WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: clean bandit feat sharna bass - extraodinary

clean bandit feat sharna bass - extraodinary
whoa! with the audio premiere buzzing the internet just two days ago, clean bandit continue their hot streak with this beautiful video shot entirely in cuba AND a brand new lusher mix of their new single that is so much better than the original! will this follow up to clean bandit's MASSIVE smash 'rather be' do just as well? i think so! btw, all you fans in the states (including me) they've also announced two US dates (NY and LA) in june, which go on sale this friday!

FOLK TUESDAYS: nick mulvey - cucurucu

nick mulvey - cucurucu
when you listen to singer songwriter nick mulvey's music, there is a lovely world music agenda underlying his sound as he was educated in cuban and african cultures during his uni days. after leaving the mercury nominated band portico quartet to follow solo interests, nick's current folksy single "cucurucu" definitely has people buzzing about him. throw in a beautiful indonesian shot video and we've got a bit of an indie hit here.

VIDEO PREMIERE!: kelis - jerk ribs

kelis - jerk ribs
it's the return of kelis! after a leak of this song came out about a year ago, the singer officially releases this afro cuban soul track produced by dave sitek (tv on the radio) in all it's funky glory!

rhythms del mundo (feat arctic monkeys, coldplay, franz ferdinand, u2 and then some)

with an impressive lineup of collaborations, the rhythms del mundo: cuba project has the legendary buena vista social club re-recording and sometimes performing with a diverse array of acts that include u2, sting, franz ferdinand, coldplay and the arctic monkeys.

all proceeds go to Artists Project Earth (APE), a non-profit organization that offers disaster relief via music based projects. this album seems like a wonderful place to start.

check out this brief intro to the project:


and then their first release featuring the arctic monkeys!

rhythms del mundo feat arctic monkeys - dancing shoes