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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.034: KIM DAWSON (vocalist – Matador Soul Sounds / Color Red / ex-Pimps of Joytime)

Episode 034 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* welcomes vocalist KIM DAWSON to the show for an important discussion. A chat as necessary as it is enlightening, with memories uncomfortable and messages inspiring.

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SF FUNK EXTRAVAGANZA: Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, KDTU, New Mastersounds, More Turn Up To Close Out 2019 [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 1, 2020January 6, 2020 B.Getz Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, sly & the family stone, the motet, the new mastersounds, tower of power, wil blades, will bernard

Photo: Susan Weiand – Dumpstaphunk w/ Tower of Power The Bay Area has always been funk music central, with a storied history

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Episode 015: EDDIE ROBERTS (New Mastersounds, Matador! Soul Sounds, Color Red Music), GHOST-NOTE, NOLA JazzFest After Dark PREVEIW

April 22, 2019 B.Getz Color Red Music, eddie roberts, Ghost Note, matador! soul sounds, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, NOLA Jazz Fest, the new mastersounds, the upful LIFE podcast, upful life

Episode 015 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* features the one and only EDDIE ROBERTS, guitarist/founder of New Mastersounds, and more recently, of Matador! Soul Sounds. Eddie

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Agent 23 aka Cactus aka Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, welcome to The Upful Life Podcast! A founding member of pioneering Asheville-based live hip-hop collective Granola Funk Express (GFE). A progenitor of "family hip-hop" with his Secret Agent 23 Skidoo project, which took home a Grammy in 2019 for Best Children's Album. Cactus is a published author of several books, and a prolific educator around the country for kids of all ages and backgrounds.***LlNK lN Bl0***From train-hopping, to Rainbow Gathering kitchens, to rap ciphers at Phish festivals, this conversation is a colorful strut down memory lane for any GFE fan. And my man makes sure to spread the love around the krewe. Similarly, Cactus takes us through the birth of his daughter Saki, her transformation into MC Fireworks, and the heights their inspiring hip-hop connection took this beautiful family. These days, 23 and his 'Secret Agency' collaborate with students and symphonies, to wed classical music, global indigenous instruments, and storytelling to the elements of hip-hop. Cactus has also evolved into a successful educator, bringing hip-hop into the classroom as a multi-faceted teaching device. LISTEN ---> bit.ly/upful-076bioSecret Agent 23 Skidoo is an internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenemenon. Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet. After a decade of touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express, he released his first kids' hip-hop album in 2008.Thanks 2 our friends at @iamAVL for the sponsor!@secretagent23skidooThe ingredients of his magic spells include reverence for the boundless mindstates of young children, respect for the culture and DNA of hip hop, funk and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal. At the 59th Grammy Awards in 2019, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo won Best Children's Album for his record Infinit ... See MoreSee Less

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