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Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande SXSW Teaser (2022)

2022-03-16T21:15:57.250Z

Crawshay Films in association with Ventureland and Very Much So presents:

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande

They are the unsung heroes of hip hop, disco and a host of other genres, whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain's shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more.

In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande – with the dove as their symbol – combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the USA they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande's message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story.

Watch Anderson .Paak’s Full NPR Music: SXSW Concert

2016-04-01T23:46:39.285Z

Published on Mar 28, 2016
Without a doubt, Anderson .Paak is the new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap. It sort of happened overnight, and we can kind of credit Dr. Dre, who gave .Paak permission to leave his fingerprints all over Dre's long-awaited return to music, 2015's Compton. But the palpable, feverish excitement in the breezy night air at Stubb's during NPR Music's SXSW showcase in the moments leading up to .Paak's set was all his own.

Backed by his jaw-droppingly malleable band, The Free Nationals, Anderson .Paak hit our stage sounding as refreshed and crystal clear as he does on his album Malibu, the moment when our collective ears perked up at NPR Music — even after giving his all at at least two showcases before ours, with another coming immediately after.

Throughout the set, .Paak sang and rapped effortlessly, stretching and flexing between each form, the passion in his voice making the transitions seamless. When he wasn't taking us down with his voice, it was the cool oozing out of his dance moves; when it wasn't his dance moves, it was the crowd-pleasing moment when he jumped behind the drum kit and immediately felt right at home.

With every meticulously crafted and performed note, audience members, security, bartenders and NPR staff alike couldn't help but look at one another with wonderment in our eyes — but we didn't dwell on it, because .Paak made damn sure to make us dance. People of all colors, shapes and sizes grooved and swayed together to .Paak and crew, from the stone cold jam "Am I Wrong," to the hat-tip cover of the late David Bowie's "Let's Dance," to "Suede," one of thesongs we loved in 2015. With all of those moments rolled into one, .Paak showed and proved that where good music appears, the party will undoubtedly follow. — Katie Fitzgerald

DJ Mustard Ray-Ban x Boiler Room 004 | SXSW Warehouse DJ Set

2015-09-16T22:35:47.050Z

Roc Nation's mastermind DJ Mustard gets into some nasty business...

Finding the Funk Press Conference with P-Funk: George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins [SXSW]

2015-05-20T07:35:35.075Z

George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins unite for a mini P-Funk reunion. Captured at the Austin Convention Center at the, "Finding the Funk" (VH1, "RockDocs") panel discussion on March 16, 2013.

Alika & Nueva Alianza - "Jengibre": SXSW 2014 Showcasing Artist

2015-02-12T19:00:45.305Z

She's a worthy representative of the Latin American dancehall scene, an iconic figure of the fight against injustices and violence in the Argentine and Latin American "barrios"...
Alika started her career in 1994 with a band, but she quickly took wing and set up a solo career which leaded herself beyond her expectations! Recognized too as an hip hop artist, Alika wakes the reggae world in Argentina with engaged lyrics, breathtaking energy and remarkable stage presence. A Molotov cocktail which almost crossed the entire planet !
Even the genius Mad Professor has a curious hear and started to be interested by this tiny woman with a bright future! He will produce her 5th album in 2009, a jewel which convinced the genre experts and permitted her to expend her talent in all over the world.