Aaliyah Revisited: A Tribute Event – Aug 24 @ Medusa Lounge, LA
August 20, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Events, Music
Just under a year ago we put together a tribute EP to R&B princess Aaaliyah, who passed tragically in a plane crash on 25 August 2001, aged just 22. Titled Aaliyah Revisited, our 8-track tribute features Marsha Ambrosius, Jesse Boykins III, Black Einstein, Baby Sol, Jonas, Vula, Tawiah, Sy Smith, AFTA-1 and Nikko Gray with [...]
A Moment With AFTA-1: Music Is Love x Love Is Real | Visual Series
July 14, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Music
AFTA-1 is one of my favourite producers, period. I was a fan from his soulfully cosmic debut, Aftathoughts Vol 1., then he blew our expectations with “ESP (A 4 Page Suite)“, an amazing tribute to Aaliyah with Nikko Gray, for our Aaliyah Revisited EP last year and recently released a beautifully crafted album, titled F [...]
Listen To Nikko Gray’s Sublime New Album, LOVE SEEN
May 29, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under New Music
SoulCulture have been digging Nikko Gray since her inspired feature on Aaliyah Revisited last summer with “ESP (4 Page Suite” – her interpretation of Aaliyah’s “4 Page Letter” and One In A Million,” crafted by AFTA-1. Nine months later the enchanting Los Angeles based vocalist and songwriter is back with a sublime new album, LOVE [...]
AFTA-1 & Nikko Gray – ’4 Page Letter’ (Video + Download)
January 21, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Free Downloads
AFTA-1 and Nikko Gray honour Baby Girl with their take on ’4 Page Letter’, originally created for SoulCulture’s summer 2009 tribute EP to Aaliyah Aaliyah Revisited.
Happy 31st Birthday Aaliyah
Today marks the birthday of Aaliyah Dana Haughton, who would have just turned 31 if she hadn’t have lost her life in a tragic plane accident back in 2001. I (like many others) remember when Aaliyah died quite vividly. That day in summer 2001 I was at the Notting Hill Carnival putting up posters for [...]
Jesse Boykins III + AFTA-1 = “Amorous” (AFTA-1 Love Mix)
December 8, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under New Music
A highlight of Jesse Boykins III‘s debut LP, The Beauty Created, “Amorous” gets the AFTA-1 remix treatment.
FREE DOWNLOAD: An MJ tribute by AFTA-1 + Cazeaux OSLO
September 2, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Blogs, Free Downloads
A free remix project in honour of Michael Jackson.
FREE DOWNLOAD: MARVELOUS MAGICAL JACKOBIOUS SON (A SWEATERLESS SUITE) [MJ TRIBUTE]
September 2, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Blogs
click pic to download One of my favourite music maestro’s AFTA-1 (who contributed the astonishingly ethereal “ESP (A 4 Page Suite)” to the SoulCulture Aaliyah Revisited EP ) has collaborated with Cazeaux OSLO to create the above free project in honour of Michael Jackson, released as a free download earlier this week on MJ’s birthday. [...]
