Overknights feat. Tom B. - Feb 17th 2011!!

Next Thursday we'll be hosting a special gig with Dj Tom B., straight from Paris!
We must say we have a thing for Brasil, especially Biga who had the pleasure to meet Thomas last year as he exported his own personal selection of brasilian tunes out to the Favela Chic in Paris...
Since then Biga and us were just waiting for the right time to turn that gig around and have Tom B. over here in Florence... so, now, the time has come:
Thursday, February 17th 2011 @ Cargo, Firenze!!

Thomas Bignon aka Tom B is known for spinning Funk, Brazil, Bootlegs, Latin, Afro, Disco, Broken, Live House, Hip Hop, Brazilian and Jamaican Jungle... ! He's been active on Paris' black music scene for over 15 years as an acid jazz bass player, a funk band manager, event organizer and music journalist. Of course as well as being a Dj and founder of the Booty Shakers Crew and the Redo De Suinge, an international network of brasilian spinnin' dj's. He's a Dj resident for the Avenida Brasil parties, the Favela Chic, the Rua Carioca parties as well as official Dj for Paris' Samba schools!! (Zabumba, Aquarela, Sambatuc, Bloco de Paris)

So if you're around you probably don't wanna miss this funky samba sound....
Cargo, Florence, FREE ENTRY!!

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Artwork as usual by Simone 'Low'N'Zac/Lo Zac' Zaccagnini....!!!

Overknights feat. King Bleso - Jan 14th 2011 - Firenze

We'll be proudly hosting a gig with one of our favorite funk dj's as well as one of the leading figures of the italian hip hop / ragga scene the early 90's ('Isola Posse All Stars', 'Sangue Misto', 'Sud Sound System'..).
Many projects, collabo's and alias' throughout the years ('Gopher D', 'Unto Ke', 'Bleso Wastasi') have brought King Bleso to explore hip hop, raggamuffin and funk, as a beatmaker, mc and musician not to mention his earliest musical efforts in what would be his 'first love': punk rock ('Rabid Duck').
His latest project called 'King Bleso & The Voodoo Soul Unlimited' goes back to playing the instruments releasing a tasty, percussive funk/rock album called 'Oku'.
As a Dj he travels only with his 45's treasure box filled with funk, soul and rock jams that are able to move your feet for you....;)
So we strongly suggest anyone around Florence and in the need of some serious funk to come down to Cargo on the 14th of January...
Entrance is FREE... aka Drinks on YOU, Music on US....

Venerdi' 14 gennaio 2011
Overknights feat. King Bleso (Gopher D)
CARGO - Via dell'Erta Canina, 12/r, Firenze
info: overknights@gmail.com


King Bleso (Gopher D)

Overknights

artwork by
Simone Zaccagnini

Biga: what is a DJ if he can't MIXTAPE!?!

There was a time when the DJ was the collector and the dispenser of acoustical knowledge through the arts of selection and the fine techniques of mixing.... those who distinguished themselves were completely committed ... and always ON point!! ......
This would be true if people like Biga didn't make you realize that there still are many dj's out there that do their homework and have the tendency to deliver..!..
Here we post Biga's 3 last mixtapes that..., straight up and down, you do not want to miss!!
All 3 mixtapes are a fine example of mixing and selection, like a ride that keeps bringing you somewhere new without knowing how you got there.

"El Climatico" features some of Biga's favorite tracks going from salsa to hip hop, to soul and some of those everlasting jazzy-funk tracks that make you wanna thank people like Biga for collecting records. It features tracks from Hector Lavoe, Krs-One, Parliament, Augustus Pablo and Madlib....just to give an idea...
In the words of Biga: "This is 'El Climatico' recorded and mixed by Biga in August 2007. The wonderful art cover is by Mateo Rivano. Many thanks to Bubu, Igor and Joao for the contribution in making it."

While "El Climatico" is more like a "Manifesto" of Biga's Dj-ing in the past years, "Som Barato" and "Bombe Turche" are the result of international DIGGIN'. A real record collector will travel to find his records and to understand what that particular music is all about. Getting down with the people that particular music was made for is the best way to understand a particular groove and that's exactly what Biga has done.

"Som Barato" is a mix of some crazy brazilian tunes that go deep into Brazil's musical culture bypassing the well known Verve bossa nova's to reach the samba, the ballads... the people's choice: a "Cheap Sound"! Needless to say there's nothing cheap about it, besides the fact that you get to download for FREE!!!
As for "El Climatico" the insane artwork is by Mateo Rivano!

"Nar Suyu Portakal Suyu a.k.a. Bombe Turche" ("Turkish Bombs") brings us to the proud country of Turkey. The turkish musical industry is huge and Biga has here selected Strictly 7"s of Turkish Funk, Folk and Psychedelic Breaks.
A little somethin' for those that have heard everything.. ;)
This mixtape is distributed with the proud collaboration of Gold and FunkYaMama... The crazy ass artwork is by Pupa 'the only one' Tee and Biga's reprezentin' for Ragnampiza and Overknights..!!..

If you down with the stream, show some love and hit them links to Download!! [BTcH]




Biga's Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/climatico




Nar Suyu Portakal Suyu aka Bombeturke [Rapidshare]

Nar Suyu Portakal Suyu aka Bombeturke [1TimeMusic blog]

Nar Suyu Portakal Suyu aka Bombeturke [Funkyamama Podcast]




Som Barato [RAPIDSHARE]

Som Barato [ARCHIVE.ORG]




El Climatico [RAPIDSHARE]

El Climatico [ARCHIVE.ORG]