In the month of July ArtDontSleep held several jam sessions in a loft studio above Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.

Below is a small video excerpt from the third session.

audio download - http://www.zshare.net/audio/66279674bbd7dfb7/


Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Viola
Gene Coye - Drums
Om'Mas Keith - Drums, Keys
Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner - Bass
Shafiq Husayn - Keys, Ambient
Alla Koi - Percussion
AinJoy - Sax
Brook D'leau - Keys

special guest - Pharaohe Monch

special thanks - Blu

also, take a second to peep LA Weekly's write up on Shafiq -

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/off-the-record/shafiq-husayn-plug-research-ba/

Shafiq Husayn's Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka drops October 6th on Plug Research

first single "Lil' Girl" ft. Fatima in stores and iTunes now!

peace!

We are less than two months from the arrival of Master Teacher Shafiq Husayn's debut opus--Shafiq En' A-Free Kah.

For your listening pleasure we present a sampler mix of the album done by Europe's DJ Lefto.

Feel free to pass this link on and tell friends about Shafiq En' A-Free Kah,

Shafiq En' A-Free Kah album sampler



The first single Lil' Girl w/ Fatima is now on iTunes and will be released on vinyl with accompanying remixes by Nottz and Marc De Clive Loew soon.

Lil' Girl on iTunes

peace!

Exile and DJ Day live at the Duor Festival in Belgium



peep Exile and DJ Day rock a crowd of thousands in Belgium during the conclusion of their European tour in support of Exile's LA Radio LP released on Plug Research, available on iTunes now!

Exile - LA Radio on iTunes now!

Also be on the lookout for Exile LA Radio-Remixes coming soon...

peace!

The first taste of Shafiq Husayn's debut Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka, the stand out L'il Girl featuring Fatima from the UK, is streaming on his myspace player and now available for purchase on iTunes!

click on the link below to get re-directed to the iTunes store.






Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka will be released this October on Plug Research.

Hello world,

over the past weekend various outlets have begun to spread the first leak off SHAFIQ EN' A-FREE KAH, the debut album on Plug Research by the veteran Shafiq Husayn.

Fiq has been making music professionally for over 20 years. He came up on both the East and West coasts, aligning himself with the Zulu nation early on. He was an in-house producer for Ice-T for many years and collaborated with Lord Finesse, Jurassic 5, King Tee in his early years.

He is most famously known for founding the Sa-Ra Creative Parnters along with Taz Arnold and Om'Mas Keith. He is the only one who has ever written lyrics for Erykah Badu. Shafiq Husayn is a Master Teacher and we are very proud to have his debut album on Plug Research.

The first leak from the album is 'Lil Girl', a spacey, laid-back beat matched with a stellar vocal performance from the lovely Fatima from the UK.



download link courtesy of Fresh Selects - http://www.divshare.com/download/7898085-6e0

enjoy and tell a friend

SHAFIQ EN' A-FREE KAH coming this OCTOBER on Plug Research

Check​ out the new Exile​ 12" on iTune​s.​
Stay Tuned​ (​Stay Here)​ E.P.
Inclu​des remix​es by Musin​ah and Shafi​q

Yeah!​!​!​!​

http:​/​/​itune​s.​ apple​.​ com/​WebOb​jects​/​MZSto​re.​ woa/​wa/​viewA​lbum?​id=​29890​7263&​s=​14344​1

This just in.....
Plug Research artist, Ola Podrida will be opening up for Merge recording artist and indie darlings, SHE & HIM @ The Hiro Ballroom in New York on April 22. However, unless you already have tickets for the SHE & HIM show, you’re out of luck (it’s sold-out)!!! There are still tickets available for their show on May 3rd @ Union Hall in Brooklyn with The Acorn. After that, the guy’s head off to Europe for some dates including a May 16th appearance @ All Tomorrow’s Parties show in Minehead, UK.

Here’s the information for the She & Him and Union Hall show:

SHE & HIM w/ OLA PODRIDA
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The Hiro Ballroom
(371 W. 16th St, NYC)
4/22/08
Doors @ 7:00
Show @ 8:00
SOLD OUT

The ACORN w/ OLA PODRIDA
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Union Hall
(702 Union Street @ 5th Ave.; Brooklyn)
5/3/08
8:00pm
$10

Here’s a practice session from Chessie doing the track "Intercity" from the album "Manifest" (in stores now).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsPOcxHyfQ

If you're going to be in Austin, be sure to catch one of Ola Podrida's performances. Here's the schedule:
3/11 @ 5:00 PM - SXSW Film Fest Closing Awards Reception Party @ Brush Tent Park (corner of 5th and Trinity)
3/12 @ 1:00 AM - SXSW Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church
3/13 @ 3:00 PM - Urban Outfitters Day Party
3/14 @ 1:30 PM - Hot Freaks! Blogger Party @ The Mohawk
3/15 @ 12:45 PM - Home Slice Pizza Day Party
3/15 @ 4:00 PM - Waterloo Records In-store

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/olapodrida