Tag: Chris Kelly
D.C. DJ Sami brings a secret weapon to his dance music: A flute
“Way Up,” a standout track on Sami’s “Elevate” EP — his first collection of new music in nearly five years — begins down a path that will be familiar to those who have heard the music he’s produced, DJed or released on 1432 R, the label he co-founded: Chitter-chatter percussion and percolating bass give way to hands-in-air…
How a small D.C. record label became a hotbed of modern Ethiopian Sounds
1432 R debuted with a brand new artist and a brand new sound. Mikael Seifu invents Ethiopiyawi here and changes history.
