Akiey5 & The Niteshift

Allow me to share with you the many talents that is RhapsodE. Today June 23rd, 2006, we celebrate the release of her début CD "spoke inward", a wonderful fusion of 'poetry, singing, rhythm and emotion-filled words set to music, that she effortlessly hands over to her audience to do what they will'.

RhapsodE, is a driven, trail blazing poet, spoken word artist/musician, community activist, educator, entrepreneur and a fellow digital lens afficionado whose talented side I am blessed to have witnessed grow from strength to strength.

Her sound, original and immensely creative on such songs as Black Love, Whole Woman, The Choice (feat.Quiet Rage) and Wait is bound to entertain, uplift, educate and on many occasions inspire you too to explore your innate talents, reach out and soothe someone, to share the joy and laughter with your family, your love and friends and definitely get you on your feet dancing/singing along.

As a musician, RhapsodE has most recently shared the stage with such luminaries as Mos Def, Jaguar Wright, Tangible Truth, Fertile Ground, Talaam Acey Qandace, Quiet Rage and Taragirl and collaborated with the poet Desdamona, Subliminal (yes, that producer Subliminal!), Damali & Yameen.

Based in Philadelphia, the city that gave us the likes of Jill Scott, The Roots, Vivian Green, Bilal, Jaguar Wright, Will Smith, Bill Cosby and India.Arie, RhapsodE who works as part of a Soul Collective is in a talent-filled environment that keeps her grounded and allows her to share her passion and inspiration with many across diverse musical, artistic and literary backgrounds.

For more info on RhapsodE (the 2003 Minnesota Music Award nominee), please show her love on her myspace page, pass on the good word and get yourself a copy of her "spoke inward " CD-available via http://myspace.com/rhapsodyspoetry, at your favorite music store, and in a matter of days on itunes, CDbaby, Tower Records.

Forget what the world uses to peg your success and happiness. Real joy comes from being proud of the little you have...even if it means living a little differently from your stinking rich everyday celebrities (wink!).

Click HERE, turn your speakers up, sit back & take a tour of Mac C The Pimp's MTV Crates "Homeless of Las Vegas" courtesy of MadDogMyers.

Ne pas faire attention à ce que se sert le monde pour égaliser ton bonheur et ton succès. Du vrai joie issue d'être fier de toute petite chose que tu possèdes, même s'il voudrait dire méner la vie un tout petit differente de tes étoiles quotidiennes les plus "bien placées" (clin!)

Clic ICI, cole-toi aux enceintes,reposes-toi et fais tour chez Mac C The Pimp de "Homeless of Las Vegas" MTV Crates grace à MadDogMyers

Hello Fam & Friends,

Allow me to introduce the talented Msanii, a young, highly gifted Musicman Extraordinaire based in the Metro Area. He is fast becoming a force to reckon with in the art of creating quality digital music mixes and remixes that transcend cultural and national boundaries.

His latest work, Episode 3 (listen @: http://odeo.com/channel/80404/playlist.m3u), is pure testimony of the many long nights Msanii spends researching, sampling and craftly piecing together a wide variety of music genres into a balanced, flowing and well-blended music extravaganza that showcases some of the best signed and unsigned HipHop artistes from as diverse nations as: The USA, Kenya, France, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana among others.

Msanii's Episode 3 (complete tracklist available below)is also a tribute to David Munyakei, the former Central Bank of Kenya employee who exposed the Goldenberg scandal whose economic and political repercussions are still being felt in the Eastern Africa region.

A tribute to J Dilla (born James Yancey, who recently died of Lupus), one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop producer-artists, who has produced for established acts like De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Common, Detroit's Slum Village and A Tribe Called Quest just to name a few. RIP J Dilla.

Apart from creating party-ready & car stereo adapted music mixes, Msanii is also the brains behind BNTS (www.beneathdasurface.com) the fast-growing online music magazine that is a mouthpiece for many hardworking, musically gifted artists from around the world. Some recently featured musicians include Ukoo Flani(Kenya), Blitz (Ghana/USA), Nas (US), Shida Mingi (Kenya/USA), Lebo Mashile( S.Africa), FidQ(Tanzania), Wawesh(Kenya), Common(USA), DKR(Zimbabwe), Knaan(Somalia/USA), just to name a few.

Like Akiey5 & The Niteshift's dedication to promote good creative talent, Msanii and BNTS are devoted to promoting good musical talent in all its forms. Please contact Msanii @ msaniixl@gmail.com if you or someone you know has a gift of music. He will include the best tracks in upcoming music mixtapes, online Podcasts and post a feature article on the BNTS magazine.

A complete Tracklist from Episode 3 is available below:
1.Intro- Talib, Peddlers of doom (US)
2.Revolution- Begotten Son, Rise Up (Zimbabwe)
3.Raw Core- Optical Illusion , The Offering (SA)
4.Picture Perfect- Shida Mingi (KE/US)
5.She Said- Pharcyde (US)
6.Mwanza -Fid Q (TZ)
7.Assassin De La Police- NTM (France)
8.J-Dilla Tribute
Electric Wire Hustle – Common, Electric circus
Elzhi- Love it here, Witness my Growth
J-Dilla- Donuts Intro, Donuts
Bahamadia – I-4-Teen, BB Queen
Keith Murray – The Rhyme(Remix)
ATCQ - 1nce Again
Busta Rhymes -Woo-Hah, The Coming
Janet Jackson- Got it till its gone

9.Angalia Saa- U.k.o.o. Flani (KE)
10.Roundi Hii (Freestyle)- Kikosi Cha Mizinga (TZ)
11.Nashika Mic- Kitu Sewer aka K-sewer(KE)
12.Stuck- Snazz D, Africa Raw Material (SA),
13.Black Market – Blitz, Soul Rebel (Ghana/US)
14.Sa...Get Em'- Shida Mingi Feat Qintas (KE/US)
15.Check The Evidence- Ben Sharpa (SA)


Regards and best wishes from akiey5 & The Niteshift family.

-akiey-