All About Jazz — NIGERIAN AFROBEAT LEGEND TONY ALLEN'S WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH DEBUT SECRET AGENT TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 12 "At nearly 70 the man Brian Eno reckons is perhaps the greatest drummer that ever lived is reveling in his heritage, and it's contagious." Q ... more info

MTV.com News — I'm the DJ, He's the King features 49 tracks, including some lesser-known songs.By Jayson Rodriguez DJ Jazzy Jeff's He's The King, I'm The DJ Mixtape Photo: UNDRCRWN DJ Jazzy Jeff is used to being around royalty. He manned the turntables ... more info

Soul Sides — Some of you may have caught me blathering on NPR's Talk of the Nation today, talking about NPR's 50 Great Voices campaign. For those not familiar, starting in January, NPR is going to profile, week to week, "great voices" from around the world and th... more info

All About Jazz — Rising out of Winnipeg’s booming jazz scene, twenty-five year old Keith Price and his quintet are exploring the interplay of ‘spontaneous composition music‘ and seemingly incongruous 20th century styles. Influenced by artists as ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alex Cuba: "Si Pero No" [mp3] from Agua Del Pozo other Alex Cuba posts at Largehearted Boy Fela Kuti: "Zombie" [mp3] from The Best Of The Black President (out October 27th) other Fela Kuti... more info

Rollo & Grady — Tony Allen (l) and Jimi Tenor (r) Strut Records Information Inspiration series is the product of spontaneous collaborations between two musical forces. Past contributions have come from Sly & Robbie & Amp Fiddler, Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle, Mulatu... more info

Rollo & Grady — Na Teef Know De Road of Teef means something along the lines of “the thief knows the way other thieves work,” and is the only official solo release by Pax Nicholas, aka Nicholas Addo-Nettey, a Ghanaian percussionist and singer who joined Fela Kut... more info

All About Jazz — KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS TO BEGIN COMPLETE FELA REISSUE SERIES FIRST RELEASE TO BE THE BEST OF THE BLACK PRESIDENT WITH EXCLUSIVE DVD ON OCTOBER 27, 2009 FIRST TIME ALL 45 TITLES WILL BE RELEASED ON VINYL IN NORTH AMERICA FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE... more info

All About Jazz — The story of Na Teef Know De Road of Teef could have ended 35 years ago. Fela Kuti conga player and background singer Nicholas Addo-Nettey, or Pax Nicholas (he appeared on all of Fela’s Africa 70 albums between 1971 and 1978), released two L... more info

Rolling Stone — U2 are booked for the first Saturday Night Live of the season, and the show has announced more musical guests: Shakira, Lady Gaga and Regina Spektor Zap2it reports Neil Young has canceled his special performance at the Toronto Film Festival, accordin... more info