed a reputation over the last couple of years with their Upper Cuts series, a series that introduces to their followers, some of the best dance […]
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase at Drom 1/10/15: Chop and Quench
Electric Cowbell Records APAP Showcase feat. Chop and Quench Drom January 10, 2015 The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) hosts an annual conference, networking forum and market place for performing arts professionals – mainly […]
Comprised of 19 year French-Cuban twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, the duo of Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) take their name from the Yoruba word for twins – ibeji. The Diaz sisters are the daughters of the […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past month or so, you may have come across a post or two on Silber Media’s experimental 5 in 5 project. The label, which is the label home of the Durham, […]
With the release of Ya Nuss last year, singer/songwriter Yasmine Hamdan received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for a sound that meshes atmospheric electronica and pop, with traditional Lebanese and Middle Eastern folk music. […]
Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla received quite a bit of attention for his Son of Sade: An Ode, an 18 minute instrumental mixtape that honored the British/Nigeria vocalist, Sade and the producer’s own mother, who is also […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few weeks, you may remember a lengthy post on the legendary Malian griot Kassé Mady Diabaté, who has been recognized during his 50 year career as one of […]