Dancing crowd at Bushwick Ginger Social at Tutu’s (all photos by Therese Maher)

One word: Amazing! Crowds of you, dear Bushwickians were flowing on Saturday night to Tutu’s on Bogart Street. Big festivities and 50 lbs of ginger were expected to turn up at this lovely old/new venue. Our wildest party dreams came true and, more importantly, we raised a lot of money to donate to Occupy Sandy.

Bushwick Ginger is an awesome drink. (photo via @buswhickdaily instagram)

Bushwick Daily teamed up with awesome party collective Bushwick Ginger Social, and brought you the coolest Sandy Relief Fundraiser around town. The ginger guys provided their resident DJ Srimix who was incredible and played the first part of the night. After midnight, our own jojoSoul took over the turntables and made the crowd go shamelessly crazy. Bushwick Ginger Social wouldn’t be complete without their signature drinks, Bushwick Gingers, which is whiskey mixed with freshly squeezed ginger juice and ginger ale. The drinks were $5 and were a huge hit.

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Sandy has barely said good bye and it’s already Athena saying hello… A lot of damage needs to be taken care of, which unfortunately will cost a lot of money.  To help out the folks who were not as lucky as we were in Bushwick, we can all can chip in. Bushwick Daily has a locally oriented raffle going on where you can buy $10 raffle tickets and win prizes donated by Bushwick artists and businesses. Furthermore, you can help by partying… Yes, you heard me right. The famous party collective Bushwick Ginger Social in collaboration with Bushwick Daily is throwing a big amazing party this Saturday at Tutu’s at 9pm til late. You can drink as many whiskey gingers as you can, while dancing to our own DJ jojoSoul spinning ( jojo broatcasts for you every Monday at 5pm from Bushwick Daily Radio), and to BGS resident DJ Srimix. If you bought a raffle ticket already, that gets you to the party for free and similarly if you buy a ticket to the party that will get you a raffle ticket!! (If you already bought a raffle ticket, it’s enough if you show us the confirmation email – whether printed or on your phone)

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Every Monday at 5pm, jojoSOUL & RG broadcast LIVE, right here on Bushwick Daily from jojo’s studio in Bushwick.  As you know the shows always range from hip-hop, freestyling, live jazz, pumping house music, to old analog tape and vinyl. Naturally there is a lot of talking, comedy, culture, and FUN FUN!

For the upcoming weeks we have invited a couple of really cool guests, which gives you even more reasons to tune in every Monday at 5pm. Oh and don’t forget to join the chat and tell us how you like the music, guests, jojo and RG!

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All photos from jojoSoul’s instagram

It’s been a couple of months since we totally fell for mixlr.com, and launched our Bushwick Daily Radio. Every Monday at 5pm, our own jojoSoul spins like a crazy machine and cracks jokes with his buddy RG. Hip hop, R&B, salsa, whole bunch of unexpectedly obscure tracks and also live rappin’ or jammin’ – all of that you’re been regularly hearing right here on our website. Today, jojoSoul has something special for all you! He pulled out his old toys – discontinued audio, live mics, analog player and he will try their sound. Naturally LIVE at 5pm, so tune in, and let the guy know in the chat how you like his old toys….  (more…)

By jojo SOUL

If you happened to be awake and online at noon on Saturday, you probably heard some the soft launch of the 1st live Bushwick Daily Radio show.

RG and Nipsy from Brothers From Another were hangin’ at jojoSOUL‘s studio for a Saturday afternoon broadcast, spinning some music, chatting a bit, and freestyling! We had listeners checking in around the country, in bars, restaurants, and in the car!

If you missed it don’t be sad, because here it is! BushwickDaily’s first live radio show!  Raw, uncut, and FUN AS HELL!

Let us know what you think and subscribe to the podcast!  Stay tuned for the upcoming show on Saturday at noon! We are still figuring out the best time to broadcast live so we are relying on your feedback, so help us out, folks!

To subscribe to the podcast in iTunes:

1. Open “Advanced/Subscribe to Podcast…” menu in iTunes.

2. Enter http://mixlr.com/bushwickdaily

See/hear ya on Saturday!

BushwickDaily.com presents “jojo‘s Mixtape- Sounds of Reggae: Past and Present”

Happy 420 folks!

These selections range from roots-reggae to dancehall to hip-hop, with a quick track from the 1940′s at the beginning.  The upbeat-rocking fundamental to reggae music is a well-suited template for meditation and medication, sometimes driving, sometimes laid-back.  The use of effects and fills in reggae is also very unique to the genre, as many tracks have “entrances” to cut-in when being DJed.  Jamaica’s music is the seed for the bloom of hip-hop and many other genres.  The concept of DJing popular today originated in Jamaica with the use of soundsystems and soundclashes between competing DJ’s.  One DJ would set-up at the end of a block and boom, and another would compete down the block for the crowd to come dance at his end.  Jamaican immigrants like DJ Kool Herc purveyed these customs upon arriving in NYC and birthed an entirely new way of playing, listening, and performing, leading to new styles of dance, art, and more.  A tremendously important style to music’s ongoing growth, and a key history of significant influences.

Playlist:

Buck Washington- Save the Roach for Me

Triston Palma- Joker Smoker

Lee “Scratch” Perry- Soul Fire

The Techniques- You Don’t Care

Pinchers- I’m a Don

Suger Chick- Roach Killer

Althea & Donna- Uptown Top Ranking

Lady G- Legal Rights

Dennis Brown- Fire from the Observer Station

10 Ft. Ganja Plant- 10 Ft. Ganja Plant and Weed

Bob Marley & The Wailers- Is This Love

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers- One Good Spliff

Black Uhuru- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Version- White Liva (Da Song)

Busy Signal- Missing You

Sizzla- Give Me a Try

Lady Saw- Hardcore (It’s Raining)

Tiger- Come Back to Me

Lady Saw- Good Wuk

El General- Te Ves Buena

Rasco- Chrome Skin

Vybz Kartel- Dancehall Hero Remix

Ranking Dread- Fattie Boom Boom

Vybz Kartel- Lyricist

jojo‘s Mixtape- SPRING CLEANING MIX

Spring is a great time to reflect and feel motivated to move forward. This week’s mix of soulful house and love tracks will keep the Spring vibes flowing.

We got rid of lots of clothes too, which is like shedding skin.  Dusted every inch of the place.  Dogs are shedding their coats, too.

Sigh, I love cleaning.  LOVE IT.  Like a hamster loves his wheel.

Playlist:

Todd Terje- Inspector Norse

Tortured Soul- Fall In Love

Solu Music featuring Kimblee- Fade

Ananda Project- Falling For You

Kaskade- It’s You, It’s Me

Jamiroquai- Little L

Waldorf- You’re My Disco

Daft Punk- Digital Love

Crazy Penis- There’s a Better Place!

jojo’s Mixtape- NYC Block Party

Ingredients: Brooklyn, a dash of Jersey, Yonkers, and Queens.

This week’s mix is a set of raw and dirty hip-hop from late 90′s to early 2000′s.

These tracks are anthems in and around New York, and are best served with the windows open and the volume UP.  Some make me bounce, some make me sing, and some make me feel like I’m about to roll someone, or get rolled.  And that’s why we love NY-  explicit, raw, and alive, vice and virtue.

Now smash a bottle on the curb, punch your best friend in the face, and sing along!

Brooklyn ZOO!

jojoSOUL will be spinning Monday evening, 4/2 at Mitchell-Innes & Nash in Manhattan for Norte Maar’s Benefit Event-  Information and tickets at Norte Maar.

Playlist:

Mos Def- Body Rock

Digable Planets- Nickel Bags

Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy

Mobb Deep- Shook Ones, Pt. II

Fugees- Fu-Gee-La (Sly & Robbie Mix)

Smif-n-Wessun- Bucktown

Black Star- Definition

DMX- Ruff Ryders’ Anthem

Ol’ Dirty Bastard- Brooklyn Zoo

Mos Def- Brooklyn

Crooklyn Clan- Rap Club Mix

Notorious B.I.G.- Brooklyn’s Finest

Beastie Boys- No Sleep Till Brooklyn

New releases for March 2012- mixed by jojoSOUL on BushwickDaily.com.

These tracks are all new releases played at the WMC.  For those who aren’t DJs and dance-heads, the Winter Music Conference is a week of focus on the best DJs and dance music on the planet.  Tons of clubs, line-ups, pool parties, panels, you name it, all in the beautiful setting of South Beach, Miami.  DJs drop new releases and the biggest club-fans in the world come out to party.

These new tracks remind me of why I made the trip years ago, buying new releases at record stores, tracking down songs I heard while dancing, and traveling around to hear the best DJs.  This style has always been my main dish, and I serve it with love!  These sounds romanced my passion for rhythm, and compelled me to DJ, dance, sample, tweak, match, blend, and bounce.  Thanks to those making this music, spinning this music, and DANCING to this music!

Come hear jojoSOUL spinning at 950 Hart Gallery in Bushwick, Saturday, 3/24 for the closing reception of “Go Figure”.   Live music by Dysfunction at 7pm, jojo at 10pm, dancing shoes required!

Playlist:

Nathan G- Come And Get It

Softwar- August

Larse- So Long

Milton Jackson- Dsi

Jonn Hawley- The Get Down

Andre Lodemann- Together

That Kid Chris- Girlfriend (Anthony Acid Remix)

Audionite- Combo

Addy Van Der Zwan, Hithouse, Jerry Beke- Jack To The Sound Of The Underground 2012

Airwin Granero & Alex Muller- I’ve Got That Tune

Stereofunk- El Patron

Afrilounge- Gold

Bingo Players- Rattle

DJ Dan- Stereo Damage (DJ Dan & Brian Matrix Remix)

Soul Therapy- Already Mine

Strip Steve- Strollin’

Aaron Perez & Matt Soda- Falling Apart

By Jojo Soul

Springtime in New York- here we go! Spent the morning in the yard with my dogs, where I recorded the sounds you’ll hear at the start of this mix. After some yoga in the sunrise, I hit the studio, did some spinning, then went into Manhattan with my wife for our favorite- Spring St Natural. So. Damn. Good.
Hit Pinkberry on the way back and sat in the park. Headed back to Brooklyn and spun some more.
As if the day couldn’t get any better, we then hit the bodega around the block and found… wait for it… Black Cherry Ginger Ale!? BOOYA!
We then saw a building burning, tons of firemen, and I watched news helicopters circle overhead.
This mix is a stroll through New York, a ride on the train, a stop at a bodega, a cigarette outside on the sidewalk…
Enjoy your week!
jojoSOUL

Playlist:
jojoSOUL- Field recording from the backyard, 3/14/12 in Bushwick, Brooklyn
DJ Cam- Brooklyn 1 2
Armand Van Helden- Pushem’ Up
Nine- Whutcha Want?
Ol’ Dirty Bastard- Hippa to da Hoppa
Greg Nice- Set It Off
Pete Rock & INI- No More Words
B.A.M and Ric Rude Project- Lyrix 2 Go (A Tribe Called Quest Salute)
Raekwon- Guillotine (Swordz)
Heavy D & The Boyz- Nuttin’ But Love
Lords of Acid- Let’s Get High
Eric B and Rakim- Don’t Sweat the Technique
KRS-One- Steady Bounce
Jay Electronica- Exhibit C (Instrumental)