It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you without a new Granada Doaba mash-up.

Download MP3 –> “Rakim & Granada Doaba – Let the Rhythm Hit Em“

The instrumental “Bohemia Al-Andalus” — and the video above — features Joaquín Sánchez Gil on clarinet, Uzman Almerabet on ‘ud, Richard Dudanski on drums, and Paul Brundtland on cajón.

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Gnawledge family reunion in Boston!

@  The Middle East (Upstairs)
Saturday August 15th, 9pm
$10 adv / $13 door / 18+

Featuring live performances by Elemental Zazen, Gnotes, Afro DZ ak, Canyon Cody and Mighty Om.

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Canyon Cody and Sean Dwyer were interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on August 4th for a story about Granada Doaba.

“Flamenco And Hip-Hop Unite In Granada”

But Madeleine Brand wasn’t the only voice spreading Gnawledge on the airwaves last week.  My favorite radio DJ en el mundo entero — Jeremey Sole — played our song “No Te Rebeles (Seguiriya)” on KCRW . . .  and we missed it!

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Based in Granada, French rapper Kaya can def rhyme in Spanish, but the Nantes-native really shows off her gift of gab when she flows in her mother tongue. 
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Gnotes contributed a beat to the Murs remix contest. As per stipulated in the contest rules, Gnotes’ instrumental contains no samples; Gnotes plays live bass, guitar, accordion, bongos and MPC.
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From Gnotes’ 2006 album Inthrumental from Gnawledge Records, “Angels Are Trouble” explores the dangers of tings so good.

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