(Album/Music) Always nice to see things like this in my social network feed X @FEOFFICIAL X @Phontigallo & @Nicolaymusic are The Foreign Exchange - Love In Flying Colors. Fall 2013 on +FE Music.

Follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theforeignexchange or visit their website at http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/.




Tracklistings for them usually come out the month before so as soon as that happens, those will be up here and definitely on their various media outlets

. Rarely, and I MEAN RARELY, do Nic and Phonte announced things that aren't already FINISHED so I'm already counting 'this bucket' on the scoreboard. I don't forsee any delays. Maybe some additions but no delays. Truly can't wait to see where they are taking us next on this musical journey as Zo!'s ManMade has already provided the perfect backdrop for this Summer's music for me. They always come different with each project and have been known to do the unexpected.

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(Music Video) @FeOfficial's Own @Zo3hree5ive X New Video X Count To Five ft. @GwennBunn & @Phontigallo

You know, I haven't said MUCH about Zo!'s album because.....



I was too busy enjoying it. lol Life is a lil hectic right now so I couldn't give it the attention that I normally would in print. That's coming though. In the meantime, There's this dope concept video that Kenneth Price shot.

Congratulations to Zo! for charting so HIGH by the way. I love when folks I know do well. Here's a look at the liner notes courtesy of Zo! as well

http://zo3hree5ive.com/2013/06/10/zo-manmade-2013-full-album-credits/

Enjoy the video.. I feel like I am 8 years old again watching it.

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(Music) @Nicolaymusic throwing up the @FEOFFICIAL 'bat signal' X music coming in the Fall...

Just a subtle message from the folks at FE..




If you need your FE fix for the Summer though, there is the FE ReWorks album to go cop...





http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2013/01/audio-feofficial-aka-foreign-exchange-x.html

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(New Music) @Zo3hree5ive ft. @Syberspace a @FEofficial release X "The Train"

ManMade pre-order with signed copy available now.. Zo!'s album comes out May 21...

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(Album cover designed by @CSphoto_design)/tracklisting) @Zo3hree5ive X ManMade album ft. @SyberSpace, @phontigallo, @gwenbunn & more

While I am over here enjoying the FE Music: The Reworks album (Which I still haven't written about but trust me, it is coming), I am EQUALLY excited about the new music that my man Zo! has coming for us.

As you can READ below, the album, which is due out May 21, 2013, features some very dope artists. It looks like another one in the belt for FE. This is his second album but DEFINITELY not his second offering. Go on ahead and type in 'Just Visiting'/Zo! into your Google search bar and see what you come up with. (You could also do that here as there are some links on the blog itself.)


1. The Train feat. Sy Smith
2. Count To Five feat. Gwen Bunn
3. New In Town (Happy) feat. 1-O.A.K. & Carlitta Durand
4. Making Time feat. Phonte & Choklate
5. Tell Me Something New feat. Jeanne Jolly
6. ManMade feat. Phonte
7. We Are On The Move feat. Eric Roberson
8. Show Me The Way feat. Anthony David & Carmen Rodgers
9. For Tina
10. Out In The World feat. Choklate & Phonte
11. Body Rock feat. Sy Smith

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(Audio) @FeOfficial X @Zo3hree5ive @SirTallBlackGuy- This Could Be The Night" (Rmx) - ft. @phontigallo @IamEricRoberson & @DarienB0914

Off of the highly anticipated...Dope remix by Sir Tall Black Guy..


+FE Music: The Reworks scheduled to drop on February 26th.....


You need to order that.. Do so here

http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/store/the-foreign-exchange-presents-fe-music-the-reworks-2cd-free-mp3-download.html

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(Interview/music) Zo! (@Zo3hree5ive) : The Full Interview on WDET....

Zo! and 'Tigallo CURRENTLY working on new material...

Hot link below..





Zo!: The Full Interview: [Zo!](https://twitter.com/#!/zo3hree5ive "Zo!'s Twitter Feed"), Detroit native, Foreign Exchange collaborator, and creator of New Soul Sunday favorite album, "SunStorm," spoke with Nick Austin last week in contemplation of his upcoming performance with Sy Smith on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at Prive Deux. [Check out the full length interview](http://wdet.org/shows/new-soul-sunday/episode/zo-full-interview-20120205/ "The Full Interview") to hear Zo! talk about the influence of Detroit on his music, his approach to making music, twitter, and working with at-risk youth.

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(Video) #throwbackThursday @FEOfficial X Philly X Return of The Mack (Live)

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Musical Architecture...: Zo!'s Top Five Moments of 2011 - #5 The Co-Signing of "Flight Of The Blackbyrd" by Original Member Of The Blackbyrds, Allan Barnes

Musical Architecture...: Zo!'s Top Five Moments of 2011 - #5 The Co-Signing of "Flight Of The Blackbyrd" by Original Member Of The Blackbyrds, Allan Barnes

You should go read it... Here's an excerpt of what he said...Very happy to see him and the rest of FE get recognized for their work...In case you DIDN'T KNOW, Zo! has HIS OWN BLOG, which is where I got this from...



I need to ask him about hearing "Flight Of the Blackbyrd" from SunStorm!! A friend of mine and GFM drummer, Tate McBroom told me that he played the record for him a few months prior... Being an original Blackbyrd, I was anxious to hear his opinion first-hand...


Me: I've been meaning to ask you about this for a minute.... Have you heard the "Flight Of the Blackbyrd" joint?


Allan Barnes: What? Your joint?


Me: Yeah... The one that just came out last year.


AB: Oh yeeeeeeeah!! That's the SHIT man!!


Me: *Trying my best not to attempt a back flip that I know I can't execute*


It was probably the shortest and most direct approval I had ever received, but it didn't lessen how humbled I was, especially being as though the only other song I have ever received praise for from the original artist was my cover of "Star Of the Story" by Heatwave... Of course as soon as I got off the phone with AB... I passed the positive news along to Phonte.

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Videos & Pics from 1st Hit Listening Lounge Featuring Zo! | Grown Folks Music

Videos & Pics from 1st Hit Listening Lounge Featuring Zo! | Grown Folks Music


I am just going to put the video up here....You can click on the hot links for the words and the pics...Deal? Good. Just passing the info along this time...




1st Hit Listening Lounge "Meet & Greet" W/ Zo! Part 1 of 4 from Grown Folks Music on Vimeo.


1st Hit Listening Lounge "Meet & Greet" W/ Zo! Part 2 of 4 from Grown Folks Music on Vimeo.



1st Hit Listening Lounge "Meet & Greet" W/ Zo! Part 3 of 4 from Grown Folks Music on Vimeo.


There are four videos actually but I really want to give the folks at Grown Folks Music their credit so I won't put that here...You can go to the links or you can go to Vimeo to see the rest. 

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This Wham! Cover By Zo! (@Zo3hree5ive) And Phonte@aphontigallo Is Pretty Fantastic - New York Music - Sound of the City

This Wham! Cover By Zo! And Phonte Is Pretty Fantastic - New York Music - Sound of the City



Zo! (feat. Phonte) - Everything She Wants (Wham! Cover) by mixtapemaestro
Zo! (feat. Phonte) - Everything She Wants (Wham! Cover) by mixtapemaestro


R.I.P. to my cousin Ellie 'cause she LOVED LOVED...LOVED. WHAM.. I mean adored Wham and because of her I know all of their songs as she was older than me.

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Just in case you don't 'know' all of the songs on @Zo3hree5ive Just visiting three...Zo! has provided them for you....

01 BLACK COW FEAT. PHONTE AND SY SMITH

LEAD VOCAL:  PHONTE

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  SY SMITH AND PHONTE

GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

TROMBONE:  ANDREW KLEINDIENST

SAXOPHONE:  MATT DOUGLAS

02 LET IT GO FEAT. NICHOLAS RYAN GANT

LEAD VOCAL:  NICHOLAS RYAN GANT

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  NICHOLAS RYAN GANT AND PHONTE

03 DRIVING FEAT. SY SMITH

LEAD VOCAL:  SY SMITH

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  SY SMITH AND PHONTE

FLUTE:  CLAUDIA HAYDEN

04 MARZIPAN FEAT. ERIC ROBERSON AND PHONTE

LEAD VOCAL:  ERIC ROBERSON

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  PHONTE

GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

05 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS FEAT. PHONTE

ALL VOCALS:  PHONTE

06 SAME OLE LOVE FEAT. JEANNE JOLLY

LEAD VOCAL:  JEANNE JOLLY

BACKGROUND VOCALS:  JEANNE JOLLY AND PHONTE

ACOUSTIC GUITAR:  CHRIS BOERNER

PEDAL STEEL:  ALLYN LOVE

07 PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY FEAT. ANTHONY DAVID

LEAD VOCAL:  ANTHONY DAVID

TRUMPET:  STAN GRAHAM

TROMBONE:  ANDREW KLEINDIENST

SAXOPHONE:  MATT DOUGLAS

ALL INSTRUMENTS BY ZO!, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

PRODUCED BY ZO! AND PHONTE FOR CHAPTER 3HREE, VERSE 5IVE MUSIC, LLC/THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MUSIC, LLC

RECORDED AND MIXED BY ZO! AT EAST WING STUDIOS, SILVER SPRING, MD AND BY PHONTE AT THE PEANUT GALLERY

ADDITIONAL RECORDING AND MIXING BY CHRIS BOERNER AT THE BURLAP PALACE, RALEIGH, NC

MASTERING:  SOIREE RECORDS

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH ESTEP OF KEITH ESTEP PHOTOGRAPHY

...JUST VISITING THREE:  THE ORIGINALS

01 BLACK COW

WRITTEN BY WALTER BECKER AND DONALD FAGEN

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY STEELY DAN

FROM THE ALBUM "AJA" (ABC, 1977)

02 LET IT GO

WRITTEN BY JOHN LANG, RICHARD PAGE AND STEVE GEORGE

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY PAGES

FROM THE ALBUM "PAGES" (EPIC, 1978)

03 DRIVING

WRITTEN BY BEN WATT

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

FROM THE ALBUM "THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE" (ATLANTIC, 1990)

04 MARZIPAN

WRITTEN AND ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY ERIC TAGG

FROM THE ALBUM "DREAMWALKIN'" (EMI, 1982)

05 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS

WRITTEN BY GEORGE MICHAEL

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY WHAM!

FROM THE ALBUM "MAKE IT BIG" (CBS, 1985)

06 SAME OLE LOVE

WRITTEN BY MARILYN MCLEOD AND DARRYL K. ROBERTS

ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY ANITA BAKER

FROM THE ALBUM "RAPTURE" (ELEKTRA, 1986)

07 PLAYING YOUR GAME, BABY

WRITTEN AND ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY BARRY WHITE

FROM THE ALBUM "BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE" (20TH CENTURY, 1977)

© 2011 CHAPTER 3HREE, VERSE 5IVE MUSIC, LLC/THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MUSIC, LLC

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@FeOfficial's own @Zo3hree5ive...just visiting three.... his latest EP...ft. @phontigallo, @Jeanne_Jolly, @SyberSpace, @Iamericroberson and more...

01. Black Cow feat. Phonte and Sy Smith
02. Let It Go feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant
03. Driving feat. Sy Smith
04. Marzipan feat. Eric Roberson and Phonte
05. Everything She Wants feat. Phonte
06. Same Ole Love feat. Jeanne Jolly
07. Playing Your Game, Baby feat. Anthony David

You can go to The Foreign Exchange site to listen and download this latest offering from Zo!

Alternate link...if their Download is a lil slow. (Even though that is WHERE I GOT MINE FROM. @ theirs..)

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@Zo3hree5ive has revealed the artwork for his upcoming CD.."Just Visiting Three"....

If you DON'T KNOW WHO ZO! is, use the search button up top or Google. Dope artist. He was a key part of the Foreign Exchange live album I recently spoke on...

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(Chat Series) The Warehouse 'speaks on' The Foreign Exchange's (@FEOfficial)....Dear Friends.....

If you know ANYTHING ABOUT ME, I don't really do the 'review' thing too well. I'm not about going around talking about music I don't 'like' and 'reviewing' music would probably require that in some capacity. So hence the reason I don't call these 'reviews'.

Throughout this post you may hear me reference the night this was recorded as if I was there. That will be because I was.  You can read all about it if you just click here.





You can go to DIRECTLY to their website and purchase the album/video package or Amazon... The album is also available on iTunes (I heard the video package was too but I am not sure. GO CHECK THOUGH. IT IS RUMORED TO BE...)


"Dear Friends" is a double-disc CD/DVD digipak that features the full acoustic concert performed by the band's current touring lineup of Zo!, Sy Smith, and singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly " - Per FE Music



To quote Phonte Coleman himself in a recent concert...


"The Foreign Exchange is not....a NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION....." 

Please support them in the manner that you best see fit. They are MY FOLK and I still cop so I would expect nothing less from you. 


Here is the tracklisting once again..






01. Introduction/Fight For Love: 
In case you don't recognize the voice, that was none other than Patrick Douthit, known professionally as 9th Wonder, who introduced the group. I am going to assume that you know the relationship between Phonte & 9th and leave it at that. Great to see him come out and support them that evening as he did come back into the control room and take in the show with some of us.



02. All Roads: 
This song, at present moment, is on CONSTANT REPEAT in light of the recent event in my life. My Father's passing. During this recording, my Father was still alive and residing in the fine state of North Carolina at the time. I actually didn't get to see him during that particular trip due to circumstances but I did see him PLENTY BEFORE HE WAS GONE. When I first heard this song in its studio form, it actually reminded me of my parents. Probably not the group's intent when the song was written but good music does that. It has more than one meaning. Ya dig?



03. Take Off The Blues:


All I am going to say is 'What ya gonna do when you REALLY DON'T WANNA DANCE BY STANDING ON THE WALL? Get your back up off the wall... " That good ole grown folks traveling music...





04. Lose Your Way/Band Introductions

This is one of those 'tracks' that is DEFINITELY ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE. The 'parts of this' that didn't 'make the cut' on this part I FULLY EXPECT TO MAKE IT AS A SKIT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. Or knowing Zo! and Tay, it will just bloom into a full song. 

05. House Of Cards:

It felt like they were floating on a magic carpet and levitating on stage when they sang this joint. Seriously. They transitioned from the Intro joint and just seemed to SOMEHOW KICK IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. How I don't know nor do I want to know. It was about this point that I started to realize just how MAGICAL this event was. 'Tay took another swig of room temperature water and killed it. 


06. Greatest Weapon Of All Time:

Sy Smith's stories/Phonte's sense of timing...Hilarity. This is one of Zo!'s joints and again it is all the way live. If you can see her live, do it. That's all I will say. (Wait, I have said that before...) Tay's breakdown of BBD's "Do Me" reminded me of when I realized that Big Daddy Kane was bugging as well when I was a little older.. (Eight to eighty...crippled and crazy..)


07. Something In The Way She Moves:

He (Phonte)..no THEY...(Foreign Exchange) covered JAMES TAYLOR. James. Taylor. Do I REALLY NEED TO SAY ANYMORE? If you don't know who that is, GET YOUR MUSIC GAME UP. (Not dissing you either. No really. Go see who he is. You are missing out.) This is probably the thing that I love about this band the most. They are not pigeonholed by what they think you 'want to hear from them'. They sing what they want. How they want. When they want. Without fear. They show their musical range and knowledge almost every time they pick their respective instruments. 




"All songs are like your children..." - Phonte on how he feels about the songs he writes..


08. Laughing At Your Plans: 

I want so desperately for someone to take this to a country station, drop it off and have it catch fire. It deserves to. It is actually 'genre-less' in many senses but I know most would SAY IT IS COUNTRY. I am thinking that FE wouldn't care WHAT YOU CALL IT AS LONG AS YOU CALL IT GOOD. Having Jeanne Jolly on the track, which was PERFECT outta the studio, made 'perfect' seem like not enough. If that makes any sense. She owned it. Period. Seeing/hearing Nicolay back there with Chris on his 'Daughtry' vibe (for this and ALL THE SONGS) WAS DEFINITE TREAT TOO. That should be noted. By now, most of you have seen Nicolay do that if you caught them on tour recently but at the time, this was his FIRST TIME doing it in front of a live audience. (Go back and read the re-cap above. He discussed that with me a bit). I don't think you know just how much I love this damm song.


09. Daykeeper:

As Phonte stated, this is an old favorite. For them to 'swing it' was RIGHT UP THEIR ALLEY AND IT SOUNDED GREAT. Then they hit us with this....

When. They. Took. This. Song. Country. I. Lost. My. Damm. Mind. I lost it again when they CHOPPED AND SCREWED IT. Live. No effects. No gimmicks. They. Slowed. Down. Their. Voices. Instruments. And. Replicated. The. Song. Chopped. And. Screwed. 


Do I really need to say more? I didn't think so....


10. I Wanna Know: 


Audience participation. Guitars. Down home feel and more. All in one song. Perfect way to end it. 


11. Steal Away feat. Jeanne Jolly: 


I want more of this. Period. That's all I will say.



12. All The Kisses feat. Amber & Paris Strother of KING:

I look forward to seeing them perform this song live in Columbia. I will keep my fingers crossed that there are more songs in the can with them as well. 

 
Those last two tracks are BONUS TRACKS to the album. Both are STELLAR TRACKS introducing two artists that you may not have heard of before. Jeanne Jolly and KING. You should DEFINITELY familiarize yourself with them.


I haven't 'seen' the video yet so I can't speak on it. I have heard I am in it too. Even if that is not the case, I know I will still enjoy it. Welp, that sounds like it will be another blog post honestly. 'Till then.......

.....Go out and support this good music people. It is out there. You have to find it. You should also get on your local radio stations about playing stuff like this or SUPPORT THE ONES THAT DO. (There are stations out there that play The Foreign Exchange too. Shoutout to you.)

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@FeOfficial invades Philly's World Cafe Live....pictures..The Warehouse's OFFICIAL POST..

A strong storm front wasn't the only thing that invaded the Tri-State area on May 19th, 2011. North Carolina's own (1/2 by way of The Netherlands) The Foreign Exchange bought its own brand of 'thunder and lightning' to the area.

I have pretty much told you all about The Foreign Exchange here on the blog already. I mean their picture is up top and the sidebar is FULL OF posts (at last count there are more than 72 posts on them here)  I HAVE DONE ON THEM. So I am gonna keep the talking to a minimum, for me anyhow, and just show you the pictures. 






Our gracious host Ms. Dyana R. Williams. (Feel free to Google her TOO AS SHE IS DEFINITELY SOMEBODY YOU SHOULD KNOW if you call yourself well versed in that thing called music.)




They truly put on a GREAT SHOW. Oh and a lil birdie told me that the ACOUSTIC CD they filmed in February is done and that I 'might' be in it. I said might. Forget if I am in it or not, I am just excited for ya'll to see it PERIOD. It was truly a musical experience.

Oh and the good folks you see in the pictures BEFORE YOU GET TO THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE PICTURES? They are Grammy nominated in their own right.

Helen Bruner and Terry Jones

 Here they are being interviewed on the red carpet.....

 If you are a fan of "Parking Wars", you ALREADY KNOW THEIR VOICES FYI. I haven't steered you wrong before if you are a regular here, so why don't you just go ahead on over and check 'em out for yourself? 

 

THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Sy Smith

(Apologizing to the 'Desert Wine Ni##as (Moscatto) about this not being a "Def Jam Poetry Concert'...)

Sy Smith turning audience members from Lions to Lambs out in these streets...Please believe it...

I took so many pictures that there will probably be yet ANOTHER POST on this event. I am not sure yet. Not sure how I want to handle those pictures just yet. Hope you enjoy the pictures.


UPDATE: There is another post full of videos FROM THIS CONCERT....

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