If you were going to dial up someone to make a funk mix, chances are Dante Carfagna would be near the top of your list. Thankfully in 2005 Andrew Meza and BTS Radio managed to get through on a phone line that was constantly engaged as Carfagna held court with the likes of Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow. Sit back and enjoy as one of the world’s leading authorities on rare groove thumbs through his collection of 45s and presents the(Get)Downers Mix.
A tropical hip-hop track (we’re struggling to place the rapper, any ideas?) opens proceedings on Benji Boko’s exclusive Bonafide Beats mix. And its funky opening starts as it means to go on. …Read More.
One of the most sorrowful images from the past five nights of violence has perhaps been the destruction of a Sony warehouse used primarily by distribution company PIAS. A storage home for countless independent labels, who for the most part operate on shoestring margins at the best of times, the events stand as a “horrible” setback, in the words of Beggars Banquet (home to 4AD, Rough Trade and XL Recordings) Chairman Martin Mills. …Read More.
This week saw the premier of Hennessy’s music inspired The Art of Blending project. The 30 minute documentary features performances and interview pieces with an impressive line up of artists including Q Tip, The Roots, Ron Isley,Erykah Badu and…erm…Daniel Merriweather. …Read More.
The guys from Lopez like their basslines heavy, and maybe even more than that they like them authentic. The Paraguayan born, south London based production trio recently released their debut EP Analogue Excursions on Keep Up! records. If you’ve eBay-ed a synth in the last few years, there’s a good chance it features on this ten track beat trip. …Read More.
“Industry rule number 4080, record company people are shady.”
Unfortunately Q-Tip has been proved right time and time again and no one knows this better than Bilal. His 2006 album, the tragically ironic titled, Love for Sale was deemed unmarketable by Interscope and then leaked mysteriously shortly after. While we live in a time where accidentally on purpose leaks are a promotional tool, for Bilal it was the final nail in the coffin and the album was never released. …Read More.
Menswear site and cultural hub oki-ni have teamed up with boogie funk hero DâM-FunK to release Truth, the latest instalment of their weekly MIX SERIES. Previous contributions to the series come from the likes of Martyn, Guido and Afrikan Boy. …Read More.
Yup, that’s right kids, for a limited time only you can read all back issues of your favourite art design and music magazine (or ‘a fucking hip-hop guide book’, according to Raekwon) online at Issuu.
We enjoy wasting the day away on the Internet whilst pretending to do work as much as the next person, but Bonafide is essentially a print magazine and in order to keep it that way we need to sell it. And to encourage you to buy it we’re giving away a free album from the legendary BBE records with every 2 issues ordered via our online shop. And that’s what we like to call bullshit free marketing. …Read More.
Fresh off the back of his long awaited Long Player, First Word Record’s resident crate digger and veteran beat maker Mike-L cooks up an exclusive mix for Bonafide.
Mike-L is one of the UK’s leading turntablists and has graced no less than 6 DMC finals with his innovative scratch routines. …Read More.
