My WMC 2011 List

As you know it, Miami is right around the corner. I cannot wait for all the the goodness to touch down when us househeads roll through. Here are some events that I will be attending for WMC:

TUESDAY:

Mi Casa Holiday Pool Party
REASON: With the lineup such as: Kristelle Morin (Tribe), Julius The Mad Thinker (Chicago), Master Kev, Keith Evan (Las Vegas) and Max Pela (Uhuru Africa, Boston), what better way to start off a celebration?

WEDNESDAY:

Lotus WMC Music Showcase
REASON: Vikter Duplaix's sexy behind will be there, along with my peoples Daz-I-Kue (Bugz In The Attic), Josh Milan (Blaze) and Julius The Mad Thinker. Feeling REAL sexy and deep here.

Shelter Party
REASON: Two words - Joe Claussell. I hope to goodness I keep my attire on. Missed Southport Weekender last year and I heard he was amazing! Need I say more?

10th Annual Let The Singer Be Heard
REASON: Barbara Tucker baby! The diva herself always turns it out. Besides, Rodney Williams always gets on me for missing it! Baltimore will be doing damage at this event: Sheila Ford, Marc Evans and others are sure to turn it out!

United Music - Stalwart and Swank PRESENTS: I'll House You!
REASON: France's own, DJ Rork is sure to bring some gems. Good friend, Ian Friday (Libation/Tea Party Music, NYC), never disappoints with his selection of music that reminds me of the Caribbean. Carlos Mena always keeps me on my feet with his raw music and of course, the man himself, DJ Spinna. Yeah, Le fin.

BKLYN MECCA/LIBATION
REASON: I love this fucking party! ALL THE REAL DANCERS are up in this piece! I had a blast last year. Definitely a day party NOT to miss!


THURSDAY:

Women on The Decks
REASON: Great to see Mikki Afflick on this bill. This woman came to ATL a while back and had my ass worn out before Abicah Sole came out. Talk about about fierceness! Bitch you better work! The beautiful Anane Vega blesses the deck, as well as DJ Sabine. Not only can this woman dance, but she can blend her ass off! You inspire me to push everyday!

TRIBE 2nd Annual Pool Party
REASON: There are pics of me in a bikini dancing my ass off at this party! This is FIRE! I felt free when Ian played 'Gwebindala'. From then I knew, this is one event that kept me smiling the rest of the conference. Dancing the whole day, seeing ALL of the players in the scene that I love, on top of people from all over the World, how can you miss this?! Roland Clark doing live P.A., Nathan Adams, Zepherin Saint and others on the bill. Cannot wait!

United Records 3rd Anniversary Party
REASON: Ultra Nate! I live for her fierceness! DJ Rork and Lady Bird along with other hitters in the scene. Go go go!

AFRODESIA Party
REASON: I was a damn fool and missed this shit last year! I AM NOT missing it this year! South Africans know how to get down and bang some joints to keep you moving! Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, Halo and Lars B are some amazing mofos! Cannot wait to hear the rest in the lineup as well.

Beats Build Hope:
REASON: Nickodemus, along with Adam Gibbons and others. For an amazing cause! Let's go!


FRIDAY:

Afrique Electrique
REASON: Gotta show love to Salah Ananse's monthly event here in ATL! Spread Love's own, DJ Kemit, will be in the building. Rich Medina never has me chillin' on the wall. Ausar with the Afro vibes, along with DJ Wasabi on the decks and with Dave K. Pappa (Italy). Daytime party with a twist

Shut Up 'N Dance
REASON: Worldwide Global Soul/Deep House sounds. This should be a treat, indeed.

The G++dness Meets Spread Love
REASON: What if all I wanted to say was, 'Ooooh wee!'. Lady Alma is the TRUTH! The line up: Daz-I-Kue, DJ Kemit, Karl Injex and others. Done.

SATURDAY:

High On Soul
REASON: The lineup says it all: Zepherin Saint, Master Kev, Stacy Kidd, David Sabat and DJ Bruno. YEEEAH!!

Body and Soul
REASON: Danny Krivit, Francois K and Joe Claussell. Yep.

South African Invasion Party
REASON: Damn Son. Yep. I cannot wait to hear some amazing fucking beats from the Motherland. Let's get it! The Dancer will be up in the building.

Jump'N Funk/Spread Love/Aquabooty
REASON: Combine Rich Medina, DJ Kemit, Djinji Brown and the Philly Sound. Oh snap son! I cannot miss this!

Dance Ritual
REASON: Shit shit and double shit! Saturday is killing me! Josh Milan, Carlos Mena and Louie Vega?! Yep! Hotness!

And that folks, is the hotness for WMC 2011! I am done here...for now ;)

LOVE.

SpreadLove meets Jump ' Funk, Sunday School and Little Dragon

So this weekend was filled with amazing music. First off, DJ Kemit and Rich Medina set off 595 North Saturday night. I am a dancer and with the Afrobeat playing, my feet kept moving and dancing. Cannot wait until WMC to get my dance on again. Here are some pics:

Sunday rolls around and Oh do I love Sunday School. Thank you for putting on another amazing event. Le fin. Pics:

I missed this group last year when they came down and I must say, I was not disappointed. Such a pleasure meeting the band mates and Yukimi herself. Such a little firecracker and her damn percussion instruments on stage. She TURNED it! I LOVE this band. Check out their music whenever you get a chance. Onto the pictures:

ATLANTA: Mark De Clive Lowe THIS FRIDAY @ THE SOUNDTABLE! YESSIR! <3

Tambor Party with Ezel (OCHA Records/Yoruba Records) and MJQ

This past weekend really opened my eyes as a dancer and as a being. I appreciate all who showed Love through dance and music. Thank you Salah, Nabani, Stan Zeff, BE, Ezel, Kai Alce, Kemit and Cullen Cole. You all are some of the individuals that I will ALWAYS support because of what you do. Thanks for everything.

Yeah, so umm back to what I was about to write: Tambor Party was off the hook! I have never felt the amount of spiritual energy in a long time until Saturday night. I give thanks for Ezel rolling through. Saw this cat at the G++dness WMC party and he ripped it! Too bad my ass had on a dress and the space WAS PACKED! That night was ridiculous. I wore out the floor and my ancestors were there with me while I danced. I felt it.

When I say I am a dancer, I mean it. I have NO time for conversation and that is how it should always be. Conversion closes the gate to music. I felt everything in my being just go and I was taken to another place. On Sunday night, I headed over to MJQ. If ANYONE remembers DEEP Saturdays, you will know that Kai Alce, DJ Kemit and Cullen Cole NEVER disappoint. Kept the energy flowing. When Kemit started with the MLK speech and went RIGHT into Donnie's 'Holiday' that Ron Trent remixed, I knew it was about to be an amazing night. When Sunkids ft. Chance's 'Rescue Me' came on and I lost it! That is one of my favorite tracks of all time. Brings back memories every time I hear that track. Cullen brought the heat with some hotness I have not heard in years. Hearing 'Reasons' (which I have on a white label) being played through speakers, also made me smile. Kai playing Vikter Duplaix's 'Electric Love' remixed by Boddhi Satva kept my spirit and soul smiling even more. I do not think people realize how much I LOVE music and in this instance, good music with a sound purpose and positive vibes rolling through and through.

NYE 2011 with Benji B (Deviation/BBC 1 UK)

So last night was amazing to say the least! Never will I be a dumbass and wait until the LAST minute to get a ticket AGAIN! I feel for those who could not get in at all. The night started off with some Teena Marie. Madness and beauty to say the least! Some old school disco came into play. When he dropped Louie Vega's 'Dance Ritual', I lost it. Wait, scratch that: Donae'o has this hot ass track called 'Party Hard'. I love some hot ass UK tracks. A little Soca, with some House and a hint of broken beat definitely made my evening. He really closed it out for me with some Slum Village. Dilla Dilla Dilla. Beats Beats Beats.
Onto the pictures:

Casamena and Peven Everett

This past weekend brought some amazing talent to Atlanta. Carlos Mena (Casamena, SF) stopped through to show Atlanta some Love. The last time he played was Labor Day weekend and did the damn thing. Hearing some of my fav tunes, such as: Blaze's 'Elevation', Karizma's remix of 'Wanna Be Loved', DJ Spinna's remix of Black Coffee's track 'Never Saw You Coming' and Manoo's remix of 'Zvinosirisa' really set the dance floor on deck. Big ups to Tiffany for bringing him down. Now for some pictures:







Saturday night was off the hook! Everytime Peven Everett rolls through the A, I always seem to miss him: first MJQ and then Apache. I made sure to not have missed him at Tambor this past Saturday. Big ups to the Tambor Crew for making it happen. Such a real ass dude. Billie Jewell is officially the business. I appreciate the conversation that her, Peven and myself had. Gave me insight into what I truly want to accomplish in this scene. Knowledge is key. When I heard Burning Hot, Sunshine, Gabrielle, Girl Of My Dreams and Inspiration, I felt on cloud nine. Photo time:







Video:

Nickodemus @ The SoundTable

I had the pleasure of hearing New York's own, Nickodemus. For those who do not know whom he is, the music transcends all genres: Funk, House, Broken Beat, Merengue, Bossa Nova and Hip Hop (just to name a few). He kept my feet moving with percussion.

Sidenote: WHY did he remember me from Miami? I blame the Tribe Party for this one.All that hot music in one place (lol). Onto the pictures:



RUBY!!!


She's from Europe and LOVES deep house!






Me and Nickodemus. Awesome cat! See you in NYC! Video Time!

My Hotness for 2010

Music was on fire this year to say the least. Traxsource has an amazing list of amazing tracks for download. Congrats to Black Coffee for making number 1, on top of having four singles in the top 10! Amazing! Continue to do well and blessings brother!

Here is the link: Top 100 Singles Of 2010 - Traxsource.com - Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 format

Here are my favourites that kept me moving on the dance floor (in no particular order). Cop it ALL on Traxsource:

Soundiata's Rebels - Tamboula (culoe de song kamnguni dub)
Culoe De Song feat Thandiswa - Gwebindlala
Reel People - Star (RP Club Mix)
Peven Everett - Burning Hot (Timmy Regisford & Adam Rios Vocal Mix)
Hosannah Littlebird - Can Love Again (Jovonn Next Moov Padapella Remix)
Reel People - It Will Be (RP Club Mix)
Michel Cleis - La Mezcla (Original Mix)
Boddhi Satva - Maboko Na Ndouzou ( Afro Twins Edit Mix)
Andre Torquato Project - Niente (Yoruba Soul Remix)
Tamara Wellons - In My Lifetime (Yoruba Soul Dub)
Ralf Gum Featuring Kafele - Complicated (Ralf Gum Main Mix, Raw Artistic Soul Main Mix and Dub)
Jimmy Abney - More Of You (Ian Friday Tea Party Vocal Mix)
Mzee - Zvinosiririsa
Eddy Meets Yannah - This Is Love (Rainer Trueby Remix Dub)
Boddhi Satva - Ayele (Main Mix)
Nina Simone - See Line Woman (Casamena Basement Remix)
Tony Lionni featuring Marvin Belton - Precious (Deetron Remix)
Black Coffee - Juju
Black Coffee - Trip to Eden
Vikter Duplaix - Electric Love (Boddhi Satva Remix)

These are just some of my bangers that kept me moving in 2010! I predict hotness on the horizion for 2011! Yessir!

OOOH! THIS COMING THURSDAY:







LOVE.