http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/chief-boima-f-sorie-kondi-without-money-no-family-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/chief-boima-f-sorie-kondi-without-money-no-family-mp3/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:57:41 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170160 Last year, Dutty Artz-affiliate Chief Boima released an EP called African By the Bay, a collection of rap tracks refashioned through an Afro dance lens. Since, he’s relocated from San Francisco to New York and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/chief-boima-f-sorie-kondi-without-money-no-family-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/lungu-lungu-liberias-lone-stars/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/lungu-lungu-liberias-lone-stars/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:45:30 +0000 Benjamin Lebrave http://www.thefader.com/?p=146959 Last week Liberia voted for its next president. While the rest of the world praises the current president and candidate, “Ma” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, most of the Liberian youth feels completely left out. And based … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/lungu-lungu-liberias-lone-stars/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/ghetto-palms-chief-boima-x-okayafrica/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/ghetto-palms-chief-boima-x-okayafrica/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:28:04 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=121742 EARTH PEOPLE. You may recall I used to do a weekly column round here titled Ghetto Palms. But lately, Ghetto Palms has been on a bit of a tropical vacation, while I’ve been chasing the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/ghetto-palms-chief-boima-x-okayafrica/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/ghetto-palms-127-jillionaire-tok-poirier-schlachthofbronx-swappi-soca-rave-exclusives/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/ghetto-palms-127-jillionaire-tok-poirier-schlachthofbronx-swappi-soca-rave-exclusives/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:30:13 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=87589 While I was digging into the green revolution in Detroit, the ghetto palms world kept right on spinning, so here is a quick catch-up: about the time NY was getting into Christmas bashment, Brazil set … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/ghetto-palms-127-jillionaire-tok-poirier-schlachthofbronx-swappi-soca-rave-exclusives/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/ghetto-palms-122-chief-boima-banana-clipz-champeta/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/ghetto-palms-122-chief-boima-banana-clipz-champeta/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:00:15 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=80640 Several things happened in the Ghetto Archipelago recently that caught my ear/mind. For instance: the University of the West Indies held a conference on cloud computing to float the idea of transforming the whole Caribbean … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/ghetto-palms-122-chief-boima-banana-clipz-champeta/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/oro-11-and-chief-boimas-banana-clipz-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/oro-11-and-chief-boimas-banana-clipz-ep/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:40:37 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80411 Last week we anticipated this seven song EP from Banana Clipz, a project from the sometimes-Oakland stationed production duo Oro 11 and Chief Boima. We also got a little stiff thinking about how pale we … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/oro-11-and-chief-boimas-banana-clipz-ep/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/22/banana-clipz-f-los-rakas-afro-latino-mp3-mega-mini-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/22/banana-clipz-f-los-rakas-afro-latino-mp3-mega-mini-mix/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:00:47 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=79595 As fans of our weekly Ghetto Palms column may know by now, Banana Clipz, the production duo of Chief Boima and Oro 11, have a new EP coming out on November 29th for free on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/22/banana-clipz-f-los-rakas-afro-latino-mp3-mega-mini-mix/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/ghetto-palms-111-ghetto-bassquake-hackney-empire-new-label-exclusive-interview/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/ghetto-palms-111-ghetto-bassquake-hackney-empire-new-label-exclusive-interview/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:15:13 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=41380 I’m not saying things didn’t happen in the last week or two. Oh, they happened. But I am going to forgo my usual “things happened” update to concentrate on the ripples of one particular stone … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/ghetto-palms-111-ghetto-bassquake-hackney-empire-new-label-exclusive-interview/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:45:26 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=39684 This column was never just about dancehall, but it has maybe failed to touch on one of the most exciting things about the whole field of tropical music that I’ve been romping about in. Namely, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/delorean-stay-close-banana-clipz-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/delorean-stay-close-banana-clipz-rmx-mp3/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:30:20 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=32556 West Coast tropical party crew Banana Clipz—which includes our latest Pitch Perfect mixtape purveyor, Chief Boima and are also featured in this week’s Ghetto Palms)—decided the year’s best makeout song needed a coupé-décalé style kick … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/delorean-stay-close-banana-clipz-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-faders-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-faders-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:32:07 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6037 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-faders-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-fader%e2%80%99s-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-fader%e2%80%99s-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:30:16 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=32458 As part one of Nike Sportswear and The FADER’s Pitch Perfect program, we will be posting six mixtapes featuring music from six continents (sorry, Antarctica). Each mixtape will include brand new artwork by Siggi Eggertsson, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/09/nike-sportswear-x-the-fader%e2%80%99s-pitch-perfect-mixtape-5-north-america-by-chief-boima/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/15/ghetto-palms-75-flare-riddim-giants-ze-bula-remix-baobab/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/15/ghetto-palms-75-flare-riddim-giants-ze-bula-remix-baobab/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:44:39 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=18272 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/15/ghetto-palms-75-flare-riddim-giants-ze-bula-remix-baobab/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/13/ghetto-palms-afrostuff-chief-boima-descendants-united-akon-redeemed/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/13/ghetto-palms-afrostuff-chief-boima-descendants-united-akon-redeemed/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:11:00 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/13/ghetto-palms-afrostuff-chief-boima-descendants-united-akon-redeemed/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-chief-boima-s-afrocan-house-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-chief-boima-s-afrocan-house-mix/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:39:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/19/freeload-chief-boima-s-afrocan-house-mix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/08/freeload-chief-boima-love-in-this-african-club/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/08/freeload-chief-boima-love-in-this-african-club/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 10:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/08/freeload-chief-boima-love-in-this-african-club/feed/ 1