Spiritual Life Music
Encyclopedia
Spiritual Life Music is a music and art company and a record label
that focuses on underground dance music. It emerged from the New York City
dance record store Dancetracks owned by Joaquin Claussell and Stefan Prescott.
With locals from the black diaspora such as Haiti (Jephté Guillaume), Puerto Rico (Joe Claussell
), the Caribbean and Africa (Ola Jagun, Femi Kuti
).
Albeit largely implemented in dance music and african sources, Spiritual Life Music provides a myriad of fusion sounds from jazz, electronica, songs and many others.
From 2000 to 2004, the label promoted artists on the underground club including 3 Generations Walking ("Slavery Days", "To Live"), SLAM MODE ("Clouds", "Uhuru"), Jephté Guillaume ("The Prayer", "Voyages of Dreams", "Pouki", "Lakou-A"), Nitin Sawhney
("Homelands" remixes), and Mental Remedy (Jephté Guillaume and Joaquin "Joe" Claussell; "Kotu Rete", "Agora e seu Tempo").
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that focuses on underground dance music. It emerged from the New York City
New York City
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dance record store Dancetracks owned by Joaquin Claussell and Stefan Prescott.
With locals from the black diaspora such as Haiti (Jephté Guillaume), Puerto Rico (Joe Claussell
Joe Claussell
Joaquin "Joke Laws-L" Claussell is a New York DJ, music producer, record label owner and former manager of Dance Trax record shop then based in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City, USA....
), the Caribbean and Africa (Ola Jagun, Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti....
).
Albeit largely implemented in dance music and african sources, Spiritual Life Music provides a myriad of fusion sounds from jazz, electronica, songs and many others.
From 2000 to 2004, the label promoted artists on the underground club including 3 Generations Walking ("Slavery Days", "To Live"), SLAM MODE ("Clouds", "Uhuru"), Jephté Guillaume ("The Prayer", "Voyages of Dreams", "Pouki", "Lakou-A"), Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney is an Indian-British musician, producer and composer. His critically acclaimed work combines Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of jazz and electronica and often explores themes such as multiculturalism, politics and spirituality...
("Homelands" remixes), and Mental Remedy (Jephté Guillaume and Joaquin "Joe" Claussell; "Kotu Rete", "Agora e seu Tempo").
External links
- Spiritual Life Music — official website
- Spiritual Life Music discography at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...