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Artists, Activists Rally Against Child Deportation
November 1st, hundreds of Activists rallied against the intended deportation of migrant workers from Israel along with their children, most of whom were born in the country. They also protested the statement by Minister of The Interior Eli Yishay (of Shas), who was quoted saying: “They will spread Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Aids”. The rally, which took place at Tel Aviv venue The Block, featured several Knesset members, as well as social activists and artists Tomer Yosef, Kwami, Useless I.D, Kottage and me.
Exotic on the Speaker Out Today!
The blogs have been buzzing for the past few weeks about the release of Soulico’s new LP Exotic on the Speaker. Today, the Israeli DJ collective Soulico release their long awaited and much anticipated debut album on JDub Records.
Exotic on the Speaker combines Soulico’s trademark eclectic blend of energy-charged beats with a masterful fusion of everything from hip-hop, reggae and dancehall to Israeli folk and disco. The album features guest appearances by Ghostface Killah (Wu Tang), Del the Funky Homosapien, MIA’s protege Rye Rye, Pigeon John, MC Zulu
, Ceci Bastida and Middle Eastern MCs Tomer Yosef (of Balkan Beat Box), Onili, Saz and more.
Where to buy this fine sonic masterpiece:
Digitally: iTunes, Amazon or Insound
Physically: JDub Webstore, Amazon and all those fine record stores that you LOVE to visit!
Exotic on the Speaker is also available on vinyl from the JDub Webstore
Download some FREE MP3’s:
S.O.S ft. Pigeon John & Ceci Bastida download
Put Em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum download
Exotic on the Speaker ft. Rye Rye download
Queen of Hearts ft. MC ZULU download
Enter the remix contest to win prizes from Stanton, Radius, Prime Loops, Soulico & more!!! ENTER NOW
Soulico may be coming to a town near you, so after you cop the album and love it, come to the show and support the crew!! Tour Dates:
10/26 Washington, DC @ J Street Conference
10/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland w/ Ceci Bastida & Speech Debelle
10/29 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/31 Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room
11/2 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ MC ZULU
11/7 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/10 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
More Info
Soulico
Tel-Aviv based / talk of the town / production powerhouse crew Soulico are getting ready to drop their debut album, Exotic on the Speaker, on iTunes 9/8, In Stores 10/6. The album features guest appearances from Ghostface Killah, Rye Rye, Lyrics Born, Del the Funky Homosapien, Tomer Yosef, Ceci Bastida and more!!
Here are some goods to tie you over til the release
Download (40mb): Soulico - Exotic on the Mixtape
Download: Soulico: Put ‘Em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum
Download Soulico: S.O.S ft. Ceci Bastida & Pigeon John
Soulico - Exotic on the Speaker
Soulico - SOS ft. Pigeon John & Ceci Bastida
Soulico - Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum
If you’ve ever been to Tel Aviv, it’s quite possible that you’ve heard a Soulico song on the radio, caught one of their dancefloor rumbling sets, bought records from them or heard someone else bumping their tracks. Soulico is a 4 person DJ crew based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first cats in the Middle East to master the trifecta of production, turntablism and party-rocking skills. Soulico is eager to drop their JDub debut, Exotic on the Speaker, digitally September 8th and in stores September 29th. This record is going to be a banger, so stay tuned for more updates and new music.
The album features guest appearances by Ghostface (Wu Tang), Del the Funky Homosapien, Lyrics Born, M.I.A protege Rye Rye, Pigeon John, MC Zulu, Ceci Bastida, Tomer Yosef (Balkan Beat Box) and many more.
The first single, Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum b/w SOS is available today!!
Soulico - SOS ft. Pigeon John & Ceci Bastida - iTunes
Soulico - Put ‘em Up ft. Lyrics Born & Axum - iTunes