Spanish Harlem born Ernesto Antonio “Tito” Puente raised out of el barrio to become credited as “The King of Latin Music” (El Rey de los Timbales). From banging pots and pans to taking 25 cent piano lessons as a young boy, his interest in music continued when completing formal…
Legendary dancehall and roots reggae artist, Buju Banton has been known to write a mixture of party, sociopolitical and spiritual songs. In 1992, Buju had the #1 selling album in Jamaica, which eventually lead him to signing with Mercury Records. By 2010 he won a Grammy for Best Reggae…
Dreamatorium brings ominous dark sounds from Death Cube K, an anagram for Buckethead, who is provided with sound design and arrangement support from Bill Laswell. This is malevolent minimalism at its best. Laswell’s sound design incorporates deep drones and experimental sounds. Buckethead’s guitars surround the sounds and set the…
The Benedictine monks of the Middle Ages developed the spiritual expression of Gregorian chants between the 9th and 10th century in western and central Europe, primarily in the region of eastern France. This artistic cultural sect of Benedictine monks created chants to express their faith through music, under a…
As a Pakastani native, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performed primarily in the Qawwali genre(the traditional sound categorized under the Sufi sect of Islam), following his family’s music legacy from over 600-years. At the age of 16, Khan began performing publicly, where his powerfull voice, vocal range and natural ability…
Recorded during the mid-’70s, album ‘Rasta Business’ by legendary reggae lover’s music artist, Gregory Isaacs displays high quality consistency of the Cool Ruler’s style. More known for his seductive voice for lovers, Isaacs also wrote about struggle and societal issues. We’ve featured track title “Mr. Cop,” which was produced…
This past month, Geomagnetic Records and K1 Entertainment announced the partnership and launch of BREATHE Beats; a fresh new collaborative imprint label focusing on spiritual inspirational conscious music perfect for meditating, yoga, and general relaxation. For Vol.1, 11-tracks have been carefully selected off the Geomagnetic catalog featuring emerging producers…