Dr. Kim Ramstedt
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Dr. Kim Ramstedt
@kimramstedt.bsky.social
✦ Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland
# music, media, ethnography, identity, socialjustice, clubculture, musicology, ethnomusicology
...also educator, community organizer, DJ, musician and former radio host
https://tinyurl.com/ramstkim
#recordoftheday

Leon Thomas is steadily taking over R&B. With a Grammy in his pocket for writing with SZA and a BET awards Best New Artist win, he shows solid talent while exploring new realities in his music. The deluxe edition of Heel includes the gem ”Not Fair”. #leonthomas #r&b #newyork
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Congrats Beija-Flor samba school for winning the Rio carnival parade this year. And Neguinho da Beija-Flor for leading the song 50 years in a row. This is their winning enredo ”O Sol da Meia-Noite…” from 1980, naturally with Neguinho on main vocals. #recordoftheday #carnaval #gresbeijaflor #samba
March 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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I fell in love with Chelsea Carmichael’s album The River Doesn't Like Strangers (2021) the first time I heard it. Produced by Shabaka Hutchings, it feels like a more subdued version of Sons of Kemet. Also has Eddie Wakili-Hick (of SoK) on drums. #recordoftheday #ukjazz #tenorsax
February 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Stan Getz (sax) with Laurindo Almeida (guitar) ”Do what you do, do” (1963). Solid, easy, groovy bossa jazz by an amazing group of musicians. #recordoftheday #brazil #california #bossanova #bossajazz #tenorsax
February 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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For Janet Jackson’s ”That’s the way love goes” (1993), producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis sampled James Brown and the Honey Drippers, creating something new. Add Janet’s melody = classic. Happy Valentines day! #recordoftheday #janetjackson #minneapolis #rnb #impeachthepresident
February 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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As a Rhodes player, I’m a big Bob James fan. ”Nautilus”, from the 1974 album One, is a classic. Groovy, mysterious, heavily sampled. Idris Muhammad on drums, Gary King on bass and strings to add a cinematic feel. #recordoftheday #newjersey #jazz #fusion #rhodes #rudyvangelder
February 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Seawind’s selftitled album from 1980 contains this banger called ”Long, long time”. Originally formed in Hawaiʻi as Ox, the band made a name for themselves after relocating to California in 1976. #recordoftheday #hawaii #rock #jazz #fusion
February 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM