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Kengo (Cuban Bros) @ the Conch Sunday Grill Tonight

Written By 3 - November 15 2009

Kengo at the Conch Sunday Grill

Ponsonby Social Club - 152 Ponsonby Rd

If you missed The Cuban Brothers gigs in Auckland and Wellington this weekendÂ then tonightÂ is a chance to get a taste of it.

The Cuban Brothers are an international music/comedy hit having performed at festivals and parties around the world including the MTV Music Awards.

Kengo Oshima, along with Bobby Brazuka, will be rocking the Conch Sunday Grill tonight from 7pm.

Biography: Kengo Oshima is Kengo San, an extraordinary dance performer trained in international disciplines including Salsa and Tango. However his love of Hip Hop and B Boy culture has influenced his dance style and now he is famous globally for his breakdancing skills and his unique style of dance fusion. Kengo is also a member of London based break dance outfit the One Motion Crew who were Winners of the Urban Games Best Breakdance Crew 2004.

Various - Panama! 3 2LP/CD (Soundway)

Written By 3 - November 14 2009

Available here on 2LP and CD

Calypso PanameÃ±o, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia TÃpica on the Isthmus 1960â€“75

Volume 3 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the fertile decades of the 1960s and â€™70s. Panama is the thin, tropical bridge that connects North and South America, and is home to three million culturally diverse people; its music is a soulful blend of Latin American, Caribbean, European and indigenous forms. From bilingual calypsos to guajira jazz, from tropical guarachas to cumbia tamboreras, Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles that reflected their multicultural environment during a turbulent time in the young countryâ€™s history. This collection presents more of the golden age of Panamanian music and the music of the combos nacionales on rare recordings that have never been released outside the isthmus until now.

	01	Lord Panama and The Stickers	Fire Down Below	clip
	02	Orquesta de A. Boza con M. Johnson	Samba Calypso	clip
	03	Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos	Bilongo	clip
	04	Ceferino Nieto	El Pajaro Zum Zum	clip
	05	Little Francisco Greaves	Moving-Grooving	clip
	06	Los Silvertones	Up Tight	clip
	07	Orquesta Los Embajadores con C. Azuquita	Shingalin en Panama	clip
	08	Soul Apollo with Fredrick Clarke	Chombo Pa'La Tienda	clip
	09	A.D. con El Conjunto Inspiracion Santena	Carretera Al Canajagua	clip
	10	Yin Carrizo	20 de Enero en Ocu	clip
	11	M. Rodriguez y Las Estrellas Panamenos	Chevere Que Chevere	clip
1	12	Ralph Weeks with The Telecasters	Gua-Jazz	clip
	13	Panaswing	Me Lo Dijo Una Gitana	clip
	14	Beby Castor con Los Juveniles	Lloraras	clip
	15	Los Mozambiques	Llegamos Ya	clip
	16	Los Salvajes del Ritmo	St. John's Guaguanco	clip
	17	Lord Cobra	Colon Colon	clip
	18	Conjunto Panama	Triguenito y Solo	clip
	19	Black Czar	Bamboo Dance	clip
	20	Lord Cobra and His Sugar Tone Band	Partido Calpysonian	clip
	21	Sir Valentino con Combo Esclavos Alegres	Masters Are Gone	clip
	22	Los Invasores	El Raton	clip
	23	Los Silvertones	Carmen	clip

Related Releases:

Various - Panama! 2 CD

V/A - Panama - Latin, Calypso & Funk ... CD

Various - Tumbele! Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds From the French Caribbean, 1963-74 CD

Various - Ghana Special 5LP / CD

New Vinyl, CD's, Hats & Tees in @ Conch!!

Written By 3 - November 12 2009

Greetings,

The packages have been coming thick and fast into Conch this week. Loads of new vinyl and CD's, check out a selection below. Of special mention the long awaited releases from Dam-Funk (CD) and Hudson Mohawke (2LP & CD), more info and sound clips below: Hudson Mohawke - Butter (Warp) Dam-Funk - Toeachizown (Stonesthrow) (FYI: The 5LP boxset is due DEC/JAN, email us at info@conch.co.nz to reserve a copy) We have also had a fresh delivery of hats from Brixton and T-shirts from Quiet Life. Check the details below. Also one last reminder about the Hit It & Quit It Revue this Friday night. Best, Dustin, Cian, Brent, Bobby & Jim

CLOTHING:

New Hats From Brixton (US) as well as new t-shirts from Quiet Life (Los Angeles) & Madvillian All Caps! T-shirts from Stonesthrow. Check them here

COMPACT DISCS

V/A - Panama! 3 CD (Soundway) V/A - Ghana Special 2xCD (Soundway) Dam Funk - Toeachizown 2xCD (Stonesthrow) Hudson Mohawke - Butter CD (Warp)

VINYL

Barkin Soul - Babybababebe 7" (Mighty Highness) Declaime - State Of Emergency 7" (Epistrophik Peach Sound) Angelia Goalie/Louis Perez - Rock Steady / Que Se Sepa 7" (Killer Funk) Nick Pride & The Pimptones - Deeper Pimp 7" (Wack) Omas - Stakes Is High / Tea Leaf Dancers 7" (My First Moth) DJ Mitsu The Beats - A Word To The Wise EP 1 12" (Jazzy Sport) DJ Mitsu The Beats - A Word To The Wise EP 2 12" (Jazzy Sport) Mungo's Hifi - Fire Pon A Dubplate 12" (Scotch Bonnet) Issa Bagayogo - Poye 12" (Aniligital) The Moody Boyz - Freedom 12" (Studio Rockers) 6ix Toys - Sisters of Soul, Brothers Of Funk 12" First Word) Quest - Last Days / The Unknown 12" (Deep Medi) RSD - Good Energy / Green Hill 12" (Punch Drunk) Subeena - Solidify 12" (Planet Mu) Zwicker - Compost Black Label # 56 12" (Compost) BK -One - Radio Do Canibal LP (Rhymesayers Entertainment) Jeremy Taylor - Reggae Interpretation Of Kind Of Blue (Secret Stash) Nosaj Thing - Drift LP (Alpha Pup) Hudson Mohawke - Butter 2LP (Warp) Little Dragon - Machine Dreams LP (Peace Frog) Suff Daddy - Hi Hat Club Vol 2 LP (MPM) Various - Ghana Special 5LP (Soundway) Various - Panama! 3 2LP (Soundway) Jonny Trunk's - Scrapbook LP (Trunk) Glass Pyramid - Glass Pyramid LP (People's Potential Unlimited) Kelpe - Cambio Wechsel LP (DC Recordings)

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Earshot with Cian on George FM - 8 Nov Podcast

Earshot with Cian on George FM 96.8 Sundays 10am - 12noon

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First Thursdays - Thurs Dec 3rd @ St Kevins Arcade, 6pm

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Kengo (Cuban Bros) @ the Conch Sunday Grill Tonight

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Ponsonby Social Club - 152 Ponsonby Rd

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Various - Panama! 3 2LP/CD (Soundway)

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