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In ritual style, for 10 Friday nights, Latasha Alcindor channelled her past life of Hot 97 mixes and teen nights and broke through.
Teen Nite At Empire (#TNAE), Latasha Alcindor’s new EP is a bashment on wax dedicated to Young Girls who would wild out and to the ones who broke out. The EP channels her childhood anecdotes at Brooklyn’s infamous Empire Skating Rink which was closed down due to the gentrification of its neighborhood. The energy of Teen Nite sets us to reminisce in a new school fashion. #TNAE is a mash up of freestyles and songs influenced by the 2 for $5 bootleg mixtapes.
A part of Latasha’s LALYTES: Where Brooklyn At?! series is an ode to Brooklyn that includes her latest album B(LA)K, followed by #TNAE.
She says, “I think if I just tapped back into the music I grew up loving and let those spirits rap for me, I might bring something back in a new way….so, here it goes.”
About the Artists
Latasha Alcindor
Latasha Alcindor, also informally addressed as “LA,” is an independent artist based out of New York City. Her form-free art travels through a wide range of inspiration found in Experimental, Dance, Jazz, Electronic and Hip Hop music. LA’s energetic calls and performance-based sound have opened doors for her to perform at culturally prestigious events like SXSW, A3C, and Manifesto. In the beginning of 2016, she performed as the headlining act for Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturdays and had her music featured on Refinery 29’s show The Skinny. Latasha finds resonance in speaking on political, social and cultural experiences in her music, promoting a much needed agenda for those looking to find inner peace, specifically young women of color. With all of her depth, the beauty in LA’s creative style exists due to the juxtaposition of both her thought-provoking, influential messages and her blithe, unbound sound that carries in strong vibration. Her journey is continuous, and with a nonrestrictive formula it actively speaks to those that come across her experiences.
http://www.latashaalcindor.com
https://ucancallmela.bandcamp.com
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