Sun Ra makes alot of weird music. Strange jazz with cool keyboard sounds.
Maybe it’s not so strange since he’s not from Earth (at least he claims he’s from Saturn). His real name is Herman Poole Blount but he changed is name to Le Sony’r Ra and denied any connection to his birthname. Ra is the ancient egyptian god of the sun, hence the name.
Sun Ra released Nuclear War on the album with the same name in 1982.
Originally Ra was so sure the funky dance track was a hit, he immediately took it to Columbia Records, where they immediately rejected it. Why he thought a song with the repeating chant “Nuclear War, they’re talking about Nuclear War/It’s a motherf***er, don’t you know/if they push that button, your ass gotta go/and whatcha gonna do without your ass” would be a hit is another puzzle in the Sun Ra myth. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
20 years later Goran Kajfes makes a tribute to Sun Ra and his song Nuclear War on his album Headspin, with Timbuktu and Chords on the vocals.
The first edition of the monthly Funk Valley Spotify Mix is here! This month’s we’re giving you a Hip Hop mix with a happy and relaxed vibe all the way through it.
If you’re as old fashioned as we are then you will just record it on a tape, put on your slickest shades and walk straight to the park, with a few beers in your bag.
I got a tip from my brazilian friend about a brazilian rapper named Marcelo D2. His album A Arte Do Barulho from 2008 features alot of nice songs, with alot of bossa style beats. Medaphor(MED) is also guest starring one of the tracks.
There’s alos a video Desabafo / Deixa Eu Dizer for Check it out on Marcelo D2’s Site/Blog.
Looking back on some west coast hip hop from 1988.
Rapper Too $hort’s song Life is…..Too Short is still hot to this day!
Video Highlights:
- The cool little kid bustin his moves 0:25
- The dancing side kick dude (in the background)
- Too $hort and side kick doing their secret handshake 3:04
When i make my first real music video i will have to get a nice side kick like that.
If you havent had enough bass banging Oakland hip hop here’s some spotify links:
Just found this album. The best music i’ve heard in a long while and it features artist like MF DOOM, Stacy Epps and Count Bass D. So check this track and the rest of the album!
Our aim is to share and spread new and old, largely unknown or different music for everyone with a interest in rhythms and beats.
Located in what we like to call the Funk Valley in Stockholm, visitors from distant places as Algeria, Peru and South Korea are now already enjoying our site with a growing catalog of artists and music blog. We hope you like our collection of fun, experimental and talented artists as much as we do. Everything is free to stream, download, remix and consume in any way you like. And we would of course love to hear your music as well!
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