Francisco Navarro Presents Club Etiqueta Negra

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This interview is translated to English from Spanish. 

Tell us about yourself, where are you from?

My name is Francisco Navarro, I direct and present a radio program called Club Etiqueta Negra dedicated to Black Music (Hip Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Jazz…) in Spain. It was started in 2002. The program is broadcast across different radio stations in cities around Spain (Barcelona, Zaragoza, Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Badalona and Vitoria-Gasteiz). It can also be found online at www.rockolafm.es

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Goodies: Drive People To Your Whyd Profile AND We Will Feature You!

Are you a blogger? Trendy magazine? Music digger? Or just have a couple of other websites floating around the web? Do you want to help people find your musical personality and listen to your playlists?

A very effective way to do this is to use the goodies from your Whyd page, which are the elements that you can add to your sites to help people get to your profile. There are different size buttons (to match your site’s style) which will give you a specific HTML code to copy and paste. 

Once you’ve done this, send us the link to your website and we will feature it across our social networks! 

If you have any questions, we are available all the time at tony at whyd dot com. 

Track of the Weekend #83: Milky Chance - “Stolen Dance”

This track has already been making the rounds on mainstream radio, even appearing on some hits compilation discs, but it remained rather unknown in the alternative and new music scenes. The gravelly voice, instantly catchy lyrics, and the reggae hop of “Stolen Dance" are captivating, but Milky Chance are only getting started. Look for the other songs off of the German duo’s new album to make it to the top too, whether or not they rhyme with the group’s name with such precision.  

Thanks to Aline and Le Coup du Lapin for tag-teaming this track to the heights of the hot tracks

Cinco de Mayo: Make Your Party Playlist!

It’s not everyday that Cinco de Mayo comes around. In fact, it’s just once a year when we celebrate the Battle of Puebla, and order Corona at the bar instead of our favorite Belgian or American Craft Ales. If you’re having a margarita-themed party this evening, and you need some Mexican music, there is no better option than Whyd! Instantly create a topical playlist, and send the link to your friends. You just might be “El Salvador.”

Nunca deje de jam!  

Track of the Weekend #82: Stromae - “Ta Fête” J.A.C.K. Remix

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It’s a long holiday weekend in Europe, and it’s immediately understood with the type of music being shared on Whyd. In short, it’s time to party, and J.A.C.K.'s remix of Stromae's “Ta Fête" sums it up perfectly. From the Justice-esque beat and drive to the seductive tones of Stromae’s signature voice, everything about this song is encapsulated in the title. Turn it up, it’s ta fête. 

Thanks to Rafaël RC for pumping it up this weekend! 

Paris: We Want Your Music — Whyd Paris Live Today

This post, written by our co-founder Gilles, explains everything you need to know about what Whyd is trying to do. 

Two years ago, I remember having a discussion around a coffee with fellow music diggers in Paris about the way we are used to discover and share songs today: music is everywhere but fragmented on many platforms like Youtube, SoundCloud, MP3 blogs etc…We didn’t have a place to gather and share all of our discoveries.

Our team of 5 music lovers — Including a DJ, pianist and epic drummer- started working on a simple and straightforward bookmarking tool to collect tracks from the different music platforms.

The prototype initially launched for a small group of 25 music diggers gained adoption in the vibrant Paris electronic community. 1,000 people joined the beta during the summer, while we were improving the tool. The amount of quality music shared everyday was amazing.

We started understanding how the power of community was going to revolutionize the way we discover music in the streaming era.

The launch of the Paris City Stream is a strong step forward in our mission: Empowering music communities to bring amazing music discovery to the world.

It’s not only a symbol but a tribute to the local Paris community who started the movement: bloggers, DJs, singers, concert venues, magazines, labels and all of the music lovers who come to Whyd everyday to share the tracks and playlists that move them. These guys are shaping the present and future of the Paris music scene. We want to amplify their voices.

For music listeners it also offers a fantastic new way to discover new songs and playlists. Push the “Start Listening” button and enjoy an endless stream of good music.

Whyd is now a growing community of 50 000 music lovers finding the best of the newest music everyday in 100+ countries around the world.

Paris is the starting point of our action. World, we want to hear your music.

Never stop jamming

Track of the Weekend #81: Lorde - “Tennis Court” remixed by Flume

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The slow build into Flume’s incredibly addictive “Tennis Court" remix is a sultry marriage of Lorde's societal criticisms and the youthful Aussie's characteristic deep style that interrupts your heartbeat like an Oceania cardiac arrest. Fresh off the presses, get it while it's hot, this is Flume's 4th track of the weekend, and the man shows now sign of slowing down. Thanks to Le Coup du Lapin for getting it to Whyd first. 

Whyd Paris Party: TOMORROW NIGHT!

Final reminder to everyone in the city of light: tomorrow Paris becomes the city of sound. 

Party starts at 20hr00 at Le Dandy in the back room of the upstairs. Metro Pigalle. Official event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1484481048446731/

Come early as there will be homemade food to eat that we have already started preparing, but we’re guessing it wont last very long! 

The entry is free and there is a happy hour until 22hr where beers and such are 5 euros. 

Bring your friends! (Unless they hate music, but then they probably wouldn’t be your friends)

If you have any other questions, email: tony at whyd dot com.  

Can’t wait to see everyone there! 

WINNER: Melodie Lily, Whyd Spring Playlist Contest

Another wonderfully pleasant playlist contest has come to an end, and the decision between the finalists was very difficult. Each of the three finalist playlists boasted a particular personality, a trademark sound, incomparable but all sharing one thing: hope. 

In the end it was the other-worldly aspect of Melodie Lily’s playlist that won out. Soft, gentle like a warm breeze on a sunny day, her Whyd Spring Playlist was everything that we wanted. Congratulations to you Melodie, your rosé will be on the way to Copenhagen, and here is the famous playlist for everyone’s listening pleasure: