The Co-Founder of the influential band Thievery Corporation, Eric Hilton, has a new record out called "The Lost Dialect".

KEXP Wo'Pop DJ and our co-founder, Darek Mazzone has a long history with the band and spent an hour talking to Eric about his life, music, the new record, and the amazing longevity of the band.

For many, Thievery Corporation was the entry point for Indian, Jamaican, & Brazilian Music, and an opening to various Dub Styles. Eric continues that journey with solo releases and various projects like new bands, hotels, & restaurants in the DC area.

The new record and vibe have a deep nod to 1970s musical icons like Pharaoh Sanders, Sun Ra, Roy Ayers & George Clinton. All members of the influential Afrofuturist movement, which melded the spiritual and earthy sounds of their day with a soulful, freeform approach to music-making & improvisation.

This paved the way for Trip-Hop, the genre that birthed Thievery Corp and continues to be today's evolving electronic micro-genres.

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SAMA was launched in 2019 as a way to foster understanding and dialogue through global music during a time of extreme political and cultural polarization. Co-founders Darek Mazzone and John M. Goodfellow, both long-time Seattle residents, have created SAMA in order to help expand global sacred music’s impact on the human spirit.

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