On Episode 7 we have a special guest, Konde Oko. Konde is a multifaceted musician who is also doing is bit to make conversations about Nigerian music history accessible for us all. An hour packed with nerding out, fawning over what keeps us dancing, and talking about where we can improve things.
Konde's Website - INFINITE PARADOX
Episode Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TOyBFWyA276BTG6oMY3JM?si=4189b1d12e7b4eae
Konde's Album - https://album.link/s/4NAi9tj42bOMpZERmx36Pp
Konde's Radio/Research Segment on Oroko radio -Oroko | Kondé Oko
For one seventh (and first in person!!) episode, we were fresh from a road trip to Austin!😆 Ebo Taylor, Salami Rose Joe Louis, MIKE, and other amazing acts left us with a lot to dive into.
We talked about how each performer left their unique impressions, shared opinions on their set lists, and mused over what other summer events we had eyes on. 👀
As always, enjoy the episode🫶🏾, and be on the lookout for the episode playlist 🎶
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) directed by Johan Grimonprez • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd
On this episode, we dove a little more into Bounce Music, discussed our introduction to bounce, some sociological insights on music, and talked about its influence on pop culture.
Relevant links
Hip Evolution S4 E1 Bounce to Thishttps://www.netflix.com/title/80141782Aries Spears Parody video
https://youtu.be/R-q4bAPGqbE?si=_l8saKcCzOuqPrT-
New Orleans Street Music Documentary
https://youtu.be/nb0iXu_PwgY?si=-j4Or-v8x-ZKf4nT
JT Band Performance
This is our first episode featuring all the members, and our guest Aima joined us for it! They put together a playlist for us to listen to [Links below] and we got to talking about that, their experiences in online music communities, and why smaller shows are so tea. Ehi reminisced about blog era rap, and Omarizu put us on to ancient Egyptian music; hope you guys enjoy Episode 4!
Our first guest episode of the year is here: Natanya! What didn’t we go over for this episode? We talked touring, her transition from music as a hobby to music as a career, the people her music has introduced her to, and the musical influences that have guided her to this day, at the precipice of her next project roll out. For fans of Natanya and newcomers, get to know the journey of an artist poised to shine for years to come.
Episode playlists
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ILz9HTvyL3x3IFaGEgKF0?si=29ff056589a94452
New equipment landed, so we had to run a quick episode for y’all! 2025 is just starting, so we recalled some good times last year and started anticipating the good music and concerts coming this year. As always, we put together a playlist of what all that sounded like ;) Listen for Yves Tumor and Tems, and stay listening for some Buika and Hitech <3
Episode 2 Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sL8coQMBeuDyXe6Swk3aP?si=24e968f55fa149f7
Episode 2 Apple Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/ample-sample-episode-2-playlist/pl.u-6mo4PdKuKDyNPRa