"Thievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C. based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, and their supporting artists, Frank 'Booty Lock' Mitchell, Jeff Franca and Ashish Vyas. Their music style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern, and Brazilian (such as bossa nova) with a lounge aesthetic.The group released their fifth studio album, Radio Retaliation, on September 23, 2008. It was nominated for the Grammy for best recording package. Thievery Corporation's tour started out with 5 consecutive sold out shows at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The language of the group's lyrics throughout their career include English, Spanish, French, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian and Hindi. This reflects the group's world music influences. They were the opening act on August 1, 2009 for Sir Paul McCartney at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. On July 27, 2010, Babylon Central, the cinematic directorial debut of founding member Eric Hilton, was released. Set (and shot) in Washington, D.C., the film follows tripwire events in the interconnected lives of its characters, each influencing power brokers' schemes to manipulate international currencies. In June 2011, Thievery Corporation released their sixth album, Culture of Fear. In January 2012, Thievery Corporation launched a remixes contest in conjunction with Dubspot."- Wikipedia
music includes:
Thievery Corporation - It Takes A Thief
(Space Night Vol 6)
Thievery Corporation - Until The Morning
(The Richest Man In Babylon, 2002)
Thievery Corporation - Holographic Universe
(The Cosmic Game, 2005)
Thievery Corporation - Imperial
(tba)
related music
Block 16 - Slow Hot Wind
(The Outernational Sound, 2002)
Sofa Surfers - Can I Get A Witness
(Thievery Corporation Remix)
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