M3NSA - NEW VIDEO /SINGLE - 'ADJUMA'

M3NSA features on my new LP. We met in Ghana, but he lives about 10 minutes from me in London. The guy is a very talented producer, singer and rapper, he's played a pivotal role on my Ghanaian project.

Check out his new single recorded in Ghana, it is from his New LP 'No.1 Mango Street' which has some really excellent songs on it.

The whole LP should be out at the beginning of 2010.

Also look out for 'Coz Ov Moni' the first pidgin musical starring M3NSA and Wanlov the Kubolor AKA the Fokn Bois. From what I have seen I think this is gonna be hot, both musically and visually !!

DOWNLOAD M.ANIFEST'S EXCELLENT FREE 'BIRDS AND THE BEATS' LP FROM HIS WEBSITE

M.anifest appears on my Ghanaian LP, on 2 excellent songs. The Birds and the Beats LP is a FREE give away LP with some excellent production and mic skills from M. Look out for more amazing music from this talented MC in 2010!!

Donations can be made to the LP and they will go towards www.yea-online.org an excellent project dedicated in developing underprivileged African youth and Africa through entrepreneurship.

CLICK THE LP COVER TO GO TO THE WEBSITE

THE SOUND OF HIPLIFE THROUGH ARTISTS WANLOV THE KUBOLOR AND SAMINI

SOUNDCLOUD : UPLOAD 1 !!!

Just getting the hang of Sound Cloud and have uploaded an old mix from 2005, feel free to listen and download:-

Latest tracks by richypitch

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH GEORGE DAWES !! LOL

DRUMMERS KEEP BEAT (COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, USA)

My friend Michael Kweku Owusu is filmed here briefly talking about why he enjoys drumming. Kweku played on lots of tracks on my LP.

Click the pic to go to the original American Observer page:-

LITTLE DRAGON 'FORTUNE' (AFTA 1) REMIX

I have been impressed with this guys production since his 2008 LP Aftathoughts Vol. 1 This is a remix he done did for another cool band, Little Dragon...Check it by clicking the pic!!

YEAH I LIKE HIP HOP BUT I CAN GET INTO THIS TOO.. A-TRAK & ARMAND VAN HELDEN ARE...DUCK SAUCE

M.ANIFEST: LOSING RHTHYM: STRANGE STORY BEHIND THE MAKING OF “LIFE DEY JOM”

Thursday 8th October at 1:44am

from M.anifest's blog...

http://birdsandthebeats.blogspot.com/2009/10/losing-rhythm-strange-story-behind.html

download song: http://www.zshare.net/audio/6663935170340223/

First off,
i was surprised at how popular this song is back home in Ghana when i last touched down this past January. It actually plays in clubs - whoa! shoutouts to DJ black (Joy FM) and Dj Edu (BBC 1xtra) who have kept it in rotation.

Second off, and getting to the point of this piece, the weirdest thing happened to me recording this song, "life dey jom." And by weird i mean a deeply surreal occurrence i hadn't experienced prior to writing this song, and thankfully i haven't ever experienced in the aftermath!

The Scene
'Twas October of 2007, both Wanlov and myself had just released our debut records “green card” and “manifestations” respectively. In celebration of Wanlov's release, we did a show @ the Shrine, in Harlem NY. Kwabena Jones (aka Bosco when he's on the beats) was kind enough to let us stay at his jersey city abode afterwards where he has his studio.

Nextday
After shooting the breeze and being shocked and awed by Kubolor's hooping abilities, we thought it'd be a good idea to write some songs. Bosco (kwabena Jones) went through a whole bunch of dope beats he had crafted and we eventually settled on this one: the bassline stuck out to me and the Rhythm was distinctly hip-life. Fast forward. After i was done writing my verse - and quite ready like freddy to record it - i couldn't for the world of me hear the beat the same way i heard it when i wrote it!!?!?! it was surreal, frustrating, and i damn near thought my sense of rhythm had been infiltrated by some martians. The clever little verse i had just written all of a sudden sounded off-beat! It happened so suddenly and that's what perhaps made it terrifying. Twas as if i had slid into a well of confusion and couldn't see anything in this particular rhythmic universe that surrounded me – with regards to the song that is. All i could think was “Dayum, why on earth? my mind is playing tricks on me” © scarface. And no we weren't puffing herb u doubting thomas u.

as we proceed.
I told Bosco about it, and very reluctantly recorded my verse. It just didnt sound right. But since my collaborators were not perturbed, i thought i would sleep over it and maybe like Jesus on the third day i would be back to normal. About 4months or so later, Bosco gives me a call with excitement reeking from his voice talking about how well folks were receiving the song. All good. He sends me the finished the track and oh goodness, i still couldn't hear it the way it was supposed to sound. I actually begged him a number of times to take me off the track cause i thought i sounded offbeat! What worse than to ruin a yet to be solidified reputation with an underwhelming performance. Yep, i was that desparate.

Lazarus Moment,
Fast forward a few days later, a friend of mine came to visit after she just returned from a trip to Ghana (What up Susie). Chopped it up a bit and slid into the topic of highlife. Decided to get an unbiased opinion of the song to shake off my paranoia. Song comes on, and i hear it exactly as its supposed to be heard. Makes absolutely no sense and i can't even fathom hearing it any other way. Nwayz, i filed it under “never-shd-happen-again” and kept it moving. Weird, i know.

I decided to liberate the joint – Bosco, chale i beg mek u know kill me ooooo :)! http://www.zshare.net/audio/6663935170340223/ Enjoy it, play it to impress your african friends, play it at all your african soirees, and send the link to a friend. And keep this story between you and i shhhh :)

Peace Peace

m dodotido

* Life Dey Jom translates as “life is going very good” or “life is jamming” in more literal terms



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