EARLY ADOPTERS

Linda BLK JKS and South Africa's Roots Heavyweight DJ BlaQ t of EvO LokxiOn...with that record, Vosloorus, Gauteng, Azania June 2007.

The "Mystery EP"is now international on vinyl at the following shops:

Rough Trade (London)


Soul Jazz (London)


Turntable Lab(NYC)


Dusty Groove(Chicago)


...and of course othermusic (NYC) with the exclusive digital download.


GET YOURS.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADIBA

MANDELA WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY THING.

"Mzabalazo" recorded live at Harriet's Alter Ego in Brooklyn April 2008.

This is BLK JKS update of a classic apartheid era toyi toyi fight song when folks got it crackin in the streets. Listen close and you can hear Tshepang shouting out trailblazing South African bands like Harare and Stimela who pushed musical boundaries when it was near impossible to do so on almost every level.

Respect to bands like that and of course to Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday!!!

Throwback metal version for free here.

Video produced by DigForFire.tv

IT'S SUMMERTIME YALL

"Summertime" by BLK JKS Live At Harriet's Alter Ego in The Peoples Republic of Brooklyn.

New studio version available for download as the "MYSTERY" EP now at other music.

Video produced by DigForFire.tv

SHELF LIFE

Meanwhile over at other music it's ya boys holding up the wall along with Burial, Hercules Love Affair and some Wackies madness.

SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT!!!

EXPENSIVE SHIT

Actually it's not expensive at all...just forgot to show yall what it looks like.

And forgot to mention only 500 vinyl for the world!! We'll post a shop list next week.

Got that purp???

WHAT WE DO

"Beautiful one moment and crushing you the next." Get such business here.

OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY (UK)

Sick photography from Danielle Leavitt. Proper UK music journalism from Jaimie Hodgson here.

Plus! Bonus read on Africa hot here. Heyyy...

IN STORES WORLDWIDE 17 JUNE

BLK JKS "MYSTERY" EP

PRODUCED BY BRANDON CURTIS.
RECORDED AT ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS, NYC.

TRACKLISTING:

MYSTERY
LAKESIDE
IT'S IN EVERY THING YOU'LL SEE
SUMMERTIME

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL AND VINYL FORMATS
FROM THE FINEST MUSIC SHOPS WORLDWIDE.

MORE INFO TO COME.

SPACE INVASION...DREAD AT THE CONTROLS!!!

Lest yall think it's all far-flung shows and foreign flows for BLK JKS these days, we're excited to announce what looks to be a special, progressive engagement.

From 1-4 October your heroes BLK JKS will participate in the Pan African Space Station, a Cape Town creative collaboration that will beam forward ever/backwards never African peoples music to the surrounding metropolis in a commercial-free stream of sound...to wit, "PASS radio will broadcast from studios in the city centre and live from the city's public spaces: malls, gardens, community centres, and clubs before and throughout the music festival."

¡Heita!

BLK JKS will be representing South Africa Azania along with Carlo Mombelli and the Prisoners of Strange, Rock Art and others, while Nacao Zumbi (Brasil), Ayetoro (Nigeria), the Cindy Blackman Quartet and the Ze Maria Quartet (Angola/Mozambique) rep for the diaspora.

Sounds crazy but no surprise, really. Its brought to you by the brain trust that is Chimurenga.

Now need you to CLICK HERE for more info and sign a petition to get an FM license for these shocking vibes!!!