Auctions We Love :: Dear Japan, We Love YOu
3.11 Project was conceptually created by Yuko Arakawa, one of the producers, who was motivated to start this project because she is from the prefecture of Fukushima in Japan. We are pleased to present “3.11 Project”, a Charity SILENT AUCTION group Exhibition featuring NYC’s and Japan’s finest talent. “3.11project” group exhibition will showcase in downtown Manhattan, opening night on April 8th, 2011 from 6-9PM at OPENHOUSE GALLERY.
Events We Love :: Here for You, Japan Benefit Series
Join us this Sunday, April 10, as we launch Here For You, a four week benefit music series for our friends in Japan organized by Sean Osborne. This week Mark joins the ladies, Valida, Mona Lisa and Moni at East3rd in Little Tokyo. Every session has great line ups and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to AMDA International. See you then! – Moni Vargas
Events We Love :: Nu-Thursdays Japan Relief
Join us for Nu-Thursday’s Japan Benefit on March 24 as we come together to raise money for those affected in the land of rising sun. The evening has a great line up of soulful DJs and live acts, including Mark de Clive Lowe, Seano, Monalisa, Destroyer and Friends We Love’s Moni. ALL PROCEEDS will be donated to Direct International’s work in Japan.
Japan We Love :: Souther Salazar on Etsy
We just learned Souther Salazar will donate all proceeds from the sale of two original drawing to help those affected from the Japan earthquake & tsunami. Visit his Etsy page to purchase. Watch our FWL interview with Souther, Off the Hook & his 120 Seconds to learn more about the exhibit that featured these drawings. – Moni Vargas
Events We Love :: Pray for Japan
If you’re in London this weekend, don’t miss Pray for Japan, a wonderful fundraiser featuring some of our favorite DJ, musicians & vocalists – Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Vanessa Freeman, Kay Suzuki and Aroop Roy, to name a few. This one is a must! – Moni Vargas
Music We Love :: Sotu the Traveller, Left
[Left artwork cover] If you don’t know about Sotu the Traveller, you should. Sotu is a Dutch producer of Turkish descent living in Amsterdam who has been making some sick beats for years now. I got to know him through a mutual friend while I was looking for tracks to license for my Friends We Love CD for Toy’s Factory in Japan. Surely, I loved his collabo with singer Aischa, What’s Going On, which made it on the album.
This week Sotu is releasing Left, his second solo project of deeply moody, bassy and electro-ridden instrumentals that feel like an introspective soundtrack of the future now. We’re including the beautiful video for Hourglass by Judith Veenendaal below and samples of the whole album which you can also purchase. – Moni Pineda
Exhibits We Love :: Utagawa Kuniyoshi @ Japan Society
The Utagawa Kuniyoshi exhibit at Japan Society should not be missed. There are over 130 woodblock prints from this master of the Japanese style called ‘ukiyo-e’ which has influenced the current anime and manga art forms. What makes this exhibit so exquisite is not just the volume of prints but the fact that we’ll be able to see a beautiful interpretation and depiction of Japanese art and culture from the mid 1800s. (Check out more images here.)
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