We’re proud to share the ‘Dem Say Ah’ Official Video today, shot and edited by Ali Santana during the recording of the song at Electric Garden Studios in Brooklyn, New York!
Big up to the mighty Akoya Afrobeat for lighting up the Dem Say Ah Re-Rub session!
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Completely honored to have my music featured in Bobbito Garcia’s autobiographical film, Rock Rubber 45s. Having grown up with Stretch & Bobbito’s 89 tec 9 Radio show as the soundtrack to my youth, Bob epitomizes everything fresh, forward thinking, self-hustled and undoubtedly, New York.
Catch my songs “Center’s Groove” and “Dem Say Ah”, among a slew of other incredible pieces of music (which were selected and supervised by Bobbito), in the film and support it on digital platforms because it’s an inspiring story that needs to be heard!
– DJ Center
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Catch DJ Center now on Mixcloud! Follow Center for exclusive and out of print mixes from the vaults! Enjoy, share and spread music!
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Brand new and good for you too!
Following the success of their Uptown Funk! vinyl debut, Sly5thAve and The ClubCasa Chamber Orchestra return with gorgeous brass versions of Kendrick Lamar and Major Lazer classics!
Sly’s version of Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe completely smashed the internet when it dropped, garnering thousands of plays and nods from the likes of Gilles Peterson of the BBC, amongst others. Now available for the first time, mastered and pressed onto thick, beautiful, collectors vinyl, with an unreleased studio version of Major Lazer’s Get Free.
Listen and purchase the limited edition vinyl or digital release from Kooyman Records here.
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DJ Center and Sly5thAve recently came together in the studio to bring home this dancefloor bomb featuring the ClubCasa Chamber Orchestra! Not new to giving popular songs new lives, Sly5thAve has created incredible orchestral arrangements of Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, J.Cole and Major Lazer numbers, to name a few.
This new version of Mark Ronson & Bruno Mar’s Uptown Funk is an Afro-Latin/Brazilian uptempo bullet aimed straight at any dancefloor worldwide! Don’t believe us, just watch!
Pre-order the limited edition 7″ color vinyl on Kooyman Records here.
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We caught Japan’s finest DJ Mitsu the Beats showing Dem Say Ah love during his recent set on Boiler Room TV. Bananas!
Love goes out to Mitsu, Tokyo and the entire Jazzy Sport crew for their support! Dem Say Ah!
Peep Mitsu’s set here-
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The music discovery service 22tracks recently approached DJ Center to curate a special takeover playlist for their London site.
Currently streaming, catch some of Center’s favorite grooves to help you ease out of the summer. Some serious speaker rattlin’ and body movin’ business here. Enjoy.
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Not too long ago, had the opportunity to sit with Anthony Valadez of KCRW at Red Bull Studios here in NYC and talk about my roots, musical influences and how #DemSayAh was conceived. Catch that interview here-
Big thanks to Anthony Valadez and RedBull Studios NYC!
Engineered by Ryan Woodhall
Production Assistance by Jon Oliver
Host: Anthony Valadez
DJ Center – The Making of “Dem Say Ah” featuring Akoya Afrobeat from DJ Center on Vimeo.
Check out how my new record “Dem Say Ah” featuring Akoya Afrobeat came together, behind the scenes in the studio! Welcome to the creative process my people..
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Got the call to fill in for Bobbito Garcia on East Village Radio yesterday, 12/9 and what a session it was!
Played beautiful records from Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers, Marc Mac & the Visioneers, Bosq of Whiskey Barons, Tall Black Guy, Lord Echo and DJ Day, amongst others!
It’s always an honor to fill Bob’s shoes and he called in three times during the program to comment on the treats and talk sh*t! Lots of laughs and vibes. Shout out to my brother Andrés!
Listen to the broadcast here
*playlist can be found here
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Was back on East Village Radio this week for the Bobbito Garcia Radio Show! Always an honor to fill Bob’s shoes and this week’s show was pretty special.
Sat down with Kaleta, the afrobeat ambassador behind Zozo and Akoya Afrobeat Ensembles. Talked with him about his musical upbringings playing with both King Sunny Adé and Fela Anikulapo Kuti, amongst others!
Then, played new/timeless music from D’Angelo, Quantic & Nidia Góngora, Louie Vega & Elements of Life, Kev Brown, Quadron and the Boogaloo Assassins!
Listen to the broadcast here
*playlist can be found here
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Had the honor of playing records this past Monday on The Bobbito Garcia Radio Show with none other than 9x time Grammy Award winner and living legend Eddie Palmieri in studio.
I’ve been a fan of Mr. Palmieri’s works for years and still remember the day I came across “Azucar Pa”Ti“. My collection was forever changed!
I drop new/timeless music from Quantic & Nidia Góngora, Lord Echo, Dennis Brown and more!
Listen to this incredibly special broadcast here
*playlist can be found here
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