Ripley & MPeach at the CareForce1 Launch: Brooklyn Museum March 17

I’m so glad that I and fellow Dutty Artz colleague MPeach will be on deck as part of this event – the CareForce Travelogues launch at the Brooklyn Museum – it’s the perfect confluence of audiovisual creativity, activism and brilliant minds!

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Riobamba joins Discwoman

From The Fader Magazine:

Riobamba is celebrating her recent signing to N.Y.C. electronic collective DISCWOMAN with a new mix of reggaeton, dembow, progressive electronica, and much more. The DJ, producer, and activist launched her own label APOCALIPSIS “to grow visibility narratives by those ‘ni de aquí, ni de allá’ (neither from here, nor there),” and her latest mix is very much influenced by a recent momentous spotlight on overlooked and ignored experiences.

Robzilla’s ‘Too Tall Monster Come for Kingston’

Dutty Artz presents a dancehall EP with tunes from Jamaica’s upper echelon — Tifa, Ward 21, Chan Dizzy, Keida and Trawma — all produced by New York City’s Robzilla.

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!Un Saludo! Mexican Soundsystem Cumbia in LA

Dutty Artz is proud to announce the release of a compilation of Mexican Cumbia Sonidera, straight outta Los Angeles!

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New Mix Alert: Talacha’s Frecuencia Sin Frontera

Talacha’s Frecuencia Sin Frontera signals a new point in the evolution of the inherently transnational cumbia genre. In the newest iteration of cumbia, it makes its way from Toy Selecta’s hip-hop insipred reworkings to crunk cumbia and now to a new corner of the DIY, Soundcloud-fueled underground with wepa, in all of its embracing of low-end, lo-fi grittiness.

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RIOBAMBA FADER MIX

My exclusive set for The Fader’s mixtape series dropped yesterday, a “A blazing mix of reggaetón, dembow, and rap en español from the Brooklyn-based DJ and producer.”

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Chief Boima INTLBLK Tour Mix

Hi Duttylandia, I’m on the road again! — from Brazil to Germany via England. I came out here to play the debut show of the Kondi Band, my new collaborative album with Dutty Artz alum Sorie Kondi.

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Ushka is an Asian American Writers’ Workshop 2016 fellow!

The Asian American Writer’s Workshop Open City Fellowship “fosters Asian American writers covering inequality in low-income Asian immigrant neighborhoods in New York City.” Who better for that job than our beloved Thanu aka DJ Ushka?

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From the Archives: Africa is a Country x Chimurenga x Pan African Space Station

Back in November 2015, Chief Boima (in his role as Africa is a Country’s managing editor) curated three panels at the Pan African Space Station‘s library-of-people installation at the Performa 15 Hub in New York City. AIAC invited Dutty Artz’ DJ Ushka, York College Professor and writer Rishi Nath, and AIAC’s photo editor Zachary Rosen to host three podcasts on behalf of Africa is a Country.

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NEW RIOBAMBA MIXTAPE ON MIXPAK FM + RESIDENT ADVISOR PICK

My mixtape for the Mixpak FM series is here, featured today as Resident Advisor’s Mix of the Day.

For me this mix dove into “channeling rage for, remembrance of, love toward victims of police brutality & state-sanctioned violence, in the U.S. y destructive legacies this country has left & continues to leave elsewhere– ya basta, ya basta, ya basta. A las víctimas– nunca serán olvidados.”

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Sopa de Wonton mix, new from Talacha!

Our designer extraordinaire, Talacha, is back with his second DJ mix!

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Atropolis Live Set Tutorial (via Dubspot)

Our in house Dubspot employed Ableton instructor, Atropolis, has just put together a three part tutorial showcasing the ins and outs of his live performance set using Ableton Live.

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NEW RIOBAMBA TRACK WITH FALSE WITNESS

Super excited to share my track “Bin Danza” with sound artist and KUNQ member False Witness, which premiered last week on Thump Colombia.

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Ralfi Pagan – Latin Soul Remixed

No bones about it, resurrecting the dead is black magic. It is something to be approached with caution and reverence and something that takes a lot of energy to conjure.

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“Reggae Fi Peach” estrena en Vice Colombia

Todo en español este vez, porque si no entiendes tendrás que google.translate de qualquier manera. Reggae Fi Peach estrenó al sitio de Vice Colombia ayer.

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