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The Rhythm Passport's Cabinet of Curiosities - June 2022

State of Jazz

Soul music is a collective term for several forms of pop music that Black Americans pioneered from the mid-twentieth century onward. Genres grouped under the "soul" banner include rhythm and blues , urban blues, Motown, smooth jazz, and gospel music

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Jazzy r&b

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Dirty Mindz

The Last Song (feat. Eric Harland, Mark Lettieri, Jonathan Maron & Justin Stanton)

Poder Poder

Written by: Fritzwa
Produced by: Greedy Beast
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One Way Ticket (Lyrics)

You like 2 show up without permission
When U been sipping on potion 9
You lek for dance all around these feelings
Well baby shake am the way you fine

I need a mandem fi move my mellow
That make me feel him all the time
Need it alive and aloud
the lovin’ with sight and the sound
Cuz that’s the realest type of ride

With Colors all around me
When Trumpets start to sing
Like Woaaaah
Baby please allow me
Feel free, fly high & let go

So baby when you hit up my line
Don’t give me no more gemini
In fact I got a one way ticket for ya
Up like a trampoline
And yea we goin' way up
So hi we get for stay up

Thats how it goes
How it flows
when you roll with the love of ya life alright

Im pretty sure I’m fine, certified
Got a crib in my name
Im pretty sure my sign is a vibe
Plenty fish swim my way
And they all get emotional over the kid oh my days
And they all line up in a row and hope to kiss the kitty kindly

Mandalay
Just double down
Play Play away
Play on play
Without a doubt
I don’t want to waste another day

So baby let me love you
Feel Free with me
Woaaaah
Together no we won’t lose
Feel Free, fly high and let go

So baby when you hit up my line
Don’t give me no more gemini
In fact I got a one way ticket for ya
Up like a trampoline
How high I’m talking way up
So hi we get for stay up

Thats how it goes
How it flows
when you roll with the love of ya life alright
credits
released April 10, 2022
Written by: Fritzwa
Produced by: Greedy Beast

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One Way Ticket - |Fritzwa|

Thembi

Thembi (feat. Teodross Avery)

Parallel Motion

Intrigue

Why Not? / Montara

Why Not?

Katalyst JID013

Juneteenth

Recorded at Blue Whale Recordings. Recorded and mixed by Emilio Amarú, mastered by Facu Gonzales

Lyrics:
Romans considered musicians as the artisans of sound
Sometimes it sure seems history sings the same songs round and round
Yes, my dress is new but it’s the same old dance
A modern echo of the past
Our time is now
Let’s enjoy while it lasts

Can you hear it calling?
Beckoning to you from somewhere deep inside
It’s called rhythm darling
I bet even cavemen boogied by the fire

Know our muses will never tire from all this poetry
Because love has as many faces as there are hearts that beat
Yes my voice is new but it’s the same old song
Another hymn to Venus and Mars
What better than to sing for an audience of stars?

Can you hear it calling?
Beckoning to you from somewhere deep inside
It’s called rhythm darling
I bet even cavemen boogied by the fire

Cavemen

おだやかに

In The Spirit Of Ntu

Mama (feat. Omagugu)

Tamada - Tikebi 💭☁️

a path to bliss

Strange Times

Mosaik

Hamset Sawtak

Word of mouth

Oxygen

Oxygen (feat. Greg Osby & Oteil Burbridge)

Education & Recreation

Iconoclasts

The second single to come from the ‘The Globeflower Masters Vol.2’, and with a title such as 'Moogs Over Jupiter’ it’s not only literal, but also a jumping off point that enables Mark and Glenn's musical imagination to go wild. It takes the listener on a journey covering some distance – all the way to the moon! Not just any moon, but a moon orbiting the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. 

Mark’s Mini Moog and Jupiter 8 synthesiser are the stars of the show here, providing the perfect combination of depth and frequency to soundtrack their space-scape. Add to that some heavily effect-laden guitar from Glenn and the slow-but purposeful drive of the drums and Milo Fell’s percussion and we’re travelling without moving. 

The imagery of space travel echoes throughout this laid-back excursion. If a Moog pioneer such as Jean-Jacques Perrey had jammed with a contemporary, headsy beat-maker, the results may have been similar to this floaty as helium, cinematic, spacefaring jaunt.

Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel - Moogs Over Jupiter

‘Glance’ is the second single to be taken from SOYUZ (COIO3) forthcoming album, ‘Force of the Wind’. It was the only song written between the sessions for the band’s previous album ‘II’ and ‘Force of the Wind’ that made it to the album in its original form. 

It’s a song inspired by measured life in the low-rise and village-like Minsk, which is the band's composer Aleksey Chumak’s hometown. It references Lo Borges' debut album and the work of Burnier e Cartier. Breezy as a summer east wind, gentle Fender Rhodes swirl, guitars sway whilst Alex's gentle ethereal vocals surf the bassline. Over too soon and akin to waking up and trying to remember a dream, the images of the song tickle away leaving you wanting more.

SOYUZ (СОЮЗ) - Glance (Мгновение)

Sounding simultaneously from the past, the present, and the future, the debut album 'MLDE' by Marxist Love Disco Ensemble seeks to eradicate both the trite from disco and the sobriety from political music. Half poetic, half tongue-in-cheek, this stunning compact eight-track album is influenced by Eastern European and Mediterranean 70s disco records. In the words of band member Paolo, ''it was written in response to hearing 'I love America' by Patrick Juvet. The song prompted the question: why does disco, a genre originally created by oppressed minorities, eventually become synonymous with Western capitalist excess?" MLDE seeks to break this connection.

Merging disco, post-disco 80s pop, and boogie into the fold, 'MLDE' was recorded using only analogue instruments, giving it warmth and space. Recorded on cassette, ½ inch tape, this gives moments of lo-fi abstraction between the beats of an aggressive, tight drum kit. Instruments used for this recording range from saxophone, trumpet, harpsichord, guitar, and rare analogue synthesisers. The bass sound is shaped by early 80s boogie records, whilst the influence of artists such as Hamlet Minassian can be heard in some of MLDE's more driving-disco outings, such as 'Hues of Red'. In the tradition of Soviet vocal group records, which the band has studied, some songs are sung by a vocal quartet in homage to this tradition. 

Tracks such as '1905' and 'Brumaire' have a greater pop aesthetic, with Paolo's vocal style on these more pop-driven songs evoking early 80s bands such as Orange Juice and Chas Jankel. 

The format and message of pop and disco are commonly viewed just to entertain and move bodies around a dancefloor; however, lyrically, the subjects range from dialectical and historical materialism, class struggle, Marxist theory and praxis, as well as the concept of Marxist disco music. 

Adding the icing to the cake, mastering don Joker aka Liam McLean dusted the album with his magic, giving the songs space where the room is needed, as well as the kick and punch demanded by the modern dancefloor.

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble - Manifesto

From winning the dunk contest as a teenager, to dropping 61 in the Garden, to becoming the NBA’s 3rd all-time scorer -- and everything in between. Listen and add comments to this track, marking where you feel Kobe’s most courageous moments inspire the music. Choose from the unforgettable moments below or pick your own.

Iconic alley-oop vs. Blazers
Dropping 62 in 3 quarters vs. Dallas
81 point game vs. Toronto
Shooting free throws with torn Achilles
Winning the dunk contest as a teenager
Scoring 33 points against his idol
Winning his 2007-08 MVP award
NBA record 12 threes in a game
All Star MVP in 2002
Clutch playoff shots vs. Phoenix in 2006
Behind-the-back reverse dunk
Clutch shots for Team USA in 2008
Three-peat
Back to back titles in 2009 and 2010

About the song:
Robert Glasper’s composition, “Be Courageous,” honors 20 years of courage & greatness from Kobe Bryant. To commemorate Black History Month, the song is crafted using a 4/4-6/8 pattern in remembrance of April 4, 1968, the day we lost a historical leader.

Nike Basketball presents: "Be Courageous" by Robert Glasper

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Thembi (feat. Teodross Avery)

Mark de Clive-Lowe