UPR!SE is a blog dedicated to The Shrine's Patron Saint and inspiration, Fela Anikulpo Kuti.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

TIM MAIA DOES THE THREE IN ONE

One of all time favorite Brazilian artists. Tim is Brazilian Soul.
Last track on side one of 1983 album O Descobridor dos Setes Mares is a groovy instrumental.


Don't sleep on his 80s jams!




Friday, June 8, 2012

SONIC DIASPORA w. DJ ZHAO


Berlin-based DJ Zhao guests at this months edition of SONIC DIASPORA. He's got a new mix dropping.... check the spiel. Should be available at party! #YeahYeah!

Juju-Juke demonstrates the epic reconnection between African tradition and Afro-Diaspora: between Juju/Fuji and Juke/Footwork, between Iberian trad-modern street sounds and R'n'B/Pop, between Congolese Mbira workouts and Ghetto Tech, between Ghanaian and Senegalese percussion and Urban Bass Pressure.