Santigold rocks da Rebel, Monday (August 19)

Santigold plays a long overdue Toronto show at Rebel tonight (August 19). Check out her Tiny Desk Concert and more.  

Before They Were Famous: Diplo

Back in 2003, Mainland HS grad Wes Pentz was swapping sound library records and making tracks in Philly as Former Diplodocus.

Mad Decent Block Party w/ Diplo @ Fort York, Friday

Check out the Diplo-produced version of M.I.A.'s Bird Song off her forthcoming AIM album out September 9. 

Block Party Set Times
3:00 pm: Gates Open
3:00 – 3:45 pm: Bishu
3:45 – 4:45 pm: Sleepy Tom
4:45 – 5:45 pm: Slushii
5:45 – 6:45 pm: Louis The Child
6:45 – 7:45 pm: Grandtheft
7:50 – 8:50 pm: NGHTMRE x Slander
8:55 – 9:55 pm: Marshmello
10:00 – 11:00 pm: Diplo

Watch Major Lazer's Twin Peaksy video for "Powerful" w/ Ellie Goulding

Check out the ace James Slater-directed clip for Major Lazer's "Powerful" off Peace Is The Mission. 

Mad Decent Block Party rocks Fort York

Major Lazer joins Zeds Dead, RIFF RAFF, Grandtheft, Thugli and DJ El Dusty at Fort York on July 26. 

LINKS
FB page
Embrace event info

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo @ Harbourfront Friday!

On Friday night, Benin's badass Afro-funk ensemble Tout-Puissant Orchestre de Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou will be making their long awaited Toronto debut at Harbourfront some 43 years after forming. No less amazing than the fact that the legendary T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are flying over from West Africa to play a 90-minute show in Toronto with no cover charge is that what promises to be the concert event of the summer is being largely overlooked by local radio, television, print and online media.

Of course, there's a lot going on that same night with J.C. Brooks and the Uptown Sound at the Horseshoe, Iron Maiden joining Alice Cooper for an oldies night at Molson Amp, Diplo getting busy with Skrillex and Grimes at Fort York and don't forget Conor Maynard,  aka the Brit Bieber, will be crooning covers for screaming teens at the Mod Club.

In any case, to get you up to speed for Friday night's Poly Rythmo blast, here's a fantastic hour-long mix of Poly-Rhythmo's classic 70s jams put together for the always on-point Paris DJs site by collector ZjAk and his pal WaaterproOf aptly named 100% Poly-Rythmo.


100% Poly-Rythmo track listing:

01. "Aiha ni kpe we" VOLUME 4 -Albarika Stores 02. "Homin si tche" VOL 4
03. "Medida" KINGS OF BENIN 1972-80 - Soundway
04. "It's a vanity" AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST - Analog Africa
05. "E ma dokpo mi o" 7 inch -Albarika Store - ASB 135 A side
06. "Gbeti madjro" AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST
07. "Ai gabani" 7 inch -Albarika Store - ASB 135
08. "Ecoute ma mélodie" ESKILL & VICKY -Ama Sun - SUN LPS 1002
09. "Hwe towe hun" KINGS OF BENIN 1972-80 - Soundway 
10. "N'goua" 7 inch number 8 - Badmos - BB122 A side
11. "A o o ida" 7 inch number 3 - Badmos - BB117 A side
12. "Davi Djinto" VOL 4 







LINKS
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo site
Analog Africa blog
Soundway Records
Harbourfront Centre

J2K previews a new Flosstradamus joint

Five Essential Flosstradamus Retouches

Major Lazer – Original Don (Remix)



Matt & Kim – Yea Yeah (Remix)



Lil Jon – Act A Fool (Remix)



Twista – Overnight Celebrity (Remix)



Fame Nixon – Let It Go (Remix)



LINKS
Diplo & Friends Mix
Look At The Sky (feat. Deniro Farrar) download