Audio Gumbo is a supporter and fan of The Remix on WRFG 89.3 FM, so it was an absolute honor to be asked to provide the soundtrack for the #BrittanyWhitneyTakeover segment from 12-2am. Co-host Brittany brought me on to share some Audio Gumbo flava and feed her listeners some sonic goodness. As always with AG, the goal is to expose, entertain and hip y’all to some dope, funky shit. Listen to the exclusive playlist below and download the full episode of The Remix here!
Stooges Brass Band
I’m excited to announce our new Audio Gumbo weekly feature, Throw it in the Pot. A strictly sonic version of the website, TiitP will showcase a blend of genres all over the indie scene. Make sure you like Audio Gumbo on Facebook for updates on downloading the podcasts! The first episode is dedicated to the sounds and culture of New Orleans. Since it’s Fat Tuesday, today just makes sense to drop this mix. The music in New Orleans is rich in culture and soul–jazz and blues, brass bands, second line parades, bounce music–and it all derives from the retention of African tradition, music and fellowship found in the historical Congo Square. The tracks on this episode are wide-ranging but all reflective of a city that’s booming in the spirit of good times. The artists featured throughout are New Orleans natives and transplants, influencers and admirers. Enjoy and leave feedback! (more…)
I honestly cannot get enough of Amerigo Gazaway. He has consistently dropped exceptional projects, chiseling out a body of work that is undeniably his own. His latest mashup comes from the “The Big Payback” tribute mix series, which featured “The 45’s” by DJ Scratch and “The Legacy of JB” by J.Period. Amerigo Gazaway’s “J.B. and The Soul Mates” is a mean re-conceptualization of James Brown’s funkiness paired with artists who have felt the influence of The Godfather in some form. Download it here and listen below.
Other than less clothes, sun-kissed skin, patio dining and New Orleans style snoballs, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MICK’s annual Summertime mix is the warm weather constant I look forward to most. Summertime Vol. 5 will prove to be the soundtrack to your cookouts, your pool parties and your bones tournaments. With Biz Markie on the intro and classic gems from Herbie Hancock, Zhane, Bell Biv Devoe, De La Soul and a long list of many more, your guests won’t want the party to stop. Gon and download it here and thank me with an invite. Or just save me a plate. Stream the mixtape after the cut.
20 years is a mighty long time to share yourself with someone. I know. I’ve been close with my best friend since kindergarten, over 20 years. She’s seen me at my most pathetic and she’s witnessed my most rewarding moments. Hell, we’re past friends. We’re family. That’s the connection I feel with y’all. To call myself a fan would diminish the kinship I feel when I ingest your rhymes. To liken my two decades long support to some groupie shit would deprave the sincere admiration I hold for y’all. I consider myself kin. Like a distant cousin. I know y’all, but I still don’t know y’all. But what I do know is that despite the proximity of our kinship, the pride I have for ‘Kast is unfaltering. I give thanks for y’all every time I slide Aquemini in my CD player and turn the volume up on Liberation, the first song to bring me to an emotional revelation. I give thanks every time I hear Player’s Ball during the Christmas season and recollect on my introduction to southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. I give thanks for two dope boys in a Cadillac when I press play on ATLiens and smile as my son chills in the backseat hollering “Hootie hoooo!”
Outkast is one of the reasons I grew up to be me. I grew up to have an authentic, unapologetic sense of self because y’all showed me that is was cool to be southern, creative, original and funky. Not to be ashamed of my slight country twang and laidback pronunciation of thangs. Opening Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and first, feeling complete shock that my young eyes were taking in a naked, brown body with fierce afro puffs on the CD, then experiencing a sense of pride because I understood that her body was being celebrated, worshipped. Do you understand how dichotomous it is to be a Black woman who loves Southern hip hop? I’m talmbout, bouncing my ass to bass music but giving the screwface to the misogynistic lyrics? It’s tiring. Now, I won’t pretend that y’all have never spit a questionable line, but I can say that you’ve never shamed my womanhood. The Pimp and the Poet. The two of you spoke to the many facets of my growth as a woman. From Jazzy Belle to SpottieOttieDopaliscious to Slum Beautiful, I appreciated the stories you told of the women you knew. They were multidimensional: dynamic, sexy, bold, struggling and sweeter than a plate of yams with extra syrup. Those women were women that I could identify with as I matured. Thank you for that.
Thank you for giving the world dope, intelligent Southern folk. Thank you for being unfuckwittable. Stank you.
This joint is one of the reasons Audio Gumbo is here: to bring a funky alternative to what you’re used to. Cadillacs In Space is a supergroup of extraterrestrial talent. Robyn the Bank, Aleon Craft and Shy Carter combined their cool ass writing, rapping, singing and producing skills to create an experience that will shake you up and turn you out. “Autopilot (hollywood & highland)” brings some Southern cool mixed with some Cali heat. Quick-paced and full of attitude, “Autopilot” is summertime ready. Check out the song and video after the jump.
Every Friday someone asks me, “what’s happ’nin’ this weekend??” This will be the place for you to find out. If you have an event you’d like to submit to be featured, email me with the subject “Event Submission.” I’ll feature it, along with other events happening within the same time frame. If it’s particularly dope, I’ll feature a more detailed write-up of your event.
(Right now, most events featured will be in Atlanta, since that’s my base. I’m open to events country and world-wide though!)
Make sure you tune in to Audio Gumbo on AB+L Radio every Saturday at noon EST! got some funky stuff for y’all. download the app on iTunes or Google Play or listen online at ablradio.com.
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