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Tuesday Reviewsday: El Michaels Affair, Tash Sultana and new music from Netflix's Dear White People
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Apr 25, 2017
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Tuesday Reviewsday: El Michaels Affair, Tash Sultana and new music from Netflix's Dear White People
Every week we get a raft of new music to listen to. This week, music supervisor Morgan Rhodes brought in a few selections.
Jazz violinist Regina Carter
Jazz violinist Regina Carter
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Every week we get a raft of new music to listen to. This week, music supervisor Morgan Rhodes brought in a few selections.

Every week we get a raft of new music to listen to. This week, music supervisor

brought in a few selections.



EL MICHELS AFFAIR
Album: Return to the 37th Chamber
Songs : Tearz (feat. Lee Fields & The Shacks) and You're All I Need (feat. Lady Wray)


In 2009, Leon Michels and his band entered the 37th Chamber, now they've followed up with a return.

Throwback funk soul and samples that hiphop heads will recognize and appreciate are featured released, with a little help from his friends.




TASH SULTANA  
Album: Murder to the Mind - (SINGLE)


Melbourne singer Tash Sultana is a beatboxer, singer, guitarist and pedal loop aficionado. Don't know what that is? Check out Tash performing her first hit, Jungle.

She's a major talent whose debut EP "Notion" pushed her into the spotlight.  She's back with a new single, a growing fanbase, and a story to tell.




REGINA CARTER 
Album: Ella: Accentuate The Positive
Song: Crying in The Chapel


Jazz violinist Regina Carter is an Ella Fitzgerald devotee, and her new album is a testament to that as she covers Ella's covers over several tracks, including the standout "Crying In The Chapel". Here she is talking about her love of Ella Fitzgerald, and how she uses her violin as a voice to channel Ella.

from

on Vimeo.




WOLFIE
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE- A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK
Song: Obi Wan 


Justin Simien's follow up to the 2014 film of the same name debuts as a 10 episode series for Netflix on April 28th.  The soundtrack is sort of an extended playlist some parts indie, some parts alt pop and rock, some parts classic material old soul-  a reflection of the diversity of the characters.

Here's the song, "Obi Wan," by Wolfie.

(click on the blue arrow to hear the entire segment)