[youtube id=”YE2lgI5nnQE”] August Greene, the new group comprising Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins debuted their first video today. “Optimistic” was originally recorded by The Sounds Of Blackness and they have given it their treatment with Brandy. The video takes place in Mississippi and it honors some of the people whoContinue Reading
https://soundcloud.com/amazon-music/optimistic-ft-brandy-august-greene Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins have formed a new group they call August Greene. Their first song is a cover of the Sounds Of Blackness’ “Optimistic” featuring Brandy on vocals.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”ougRazwDjCo”] Stones Throw labelmates J Rocc and Karriem Riggins share their musical picks from Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. The turntablist and drummer have jazz, African funk, broken beat and gospel records between them. Riggins’ Headnod Suite is out now and J Rocc’s most recent release is The InstrumentalsContinue Reading
https://soundcloud.com/stonesthrow/ggm-karriem-rmx Karriem Riggins remixes Gabriel Garzón-Montano’s “Crawl” and adds multiple textures to the R&B jam from the Brooklyn singer’s debut album JardÃn. The Stones Throw labelmates just released new music. Garzón-Montano is building his reputation as a unique voice in the genre already having toured with Lenny Kravitz and being sampledContinue Reading