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“Young Of The Morning” – Cheb i Sabbah’s Search For Music and Healing

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download icon Young Of The Morning   Cheb i Sabbahs Search For Music and Healing “Qalanderi” (mp3)
from “Devotion”
(Six Degrees Travel Series)

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Young Of The Morning is a feature documentary film exploring the journey of world-renowned DJ and Global Fusion pioneer Cheb i Sabbah as he travels to India seeking Ayurvedic healing for adjuvant cancer therapy and to record his next album aptly titled OptiMystiK. To donate to Cheb i Sabbah’s cancer treatment and help with his on-going medical costs please donate here. You can also help the film makers complete this amazing story by donating to their Kickstarter here!

This project really began when Cheb i Sabbah, or Chebiji as he is affectionately known, was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer five months ago and given 4 weeks to live. With the help of a generous fundraiser, he received intensive treatment in Germany and, thankfully, pulled through. Upon his return, Cheb wrote: “The doctors were wrong in part of their diagnosis. They did not take into account the power of prayers and the power of love from the thousands of my friends, fans and family. It is because of your love, your prayers and your generosity that I am still alive today”.

Hit the jump for more on this great project and a trailer for the documentary!
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The Sound Culture, Episode #64: Feat. Kragen, Guilty Simpson, Kimiko

The Sound Culture Podcast: Episode #64 feat. Kragen, Guilty Simpson, Kimiko and more…

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download icon The Sound Culture, Episode #64: Feat. Kragen, Guilty Simpson, Kimiko “Technotonik” (mp3)
from “Technotonik”
(Lyon Echo Records)

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download icon The Sound Culture, Episode #64: Feat. Kragen, Guilty Simpson, Kimiko “Babba Sound” (mp3)
from “Babba Sound – Single”
(Wobble Trouble)

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Happy New Year From IODA!

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download icon Happy New Year From IODA! “Auld Lang Syne Party” (mp3)
from “Auld Lang Syne – New Year’s Eve Party”
(Classic Fox Records)

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 Happy New Year From IODA!

Here to help you ring in the New Year is a free Promotrack of the classic Auld Lang Syne by The London Fox Players. This release features a variety of different styles and mixes of the perennial classic. Including traditional Celtic, traditional Piper, and a festive dance party remix so that you can celebrate the beginning of 2012 however you desire.

It’s been a great year here at IODA with tons of great releases, milestones and achievements. We want to take this opportunity to say “Thanks 2011″ and “Hello 2012!” We are looking forward to another great year here at IODA!

Featured Artist: Nicole Henry – “Set For the Season: Live In Japan”

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download icon Featured Artist: Nicole Henry   Set For the Season: Live In Japan “O Holy Night” (mp3)
from “Set for the Season: Live In Japan”
(Banister Records, Inc.)

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Happy Holiday’s from IODA! To wrap up the season we bring you Nicole Henry’s superb live Christmas album Set for the Season: Live In Japan.

Set for the Season was recorded over four nights of performances at the Cotton Club in Tokyo, Japan (2009) during Nicole’s ninth tour of the country since 2005 (after being awarded HMV’s Best new Jazz Artist and Best Vocal Jazz award for her first two albums, The Nearness of You and The Very Thought of You). The recording features Pete Wallace (Piano), James McCoy (Bass) and Dave Chiverton (Drums). Set For the Season includes holiday classics in addition to an amazing bonus performance of “I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water” – a highly requested audience favorite.

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Tour Update: Saul Williams

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Album: Volcanic Sunlight
Label: Columbia / SME France
Genre: Alternative : Alternative
UPC:886443302044
Territory: United States
Release Date: 11.11.11

IODA is excited about the upcoming tour of the multi-talented artist, musician, influential poet, and award-winning screenwriter/actor Saul Williams. Williams will be performing songs from his new album, Volcanic Sunlight, which was recorded in Paris (Williams’ newfound home), and produced by Renaud Letang (Feist, Manu Chao). “The Volcanic Sunlight Tour” kicks off in Brooklyn on February 17 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and will conclude in Montreal on March 24 at Le Cabaret.

Representing quite a substantial fan base around the world, Saul Williams has been asked to perform at over 300 Universities and in more than 30 countries. After recently wrapping up the European leg of “The Volcanic Sunlight Tour” with dates in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lithuania, Netherlands, France, England, Romania, Sweden and Spain, Saul Williams will return to North America in early 2012. Saul will be backed by a full band with an explosive set designed to highlight all the different aspects of his talented personality.

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Featured Artist: POLIÇA

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download icon Featured Artist: POLIÇA “Lay Your Cards Out” (mp3)
from “Give You The Ghost”
(Totally Gross National Product / POLIÇA)

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 Featured Artist: POLIÇAAfter collaborating in the studio and live on their most recent project (GAYNGS), it became apparent to vocalist Channy Leaneach (formerly Casselle) and producer Ryan Olson that they should form a collective of their own. Olson’s pop sensibilities and electronic adventurism would prove to be the perfect vehicle for Channy’s recent evolution from a roots-folk band vocalist to a R&B-bred performer. Thus, POLIÇA was born.

In June of 2011 the two began writing the songs that make up POLIÇA’s debut, Give You The Ghost. Initially the tracks were arranged with Olson’s beats and sequences, leaving room for Channy to apply her dynamic experimentation. Playing with vocal processing and synthesized textures, her additions fit perfectly into the lush, electronic sound-scape of Olson’s arrangements.

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