Yael Naim

Another remake better than the original. That’s right. Yael Naim’s version of “Toxic” by Britney Spears is quite the opposite of its original essence. I really don’t get how these pop songs remade with a bit slower beat per minute, added with some sweet sounds of dreamy and gloomy instuments can make one hell of a song. A remake on top of that. This time it is Yael Naim, the French-Israeli musician that grew up in Tunisia, Israel and Paris. She started out in the Israeli Air Force Orchestra and after serving started recording her own lovely music. The shitty thing though is that I’m going to miss her appearance at SXSW, I’m quite sad about that. Thanks Texas Tech for changing our spring break week. But if you are going to be in Austin on March 14 or 15, check her out at the Driscoll Hotel or Bush Square Park. I’m sure it’s going to be great.

Check her out, we had a few callers asking who it was when Noudi played her on the air.

mp3:Yael Naim-Toxic

Crayz Times

Man this week has been as hectic as it can get for a last week of February. I finally got done with Night In Africa and it was a great success. Thanks for everyone that came out Friday night and supported the show. We had a great time. It was all Africa in the air and we did awesome dances from the west, east, south…you name it we had it. I also did a little presentation of “The Africa they never show you”, which I will post up hopefully soon, once I get the dvd back for sure.

So I will apologize for the late posting of last Monday’s show but like I said, the days leading up to Friday’s show were a little too much for my usual chill pace of going about mi days and I hope you understand. I have for you a great mix of tunes from Macedonia, Romania, Cali, London, New Zealand (Flight of the Conchords), Puerto Rico, Mexico…and the list goes on. Here it s and enjoy it.

Artist-Song (Origin)
Doctor Rockit-Café De Flore (London)
Cortijo Y Su Bonche-Agua Que Va A Caer (Puerto Rico)
Cortijo Y Su Bonche-Tiempo De Amor
Macedonian Gypsy Zurle and Tapan Dance Music (Macedonia)
Cigan Muzigi-Mustafa Kandirali (Turkey)
Nicolas Sosa-El Carpintero viejo (Mexico)
Nicolas Sosa-El Trompo (Mexico)
Theory Of Everything-Taking It Back to Edo (Oakland, CL)
Romica Puceanu-Cinenustie (Romania)
Romica Puceanu-Parinti (Romania)
The Upsetters-Teachers Dub (Jamaica)
Billie Holiday-The Very Thought of You (Harlem/Baltimore)
The Invisible Force-Underdround (Dj Food Mix-London)
The Beach-New Order (Dj Food Mix-London)
Chromeo-Needy Girl (Bloc Party Remix-England)

mp3:Rhythm Rue 21

Sladjana Milosevic for Philip Pride… He will kick ass.

If you’re one of us good kind folks who care for the future of Lubbock, Tx even though we won’t be here after too long, then cast your stones by next Wednesday night midnight for Mr. Philip Pride. He’s by far the best candidate for SGA President this year and probably for a long time here at Tech. The opposing candidate is worth nothing in my opinion. I don’t know the person but it doesn’t matter cause the person apparently is going to get 1500 automatic votes cause of the sorority and what not they’re in…and I think that’s perfectly fine, except we the people of America need to know what it is to be a good role model and a good president of the student government. We don’t need some rich kids money to get a good president of the students in office. We got guts and balls that can take down anyone, anytime, anyplace. Philip has worked hard ever since he’s stepped his sexy sandles on Tech’s campus.

Just check out his facebook group page and read for yourself. I’m just helpin out a brother here. Laytas.

Philip Pride for SGA president-Facebook Group

mp3:Sladjana Milosevic-Miki Miki

Mechanical Bride & Jamaican Folk Singers

Mechanical Bride is this cool chick out of Brighton, Uk and the reason I played her was cause of her sweet sweet rendition of Rihanna’s Umbrella. It’s so different than Rihanna’s, it becomes almost haunting of a love song with its melancholic yet optimistic dreamy sounds. I didn’t even know the words were so nice when listening it in Rihanna’s version. Mechanical Bride’s version brings the words of “stand under my umbrella” alive and I’m glad she did this. I had callers asking who it was so here it is.

mp3:Mechanical Bride-Umbrella

Another tune enjoyed was “Mi Cahfi” by the The Jamaican Folk Singers. This group started out back in ‘67 and they recorded 3 lp’s and now are a classic in the Jamaican musical history. It’s a commoners story of one’s relationship with the phenomenon that is coffee. They have mostly female vocalist and they recorded the simple sweetness of people’s harmonious chorus that told the Jamaican folk stories, hence their groups name.

mp3:Jamaican Folk Singers-Mi Cahfi

Little Boots.Stuck on Repeat

This is a tune up on blogs everywhere so in that tradition, and also because it’s really good, I’ll post it up on here for its very danceble beats and the synths that keep on feeding your ears of that addictive sound. Little Boots based out of Blackpool/London and I do dig it. Check it out.

mp3:Little Boots-Stuck on Repeat

MIX 20. CTRL+Z’S GOOD TUNES FOR 2.18

Oy, Good afternoon. This week’s searchin has resulted with what you heard monday night. It was awesome and energizing. Noudi was out cause of the No Age and Go to Hell concert at Bash’s and I was on the air for all you gentle folks. This is going to be an interesting week cause there will be good music all week long somewhere in this town. I’ll be at J&B spinning on the technics from 9 till 11-30, I might be at the Fifth Friday art show in Slaton with Numerators and maybe Thrift Store Cowboys, and on Saturday night there’s a house party with Go To Hell and me (CTRL+Z) afterwards to get the party goin.

Nonetheless, here’s last nights music for you lovely’s and please do download cause I do it for ya’ll. I see a lot of people downloading more of the single song uploads I do and that’s because you can hear the song before you download it. So on my behalf, do not worry about these somewhat big .zip files cause you might not know everything in them, trust me they’re all good. I wouldn’t post them on here if they weren’t worthy of your hard drive space or your ears.

That said, enjoy the tunes. For everyone else here in town, I’ll see ya’ll sometime this weekend. Come out Thursday night and chill with me and your friends. Up there is a painting by Julie Mehretu, amazing artist. Check her out.

playlist: artist-song (origin)
Amplive-Weird Fishez (Bay Area, California)
Pnau-Come Together (Sydney, Australia)
Booty Cologne-Drunk Gods ft. Top Cat (Denmark)
Jorge Drexler-Sanar (Spain)
Wilson Pickett-Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Detroit, Michigan)
Mechanical Bride-Umbrella (Brighton, UK)
Broadways-You Just Don’t Know (New Jersey)
Kaada-From Here on It Got Rough (Norway)
Dave Lewis-Searching (NYC)
Au Revoir Simone-Fallen Snow.Teenagers Remix (London/Paris)
Tsehaytu Beraki-Lale Bola (Eritrea)
Natasja-Long Time (Copenhagen, Denmark)
The Jamaican Folk Singers-Mi Cahfi (Jamaica)
Soko-Love No.Teenagers Remix (London/Paris)
Little Boots-Stuck on Repeat (Blackpool/London)
Toumast-Marao Orouan (Niger)
Nasrollah Nasspoor-Ze Man Negaram (Iran)
Orchestra Baobab-Ami Kita Bay (Senegal)
Eastern Blok-Balkan Healer (Chicago)
Pesos Pesados-Regey Mix (Ecuador)
NG2-Ella Menea (Puerto Rico)
Radio Zumbido-Revuelta (Barcelona, Spain)
Le Pop-No Tengo Calma (Costa Rica)
Dandi Wind-Adolescent.Nick Catchdubs Remix (Brooklyn, NY)

mp3:mix 20 part 1

mp3:mix 20 part 2

Bollywood and all its greatness

Some clips found in the uncharted realms of the internet. Hilarity at its Bollywood best. Enjoy.

mix 19

There was a great turnout last night on the airwaves. People enjoyed what was on and so did we. It was a big mix of African, Latin, European, Asian and American sounds. The night was needing great music and we were happily obliged to serve. I’m posting my portion up first and once noudi brings the info on her tunes, I’ll post up hers and for sure you don’t wanna miss her posts, it’s damn good.

Cheers,

ctrl+z

mp3: mix session 19 part 1

mp3: mix session 19 part 2

Australian Love *the love from down under*

If you or anybody you know was at the birthday party I dj’ed at on Saturday night, you know that party was SICK!!..that tiny little shack got so packed the girls were bumping into my technic’s…I had to stick with the laptop for that party but damn that was some tight ass dance party. Everybody came out and some people unfortunately couldn’t stay cause it was just too packed and there was no more booze. For those that came early tho, the party was jumpin till 4:30 in the morning. It was that good. I’m hoping somebody took a picture at some point cause I don’t have my camera anymore. If you do have a pic, please do comment and send me a copy. Anywho, the party got hot cause of the music and the I played some remixes of chromeo, M.I.A, Feist, Damn Arms…shoot, so many songs, I can’t remember all but it was damn good.

So I’m gonna post Tybalt’s remix and Van She’s remix that I liked playing at the party. I’ll post more another time so ya’ll can hear what a real good party should have. Check out their Myspace pages too.

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mp3:Damn Arms-Edie(Tybalt Remix)

mp3:Feist-1234(Van She Remix)

Tsehaytu’s Gift

Tsehaytu is an absolutely legendary singer from Eritrea. Born in 1939 in Quatit, a small village, she soon picked up the krar (5-string harp) and after moving to the capital Asmara she became a famous singer in bars, to attract men to the local traditional beer houses. In the 1970-ies she was discovered by producer Tewelde Redda, who took her to Addis Abeba, to record for Philips some 7² singles. She also appeared on television all over Ethiopia and Eritrea. She was a very big star. But the political situation got more and more intense. Eritrea was fighting for independence, and Tsehaytu got involved in the struggle. Her songs moved from love songs to more polical statements and comments. She was actually playing and singing at the front, for eight years. Heavy days. One time her concert was bombed, seven people died and Tsehaytu was badly injured. After her faction, the ELF, was pushed into the Sudan by the rivalling EPLF, she didn¹t give up and went back to the villages, to sing and support the women and children. Her courage and inspiration still mean a lot to all Eritreans. When the situation became too bad, she too had to flee into Sudan and in 1988 she ended up in Rotterdam, Holland, where she still is.

I’ve played Tsehaytu Beraki on the show quite a few times now and if one can tell, she’s one of my favorite musicians and she happens to be from my mamma’s country of Eritrea. I used to hear Tsehaytu on the cassette player or the radio when I was a little kid in Ethiopia. I think I must’ve been 5 or 6. I remember especially hearing her song Aminey and Medjemerya Fikrey. Those were some great tunes to listen to when you’re a kid and unfortunately I stopped speaking Tigrigna when I was a kid cause everybody in the family left the house when the right time came and so now I have a hard time sometimes understanding everything she says. It’s all good though, I’ll get that lingo back soon.

mp3:Tsehaytu Beraki-Medjemerya Fikrey

mp3:Tsehaytu Beraki-Atzmtom Keskisom