Conversations with Terence Nance & Atheel Elmalik, Ishmael Butler (Shabazz Palaces/Digable Planets),and John & Nico Robinson

Music featuring Cheflee,Deon Jamar, Carlos Niño & Friends, and Scienz Of Life

Produced and Mixed by Carlos Niño

Mastered by Jon McEdward

Executive Producer: Alex Kelman

Thanks to Annelise, Moss, Azul, and Claudia Niño, Jeff Stabenau, Mejiwahn, Erykah Badu, Nep Sidhu,Theo Parrish, Lamont Hamilton, and ID 4 Winds.

Thank You for listening,

Carlos

Conversations

Terence Nance & Atheel Elmalik

Ishmael Butler 

John Robinson & NiCo Robinson

Music Featuring

Cheflee - Fescue (released March 1,  2024)

Deon Jamar “Truth and Reconciliation” (released May 17, 2024)

Carlos Niño & Friends “Bi-Location (Feat. Aaron Shaw, Andres Renteria & Nate Mercereau) 

Scienz Of Life “The Powers of 9 Ether”

Links

Kitchen Mouse (Highland Park)

Nia Andrews

Terence Nance film An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

Erykah Badu 

Liv.e 

Jon Bap 

Booker T Washington School for Performing Arts

Norah Jones 

Linny Nance 

Djoré Nance

Kirk Franklin 

Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing 

Lebron James 

Terence Nance film Random Acts of Flyness

Terence Nance writer of Space Jam: A New Legacy

Saul Williams film Neptune Frost 

André 3000 New Blue Sun Tour 

2001 A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick film)

BlackStar Film Festival 

Jazmin Jones director of film Seeking Mavis Beacon

NEEMA @take.back.theinternet 

Yusef Lateef

Pharoah Sanders

J Dilla 

Bronte Velez

Nep Sidhu 

Theo Parrish 

Sound Signature Records 

Shabazz Palaces 

Digable Planets

Jazz Butler (pka Lil Tracy)

Wall of Sound (Seattle record shop)

Daybreak (Seattle record shop)

Paul Lansky and Hannah Mackay 

Larry Mizell 

Laraaji 

Donny Hathaway 

Fonce Mizell

Al Howard (Ish’s brother)

Seattle SuperSonics

Shawn Kemp 

Gus Williams

Dennis Johnson 

Jack Sikma 

Detlef Schrempf

Dale Eliis 

Gary Payton 

Lenny Wilkens 

Mempho festival in Memphis 

The Roots 

Rock the Bells Boat Cruise 

Bounty Kitchen (Seattle Restaurant) 

Jimi Hendrix 

John Coltrane 

Alesis HR-16 drum machine 

Ensoniq ASR-10 

Ishmael Butler stats Umass Basketball

Tascam Portastudio (4-track recorder)

Guru (of Gangstarr) 

Erik Blood (mixing, engineering) 

Herbie Hancock

Tendai “Baba” Maraire 

Freakout Festival (Seattle, WA)

Shangri-la Studio Malibu

Shabaka 

Photay 

Surya Botofasina 

The Watts Prophets 

Watts Writers Workshop

Kamau Daaood

Final Vinyl 

Aztlan Underground 

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl 

King Britt

Anthony “Amde” Hamilton ( of the Watts Prophets)

Operation From The Bottom 

Myka 9 

The Good Life (Leimert Park Village, CA)

Charlie Parker 

The World Stage (Venue, Leimert Park Village, Ca)

Bennie Maupin 

Dwight Trible

Billy Higgins 

5th St Dicks (Los Angeles Coffee House)

Kaos Network (Leimert Park Village, Ca)

Travis Lett 

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