Author: elcanyonazo
Added: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:31:33 -0800
Duration: 233

The first Granada Doaba mash-up is from El Canyonazo, who hadn't done a proper smashie since "Emergency Xxplosives". The vocals are from Knaan's "ABCS" [feat. Chubb Rock] from his new album Troubadour. The instrumental is "La Senda del Abuelo" from our hip-hop flamenco album Granada Doaba, featuring Gnawledge bredren Afro DZ ak on trumpet and Mohammed Dominguez on the darbuka drum. The guitar sample is from flamenco guitarist Juan Habichuela's song "Coge la Senda" (featuring singer Marina Heredia's voice at the end) from his Latin Grammy award-winning album Una Guitarra en Granada. While in Granada, we were lucky enough to work with Juan Habichuela' grandson, an amazing 19 year old guitarist of the same name, but we'll have to save that story for another day . . . Gnawledge = Canyon Cody + Gnotes http://www.myspace.com/granadadoaba http://gnawledge.com/granada/?p=17 http://gnawledge.blogspot.com/2009/02/knaan-abcs-gnawledge-remix.html

Author: elcanyonazo
Added: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:52:48 -0800
Duration: 194

From his 2007 album RHYMES AND BEATS, the music video for Gnotes' "Sun Don't Chill" was directed by Francisco Saco and recorded in the Albaicin in Granada (Spain). -- Ain't no finish line in my life I'm learning while I'm rolling slow Trying to keep my mind right growing old I want to walk with the wisdom of my elders and whisper to the sky that I held her -- Riddim produced by Organizer

Author: elcanyonazo
Added: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:52:48 -0800
Duration: 226

Revolutionary hip-hop with a demand for real political justice, not just impeachment: "Throw your motherfu&@#!ng hands up / if you want to see the president in handcuffs!" The son of international school teachers, Elemental Zazen was born in the US and raised in Al Taif (Saudi Arabia) and Beijing (China). Despite growing up in vastly different countries, Zazen saw a similar pattern of injustice everywhere he called home. Unwilling to accept a system that produces inhumane poverty and opulent wealth side-by-side, Elemental Zazen focused his fury into his 2008 album The Glass Should Be Full.

Author: elcanyonazo
Added: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:22:53 -0800
Duration: 197

Audio/visuals from Gnotes, the multi-instrumentalist MC from Gnawledge Records. Beauty in the breakdown, the pang of love lost, and damp lingering melancholy. But hope? Of course: freedom ain't nothing but another word for nothing left to lose. "Missin You" is the second single from Gnotes' album "Rhymes and Beats" (released Oct. 9, 2007). The song was co-produced by Gnotes and El Canyonazo, featuring Afro DZ ak on the keys. Directed by Francisco Saco for Prade Films and Gnawledge Records, the video features George Tousdis and Kaisa Mar, with technical support from Ben Ge (Director of Photography), Julian Tancredi (Gaffer), and Madeline Goudie (Driver). Go to http://www.gnawledge.com/rhymesandbeats.html for more info.

Author: elcanyonazo
Added: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:12:40 -0800
Duration: 245

Political rhymes and cello beats from Gnotes, the multi-instrumentalist MC from Gnawledge Records. First single from Gnotes' 2007 album "Rhymes and Beats"