Hey so TODAY we’re having the True Panther/AdHoc unofficial sxsw party at Cheer Up Charlies on the East Side, 1104 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78702. The show is 6pm-2am. Totally 100% free, list free, hassle free, “good vibes” hopefully. Hope to see some of y’all out there today.
SCHEDULE 12:45 Araabmuzik 12:00 Tanlines 11:15 Nite Jewel 10:30 Spaceghost Purrp 09:45 Teengirl Fantasy 09:00 Javelin 08:15 Airbird 07:30 Silent Diane 06:45 Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang 06:00 Dustin Wong
“We speak one language now,” says Sierra Leonian singer Janka Nabay of the band he calls the “Bubu Gang,” an eclectic group of New York-based musicians who fell in love with Janka’s frenetic style of “bubu” dance music following the 2010 release of the Bubu King EP on True Panther Sounds. In the year and a half since their first show, the band has started infusing bubu music with a broader range of stylistic influences, and Janka has evolved into an inspired band-leader and MC in the tradition of James Brown and Fela Kuti.
The new sounds draw as much from Janka’s indigenous bubu as they do from the… Read More
The Bubu King, Janka Nabay, fresh from playing an amazing show at PS1 this weekend has a new single hitting the streets today. “Ah Mufan” is a little more on the afrobeat side than some stuff people may have heard before, but it still retains the spirit of the Bubu.
Buy the single at Janka’s Bandcamp page, and view the awesome new video for the track from our friend Carlos Charlie Perez. Janka also has some NY-based shows that you guys can see below…
July 7th – 1030PM show – w/ John Talabot + El Guincho @Le Poisson Rouge July 9th – 10PM… Read More
Today’s a big release date for 3 brand new EP’s: Lemonade, Tanlines and Janka Nabay are all available on the streets and the interwebs today! We had a great release party on Friday night so if you missed it then I guess just get some copies for yourself and a have a private party of your own.
You can get all 3 as a bundle HERE and download some exclusive songs instantly. Some more info on each release along with some tour dates below!
Lemonade – Pure Moods EP Buy it on ITUNES Lifted (mp3)
This EP is an utterly unique take… Read More
As you may have read below, on March 9th, 2010 we’re releasing a whopping 3 new 12″ EP’s from 3 of our favorite artists, Lemonade, Tanlines and Janka Nabay. To celebrate this we’re having a nice big party at Monster Island Basement on Friday March 5th. It’s $8 or you can pay just $25 and get all 3 records plus free entry to the show. The awesome Blondes are opening and Pictureplane will be closing out the night with a latenight set. STOKED. See you there.
If you’re not in NY, pre-order the 12″ bundle HERE
