RubyGold: Feeling Stealer ft. Earth

Nearly a month ago The Fader posted this track by a very attractive singer by the name of RubyGold who hails from South Africa. I'm thinking she's a newcomer to the music scene, only to see she has already flooded airwaves and broadbands worldwide on a few House tunes with Meat The Veggies, Monotone and Revolution. Although she has effectively loaned her vocals to the genre, she doesn't want to be pegged as a House singer. Instead, she wants to do music with conscience, tapping into various sounds and genres to help find her niche. Currently, she does what she calls "trance jazz" and has a fairly new tune called "Feeling Stealer" that features Earth, who produced the track and plays percussion on it as well. Here is another reason to take up some drive space with this free download. Press play, close your eyes and let your imagination take you on a fantastic journey.

DJ Kool Emdee: Tropical Blend

I've been in mix mode like crazy lately. So here's a mixture of tunes from different parts of Africa, India, South America and the Caribbean, ranging from Reggae, to House, Bhangra, Kwaito and more. Hope you like!



Tracklisting:


01. Punjabi MC - Jogi (Dance Remix)
02. Punjabi MC - Jatt Ho Gaya Sharabi
03. Salif Keita - Kamoukie
04. Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
05. Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight
06. Pastor Mbhobho - Ayobaness
07. Alaska - Fokol
08. Match & Daddy - Pasame La Botella
09. Comando Tiburon - Dale Candella
10. Guajiros - Veo Veo
11. Luisito Quintero ft. Nina Rodriguez - Music For Gong Gong
12. Ana Tijoux - Shock (Captain Planet Remix)
13. Beenie Man - Swagga Dance
14. Alison Hinds - Baddest Wine
15. Mongo Santamaria - Funk Up
16. Dhanush - Why This Kolaveri Di (Digital Remix)
17. Johnny Pate - Shaft In Africa
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Kinky Reggae
19. Beres Hammond - Groovy Little Thing
20. John Holt - Love I Can Feel
21. Shinehead - Golden Touch

Mixed by DJ Kool Emdee @ The Record Realm

Shisa Boy: Uzoyimela

Shisa Boy (l) & DJ Clock (r)
Currently, South African native Shisa Boy is tearing up the airwaves with his Kwaito hit "Uzoyimela". If you love House music, i'm sure you'll love the sound of Kwaito and the artists who perform it. Enjoy!

Turntable Tuesdays: Drums + Wheels

Alafia Gaidi of D.R.U.M.
DJ Kool Emdee
If you like the sounds of Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Bongo Maffin, DJ Cleo, Celia Cruz, Marvin Gaye, Sean Paul, Faye Ann Lyons, Atlantik (get the picture?), then join us on Tuesdays at Rudyard's (Rudz for short) for Turntable Tuesdays: Drums + Wheels featuring DJ Kool Emdee and Baba Alafia Gaidi of D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion) on LIVE African percussion. Both being veterans in music, Alafia and Emdee have a combined total of over 70 years experience in passing on to others the rich history, culture, and sprituality that good music has to offer. Music is a tool that touches, can teach, and feeds the soul.

Special thanks to Toni Fisher, founder of Sisterhood Creations Inc. for teaching me about Kwaito music of South Africa. Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa during the late 1990s. It is a local evolution of house music combined with African sounds typically at a slower tempo. DJ Diplo described Kwaito as “slowed-down garage music”.

If you're a drummer/percussionist, we invite you to come out and play along. We will also take the time to feature a drum circle so everyone can dance along.


Sample of Kawito music of S. Africa