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February 12, 2009 at 8:30pm to February 13, 2009 at 1am
BAMs "Sounds Like Brooklyn" 2009 Music Festival presents: DEGREES OF FREEDOM : DJ KIVA ALBUM RELEASE PARTY performing new album live with 9 piece band! featured musicians: DJ Kiva / Keys & Live Electronics Onome / Vocals Sunru / Vocals Daru Jones ...
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BAMs "Sounds Like Brooklyn" 2009 Music Festival presents: DEGREES OF FREEDOM : DJ KIVA ALBUM RELEASE PARTY performing new album live with 9 piece band! featured musicians: DJ Kiva / Keys & Live Electronics Onome / Vocals Sunru / Vocals Daru Jones...
February 3

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Brooklyn, NYC
About:
From Adios Babylon Studios in Brooklyn, artist/producer DJ Kiva presents the new full length album, "Degrees of Freedom."
His most creative and diverse work to date, it explores a full range of the human experience through music.
From soothing soul ballads, ecstatic psychedelic hip-hop rock, bittersweet jazz, to interstellar excursions into his signature stuttastep style, the record shines with a full spectrum selection of sounds.

Combining the best of soulful live performances with futuristic electronic music production, the record features a highly talented crew of guest performers including NY afrobeat empress Toli Nameless, Nigerian born vocalist/spoken word artist Onome, Oakland based hip-hop artist Sunru, and many other talented singers and musicians.

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reviews:
New from New York musician/ producer/ innovator, DJ Kiva, is "Degrees of Freedom,."
His new album is released for those who can appreciate electronic music or dance(able;) music in all its forms.

He is an artist and musician that can take a blank canvas and create paintings that one could consider colorful, soulful, and psychedelic and another consider pure, minimal, or simply genius. The rhythms will keep your head nodding, your feet moving, and your mind opening with each track's raw energy and sound.

From jazz, to experimental hip-hop, to broken beat, featuring unique and powerful vocal expressions, it is something for anyone to appreciate. It is sure to be one of the most talked about albums for 2009 among those who enjoy innovative sounds or fresh new music. by: DJ Moleculez / Earthtronix

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DJ Kiva is an NYC based artist/dj/producer residing in Brooklyn. Crafting original sound from his studio, Adios Babylon, he has released numerous full length albums and remixes for many soul, broken beat, reggae, and dance music artists.
His sound combines soulful live performances with futuristic electronic music production techniques.

Kiva's productions have been released on such labels as Adios Babylon (USA), King Tubbys Heritage Dub Foundation (USA), Tommy Boy ( USA), Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), and Sunshine Enterprises (Austria).

A veteran live musician, Kiva also tours internationally as live guitarist for "Willie Isz" featuring Jneiro Jarel and Khujo Goodie of Goodie Mob and currently teaches electronic music production at Manhattan based DJ & Music Production School Dubspot.

http://www.adiosbabylon.com
http://www.myspace.com/adiosbabylon
http://www.dubspot.com
Website:
http://www.myspace.com/adiosbabylon
Influences:
Sun-Ra, Cal Tjader, Jimmy Smith, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jimi Hendrix, Celia Cruz, Mad Professor, Lee Scratch Perry, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, P-Funk, Bootsy, NWA, Invisible Scratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, Jah Warrior, RHCP, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, The Germs, Fishbone, Suicidal Tendencies, Stevie Wonder, Steel Pulse, MF Doom, Madlib, New Sector Movements, Sizzla, Half Pint, Zed Bias, King Britt, Bugz, Horsepower Produtions, Replicant Rhumba Rockers, LTJ Bukem, Horace Andy, Professor Shehab, Anthony Mills, Jneiro Jarel, Dr. Israel, Dub Gabriel, Tone Scientist, & so on & so on....

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"DEGREES OF FREEDOM" LIVE record release FEB 12th in Brooklyn


BAMs "Sounds Like Brooklyn" 2009 Music Festival presents:
DEGREES OF FREEDOM : DJ KIVA ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
performing new album live with 9 piece band!
featured musicians:
DJ Kiva / Keys & Live Electronics
Onome / Vocals
Sunru / Vocals
Daru Jones / Drums
Sean Clements… Continue

Posted on February 3, 2009 at 2:28am —

Kiva

SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS / SUMMER 2008 FESTIVAL TOUR

Kiva will be touring as guitarist for Jneiro Jarel's hip hop group Shape of Broad Minds for a series of performances at the biggest music festivals in Europe & the UK beginning mid June & ending early July...Headliners include Radiohead, Jay-Z, Massive Attack, George Clinton, M.I.A., Beck, Gnarls Barkley, and many more...
June 18 2008 Massive Attack presents: London, UK
Future Sounds of Hip Hop
Me
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Posted on May 24, 2008 at 7:21am —

Kiva

DEGREES OF FREEDOM LP update

Kiva spent yet another night in the studio that ended with the morning sun rising above the brooklyn skyline...
The new "Degrees of Freedom" LP is hours away from completion.
The highly anticipated release fom Kiva and Adios Babylon recordings features guest vocal appearances from Nigerian born songstress Onome, Oakland's Sunru Skywaka, NY Afrobeat innovator Toli Nameless, and more....
get ready.
WWW.ADIOSBABYLON.COM

Posted on March 4, 2008 at 5:22am —

Kiva

DR. ISRAEL

DR. ISRAEL IN THE STUDIO!!
Dr. Israel is back in the studio to work on his next album. This time the good Doctor has
Bill Laswell producing it.
Doc has been working alot with Bill these days in such projects as Praxis, Methods of
Defiance and a new project with Laswell, Guy, Dr. Know from Bad Brains and Bernie Worell.
On Doc's next album look for contributions by Bill Laswell, Mad Professor, Dub Gabriel, DJ
Kiva, Mark Pistel and many others, it should be hot!!!

Posted on March 4, 2008 at 5:11am —

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At 4:27am on May 30, 2009, Digital Atlanta said…
At 5:33pm on January 3, 2008, Mr Mikey presents Futuristic Sounds said…
Hey Kiva. Check the podcast page again now. Mahon podcast playing now. PeACE, Mikey
At 9:44pm on January 2, 2008, Mr Mikey presents Futuristic Sounds said…
Yes Kiva! Glad you like the sounds. We featured one of your tracks during the interview with Trev and Fiona. Hope you have a blessed 2008. Mikey
At 2:14pm on December 20, 2007, Qaid a/k/a Humble said…
Plaster from the ceiling - I believe it!

Personally been caught up in the year-end hustle (when everyone's project becomes the most important), so no plans of spinning out soon. What's up with you? Any gigs to roll thru during the holiday season?
At 8:13am on December 20, 2007, lil'dave (ill!) said…
NYC in the place! Man hit me with any joints you want me rocking.
At 7:28pm on December 19, 2007, Qaid a/k/a Humble said…
Stacks are serious business Kiva. I know your neighbors are loving that sound! Ha!

Plus that stuttastep is wicked ... mashups too.

BROOKlynnnnn.
At 5:59am on October 20, 2007, BARRY KING said…
WHAT'S GOOD KIVA...NICE ONE 4 THE LINKS UP WHILE IN WAS IN NYC...PEACE B.K.
At 1:58pm on October 5, 2007, ELEVATIONS said…
yo kiva! is BK in da house??!! keep doin' it, bro...the undeniable stuttastep soundz of KIVA!
At 8:31am on September 26, 2007, idleberg said…
so it's you who did that bugz / prince mashup? still playing it regularly :)
At 11:14pm on September 25, 2007, Darren Benjamin said…
n iiice one

hope start a monthly jam real soon in the big apple

once my papers are sorted...so keep your eyes peeled
 
 

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