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Hasan Salaam Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/14/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Hasan Salaam is a poet, musician and political activist.  Thanks to a strong mom and grandmother, this emcee has a lot more on his mind than beats.  Don Merrill talked with Hasan Salaam as he was touring through the Pacific Northwest, and in advance of a series of presentat... Read more

New CDs in music library February, 2013

  V/A    R&B Hipshakers Vol. 3    Vampisoul    R&B Bjork    Bastards    One Little Indian    Rock Gurf Morlix    Finds the Prest Tense    Football    Rock Yellow Red    Sparks    ORG    Rock Armor De Dias    The House At Sea    Merge    Alternative Adam Brock    Poplar Trees ... Read more

Two special events with Hasan Salaam in Celebration of Black History Month

KBOO is proud to sponsor two special Black History events at Portland State University, on Thursday February 21st featuring east coast emcee, educator and community organizer Hasan Salaam. First is a multi-media presentation on the history of Black music titled, “ From Spir... Read more

KBOO Programmer Top Ten Lists of 2012

Our annual top ten lists by your hard working knowledgeable fun and talented Disc Jockeys of KBOO! These are listed by the order in which they were turned in, so make sure to keep checking back, as we add more lists to the list! Happy New Year! -- Jamillah, host of Guess Wh... Read more

Hypnophobia

  ---> 2nd and 4th Friday nights/Saturday Mornings from Midnight to 3am. Hypnophobia The Hypnophobia collective presents our dear listeners with a variety of noises including: debate, Japanese d-beat, sound collages, hard core, cascadian metal, and whatever else our tiny... Read more

New in KBOO Music Library Nov. 26, 2012

Thorn, Tracey    Tinsel and Lights    Merge    Christmas various artists    Holidays Rule    Hear Music    Christmas Flume    Self-titled    Future Classic    Electronica Massive Attack    Blue Lines 2012 mix/master    Virgin    Electronica Prince Rama    Top Ten Hits of the ... Read more

New CDs in music library November 16, 2012

Kalb, Danny    Moving in Blue    Sojourn    Blues Walton, Joyce    Texas Heat    Pinnacle    Blues Miller, Buddy & Jim Lauderdale    Buddy & Jim    New West    C&W Ortega, Linda    Cigarettes & Truckstops    Last Gang    C&W Toner, Niall    Onwards & Upwards    Pass the Grass ... Read more

new in KBOO music library 11/9/2012

Klassik    In the Making    Self-released    Hiphop Main Attrakionz    Bossalinis & Fooliyones    Young One    Hiphop Myles, William    Ypop Chapter 1    Redeemed    Hiphop Philadelphia Slick    Everything's Game    Self-released    Hiphop Philadelphia Slick    Culture Industr... Read more

new in KBOO music library October 30, 2012

Brenda Ray    D'Ya Hear Me!: Naffi Years 1979-83    EM Records    rock [alt/punk] Collett, Jason    Reckon    Arts & Crafts    rock [alt/punk] Efterklang    Piramida    4AD    rock [alt/punk] Elephant9 with Reine Fiske    Atlantis    Rune Grammofon    rock [alt/punk] Ending ... Read more

Download Serge Severe's Newest "Treat H.E.R. Right" (Prod. by Zapata)‏‏

Serge Servere and producer young gun Zapata, fresh off the EP  "Silver Novelist" released in August,  they team up again to release  "Treat H.E.R. Right"    I got a chance to peep Serge Severe this summer- and the wordplay is STRONG.  Listen/Download the Freshness   And t... Read more