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06.12.08 Appearing along
aside hip-hop greats Ahmir
"?uestlove" Thompson (top right) and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
(bottom right) of The Roots, Bajah + the Dry Yai crew
rocked the Philly hiphop scene for a weekend of jams and celebrity
hangs. Read the full
story @ Okayplayer.com (with lots of fabulous behind-the-scenes
photos) of this epic weekend, courtesy of Ginny Suss: co-editor of
Okayplayer, good friend of Modiba and key co-collaborator on the Dry
Yai project. Thanks Ginny!
Dry Yai perform as invited guests at
THE
ROOTS Picnic weekend in Philly!
Dry
Yai w/ ?uestlove
Dry Yai w/ Black Thought
06.11.08 Friday, June
13 / 8pm - 2am Turntables on the Hudson
with DJ's Nickodemus (right, a
Modiba collaborator) & Mariano + Nappy G
& Christian Rogers on percussion with live performance by Maracatu NY / Nation Beat. Rain or moonshine
the party will be on. Check Water Taxi Beach for full
directions.
TURNTABLES
ON THE HUDSON @ Water Taxi
Beach ft. Nation Beat / Maracatu New York
Water Taxi Beach, Queens NYC
DJ Nickodemus
Pick
up Modiba's latest releases and hot summer merchandise
05.15.08 Nation
Beat and Modiba Productions are hosting an animation contest in
conjunction with Nation Beat’s highly anticipated upcoming album,
Legends of the Preacher (July 15, 2008). Entrants are asked to submit
60-90 second animated music video shorts featuring a track of their
choice.
MODIBA
announces Nation Beat Animation
Contest
Nation Beat
04.15.08 Check out Nation
Beat's website and Myspace pages for spring and summer tour dates,
photos, videos, music, and more.
Nation
Beat's Legends of the Preacher
set for July 15th release
03.31.08 *
Set to work with A-level American
hiphop MCs and
producers
BREAKING
NEWS: Modiba signs Sierra
Leone superstars Bajah
+ Dry
Yai
*
Partnership
with OkayPlayer.com
Stay tuned
for
more news....
VFT featured prominently
on African U2 tribute album
In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
pays tribute to the music, culture and future of Africa, and an
unprecedented musical homage to Bono and U2 for their ongoing
humanitarian relief efforts aiding the beloved continent.
Vieux's cover of live U2 fan favorite "Bullet the Blue Sky" features
prominently at the #2 spot on the album. Billboard Magazine praises its "wicked,
distinctly Malian groove" while Giant
Step calls it "an absolute standout performance of one of U2's
most-played live in concert tunes."
Africa Celebrates U2
Vieux Farka Toure nominated for BBC Radio 3 World Music Award: Best Newcomer '08
Featuring Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Nickodemus and more!
Following close on the heels of his acclaimed debut, Vieux Farka Toure collaborates with a select team of top producers presenting brilliant illustrations of his signature desert blues. VFT Remixed is a fully-realized, classic mix of big-beat dance floor crushers, hip-hop infused funk, trancey landscapes and dubbed-out electronica.
Vieux
Farka Toure REMIXEDThe son of the legendary, two-time Grammy© Award-winning Mali blues master Ali Farka Toure has struck out on his own. Available NOW exclusively through the modiba store, where you can also get hot new Vieux T shirts and hoodies fashioned by ALT Design! Video, photos, press, and more at Vieux's website.
With the help of Vieux Farka Toure, we hope to reach our goal of providing every pregnant woman and child in the Toure's home region of Niafunke with a treated mosquito net--the most effective preventative measure in the fight against malaria, Africa's leading cause of infant mortality.
* ASAP: The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project hit #1 on the iTunes world music charts, has garnered rave reviews and has raised over $140,000 for those suffering in Darfur. (more...)
* Meet Save The Children - Modiba's humanitarian aid partner in Darfur.
Pick
up new Vieux Farka Toure's new album, Vieux Farka
Toure Merchandise, modiba hoodies, and fight malaria T
shirts.