diaspora by dj smoke

 subscribeNovember 19th, 2008

the word diaspora in a classical sense refers to an exodus and a resulting new paradigm. the african diaspora refers to the world created by the exodus from africa by africans. a diaspora is a leaving of the nest … or the spreading of the seeds to the winds like a dandelion. the word contains an essential duality between the old and the new. the diaspora mixtape is about duality. old and new. roots and influences. sounds mixing and playing off each other to create new landscapes and new understanding. and throughout is the fruit of the african diaspora pushing music from jazz to rnb to soul to hip hop and influencing all music. and although often painful, diaspora creates new horizons.

01.  dj dsl - happy bear
02.  mosley wotta - boom for real (smoke refix)
03.  raphael saadiq - charlie ray
04.  elf (aka gabriel) - whole grailian
05.  dj dsl feat. kool keith - let me talk to you
06.  zeph & azeem - play the drums (inst.)
07.  zeph & azeem - one moor time
08.  nickodemus feat. the pharcyde - cleopatra bonus beat
09.  sharrif simmons - diaspora
10.  slicker - a strong donkey
11.  the grouch - artsy
12.  calle 13 feat. mala rodriguez - mala suerta con el 13
13.  one self (dj vadim) - bluebird
14.  dj vadim feat. katherin deboer - black is the night
15.  king britt feat. rich medina - planetary analysis
16.  freddie cruger feat. linn - on my way
17.  finley quaye - even after all

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