The Dogwood Daily

The “Centre for Mental Health and Addiction “ or CAMH ep, as well as the instrumental single DEPORT ME TOO are the latest releases from Barnett Noumenon, the contemporary avant-grade literary figure and hip hop artist also know as Pidgeon Phoenix, who also is known by his name properly that is Andrew Mbona Aka ANDREW MBUNI aka ANDREW MBAKU AKA Andrew Mbaruk. Also known as Andrew MBORO, as whom once sang thusly: “Is glossolalia back in fashion? Intoxicated off this absinthe. This fallen angels been a has been all this life the reincarnation of a black queen, his every juxtaposition a dank meme on its own, this green Don Juan gone wrong, this newcomer to the rap scene, sing song” (From the song “MINIATURE MALACHITE MESSIAHS”) Known collectively as the band LITTLE GREEN CHRISTS; Mbaruk sings, Mburu and Mboro play synthesizers, Mbona presses buttons on a drum machine, Mbuni plays a bass guitar. “His new stuff as Lil Ghostwriter was an attempt at a more mainstream hip hop direction...

Roll a few joints, get yourself comfortable, set up your sound system and let’s listen to some underground South African Hip Hop, let’s cut through all that capitalist noise, hi-fidelity fast-fashion, let’s bask in a sound both dusty and dubbed out, space-aged and funky, let’s listen to words from the land of the world’s old soul, let’s roll with the chill vibes and some live poetry, shall we? Something in the way that sound was catching on the breeze, the roars of my neighbours lawn mowers and chainsaws had a certain warble to it, a novel sonic signature of the Evergreen hillside. I was always trying to sleep in while the whole suburb went after its lawn regime with extreme prejudice. Back in 2022, around this time I would listen to the epic single KAY’S WAY on loop for hours, learning the lyrics and getting to know the cadence, flow, and tone of the TPG RECORDS artist who goes by the name of DIABXLIKAL KAY.  This week TPG (based in WELKOM 057) dropped his latest release BRING BAC...

In late June of 2022 I quit my job at a local pub due to growing frustrations with management, my co-workers, and with, perhaps, life in general.  I remember rocking some tunes that morning, shlepping my way up Dogwood towards home.  Walking off the job, whether you’ve quit or been fired, is a moment with a special piquancy. What is it that keeps us putting one foot in front of the other thru the tough times?  How do we know when we’ve failed, or when we’re passing the test? The straw tipping the scales was the fact that for the first time I had an opportunity to perform outdoors in downtown Campbell Tiver for the big Canada Day show . It made my decision a no brainer, really, also a no brainer was asking Dizzy to share the stage with me.  I can’t exactly remember how we met to tell you the truth but after this show Dizzy hooked me up with a stopgap gig, cooking in the JJs strip club for a couple weekends until I found  another full time kitc...