Amadou & Mariam ft. Santigold "Dougou Badia" (Listen)

Husband and wife afro-blues duet Amadou & Mariam from Mali, featuring Phili's electronica/dub songstress Santigold. Spotted at OkayAfrica.



Amadou & Mariam - Dougou Badia feat Santigold by Because Music

Natacha Atlas "When I Close My Eyes" (Video)

Elzhi "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (Video)

Carnaval is officially done... back to our regular programming!



"Respect to a classic."
WORD.

Party: International Women's Day (March 8th)

KES The Band "Wotless" (Video)

"And I feel like if I just won a million dollars!"

Bang Data "Bang Data" (Video)

Speaking of Mission St carnaval...

DJ Petra "Samba v. Soca (Axé Baccanal!)" (Free Download)

Happy Carnaval! In NYC we celebrate on Labor Day, dancing down Eastern Parkway. In the Bay Area, we celebrate on Memorial Day, dancing down Mission Street in San Francisco. But in Brazil and the Caribbean, Carnaval is happening right now. Below find a mix celebrating the diversity of Carnaval music, mixed live by DJ Petra. Listen and download for free.
Samba v. Soca (Axé Baccanal!) by Euphimie? Music

Issac Blackman "To The Ceiling" (Video)

Trinidad's Isaac Blackman.

Celia Cruz "Guantanamera" (Video)

Classic.

Timbalada "A Latinha" (Video)

Happy Carnaval!!!

Los Rakas "Copita de Champaña" (Video + Free Download)

From Los Rakas' latest EP "Raka Love," released on Valentines Day. Listen and download for free below.

Perola "Omboio" (Video)

My favorite video at the moment. I have the same daydreams on the NYC subway...

Sean Born "Pluck Em Off" (Free Download)

Last month, we were bumping Sean Born's track "Bull Sh*t" and now we've got another favorite from the DC based rising mc. Listen and download for free below. Released by Mello Music Group.

Pharoahe Monch ft. Jill Scott "Still Standing" (Video)

This is an extra deep video. Be prepared to be moved, uplifted and fully inspired.

Last Night's Show: Not Enough Mics Interview + Freestyle Session

Last night on Hip-Hop & Her Fam, we were blessed by the voices of many talented women! The Not Enough Mics Collaborative stopped by for an interview and an impromptu freestyle cypher. Sofia Snow, B-Girl Pyro and Bonnie FlaKa laid down some seriously dope rhymes, and surprise guest Arianna Brame dropped a killer flow at the end. Listen to the archive here.

NEM is gearing up for Mama's Hip-Hop Kitchen next month-- a FREE all-ages multidisciplinary hip-hop festival focused on promoting positive change. Check it out!

Sa-Roc "The Moors of Alhambra" (Video)

J Boogie Ft. Chrys-Anthony "Undercover" (Video)

San Francisco based DJ/Producer J Boogie is one of our favorites at Hip-Hop & Her Family because he connects so many genres of music, in his DJ sets and his productions, seamlessly drawing from disco, funk, hip-hop, house and Latin rhythms. Undercover was named as one of our top five albums of 2011.

Ka'Ra "Love Me Longtime" (Free Download)

Coming straight outta Berkeley Ca, Ka'Ra is one of the Bay's finest young vocalists, singing stories, telling it like it is, making rebel music. In her own words:

"FREE EVERYONE LIBERATE FULLY EVERYWHERE"

Here's one of her reggae tracks, "Love Me Longtime Freestyle," listen and download for free below. And check out her diverse variety of sounds.

Love me long time.(freestyle) by KA'RA KERSEY

Wanlov The Kubolor "Kokonsa" (Video)

Hollie Cook "Body Beat" (Video)

Read more at LargeUp.com.

Goapele "Play" (Video)

The Bay's reigning songstress, Goapele, dropped the super sultry and seductive track "Play" last year, along with this equally tantalizing video. Molten hot.

Kosha! Dillz! "Moses Wasteland" (Free Download)

New Jersey based mc Kosha! Dillz! just released the first track from his forthcoming Jet Lag EP. Listen and download below. Courtesy of DJ Lil Ray.


Moses Wasteland by kosha dillz

"Para Los Fanaticos De La Rumba Cubana" (Video)

A montage of Cuban Rumba-- the dance and the music. Filmed and edited by Attic Independent Productions.

yU "Blind" (Download)

 Washington DC rapper yU dropped his sophomore album last year The EARN. Listen and download "Blind" for free below. The lyrics are deep. Read below:

Party: Toque! @ Bembe with DJ Petra

This Thursday February 9th, join us at Bembe
in Brooklyn for a full night of dancing to the best Afro-Latin & Caribbean music. Including but not limited to: Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Soca, Calypso, Dancehall and Reggae.

DJ Petra on the decks all night 10pm - 4am

NO COVER 21+

To RSVP, check out the Facebook invite.

Batida "Mamã Africana EP" (Free Download)

Portugal-based kuduro group Batida released this EP last year in celebration of the founding of the African Union in 1963. Featuring lyrics by Izé Teixeira, Ikonoklasta and Karlon. Released by Akwaaba Music 2011. Read more here.

HAPPY BDAY TO THE LATE GREAT: Bob Marley "No Woman No Cry" (Live)

Today Bob Marley would be 67. Let us remember his life by continuing the work he was dedicated to: liberating minds and bodies from oppression through music. Thank you Bob for your contributions to our world, they are many.

Blu Ft. Nia Andrews "My Sunshine" (Video)

Loud Apt. "Get Up Get Down" (Free Download)

Loud Apt, a funk-rock band known for their killer live shows all over NYC, is releasing their new album next week. Check out the LP "Get Up Get Down" featuring Bernie Worrell, founder of the legendary P-Funk.

E-40 "Concrete" (Video)

The Bay's heavyweight keeping it solid.

Audio: The GTW "Don't Smoke The Cigarette" (Free Download)

James King, aka The GTW (Greater Than Wealth), is one of my favorite new artists. His debut mixtape "Don’t Smoke the Cigarette" is fire and it's available for free download. My favorite track is "Blow Me Away" featuring Danny Brusco, with it's electro-soca beat and his super-sexy flow. I'll be dropping this one at the Sistah Friends Fundraising Jam next Monday 2/6.


Released June 2010. Production by The Gtw, Zip Justin Warren (Criss Ruler), Sunny Norway, Braxton Holmes.

As seen on OkayAfrica.

Toquinho e Vinícius "Canto de Oxum" (Audio)

1971.
Toquinho on guitar. Lyrics by Vinícius below.