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Zion I Drops New Remixes With Talib, Santogold

Zion I feat. The Grouch - One(Santogold Starstruck Remix)

Zion I feat. Talib Kweli - Gotsta Chill (Temperature RMX)

Tapes N Tapes- The Dirty Dirty (Amp Live Recession Remix)

Zion-I, the potent Oakland duo of Amplive and Zumbi have been out of the spotlight since around 2006. Amplive, generated interest his own news for his Radiohead Rainydayz Remixes which drew cititcal acclaim from the blogs and scrutiny from Radiohead’s publisher Warner Chappelle. In January, the duo will release their long awaited album The Takeover, which drops in January. However, before that happens, the duo is dropping the Search and Seizure Mixtape on limited edition cassette this month.

Cassette? Seriously? Do we really NEED to be this old school?

Anyway, even though the nature of releasing material on a long dead format can be questioned, the music cannot. The three tracks I’ve heard so far from the mixtape are fire. Amplive does a decent job of flipping Santogold’s “One,” and Talib stop by to drop a verse on a remix of Zion I’s “Temperature.” I really like the remix of “Recession Remix,” of Tapes n Tapes’ (a band that I really didn’t mess with until today) The Dirty Dirty but I can do without the whole “recession” part.

What do you think?

Tags: Amplive, Santogold, Talib Kweli, Tapes N Tapes, Zion I

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Darfur Now College Tour

The Darfur region of Sudan is locked in a civil war which has resulted in the deaths of over 400,000 people and led to the displacement of 2.5 million people from their homes.. Unfortunately, however, this genocide has not garnered any substantial media attention in the United States, and the international response to this crisis (from NATO, the UN, and the US) has been tepid at best.

STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network have produced a documentary with Participant Media, titled Darfur Now, that highlights the struggle in that region through the eyes of different individuals on the ground in Sudan. From Hollywood Celebrities (Don Cheadle) as well as community leaders and activists.

The Darfur Now College tour is going to colleges across the country offering not only a free screening of the film, but free performances from such acts as Janelle Monae, Goapele, Zion I, Anthony David, Wale, and The Cool Kids.

Darfur Now Trailer:

More information:

War In Darfur article from Wikipedia
Darfur Now Website
STAND: Student Anti-Genocide Coalition

Tour Dates:
April 24th - Berkley, CA - University of California at Berkley
w/Goapele, Zion I, DJ FUZE

April 25th - Atlanta, GA - Emory University
w/Janelle Monae, Anthony David, Novel, DJ Drama

April 27th - St. Paul, MN - William Mitchell College of Law

April 28th - Minneapolis, MN - University of Minnesota Law School

April 28th - Washington, DC - Georgetown Universtiy/Club Five
w/Wale, Asheru, DJ Yzo, Mastamind DJ

May 21 - Chicago - Kent Hall, University of Chicago/Abbey Pub
w/The Cool Kids

May 29th - Los Angeles - TBD

Tags: Darfur Now College Tour, DJ Drama, Don Cheadle, Goapele, Janelle Monae, Wale, Zion I

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