Gilles Peterson has picked the nominee’s for his World Wide Awards comin’ up 5 January in London. Whether they actually win the award or not, they’re ‘all winners’, according to Gilles and among them we find soul sister Tawiah. This South London singer has moved audiences with her performances including those with Mark Ronson
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“People think I am an expert in Brazilian music. But I’m not, I’m just a fan,” says Gilles Peterson. “If I’m an expert in any field, it would be house music.” Gilles just finished a three disc mix for the biggest house label in the biz, Defected Records. ‘Gilles Peterson In The House’ consists of [...]

He’s one of the hottest new artists and mc’s in the game and one of Gilles Peterson’s personal favorites – we’re talking about Jay Electronica, outta New Orleans who will be one of the highlights performing at the Gilles Peterson World Wide Awards Event on the 5th of January at Cargo London. Jay recently released [...]

Gilles Peterson will kick off 2008 with his very own World Wide Awards Show at Cargo London. On the 5th of January, he has invited a range of personal favourites to come and play in this intimate setting and maybe even receive a prestigious GP World Wide award. Artists including Tawiah (pictured above), [...]

Sonar Kollektiv at a young and vibrant 10 years of fresh and fantastic dance music asks ‘Who Cares’ ? – well for sure we all do ! A superb output of top artists from Jazzanova to Ame to Benny Sings to Clara Hill to Dimlite and the list goes on ! Imminent from SK is [...]

MC Melodee steams it up at the outdoor holiday season le Marche de K-Swiss in Amsterdam – definitely not bothered by the coldest day of the year whilst enjoying deelicious country soup and takin’ a peek at all the latest kicks and new apparel line at our year-end soiree. The ever lovely Melodee has a [...]

What’s a decent festival season without some decent gifts? Sonar Kollektiv thought exactly the same and came out with a very special mobile case, the perfect Christmas-gift. Check out that super deluxe Jazzanova charm at the end of it. Ain’t that quaint? Giving this beautiful piece of blingness to your loved ones will definitely upgrade [...]

Benny Sings is representing The Netherlands in Paris this weekend, playing in La Bellevilloise. Radio Nova will be recording the session, broadcasting live from 21.00 hours. Kspace is especially hoping for a great show with all the new tracks, including the Christmas carol he sang together with Clara Hill. This will surely get you in [...]

These guys take no prisoners while looking for vinyl. Kon & Amir just released their epic mixtape Off Track volume 1: The Bronx after a harsh quest to find the most shiny black gold around. The duo compiled a disc each, cut their own edits and mixed it up. Check out some snippets here. and [...]

Brrrr it’s pretty chilly on the canals these days but with all this Holiday Cheer, it’s impossible to not get warmed up ! Especially if it’s with gluewihn, hot coco, and food together with vendors, a range of K-Swiss kicks and apparel and the designers on hand to chat about it. Add in buskers, DJ’s [...]

“I need a little time to warm up on stage. But once that happens it’s a massive adrenaline rush and nothing else exists any more.” Ladies and gentlemen: meet the enchanting Clara Hill on Myspace TV. In this short documentary (produced by the Slices DVD Magazine), the Berlin singer/songwriter tells us all about how she [...]

Straight from Zagreb Croatia stems the fresh and talented duo Eddy meets Yannah. We have been keeping track of this dynamic Compost duo after their stunning performance at the KS1 Sessions during the 2007 Amsterdam Dance Event. Now, for once, Eddy has gone solo and produced a mixtape that is ready for downloading now! Check [...]

Yep, it’s that time of the year again. Charts prevail in the music media. The best dj, best label, best club night, best venue, best…whatever; you name it, it’s there. Looking at these charts, 2007 was a great years for the boys and girls at Get Physical Music in Berlin. Resident Advisor rewarded Dixon with [...]

Don’t you just hate getting out of bed around this time of the year? Well, there is no cure for that daily agony yet, but we will keep you posted about our findings on that subject. Meanwhile, you can get comfy outside with this fashionable Sonar Kollektiv scarf. In Amsterdam, an icy cold wind is [...]

K-Swiss/KS1 Amsterdam is beaming with COLORS and we LIKE it ! The space is filled with Holiday Season goodies for your stockings and your pleasure – limited edition sneaks and apparel by K-Swiss and Royal Elastics – aural delights on cd, dvd and vinyl from Get Physical, Brownswood, Innervisions, Stones Throw, 08Bar, Kindred Spirits, Sonar [...]

Good art should make you think. We think Shepard Fairey makes good art. So that is why we teamed up with the folks at SuperSuper Magazine for an exclusive chat with this street art godfather, the true bomber who makes all the others nervous when rumour has it he is coming to town. Be sure [...]

AND what an allstar kick off it was !! Imagine together on one stage Afrobeat master Tony Allen, Joe Bowie of Defunkt, blak eyed blue Colonel Red, the New Cool of Benjamin Herman, Urban Dance Squad’s Sil Matadin, Numoon maestro Hanyo von Oosterom, State of Monc’s Arthur Flink and you get an idea of what [...]

Wow! That’s all we can utter after checking out this rare footage of Jon Hassell at Glastonbury in 1987. Here is the legendary trumpeteer jamming with Farafina, a West-African group with whom he later recorded the album Flash Of The Spirit. This peticular show is, together with another jam Hassell and Farafina did at NYC’s [...]

Ho, ho, ho, as Santa would probably put it. In these dark days of midwinter madness we like to cuddle up with our loved ones under that old X-mas tree (yes, even us Kspace-bloggers have a soft spot). The perfect soundtrack for these moments of quality time is without a doubt the ever touching voice [...]

Numoonfest03 isn’t just about the party. During the three days of the festival, visitors are invited to attend some mind blowing lectures. Legendary composer / trumpeter Jon Hassell shares his unusual view on music – on which he elaborates in his forthcoming book The North and South of You – with the crowd on Saturday [...]