by Boima Tucker
Brand new show alert! INTL BLK will now get its own mix show every month on NTS in Los Angeles. Tune in and follow to find out when the next show happens! Here is the first show from 2019! Advertisements
Categories: Mixes
by Boima Tucker
This past July I had the pleasure of participating in the AfroRazones music gathering in Havana Cuba, organized by Luna Olivarria Gallegos. AfroRazones happened over four days when series of speakers presented to Cuban independent music artists on everything from social media to contracts. I presented on ethics (or lack thereof) in the American music industry, as well as did a 101 overview of copyright so that artists could defend themselves when being approached by foreign collaborators. I also did […]
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by Boima Tucker
During the last Olympics in Brazil I was interviewed by Will Carless, my neighbor in Rio, and correspondent for PRI’s The World news show syndicated on NPR. Listen to the show here: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-24/three-killer-tracks-out-brazil-you-missed-during-olympics
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by Boima Tucker
I’m happy to announce the release of “Tiene El Control” a romantic Afrobeats en Español single by Raka Rich of Los Rakas. A continuation of the INTL BLK platorm’s Black Atlantic single series, the track brings together 3 California-based artists, each with Panamanian, Garifuna and Sierra Leonean origins. It is a perfect example of INTL BLK’s mission to be a platform celebrating Black diversity. Read an interview with Raka Rich on the motivation behind the collaboration on Africa’s premiere music blog, NotJustOk.com.
Categories: Music
by Boima Tucker
A project I’ve been working on for 10 years has finally seen the light of day! Out now on Strut Records and INTL BLK, The Kondi Band presents its debut full length album “Salone.” Get it on vinyl, CD, or via any digital streaming or download store.
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by Boima Tucker
The video is a pseudo-documentary, directed by Jace Clayton (DJ /rupture), depicting his and Chief Boima’s visit to Hong Kong in 2014. Shot by Tommy Wing Tsang and edited by Dutty Artz member MPeach, the video has at its center the story of the journey of a real money transfer between band members Chief Boima and Sorie Kondi. The video aims to highlight some of the difficulties in international collaboration, global mobility and navigating capitalism. With the bustling Asian capital as backdrop, it is also a meditation on the shifting centers […]
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by Boima Tucker
We’re back in Europe this summer, supporting the release of our album “Salone” out this Friday, June 2nd!
Categories: Music
by Boima Tucker
Click on the image below to read up on a short history of Sorie Kondi’s recorded music career, and listen to a retrospective mix from your’s truly!
Categories: Mixes
by Boima Tucker
The second collaborative mixtape between myself and acclaimed author Teju Cole is here! I’m quite proud to put out a New York follow up to Teju and my mix collaboration, because the last time I ran into Teju was for the INTL BLK kick off party in July (where the Afro-diapsora vibes were heavy!). I particularly remember he, I, and a few close friends getting down to deep soulful house grooves from Shawn Dub into the early morning! It’s moments like those […]
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by Boima Tucker
The Kondi Band project has been luck enough to be selected as part of the 2016 WOMEX Festival taking place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain this October. In order to support the trip over we’re making stops all over Europe. If you’re in any of the places below come see us and say hi!
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