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Funk Gumbo Radio Video of the Day: Nadir – “95 Miles Down The Road” feat. Mayaeni

FUNK GUMBO RADIO is your ticket to great funk/rock music, playing all your favorites of today and yesterday: Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Betty Davis, TVOTR, Lenny Kravitz, Janelle Monae, and many others. Good luck finding this great collection of artists on PANDORA or anywhere else. It happens 24/7 only on FUNK GUMBO RADIO and the Live365 Network.

The good folks at Funk Gumbo named Nadir & Mayaeni’s “95 Miles Down The Road” as their Video of the Day on Sept. 21, 2012.

By the way, have you picked up your copy of “95 Miles Down the Road” on vinyl? Get Yours NOW!

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“95 Miles Down The Road”: The Sonic Soul Review in Deutsch

SonicSoulReviews.comJörg Michael Schmit of SonicSoulReviews.com is always in the forefront when introducing the best new soul and jazz music to Germany and the rest of Europe. Here’s what he had to say about “95 Miles Down The Road“, the blistering single by Nadir and Mayaeni:

Der Mann für den kräftigen Ton. Wieder da. Und er hat eine Frau an seine Saite gestellt. Die nennt sich Mayaeni und versteht sich ebenfalls mittels einer rauen Gitarre in Szene zu setzen. Jenseits jedweder Marketing-Strategie pustet das dynamische Duo allzu wohltönende Schwarz-Musikanten aus den Abspielgeräten und schafft Platz für schwerblütigen Rock´n´Soul. “95 Miles Down The Road” ist eine erste Ansage aus dem neuen Nadir Album “The Book Of Jonah”. Übrigens, ich mag´das so, wie es ist.

Click HERE to Read More at SonicSoulReviews.com

Metro Times: Nadir’s ‘The Book of Jonah’ is Fantastic

 

 

The Book of Jonah got another nice review, this time by Brett Callwood in last week’s Metro Times (Detroit). Brett says:

Nadir’s The Book of Jonah (Distorted Soul) is a fantastic piece of work from the man who seems to flit between hard rock, funk and soul in a Lenny Kravitz sort of way. Kravitz is the obvious comparison because of those cross influences, though old Len hasn’t written a song as good as “Belly of the Whale” or “95 Miles Down the Road” (the latter featuring the awesome Mayaeni) in years. Nadir also send his most recent 45’s – the aforementioned “95 Miles Down the Road” and “Go it Alone / Love Thang”. All is fantastic.

Thanks for the good word, Brett!

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SoulTracks.com: The Book of Jonah ‘One of the Top Albums of 2012’

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If you don’t know, SoulTracks.com is the leading online resource dedicated to classic and modern Soul Music.  From its inception in 2003, SoulTracks has been designed to provide useful information and updates on the greatest Classic Soul artists and to introduce readers to the next generation of Soul Music singers.

Soul Tracks Senior Writer Howard Dukes recently took Nadir’s new album The Book of Jonah for a spin. Here’s what he had to say about it:

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It’s 2012 and Nadir is back with his latest, The Book of Jonah. The title hints at another work of prophecy and judgment. However, The Book of Jonah returns to the thematic terrain of one of the guitarist’s earlier election year releases – 2004’s Distorted Soul, 2.0.

The Book of Jonah features 11 energetic tracks that primarily deal with the artist’s take on love and life. And while [2008’s] Working for the Man stands as one of the best records in the last five years due to its timeliness, The Book of Jonah will just have to settle for being one [of] the top albums of 2012.

Click HERE to read the full review at SoulTracks.com

Songs From Studio East: With Detroit-based musician Nadir

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Originally Published at MichiganRadio.org

The Book of Jonah is the new album from Nadir Omowale.  It’s a blend of soul music, rock, funk and blues. While there are songs about love and relationships, themes of social and political consciousness carry through the album.

“I never felt like I had to fashion myself into one particular style. I grew up on Prince and The Time and Cameo and all that good stuff, and so funk is all deep within my soul. And I grew up in a small town in east Tennessee, so there were country music influences, there was a lot of Van Halen and rock and roll and so I love all of that music,” Nadir told Michigan Radio’s Jennifer White.

CLICK HERE to LISTEN to the full interview, and to hear more about Nadir’s newest album The Book of Jonah, including the song he wrote with guitarist and singer Mayaeni, titled 95 Miles Down the Road.

And click on the video below to see Nadir performing in our studio:

PRE-ORDER NOW: Distorted Soul Sound Pack for Producers, Beat Makers & DJs

Some artists defy classification. Detroit-based rock and soul insurgent Nadir rebels against it. So true to form, Nadir’s Distorted Soul Sound Pack for producers, beat makers and DJs, arms you with a stockpile of original rock, funk, jazz and soul kits, instruments and loops for your production arsenal.

Explore the making of the Distorted Soul Sound Pack, created by funk/rock/soul producer Nadir in collaboration with BKE Technology at legendary Submerge Studios Somewhere in Detroit.

We stuffed the Distorted Soul Sound Pack with tons of crunchy rock guitars, roaring B3 organ, percolating bass, stellar post-bop saxophone riffs, and loads of live drum fills and loops. Click below to download FREE kits and samples, and take advantage of nearly 40% pre-order savings!

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Afro-Punk & SoulTracks Spotlight “Go It Alone” Music Video

One is the most important hub of the urban alternative music community in cyberspace. The other is the biggest soul music website on the planet. Both of them featured Nadir’s “Go It Alone” music video this week.

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SoulTracks.com is the leading online resource dedicated to classic and modern soul music. Their “First Listen” feature presents the hottest new soul music to the international soul community. Here’s how they laid it out:

SoulTrackers who’ve been with us awhile know that we’re fans of Detroit funk, rock, soul and blues man, Nadir.  He’s always bringing us something real, and since it’s been a few years since we last heard new music from him, we were glad to hear he was working on a new album.

Click HERE to check out SoulTracks.com and their First Listen feature…

Nadir on the Afro-Punk Social NetworkAfter the release of 2003’s Afro-Punk, the seminal cult classic film spotlighting Black Punks in America, alternative urban kids across the nation (and across the globe) who felt like outsiders discovered they were actually the core of a boldly innovative, fast-growing community.

The online members of the social network the filmmakers created have been the driving force behind the exploding Afro-Punk (AP) culture, creating an authentic virtual home in www.afropunk.com, and nurturing the musics best and brightest.

Click HERE to check out Nadir’s video feature, and to visit the Afro-Punk community.

Exclusive Interview: Nadir Featured on TheDetroiter.com

TheDetroiter.comSince its founding in 2002, TheDetroiter.com has covered thousands of happenings and artists, and continues to be one of Detroit’s favorite sources for art and culture.

In this exclusive interview by Chariti Joi Ntuk, Nadir talks about his forthcoming album The Book of Jonah, about why Detroit is the world’s number one music city, and about why organizing artists is like herding cats.

Nadir Omowale: Diary of a Distorted Soul

TheDetroiter.com

Somewhere in Detroit sits an anonymous building on a nondescript block. Throughout any given day, a steady stream of conspicuously awesome people carrying guitars, keyboards, etc. flow in and out of this seemingly forgettable building on a seemingly forgotten block of a city whose demise some people seem to think is a foregone conclusion.

If music is indeed the soundtrack to life, then Detroit and more specifically, this building, is very much alive thanks to its long list of strong-winded musicians who blow life into it daily. One of the musicians you can find in this building, and who is most responsible for the city’s current musical pulse is none other than 11-time Detroit Music Award winner, Nadir Omowale.

Read the full article HERE

Common Breath: Cosmic Slop Festival Rocks The People

Common Breath is about the changing globe – art, human rights and people making a difference. Here’s their article about the Cosmic Slop festival held, Sept. 17 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. – Nadir

Detroit Rock City, a haven for the musically misbehaving, breaks all the rules and bounds of the unspirited masses, sending its groove through the instruments of the chosen Godchildren of soul.

The Cosmic Slop Festival, held on September 17 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a celebration of the music of the city, bringing light and attention to the Afro-rock torch bearers of today. Rock, funk and soul music under the wide night sky for the universe to vibe with.

Organized by Detroit’s own Deekah Wyatt, the Cosmic Slop Festival’s biggest challenge was to remain within the city limits of Detroit, in the spirit of giving the music back to the city from which it came. In the face of so many hurdles from club venues and city officials, Wyatt was forced to compromise by having the festival at the Elks Lounge in Ann Arbor, a venue that welcomed the show with open arms.

“Partying and peace,” Wyatt states as the mission of the festival. “To party in peace, and to preserve the legacy of music that we have in this town. This is Motown, this is Rock City.”

Read More at Common-Breath.com

Nadir Featured on Good Life Radio Mon. Dec. 6

UPDATE: I’m not on until the 10pm hour. Sorry for any inconvenience.

TONITE! Nadir is the featured artist on Good Life Radio with K-Lew, Slim and Fal J at 9pm EST on WHPR 88.1FM in Detroit and live online at www.fm881whpr.com (Windows Media Player).

We’ll watch Nadir music videos, listen to music, perhaps check out some documentaries about Nadir and take your calls. Join the conversation at 313-868-0331 or 313-868-8688.

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