Moriaty - Jimmy (Ideal Beat Version)

Beautiful Emilie

Unreleased#1 (w.i.p.)

Alfie - Vulcano (Demo Unmastered)

About “Kariñosa”

“Kariñosa” is a Chamorro song born from a moment of inspiration, family connection, and deep island roots. This piece holds a special place in my heart—not only because of its message about a father giving his daughter away in marriage, but because it carries the creative spirit of my late friend and brother, Rodney Iló, whose kindness, generosity and huge heart continue to reverberate through his songs, his wife Archilynn and family, and friends far and wide who was touched by him. We began this collaboration when I returned home to Saipan in May of last year, after twenty-five years of being away. I didn’t know then how meaningful that time would become. It features me on Uke and vocals and Rod on everything else including arrangements. True masterpiece but to him it wasn't done because he still wanted to work on it. That's the kind of attention to detail Rod was and he will not settle for less than perfection.

The song itself came to life one late night after my godbrother, Jazz Taman, called asking if I knew of any local songs that spoke specifically from a father’s perspective for a wedding. Most local Saipan and Chamorro songs honor the mother of the bride usually, and when I realized nothing existed for the father, I grabbed a pen and paper and started writing. Within an hour, the lyrics were finished.

I sent them to Jazz, and minutes later he was FaceTiming me, asking if he could come over—even though it was already midnight. We recorded a rough version on my phone, and that weekend he performed it live for the very first time at a wedding in Washington. Before singing, he told the story of how the song came to be and how he reached out to me. The family—and especially the father of the bride was so moved. When the father-daughter dance ended, he did a fist pump in the air and let out a yell. That moment confirmed the heart and purpose behind “Kariñosa.”

This song is for our fathers, for our daughters, for our island traditions—and for Rodney and his wife and family, whose generosity, kindness and sacrifice made all of this possible.

Kariñosa

Berger feat. Julie Hublard Final Message Personnel | Prieur de la Marne Tribute

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Lago

Why Should I Cry  (Sporto Kantes remix)

LyRose Paris

Speech Debelle - 'Better Days'
Release date: 3rd August 2009
Record label: Big Dada/Ninja Tune

“I got a half cup of hope/And I’m sippin’ slow” 

Speech Debelle returns with one of the standout cuts from her hugely acclaimed debut album, “Speech Therapy”. Featuring a chorus from another debut artist making waves this year, Micachu, “Better Days” is a harder hitting, more beat-led piece of hip hop than some of her earlier releases, but loses none of their emotional charge. 

Produced by Plutonic Lab during Speech’s stay in Australia, Ms Debelle returned to Blighty without a chorus in place. After various ideas for singers were mooted she settled on Micachu, who could add a distinctive and distinctly British soul to proceedings. The result is blazing – swinging, snapping drums contrasted with deep double bass and acoustic guitar, Speech’s clever, incisive, real lyrics and the unexpected twists of Micachu’s melancholy chorus. As NME has already put it, it’s “a slow-burning slice of pop that’s both unsettlingly gloomy and joyously uplifitng.” 

The single also features bonus track, “Where Do We Go?” – a jazzy little number over which Speech ranges lyrically from the personal to the global. 

With “Speech Therapy” already being tipped as one of the albums of the year, “Better Days” is a reminder just why so many people are getting so excited about this young South Londoner…. 



Better Days

Where Do We Go?

Speech Debelle - Where Do We Go

MISTER MODO & UGLY MAC BEER-Diggin in the Crates (feat. F. Stokes)