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Recommended Fundraising Campaign by Columbian Alejandro Castellano (guitar & oud)

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Today I would like to announce my endorsement of  Alejandro Castellano’s fundraiser campaign, who is a dear music colleague and friend of mine. I met him at a Bedford music club in Williamsburg in 2009 when his band INDRA opened up for a friend’s band. I loved his guitar sound and invited him to join my band SoSaLa. His guitar playing and guitar sounds are captured on four tracks of my CD SoSaLa Nu World Trash.

Please listen to “Ja-Jou-Ka” below which will tell you why his guitar sound is so special to me.

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Recommended Indiegogo Fund Raiser Campaign: Kultue Shock…culture shock?!

Text by Kultur Shock

Who? Kultur Shock?

For those of you who do not know us, we are a Seattle based sextet, comprised of musicians from Bosnia, Bulgaria and the US. We have produced 5 LPs, 1 EP, 2 Live albums, 2 DVDs and have performed almost everywhere in Europe, many places in the US of A and Canada, and have scratched the surface of touring in Asia by playing in Russia and Turkey.

Since 2008 we released four records on our own label – Kultur Shock Records. The band has performed over 900 shows – from the tiniest club, to festivals of a magnitude we will omit mentioning, because it will look like bragging. In other words, we are hard working live band that travels a ton, plays 90 minute sweaty sets, self-produces, self-manages and self-finances everything. We do not comply with corporate requirements to do things “the way it’s done in the industry”, we are not slaves to trends, we pride ourselves in being honest in what we write (along with our political views), and approach our records and live shows as though they are the last thing we will do in our lives.

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DooBeeDoo Recommends Kosi’s ROCKETHUB Fundraiser: The Pictures of Us Project

10156103_581126368650389_2145060816_nText by Kosi

My name is Kosi. You’ve probably met me at an open mic, or you heard me singing “Summertime” in the subway tunnel in the dead of winter. You may have heard me performing at bars and music venues across the city with my trusty sidekick, Aron Marchak. I was the girl in the dress crouching in her high heels. It’s nice to see you again, friend. Perhaps, wherever it is that you met me, you picked up my debut solo album, One More Cup of Coffee, which I released last year. Perhaps you enjoyed it and maybe that’s why you’re here.

Well, I’m at it again, and this time I’m bringing more of my very talented friends along. My second album, Pictures of Us, will feature some of the finest jazz musicians in New York City. Aron was fantastic in my first album, and yes, he will be featured prominently in this one as well, but more musicians means more possibilities to explore. If you liked my first album, you’ll love what we’re doing now.

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