New MIX — Caparacho de Tortuga
Vice Italy asked me to do a mix for their friday mixtapes serie. I strongly asked to publish it today, Friday 21st, 2012, the end of Mayan 13th baktun.I’ve recorded this mix in two separate sessions. Javier Estrada’s Guerrero Azteca is the turning point between the two. The mix starts with Chris Watson’s El Tren...
Africa Is A Country
From today I’m a contributor to the awesome blog Africa Is A Country. It has always been a reference point since when I started this blog, so I’m honoured to be part of the team and to report from Italy. My first post is about an Ethiopian club in Milan, which ran for about a year...
Chief Boima double bash in Milan + Chief Boima "Open Sessions" digital release
Double bash for Chief Boima in Milan on Thursday, November 15th: first at Radio (7.30—10.30pm • Via Pestalozzi, 4) and late night at Brutto Posse (11—2am • Spazio Concept – Via Forcella 7/13). The perfect occasion to present a new, free, digital download release by Palm Wine: CHIEF BOIMA OPEN Sessions — recorded live on May 2-3-4 2012 at La...
PW Picò on its way to Italy
Finally! I’m very happy to share some pics took by Fabian Altahona at the post office yesterday. I’ve started this process more than a year ago and finally it’s getting to an end — reaching Italy from Barranquilla, Colombia. Looking forward to have it in my hands, hopefully in about 20 days. Gracias Fabian!
OPEN ARTI // Gran Finale
Siamo all’happy ending. Mark Ernestus è al primo tour con Jeri Jeri e giovedì è a Milano, alla Triennale, il luogo che ha ospitato OPEN ARTI dal 2 di Maggio e che ora giunge al suo epilogo. Chi, a Berlino, è stato a Wax Treatment – Carnival Weekend Open Air Africa Special due giorni fa è...
OPEN ARTI // 29 Maggio, Elise Florenty / Marcel Türkowsky
martedì 29 MAGGIO // Triennale di Milanoore 19,00 • ELISE FLORENTY / MARCEL TURKOWSKY — Screening Coppia di stanza a Berlino, Elise Florenty e Marcel Türkowsky sono il prototipo di cosa possa significare essere artisti visivi nell’era digitale. Il loro background è multidisciplinare: musica, arte visiva e cinema, attività curatoriale, fra archivi e paesi non...
Dj /rupture talk at OPEN ARTI, Triennale Museum, Milan
After Venus X/Chief Boima and the cosmic disco king Daniele Baldelli, here’s the full conversation I had with Jace Clayton/Dj Rupture last week at La Triennale Museum, Milan. We talked about his multiple identities as dj/producer/journalist/blogger/researcher…, his brand new Sufi Plug-ins and about 3ball guarachero in Monterrey. Also check out a clip from his set in...
OPEN ARTI // 23 Maggio, Von Ceremony
mercoledì 23 MAGGIO ore 19,00 • VON — Loop Screening “Von ceremony” è l’omaggio di OPEN alla più interessante etichetta audiovisiva in Europa e si struttura in due live e una rassegna. Guidata da artisti, Von stampa edizioni limitate di autori che fanno ricerca radicale fra suono e immagine e rappresenta il prototipo della collaborazione...
