NEWARTIST : Psalm One

Psalm One was raised in Chicago among church choir and freestylebattles, played piano, guitar, organ and drums and after all decided to study chemistry at the University of Illinois. In 2006 Psalm One became the first Lady to release on Rhymesayers Entertainment - home of the likes of Brother Ali, MF Doom, Atmosphere et cetera. The lyrically focused chemist's work is inspired by Stevie Wonder, Fiona Apple, Prince and MC Lyte. The long awaited first part of her Woman@Work trilogy is now available - the European Tour will take place in december 2010. /// ArtistInfo

NEWARTIST : The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Barnie Lee Hall was introduced to the Duke by jazz legend Arnett Cobb as "This is Barmie Lee Hall a trumpeter in the Texas Southern University Jazz Ensemble ".  And Duke's reply was,   "Ah, how come you're not playing in my band?"  He joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1973 and at the present still is a member of that organization.

We are now exclusively booking The Duke Ellington Orchestra for the German-speaking territory and look forward to the tour in march/april 2011!

@ C/O POP FESTIVAL & C'n'B CONVENTION

Wir werden vom 23.-25. Juni auf der C'n'B Convention in Köln sein und würden uns freuen Euch vor Ort zu treffen! Selbstverständlich werden wir auch das C/O POP Festival nicht auslassen.. Los geht's am 23. mit Ghana, Vuvuzela Sound & Bucovina Club, am 24. dann DaM-FunK, am 25. SiZARR und am 26. Favela Blast mit Schlachthof Bronx und und und AYOBA!

THE SKATALITES ON TOUR

Don't call it a comeback.. The grandfathers of Ska are still skanking. Besides Lester Sterling, Lloyd Knibb & Co. the line-up will also include the Queen of Jamaica Ska, Doreen Shaffer. Rockstaedy & have a good time!  

TOURDATES 21.05. Winterthur CH Afropfingsten 24.05. Hamburg D Fabrik 26.05. München D Backstage 27.05. Berlin D SO36 ..bleibt! 28.05. Rostock D Zwischenbau 29.05. Heidelberg D Karlstorbahnhof

FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE LIVE

presented by TAZ, Stadtrevue & Funkhaus Europa

11.04. Gloria-Theater, Cologne  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////  20.04. Volksbühne, Berlin /////Support: iSWHAT?! //////////

CD-Release April 2010                                                                         Day By Day remixed vol1                                                                 LISTEN ON DEEZER

TINARIWEN // Winner UNCUT Music Award Best Album

Tinariwen have been crowned the winners of  UNCUT MUSIC AWARD BEST ALBUM 2009 for their forth album IMIDIWAN : COMPANIONS, beating the likes of Kings of Leon, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors and Grizzly Bear..

The BLK JKS comment as follows: 'RRRRRRRESPECT'! 

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La Candela @ SXSW 2010

Afrobeat, Indie-Rock and Dub are common denominations of sub-genres, often used  to categorize music. La Candela is searching for artists, who break these boundaries, artists who rile up the crowd with the quality and identity of their live-performance.

Invitations for BBQs, Margaritas et ceterea are welcome. Please contact benjamin@lacandela.de

brand new... OZOMATLI // Los Angeles

The winners of  Latin Grammy Award 2008 are well known for their extraordinary mixture of Cumbia, Salsa, Merengue, Dancehall, HipHop and R&B. At the Summer Jam Festival 2009 they once more proved their reputation as one of the most exciting live bands from the US by celebrating their encore in between the blustering crowd - therefore (at the latest) they became the Festival's highlight. Ozomatli's long awaited new CD will be released in may!  /// homePAGE videoTEASER

booking [GAS & Eastern Europe]                                                          periods: 15 June - 02 July  &  14 - 23 July

Nigel Kennedy : Jimi Hendrix program

Upcoming thursday Nigel Kennedy will present his new Jimi Hendrix Programm at Volksbühne Berlin. infos & ticket

Right on time for the festival season Nigel Kennedy will present a new Jazz-CD in May 2010. The release-tour with Nigel Kennedy Quintet will take place from 15 - 30th of July 2010. 

LA CANDELA @ cc4711

From the 1^st of January 2010 you will find us in the Creative Centre 4711 in Cologne. The cc4711 is the former administrative building of the perfume manufacturer 4711. Now the building bundles the music industry of Cologne in one huge creative centre. The initiator of this project is the recently founded music network Sound of Cologne. The objective is to develop further the regional music industry and to network with the other cultural industries. There are over 50 music companies on three floors, among c/o pop festival / fair, INTRO Magazine and the online service PopData.

on tour: ISWHAT?! (USA)

"Hip Hop is dead. Jazz smells. The world is flat. Bullshit! MC Napoleon Maddox inspires HipHop heads and Jazz-connoisseurs." [LAUT / Artist Of The Week] In September/ October 2010 iSWHAT?! will present the new LP Big Appetite (Discograph / Alive) with Hamid Drake on stage.  On 3rd of October ISWHAT?! will play their final gig on the Opening Party of Enjoy Jazz Festival in Heidelberg!

TOURDATES 24.09.Wien A Porgy & Bess / 25.09. Salzburg A Jazzit / 26.09. Minden D Jazzclub  27.09. Hamburg D Fabrik / 29.09. Berlin D Quasimodo / 03.10. Heidelberg D Enjoy Jazz Festival