The city of Atlanta marks its 2^nd Annual One Musicfest on Sunday, August 27^th, in Park Tavern‘s concert space with twelve hours of non-stop live music. This year’s confirmed artists include alternative hip-hop group The Pharcyde, Grammy nominated artists, Anthony David, and The Foreign Exchange. More artists will announced, including featured DJ’s and live artists.

Muphoric Sounds has two tickets for giveaway! Send an email to contests@muphoricsounds.com by Wednesday, August 14, 2011 for a random drawing. The winner will be notified by Saturday, August 20, and their name, plus one will be added to the guest list for the day. (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold nor rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

For more information about the event, visit www.OneMusicFest.com.

The city of Atlanta marks its 2^nd Annual One Musicfest on Sunday, August 27^th, in Park Tavern‘s concert space. Last year featured Common, De La Soul, Goapele, the Love Language, DJ Mick Boogie, and earned the festival organisers Atlanta’s “Phoenix Award” for their efforts in captivating the city’s music culture with over 3,000 people in attendance. This year’s confirmed artists include alternative hip-hop group The Pharcyde, Grammy nominated artists, Anthony David, and The Foreign Exchange. More artists will announced, including featured DJ’s and live artists. If you’re not from Atlanta, August 27^th is the time you should make a trip there. It’s on our roster! For more information about the event, visit www.OneMusicFest.com.

As we enter the ‘blanket’ season, what better way to keep warm than with The Foreign Exchange! I don’t know exactly what it is about Nicolay‘s production coupled with Phonte‘s vocals that taps into my senses, but I can play these guy’s music for hours and not feel like a rotating fool! It truly was a blessing when these guys found each other on the Okayplayer message boards (Nicholay residing in Holland and Phonte in North Carolina) and started to share music amongst themselves back in 2002. Fast forward 6 years later, they are now a Grammy winning nominated group! Do not underestimate the power of the internet!

Authenticity is aptly titled, as they have stayed true to themselves in their musical journey, pushing their conventions a little further, but not displacing their audience during their growth. Authenticity is the LOVE album, getting to a place of calm, of being unafraid to show weakness or vulnerability.

Always enlisting great talent for their projects, Authenticity features longstanding musical friends YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Zo! and Median, and also relative newcomers Chantae Cann and Jesse Boykins III. Check out “Maybe She’ll Dream of Me” (which is also available for free download in courtesy of Foreign Exchange Music) and “Don’t Wait.” With Nicolay’s sprinklings of Prince influence on various songs, Authenticity gets my stamp of approval.

“Maybe She’ll Dream of Me” (Download)

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“Don’t Wait”

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Authenticity is available for purchase on Foreign Exchange Music website.

A year ago, when Muphoric Sounds was born, I did a feature on the “Wave of Girl Power“, where I mentioned three amazing women who were clearly bringing sexy back with their own personal style and attitude. YahZarah was one of these young ladies. It was announced last year that The Foreign Exchange‘s Nicolay and Phonte had taken YahZarah under their wings and the internet world roared with cheers!

“Why Dontcha Call Me No More” is the first single from the forthcoming album entitled, The Ballad of Purple Saint James, scheduled to release May 4th, which is sure to be pure eargasm. This woman has worked with the best in the music world—a former backing singer for Erykah Badu, and has performed with Prince, Chaka Khan, R.Kelly, Bilal, The Roots, Talib Kweli, and J*Davey. Her vocal range is outstanding, not only can she funk it out (as she does on this single “Why Dontcha Call Me No More“), but she can also sing the hell out a ballad with her impeccable, pristine voice.

Listen to “Why Dontcha Call Me No More,” and if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to hear it on repeat. So get the free download pack, which includes the single, cover art, and an avatar you can use on Twitter to promote the album’s release date.

“Why Dontcha Call Me No More” by YahZarah from The Ballad of Purple Saint James

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