CopperWire: updates from The Bay...

Greetings, Earthlings.

The view from the bay is nice... we just had our new single "Wake Up" premiere on MTV Hive, check it out!  And are finalizing details for our release tour with dates in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and more!  You can stay updated with shows, our upcoming apps, and an ongoing series of short stories from our journeys in deep space at www.copperwiremusic.com  You can also follow us on Twitter at @CopperWireMusic

* Shout out to Cesar Maxit for making one of the most bilactical posters ever.

"Mind Power" KEXP Song of the Day, Interview and Performance!

"Mind Power" is featured as today's KEXP's Song of the Day, you can download the track and read an exclusive interview I did with KEXP on their website right now.  The above clip is a performance of "Mind Power" done on The Seattle Channel last week!  Thank you Seattle for all this love that on some days can outshine the cloudiness :)

"Colored People's Time Machine" LIVE on The Seattle Channel!

Had the honor of performing on the Art Zone with Nancy Guppy which aired on The Seattle Channel and KCTS 9 this last week!  Here's a clip from the episode featuring a live performance of "Colored People's Time Machine" you can catch the entire 2/17/12 Episode here.

Bocafloja "Patologias del Invisible Incomodo"

Bocafloja "Patologias del Invisible Incomodo"

Bocafloja broke down what this album is all about so beautifully in this video... as well as on his bandcamp where it says "Patologias del Invisible Incomodo" is an album in which Bocafloja deals with the concept of the body as a vehicle of transgression toward hegemony. It is a project that speaks about the invisibility of people of color and the discomfort that individuals cause in certain settings. Soul and jazz infused beats with profound, insightful and always critical lyricism.

I'll just add that I'm so proud and inspired by my brother, and very honored to be featured on this album alongside Hollis Wong-Wear (of Canary Sing and The Heartfelts) on a track produced by Jim B. entitled Agonia, where we talk about colonization's affect on our bodies, specifically with food. The album is quality all the way through... and other features include Moyenei, Cambio, Hache St, Favi, Guerrilla Queenz, Michelle Ricardo and Fabian Villegas... as well as production from BeanOne, Danny Beat, Vnrable and much more. Get the album on iTunes or Bandcamp today... and keep up with all the amazing work from Quilomboarte over at www.emancipassion.com

The Bar (Prometheus Brown & Bambu) "Lookin' Up" Music Video

Prometheus Brown & Bambu Walk Into A Bar was easily one of my favorite releases of 2011... if your just getting hip check the full release over at Beatrock Music! Good music from great people... and chops!

CopperWire: first contact

Meklit Hadero, Gabriel Teodros & Burntface present CopperWire Earthbound dropping April 17, 2012 on Porto Franco Records.

The legend of the CopperWire spacecraft has been recorded by Naijamerican novelist alien sorceress Nnedi Okorafor and future transmissions will be received at www.copperwiremusic.com 

First contact has been made there... and it sounds like they keep saying Phone Home... 

...of Time Machines, spaceships, kind words, photos and release dates...

There's been so much going on lately I've had a hard time keeping up with the blog! I do better with the micro-blogging... (find me on twitter if ya'll want all the up-to-the-minute details on life).

The biggest news at the moment of course is my newest album "Colored People's Time Machine" available on iTunes & CDBaby NOW!

We celebrated the release in Seattle last weekend with Meklit Hadero & her band, Spyc-E, DJ's WD4D & EarDr.Umz the MetroGnome, and special guests Amos Miller, Khingz, Piece & Mark Gonzales. The love in the room was enormous, even if it wasn't the biggest turnout (we had a last-minute reschedule due to crazy snow in the Town... and only 48 hours to get the word out about the new date) Much love to everyone who supported thus far!

We've been getting a lot of love in the press for the new record... definitely want to thank Okayplayer, This Is Africa, 206 Up, Seattle Show Gal, Rap Reviews, MTV Iggy, Street Date, Seattle Globalist, The Stranger for all the love and KEXP for adding CPTM to the rotation!

In other coolness... definitely check the homie Desta Haile's blog (live from Manila!) for an interview we did called Wot's The Word... as well this other dope interview with 206 Up called THE SIX. I forgot to mention it on here before but there was an end of the year wrap up I did with Platform8470 as well... I always appreciate the chance to tell the story in my own words!

Sometimes a picture tells the story better then words can... and to be honest I've had the hardest time ever with words, trying to sum up my first trip to Ethiopia in May of last year with The Arba Minch Collective. It was life changing, perspective altering, family building... basically I will never be the same. I have to tell you all more in the music... but for now you can get a snapshot of what our trip was like on National Geographic, thanks to my cousin Meklit Hadero.

The last (and maybe most exciting) piece of news: Meklit Hadero, Gabriel Teodros & Burntface present CopperWire "Earthbound". The spaceship will be landing April 17, 2012 on Porto Franco Records. We make soundtracks for intergalactic flights. This is your first warning. Peeyoom!

Shabazz Palaces "Are you... Can you... Were you? (Felt)" Music Video

When I posted this video on my facebook page, one of the first comments was from my oldest friend in the world who had to ask if this was my Mom's old house. That kind of says it all. This is something like all the worlds we come from in one video... Maikoiyo calls it his "love letter to Seattle". If your also wondering that's not my Mom's house, but it is a few blocks from my Pop's old house. And the argument sounds exactly like my aunt and cousin... but it's all some type of coincidence... or maybe it just says something about how relatable Shabazz Palaces is to a lot of people... all I can say is it's deeply felt. Classic Ish.

The Narcicyst "Fly Over Egypt" Music Video

Beautiful. Stunning. Inspiring.

Bocafloja "Patologias del Invisible Incomodo" (2012 / Documental corto)

My brother Bocafloja breaking down what Quilombo is all about and the concepts behind his newest album "Patologias del Invisible Incomodo" dropping very soon!  Our first collaboration is available now on Danny Beat's "Sinergia" and my upcoming project "Colored People's Time Machine" expect a lot more from all of us together very soon!