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Best known for her 2008 UK Top 20 hit Heartbeat (also sampled on Rita Ora’s R.I.P) and winner of Best African Act at the MOBO Awards in 2009, Nigerian born singer Nneka releases her latest album, My Fairy Tales 
which focuses on the artist’s roots and Afrobeat side.
Known for speaking her mind in her music, My Fairy Tales tackles subjects as varied as the politics of her Nigerian birthplace through to her own personal voyage of discovery. 
Mixed by James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso (known for his mix of Method Man ft.  Mary J Blige’s ‘You’re All I Need’ and his work with Damian & Stephen Marley), the album’s opening cut, Believe System speaks of the need to connect with your roots. 
On this track Nneka’s highly expressive vocals firmly place her amongst global songstresses like Neneh Cherry, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and the like. 
Second track Babylon tells of regional plight in West Africa over a Fela-type Afrobeat/highlife groove. Next is the first single from the album My Love with its lilting reggae beat and personable lyrics about positive love. 
Other key tracks on the album include Local Champion, about her hometown of Warri, Nigeria, the optimistic and spiritual Surprise plus the ska influenced Pray For You, in which Nneka speaks of the healing powers of forgiveness.
Bringing the album to a close is Book of Job, with its charismatic chorus vocal and finally In Me - two excellent reggae cuts which clearly exemplify this global artist’s talent pedigree.
My Fairy Tales sees Nneka with a new confidence and maturity in both her song writing and performance. All this from a career that has seen her collaborate with the likes of Massive Attack, Lenny Kravitz, Tricky, Ziggy Marley, and more. 
Nneka toured the States in 2010 alongside Nas and Damian Marley (as Distant Relatives) after an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier that year and has also had singles “Shining Star” and “Heartbeat” remixed by 
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Chase & Status respectively.
Nneka will be promoting My Fairy Tales throughout the year with a European tour in spring that sees one UK date at the Village Underground, East London on April 7th - a date for the dairy if ever there was one. 


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Positive Vibrations

On March 26th, 2014 the Brooklyn Attractors, including Victor Axelrod, Andy Bassford, Larry McDonald, Brett Tubin, Dan Jeselsohn, Eddie Ocampo, Buford O’Sullivan, Anant Pradhan, Luke Penella, and Rich Graiko came together to play a show at the Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY. Thankfully the audio was captured by the crew at Shapeshifter Lab and subsequently made available for release. This became “LIVE IN BROOKLYN”, the ATTRACTOR’S sophomore album and a rare hifi glance into the modern underground NYC Jamaican Jazz scene. The following is the unedited audio from that evening.

Credits:

LARRY MCDONALD - percussion
EDDIE OCAMPO - drums
BIG DAN JESSELSOHN - bass
BUFORD O’SULLIVAN - trombone
BRETT TUBIN - guitar
ANDY BASSFORD - guitar
RICH GRAIKO - trumpet
ANANT PRADHAN - tenor and alto saxophones
LUKE PENELLA - tenor saxophone and flute
VICTOR AXELROD - organ and piano

Produced - Rich Graiko
Recorded – Shapeshifter Lab
Mixed - Rich Graiko

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Rootfire Profile: http://rootfire.net/brooklynattractors/
Website: http://theattractors.net/

* “Live In NYC” is an exclusive Rootfire World Premiere.
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Live in New York

Brooklyn Attractors - Green Mango - [Rootfire World Premiere]

Hey everyone! 

Enjoy this deep disco version of a classic dub/reggae tune by Linton Kwesi Johnson. 
Let me know if you dig this type o thing, i will post much more dub/reggae reworks

In other news, Starlight EP is out and available at all proper record stores. Get some!

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LKJ - Reggae Sounds (The Noodleman Dub)

Tosca - Birthday [Grant Phabao Version]

Ernest Ranglin - Surfin (P-R-O Edit)

VERSUS-Mr Blue, Grant Phabao ReggaeRemix

Vinyl available here : https://www.cdandlp.com/olivier-corre/fusiones-latinas/maxi-45t/r120352927/
Reprise du morceau de Buena Vista Social Club en version reggae dub. Saxophone, choeurs : Charlotte Méas / Trombone, choeurs : Aïnhoa Da Cruz Miguel / Arrangements, basse, guitare, piano Fender Rhodes, melodica : Olivier Corre / Programmations, effets dub, production, mixage : dj Vas / Guitare : Franck Cadet

Olivier Corre "El Cuarto de Tula"

08 - Boozoo Bajou - Same Sun (Tontelas Roots Version)

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Greenwood Rhythm Coalition
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Doctor Stereo
Tyrone Evans
Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
La Mecánica Popular
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Romperayo
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Bixiga 70
Lascamāo
NY Hustlers
Alex Mendoza y sus Poetas Del Ritmo
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