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The Foreign Exchange at Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco CA | Jul 22, 2010

by +FE on June 30, 2010 at 11:11 AM · Comments

The Foreign Exchange returns to The Bay! Last year's show at Yoshi's was completely sold out before the day of the show, so make sure you get your tickets early! Tickets are available online and at Yoshi's box office.

KPFA 94.1 presents ...
The Foreign Exchange with YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Zo! and live band

Sounds By:
J.Boogie

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Yoshi's Jazz Club, 1330 Fillmore St, San Francisco CA 94115 | (415) 655-5600

Zo! - This Could Be The Night feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh | FREE Download

by +FE on June 28, 2010 at 11:55 PM · Comments

Truly a family affair, the first single from Zo's forthcoming SunStorm LP features Darien Brockington and fellow Grammy-nominee Eric Roberson going back and forth over a bouncy, two-step groove topped off with a cameo from Rapper Big Pooh. Enjoy, spread the word, and as always....thank you for listening!

"THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT feat. ERIC ROBERSON, DARIEN BROCKINGTON & RAPPER BIG POOH" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD

Produced by Zo! for Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music, LLC
Vocals by Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington, and Rapper Big Pooh
All Instruments by Zo!
Jive talk by Scorpeze of Windimoto
Recorded and mixed by Zo! at East Wing Studios, Silver Spring, MD and Phonte at The Peanut Gallery

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Phonte gets over

by +FE on June 24, 2010 at 12:29 PM · Comments

Phonte sends love out to the entire Roots crew and discusses the making of How I Got Over.

Source: YouTube · By taygravy

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SocietyHAE interviews The Foreign Exchange

by +FE on June 24, 2010 at 12:17 PM · Comments

Team SHAE hung out backstage at The Roots Picnic and TastyKeish kicked it with Grammy nominated group The Foreign Exchange after their performance!

Source: YouTube · By SocietyHAE

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Behind the scenes at YahZarah's videoshoot (Part 2)

by +FE on June 22, 2010 at 9:06 AM · Comments

Photographer Stephen Stewart got behind-the-scenes access to the videoshoot for ''Why Dontcha Call Me No More'' and captured YahZarah, Phonte, Nicolay, Aimee Flint and many more +FE Music friends and family members as they work the green screen donning outrageous wigs, spandex and plenty of eyeliner.

Executive producers: Phonte and Nicolay for The Foreign Exchange Music and YahZarah · Produced by Julia Hoff · Directed by Matt Koza · Camera by Bunker Seyfert · Make-Up by Jessica Williams · Hair by Yarde Noir · Styling by Jermal Harris · Choreographry by Seku Grey

Source: Visual Perception · By Stephen Stewart

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In The Studio with Nicolay (via WiNKsound)

by +FE on June 21, 2010 at 8:19 AM · Comments

Grammy Award nominated Hip Hop and R&B producer Nicolay, known for his work with The Foreign Exchange and nominated for their song "Daykeeper", invites you in for a tour of his home studio. In this segment Nicolay explains his Pro Tools rig which he uses to record live instrumentation such as analog synths like the Moog Prodigy and acoustic guitars and bass as well as to program his beats . Also learn how Nicolay performs his hits on stage with a live setup including Serato, Ableton Live, the APC40 and a Yamaha Motif.

Source: YouTube · By WiNKsound

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The Foreign Exchange rocks B.B. King's (via SoulTracks)

by +FE on June 21, 2010 at 8:02 AM · Comments

Source: SoulTracks · By Ann Marie Collymore

The Foreign Exchange was working especially hard, commencing their loaded weekend schedule in Philadelphia, performing during The Roots Picnic. A short but sweet set was just enough to whet the appetite of the New Yorkers who traveled down for the day. Nonetheless, on Sunday night, it was all about New York City. The energy was palpable. And with Jesse Boykins III opening, the audience was in for a solid night of comedy, grooves and entertainment the only way FE knows how to deliver.

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Get YahZarah's 'Ballad' on iTunes or Amazon MP3 for $7.99!

by +FE on June 18, 2010 at 12:12 PM · Comments

For a limited amount of time, you can purchase the digital version of YahZarah's hot new release The Ballad Of Purple Saint James for the low price of $7.99! If you haven't already picked up your digital copy of The Ballad, now is the time! Need more convincing? Read up on some of the many fantastic reviews of the album here.

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Soulmusic.com reviews The Ballad Of Purple Saint James

by +FE on June 16, 2010 at 8:57 AM · Comments

Source: Soulmusic.com · By Matthew Daniel

Yahzarah began her dazzling music career as a backing vocalist for Erykah Badu, and has wowed the independent soul music scene since her debut album, Hear Me, dropped in October 2002 via the Pony Canyon label. Yahzarah calls it her 'love album' and her corresponding image was pure neo-soul. Yahzarah released her sophomore album Blackstar in September 2003 on independent label Three-Keys. This album took songs from Hear Me and added a few more new songs, making it almost a re-release of Hear Me, with Yah looking beautiful as usual on the front cover. October 2008 saw Yahzarah release her third record entitled The Prelude, which featured collaborations with neo-soul star Raheem DeVaughn. If you're a devoted neo-soul fan you will know that Yahzarah and her career progression, as well as her imagery, has changed and developed, turning her into a full-fledged independent soul artist. And in these times when image is just as important as music, she has gone from neo-soul goddess to blaxploitation superwoman. With three previous albums under her sexy belt, Yahzarah is ready to conquer the world with her brand new thirteen-song album, The Ballad of Purple St. James . And her superstar visual accompanies it.

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Zo! - Greatest Weapon Of All Time feat. Sy Smith (from SunStorm) | FREE Download

by +FE on June 15, 2010 at 2:31 PM · Comments

The official single for Zo's 'SunStorm' album doesn't drop for a few more weeks, but we at +FE Music decided to give a little something to hold you over until then. Here's "Greatest Weapon Of All Time" featuring our good friend Sy Smith, also taken from the 'SunStorm' LP which drops 7/27. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

"GREATEST WEAPON OF ALL TIME feat. SY SMITH" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD

Produced by Zo! for Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music, LLC
Vocals arranged and produced by Sy Smith
All Instruments by Zo!
Recorded and mixed by Zo! at East Wing Studios, Silver Spring, MD and Grant Nichols at Rumbo Studios, Winnetka, CA

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What's In My Bag? with Phonte (via Amoeba Music)

by +FE on June 14, 2010 at 9:24 PM · Comments

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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY

by +FE on June 14, 2010 at 5:27 PM · Comments

Thanks to our friend Lady Vee for sharing these videos of The Foreign Exchange's recent performance in New York!

Source: YouTube · By ladyvee76

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The Foreign Exchange to bring Authenticity this October (via SoulBounce)

by +FE on June 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM · Comments

Source: SoulBounce · By Butta

October 12, 2010. Add this date to your calendar right now and circle it in red, schedule an alarm or do whatever you need to do to remember it because that, my friends, is the release date of The Foreign Exchange's third album. Entitled Authenticity, Nicolay and Phonte will be coming back once again to change the game that we call urban music. Their sound is constantly evolving and from the delicious sneak peek that I've heard, one thing is for sure--expect the unexpected from these cats and their cohorts YahZarah, Darien Brockington and Zo!. While we wait for Authenticity to drop, you already know that next to FE's official website, SoulBounce will be Foreign Exchange Central in the coming months. So, yes, go ahead and start getting excited from now.

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The Foreign Exchange at Someday Lounge, Portland OR | Jul 21, 2010

by +FE on June 12, 2010 at 3:15 PM · Comments

The Foreign Exchange with YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Zo! and live band

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Avenue, Portland OR 97209 | (503) 248-1030

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Recap: The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York (via Suite903)

by +FE on June 11, 2010 at 1:45 PM · Comments

Source: Suite903 · By Helen Marie

Arriving at B.B. Kings Sunday, June 6th armed with camera, pen and pad, I was ready with high expectations for The Foreign Exchange. The multi-faceted identity of FE is represented by YahZarah, Phonte and Darien Brockington, together combining an ecclecic recipe of hip-hop, blues, funk, reggae with a complete "feel good" gospel experience.

Nicolay's genius production sets the tone of the show with the witty lyricism of Phonte; smooth serenading of Darien Brockington, topped off with the sultry vocals of Yahzarah St. James. It only takes one live show to see that this union's very existence, which can only produce the kind of music that is timeless. The Foreign Exchange show was very entertaining, but do not take that description loosely. The experience of being at a Foreign Exchange concert is nothing short of musical genius.

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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY

by +FE on June 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM · Comments

Our good friend Richard Louissaint took some phenomenal photos of The Foreign Exchange and Jesse Boykins III live at B.B. King's, New York.

Source: Richard Louissaint · By Richard Louissaint

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The Foreign Exchange at The Roots Picnic, Philadelphia PA

by +FE on June 10, 2010 at 11:19 AM · Comments

The Foreign Exchange was honored to be part of The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia at the invitation of The Roots themselves. Photographer extraordinaire Mel D. Cole captured the +FE family's Picnic experience.

Source: Village Slum · By Mel D. Cole

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YahZarah's 'Ballad Of Purple Saint James' Sheds Light On, Gives Us Much To Love (via SoulBounce)

by +FE on June 9, 2010 at 4:40 PM · Comments

Source: SoulBounce · By Ivory Jones

First things first; I'd be remiss if I didn't admit that I judge music by how it makes me feel. Maybe it's because I'm a woman. Or because I'm a Cancer. Or maybe both. But just know that I listen with a highly emotional ear. That said, The Ballad of Purple Saint James, the third full-length solo album by YahZarah managed to perfectly appeal to every emotion, especially the highs and lows of love found, only to be lost later.

YahZarah and fellow Foreign Exchange cohort Darien Brockington wax poetic about love's finer points on the sensual "All My Days." You know from the first line that this ain't no ordinary love, when she croons, "Bury me up to my neck in your love." Even if you've never experienced a love so intense, you definitely will want to by the time these two finish sweet-talking each other.

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ONUTTS Listening Party with YahZarah at Billie's Black, New York NY | Jun 23, 2010

by +FE on June 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM · Comments

Celebrate the release of The Ballad Of Purple Saint James with YahZarah!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Billie's Black, 271 W 119th St, New York NY (between St Nicholas Ave & Frederick Douglass Blvd)

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Authenticity

by +FE on June 9, 2010 at 6:13 AM · Comments

"Authenticity" is the 3rd full-length from indie-soul duo The Foreign Exchange.

Picking up where their 2008 Grammy-nominated "Leave It All Behind" set left off, "Authenticity" is the group's most diverse work to date, with a tight, 11-track song cycle spanning the duo's trademark brand of lush electronic soul, to stripped down acoustic pieces that recall the heyday of 70's singer-songwriter driven folk.