Active Listening
Spinning an eclectic mix of hip hop, soul, folk, and world music every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month- the Seamstress of Sound is sure to keep you active. Like artist page "Active Listening With the Seamstress Of Sound" on Facebook for updates and sneak peaks on ticket giveaways! If you are groovin to this music please comment on the Kboo site-Your feedback is important!
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Zoo on the BOO an interviewooo with the Seamstress of Sound
Osmosis Muldrew Zoo album dropped and he's in the studio with the Seamstress discussing the album and being backed by his crew.* Yes there were probably 10 dudes in the studio that night. Enjoy some up and coming local talent!
*not all lyrics reflect the values of the DJ
- Length: 29:57 minutes (27.42 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Active Listening-live interview with MC Omar Offendum 1-24-13
Active Listening hosts an interview between the Seamstress of Sound and MC/Beatmaker Omar Offendum listen in for some sneak peaks of his new work and from his last album Syrianamericana.
Click here for Offendum's webpage
featuring clips from work by Sami Matar, Ayah, the Narcycist, D.A.M., Amir Sulaiman, DJ Boo, Bei Ru, Dennis Brown and Freeway.
- Title: Active Listening-live interview with MC/Beat Magician Omar Offendum 1-24-13
- Length: 50:15 minutes (58.34 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 162Kbps (VBR)
Active Listening: Seatttle's own Black Stax live interview with the Seamstress 5/26/11
Check out this interview with up and coming Seattle's own Black Stax.
- Artist: The Seamstress
- Title: Interview with Black Stax 5-26-11
- Album: The Seamstress
- Length: 21:00 minutes (24.04 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 160Kbps (CBR)
Active Listening: The Seamstress interviews Rose Bent Trio, Lady Trinity, Miss Chief and Jacque about their new album.
Check it out folks, Rose Bent came in for a candid interview session and spit some fine rhymes.
Enjoy- and don't forget to head out to their record release Friday at Backspace (all ages, doors open at 8)
- Artist: The Seamstress
- Title: ROSE BENT KBOO INTERVIEW w_THE SEAMSTRESS OF SOUND
- Album: Rose Bent
- Length: 48:14 minutes (55.2 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 160Kbps (CBR)
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Playlists
Active Listening playlist for 05/26/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Black Stax | I love my life |
| Black Stax | no ordinary |
| jurassic five | |
| Aloe Blacc | nacimiento |
| Aloe Blacc | billie jean |
| wyclef jean | |
| Yellowman | nobody move nobody get hurt |
| Black Stax | They Want Me |
| Black Stax | easier |
| Black Stax | warriors |
| Dead Prez | they schools |
| Aloe Blacc | Im beautiful |
| mystic | girlfriend sistagirl |
| sam cook | change gonna come |
| aloe blacc | change gonna come |
| lauryn hill | change gonna come |
| erykah badu | gone baby dont be long |
| max ribner | peace on earth |
| hugh masakela | shebeen |
| x plastaz | |
| brand nubian | black and proud |
| blackalicious/nikki giovanni | ego trip |
| ceelo green | Living Again |
| black stax | the hardest |
| aesop rock | no regrets |
| Stahhr the Femcee | Wizdom |
| Aloe Blacc | Whole World |
Active Listening playlist for 05/12/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Aloe Blacc | I need a dollar |
| Aloe Blacc | Long Time Coming |
| Mary J | No More Drama |
| MC Lyte | I Cram to Understand you Sam |
| Quannum | Ladydontekno |
| Pete Rock and Baby Pa | Blah Uno |
| Black Stax | Be Workin |
| Carolina Chocolate Drops | Hit Em Up Style |
| Aloe Blacc | Find Your Way |
| Aloe Blacc | Life is Hard |
| Kim Hill | Sunny Blue |
| Guru | When Youre NEar |
| Cyamande | Dove |
| Eddie Kendriks | My People |
| India Arie | These Eyes |
| Mana | Ay Doctor |
| Reggie Rockstone | Eye Mo De Anaa |
Active Listening playlist for 04/28/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny and the Sunliners | Get Down | |
| Max Ribner | Kick-Back | |
| India Arie | Strength. Courage, Wisdom | |
| Bill Withers | Grandma's Hands | |
| The Beginning of the End | Funky Nassau | |
| Balkan Beat Box | --- | |
| Bronski Beat | Hit Hit That Perfect Beat | |
| Katey Red | Melpomene Block Party | |
| Zion I | Juicy Juice | |
| Kid Cudi | In the Mood | |
| Rose Bent | Trickin On | |
| Missy Elliot | Remixed Work It | |
| Bonde do Tigrao | --- | |
| Magazine 60 | Don Quichotte | |
| Diarrhea | I Like You | |
| Sonny Spoon- DJ Prince Ice Remix | Tear IT Down | |
| De La Soul | View | |
| Frankie Smith | Children of Tomorrow | |
| Aloe Blacc | Find Your Way | |
| Manytohi | Balalaika | |
| Mary Jane Girls | Candy Man | |
| Cool Kids | --- | |
| Blazers | Bust A Bucket | |
| Sidestepper | Mas Papaya | |
| Joe Bataan | Chevre Que Chevre | |
| Esther Phillips | Disposable Society | |
| El General | Boom Boom | |
| Yaz | Situation | |
| Nina Simone Mowo Remix | Go to Hell | ` |
| The Clash | Straight to Hell | |
| Bader Ali Khan | Calandar | |
| Symbol Heavy | Stop the Violence | |
| NERD | ||
| Various | Libre Ego | Africa Raps |
| Hassan Ahmed | Syria With Love | |
| Ages and Ages | No Nostalgia | |
| Erykah Badu | Out of My Mind | |
| Utah Phillips | Unless You are Free | |
| Bill Withers | Aint' No Sunshine |
Active Listening playlist for 04/14/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Erykah Badu | Telephone | New Amerykah |
| Sean Hayes | Soul Shaker | run wolves Run |
| Mystic | Fallen Angels | Cuts for Luck Scars for Freedom |
| Balkan Beat Box | Why | Blue Eyed Black Boy |
| Rose Bent (PORTLAND!) | Hey Daddy | Rose Bent |
| Natascha Atlas | Iskanderia | Diaspora |
| Arabian Knightz feat Shadia Mansour | Prisoner | youtube |
| Tony Allen, Res, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Positive Black Soul, and Archie Shepp | No Agreement | Red Hot and Riot |
| Shamarr Allen, Dee 1, Paul Sanchez, and Bennie of Hot 8 | Sorry Aint Enough No More | youtube |
| Mos Def etc... | Aint My Fault | youtube |
| Sunni Paterson | We Made It | Def Jam |
| Hot 8 Brass Band | What's My Name Live | You Tube |
| Max Ribner (PORTLAND!) | New Old Leans | Amani |
| Prince Paul | Vexual Healing | Psychoanalysis |
| Mos Def | Wahid | The Ecstatic |
| Seasunz and J. Bless feat Stic Man | Food Fight | Earth Amplified |
| Dead Prez | Be Healthy | Let's Get Free |
| Midnite and youssoupha Sidibe | Living Drum | For All |
| Damian Jr. Gong Marley | It was written | Halfway Tree |
| Manfila Kante | N tesse | Guinea Vibrations |
| Sade | The Safest Place | Soldier of Love |
| Cotton belly/ Sade | By Your Side | Red Hot and Riot |
| Seinabo Sey | Outlines | |
| Aloe Blacc | Long Time Coming | Shine Through |
| Common | The Light | Like Water for Chocolate |
| Natacha Atlas Remixed by DJ Spooky | Duden | The Remix Collection |
| K'naan | My Old Home | The Dusty Foot Philosopher |
| DJ Shadow | Broken Levee Blues | The Outsider |
| Fred Williams and the Jewels Band | Tell Her | Midwest Funk 45s from Tornado Alley |
| Silvio Rodriguez | Unicornio Azul | live |
| Midnite and Youssoupha Sidibe | Know | For All |
| Kid Cudi | the End | Man on the moon 2 |
Active Listening playlist for 04/07/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Living Legends | War and Peace |
| Shook Twins | Beat Box Medley |
| J-Live | Them Thats Not |
| Talib Mos and Hi Tek | This Means You |
| Lowkey | Long Live Palestine |
| Suheir Hammad | In America |
| Afro Cuban All Stars | Amor Verdadero |
| Lila Downs | Viborita |
| Afro Cuban All Stars | Warariansa |
| Billie Holiday | Solitude |
| Billie Remixed and Reimagined | |
| Shook Twins | Lost |
| Susana Baca | Este Tarde |
| Max Ribner | Kick Back |
| Sa-Ra Collective | Cosmic Balll |
| Erykah Badu | |
| Pharcyde | Runnin |
| B-Side Players | Nuestras Demandas |
| Ibrahim Ferrar | |
| Bjork | Gloomy Sunday |
| Sade | Soldier of Love |
| Lyrics Born | Callin Out |
| Carlos Embale | Consuelate Como Yo |
| Unsung Heros feat TY | Right Here in Front of YOu |
| Aceyalone | Ms Amerrika |
| Lowkey | Something Wonderful |
| Climbing Poetree | Hit it |
| Watoto From the Nile | Letter to Lil Wayne |
| Beats Antique | Dope Crunk |
| Shadia Feat DAM | Kollon.... |
| Talib Kweli feat Justin Timberlake | The Nature |
| Mohammed Alfarra feat Darrious and Big E | Shorty |
Thanks to Soul'd Out Fest, Siren Nation and the Shook Twins. Heads up, we-oops I mean Israel is launching another heavy offensive into Gaza. Wake up Get up.
Active Listening playlist for 03/24/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Wycleff Jean | President |
| Afro Cuban All Stars | Amor Verdadero |
| Lauryn Hill | A Change is Gonna Come |
| Donald Harrison | Wind Cries Mary/The Greatest |
| Mos Def/ Hot 8 Brass Band | It Aint my fault |
| Notorious B.I.G. | Respect |
| Isley Bros feat Raphael Saadiq and Kevin Wooton | Harvest for the World |
| Raphael Saadiq | Doin' what I can |
| The Fugees | The Beast |
| Lauryn Hill | ex-Factor |
| Giant Panda | AIM |
| Modesky, Martin and Wood | nocturnal transmission |
| Erykah Badu | soldier |
| Sade | long hard road |
| Sean hayes | soul shaker |
| Bob Marley | them belly full |
| Shadia Mansour | hamdulilah gaza |
| Lauryn Hill | forgive them father |
| K'naan | strugglin' |
| Mos Def and Talib Kweli | respiration |
| Giant Panda | let it go |
| The Fugees | Vocab |
| Lauryn Hill | Doo Wop (That Thing) |
| Calle Trece | no hay nadie como tu |
| Hieroglyphics | Heatish |
| Kid cudi | in the mood |
| james blake | limit to your love |
| max ribner | oli |
| jose james | save your love for me |
| nina simone | i can't see nobody |
| afro cuban allstars | maria caracol |
| third world | rejoice |
Active Listening playlist for 03/10/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Blackalicious/Nikki Giovanni | Ego Trip |
| Billy Holiday remix | |
| Ann Peebles | I cant stand the rain |
| Angelique Kidijo | out of africa |
| Fugees | ready or not remix |
| Lauryn Hill | I Used to Love Him |
| Lauryn Hill/Bob Marley | Turn Your Lights Down Low |
| Watoto from the Nile | Letter to Lil Wayne |
| India Arie | Strength Courage and Wisdom |
| Rose Bent | I think about it all the time |
| Sade/Neptunes | By Your Side |
| Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time |
| Madonna | La Isla Bonita |
| Blondie | Heart of Glass |
| Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian |
| Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams |
| Seamstress | Asmaa Mahfouz Amy Goodman |
| F. Kruger feat Linn | Pushin On |
| E Badu | That Hump |
| E Badu | Love |
| E Badu | Cleva |
| E Badu | Apple Tree |
| Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit |
| Roberta Flack | Just Like A Woman |
| Natasha Atlas | Mans World |
| Ursula Rucker | Untitled Flow |
| Salt n Pepa | Spinderellas Not a Fella |
| Missy Elliot/Beyonce | Nothin out there for me |
| Diana Ross/Marvin Gaye | My Mistake |
| Diana Ross | Love Child |
| Ani Difranco | America |
| Joan as Policwoman | Furious |
| Tina Turner | Whats Love got to Do with it |
| Judy Mowatt | Sisters Chant |
| Sweet Honey and t | Memories |
| Susana Baca | Soldade |
| Seinabo Sey | Outlines |
Active Listening playlist for 02/24/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Baka Beyond | Ancestors Voice | |
| Knaan | Wash it down | |
| Sade | Soldier of Love | |
| Outkast | Mainstream | |
| Slum Village | Players | |
| Lauryn Hill | When It hurts so bad | |
| Erykah Badu | That Hump | |
| Rose Bent | A New Tomorrow | |
| Jill Scott | Honey Molasses | |
| Dont Worry Be Happy | ||
| Veloso | ||
| Al Green | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | |
| Chiwonoso | Look to the Spirit | |
| Bob Marley | Revolution | |
| Amr Diab | ||
| Pete Seeger | Grey Goose | |
| Popcorn | Apache | |
| Tina Turner | I Cant Stand the Rain | |
| Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing | |
| Rick James | Mary Jane | |
| Ursula Rucker | Time | |
| Brand Nubian | Time is Running OUt | |
| Ceelo Green | Sometimes | |
| Gil Scott Heron | On Coming from a Broken Home | G |
| Gil Scott Heron | Interview | |
| HArold Butler | Liberation | |
| Max Ribner | New Old Leans | |
| Hugh Masekela | Grazing the Grass | |
| Jill Scott | Bedda At Home | |
| Rose Bent | Trickin on Remix | |
| J-live | BRaggin Writes | |
| Kid Cudi | The End | |
| Curtis Mayfield | Rappin/Hell Below |
Active Listening playlist for 02/10/2011
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Sunni Paterson | Song for Iya Oshun | |
| Seinabo Sey | Outlines | |
| Bob Marley | Slave Driver | |
| TINA and ike | Ive been loving you | |
| Toots | Ive got Dreams | |
| Ursula Rucker | Untitled Flow with King Britt | |
| Amy Goodman/Asma Mahfouz | Revolution Egypt | |
| DJ Shadow | Short Stem Long Stem | |
| E Badu | Twinkle | |
| Mos Def/Ruler | Auditorium | |
| Arabian Knightz | New Day feat Deeb | |
| Natasha Atlas | Mistaneek | |
| DAM | Ya Saydeeti | |
| Kid Cudi | Wild cuz Im Young | I |
| J Dilla | My People | |
| E Badu | Telephone | |
| RH Factor | Family | |
| Raphael Saadiq/D'Angelo | Be Here | |
| Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing | |
| K'naan | Fatima | |
| Dusu | jdon Benfe | |
| Los Mirlos | El Milagro Verde | |
| Youssou Ndour | Africa | |
| Negrea Love Dub | ||
| India Arie | Strength Courage and Wisdom, Brown Skin | |
| Gil Scott Heron | On Coming from A Broken Home | |
| GURU/Roots | Lift Your Fist | |
| Qtip/Norah Jones | Life Is Better | |
| Africa Bambaata | Shout it Out | |
| Prince | Sign of the Times | |
| MJ | Remember the Time | |
| Rose Bent | Trickin on Myself |
Active Listening playlist for 01/27/2011
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Max Ribner | Amani |
| Max Ribner | oli |
| RH Factor | Hardgroove |
| Erykah Badu | Think Twice feat Roy Hargrove |
| The Markays | Last Night |
| MIdnite | Wise Mind |
| Medicine for the People | Ghost Embodied |
| Afro Q Ben | Conjunction |
| Third World | Rejoice |
| Build an Ark | Collective |
| De la soul/maceo parker | I be blowin |
| dangelo | Feel like makin love |
| max ribner | hold on tight |
| Ernest Ranglin | Surfin |
| Cheikh lo | Senegal Bresil |
| Midnite | Got Heat |
| Mosley Wotta | Boom For Real |
| mosely Wotta | Smoke |
| MOsley WoTta | Consolidate |
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Who did "sometimes nothing is what you believe in"...
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nutria
thanks for good tunes last night. you should be every week, not every 2! if you can figure out how, let's brew something from the rest of my shiso this fall. It is pretty big. I have been waiting for it to flower but I don't think it will now... nutria