{"id":176427536,"date":"2013-11-05T02:24:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T08:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176427536"},"modified":"2013-11-05T02:24:24","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T08:24:24","slug":"video-audio-marian-mereba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2013\/11\/05\/video-audio-marian-mereba\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO + AUDIO: Marian Mereba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marian-Mereba-07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176427537\" alt=\"Marian Mereba 07\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marian-Mereba-07.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marian-Mereba-07.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Marian-Mereba-07-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><b><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYMhS9gizwA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">__________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: xx-large; color: #000000;\">Marian Mereba: <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: xx-large; color: #000000;\">An \u201cEthiopian Queen From Philly\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nMarian Mereba is the type of artist that could turn heads whether she was performing at the end of your block, blasting out the tips of your headphones, or headlining your nearest festival. The combination of raw musicianship, soul-wrenching vocals, and inspired lyricism, is sure to make any listener into a superfan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/revivalist.okayplayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/marian-mereba.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marian Mereba\" alt=\"Room For Living EP\" src=\"http:\/\/revivalist.okayplayer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/marian-mereba-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 791px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2221389989\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/marianmereba.bandcamp.com\/album\/room-for-living-ep\">Room For Living EP by Marian Mereba<\/a><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/marianmereba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marian Mereba Online<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/revivalist.okayplayer.com\/2013\/07\/11\/marian-mereba-an-ethiopian-queen-from-philly\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/revivalist.okayplayer.com\/2013\/07\/11\/marian-mereba-an-ethiopian-queen-from-philly\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large;\"><strong>__________________________<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1>Marian Mereba \u2018Room For Living Remixes\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thing-with-videos\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/marian-mereba-room-for-living-remixes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"marian-mereba-room-for-living-remixes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/marian-mereba-room-for-living-remixes.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BY\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/author\/alyssa-klein\/\">ALYSSA KLEIN<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been feeling Ethiopian-American songstress\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayplayer.com\/news\/marian-mereba-yamin-semali-sinking-ships-mp3.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marian Mereba<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0since\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/revivalist.okayplayer.com\/2013\/07\/11\/marian-mereba-an-ethiopian-queen-from-philly\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Revivalist<\/strong><\/span><\/a>first tipped us off to her folky soulfulness. With today\u2019s release of\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/marianmereba\/sets\/room-for-living-remixes\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Room For Living Remixes<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0we thought we\u2019d do our part to spread the ATL via Philly singer some love. The reworked collection transforms simplicity through soul on the standout original EP into rainy day, hip-hop concoctions with dreamy bass production. This one hits a bit close to home in the office, dots connecting all throughout the Okay fam.\u00a0<strong>?uestlove<\/strong>even gets a shout at one point. Snaps to OKA fashion guru\u00a0<strong>Poundo<\/strong>\u00a0for spotting Marian graced in Senegalese designer\u00a0<strong>Selly Raby Kane<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellyrabykane.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Seraka<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0label for the above featured album art (more Pr\u00eat-\u00c0-Poundo thoughts on those modern shapes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/2012\/11\/28\/seraka-selly-raby-kane-pret-a-poundo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">here<\/span><\/a>). Listen to the remixed EP.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/13484584&amp;color=8e56e0&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/2013\/10\/31\/marian-mereba-room-for-living-remixes\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/2013\/10\/31\/marian-mereba-room-for-living-remixes\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; __________________________ Marian Mereba: An \u201cEthiopian Queen From Philly\u201d Marian Mereba is the type of artist that could turn heads whether she was performing at the end of your block, blasting out the tips of your headphones, or headlining your nearest festival. The combination of raw musicianship, soul-wrenching vocals, and inspired lyricism, is sure to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[6],"tags":[4,12,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176427536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176427536"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176427536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176427545,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176427536\/revisions\/176427545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176427536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176427536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176427536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}