Lyrics and vocals by Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas), Ith, Ithaka Pappagiannis, Ithaca, Itaka, Itaca, Fishdaddy, Pappy, Korvowrong, Korvorowng, Korvorao)........................
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Music produced/written by: Tito Gomes, Conman (aka Conley Abrams III), Beat Laden (aka Bruno Lobato), Ithaka, Berna Ceppas, Joe Fossard, Ewan Butler, Pedro Passos, Mario Caldato Jr., DJ Vibe, Rui da Silva, Jonathan Miller, Arkam Hi-Fi, Marsten Bailey, Henri Sanrame, David Kellogg, Matt Coldrick (Pan Electric).
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Ithaka vocals have appeared on
tracks remixed by: Danny Tenagalia, Junior Vasquez, Fat Boy Slim, Peter Bailey,
Bulllet (Armando Teixeira).
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Ithaka has performed/recorded with artists: B Negao, Gabriel O Pensador, Thalma de Freitas, Livia Brisa, Pilar Sla, DJ Negralha, Melo D, Cool Hip Noise, Mind Da Gap, More Masonica Republica, Claude Woods, Cynthia Denise Farmer, Geli, Izreal, The Vigilantes, Boss AC, Primitive Reason, Underground Sound Of Lisbon, DJ Vibe, Cartell 70, Angel Figueroa, Ciro Cruz, General D, Lince, Marta Dias, Ninicha, Joao Paulo Felicano, Marechal, Pan Electric, Annalise Bryan, The Red Beans, etc.
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Ithaka "Stonemobile" video directed by Eduardo Condorcet (1996)
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Ithaka "Stay Strong Little Brother" directed by Holly Cherry (1997)
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Influences
Early hip hop story-tellers, beat generation writers, obsessive independent film-makers, mentally deranged visual artists, THE OCEAN, big-wave riders, soul carvers, small-wave gymnastic trickstas, enviromentalists, peace activists, REAL jornalists (who are trying to better the world by covering atrocities we'd never even know about ) AND all adventurers..in any way shape or form.
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MUSIC, etc. that I like sonically and/or lyrically: George Clinton, Outkast, Roots, ICE T, Da Weasel, Boss Ac, Sam The Kid, Biggie, NWA, Jill Scott, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Gabriel O Pensador, Spearhead, Portishead, Mc Solaar, Cavafy, Odysseus, Homer, Tribe Called Quest, Sugarhill Gang, Dazz, Jay Z, Mary J, Q-TIP, Gorillaz, KRS-1, Tupac, Dre, Snoop, Cartell 70, RUN DMC, SUBLIME, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, Baile Funk music from Brazil, Alicia Keys, Mos Def, Jurassic 5, Dialated Peoples, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Warren G, Manu Chau,Kavafy, Tricky, Coolio, Cavafy, Chaka Kahn, Homer, NY,1980's techno pop, house, Bossa Nova, Baile Funk, Greece, old school Samba, archaic dub, Lil Kim, Mase, Ice Cube, Odysseus, D' Angelo, Common, Erika Badu, Jazzanova, Les Nubians, Method Man, Red Man, Prince, Led Zepplin, Red Hots, LL Cool J, Kanye, Gang Starr, Da La Soul, Public Enemy, Blackalicious, Everlast, Johnny Cash, Floetry, Pharcyde, Chico Science, Sly and The Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Slum Village, Cool Hip Noise, Groove Armada, Velvet Underground, Digital Underground, Lura, Jimmy Cliff. Gil Scott Heron, Wyclef, Fugees, Billy Holliday..etc.
Sounds Like
ITHAKA...... with a lil' bit of TuPac, Everlast, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Blackalicious, Spearhead, Nate Dogg, Beck, Johnny Cash and Jim Morrison thrown into the mix.
Vocalist. Sculptor, Writer, Photographer. An offspring of Southern California's multi-cultural diversity, hip hop vocalist and visual artist, ITHAKA (Ithaka Darin Pappas) was spawned on a wide spectrum of suburban and urban influences, both personally and artistically. As a teenager, Los Angeles provided him constant contact with people from different countries and wide ranges of economic class who often had little or nothing in common.
This motivated him to bridge the gaps. He found he related to people from all over from multitudes of social realities, often making friends with foreigners and scouring their brains for information about the outside. This eventually inspired his own life-long ambition of travel and adventure. Becoming the fundamental fuel for his five ground-breaking hip hop albums, numerous photography and sculpture exhibits and short stories. He has also lived in Lisbon, Tokyo, Athens- and is presently grounded in Rio de Janeiro where he recorded his latest album with producer, Tito Gomes called "Saltwater Nomad". Also made in Rio, "Em Direcao Ithaka" (On The Way To Ithaka), a documentary about the life of the artist directed by Susanna Lira. The film won the Best Script/Idea Award at the Brazilian FATU film festival. Albums: Saltwater Nomad (2007), Fuse With Me-Ithaka vs cartell 70 (2005), Recorded In Rio (2004), Somewhere South Of Somalia (2001), Stellafly (1997), Flowers And The Color Of Paint (1995). His old school hip hop classic, Escape From The City Of Angels was featured in the soundtrack for Columbia Films, "The Replacement Killers" (directed by Antoine Fuqua & starring Oscar winning actors, Chow Yung Fat & Mira Sorvino.
And Clifton Davis Jr.)
In the mid-'90s while living in Europe, he wrote lyrics and vocalized one of the biggest export dance hits in Portuguese history; Underground Sound of Lisbon's, "So Get Up" (reaching 8 on the UK BILLBOARD dance charts). And in 2007
Ithaka did vocals and lyrics on another dance track, "You" (DJ Vibe featuring Ithaka) released on the album, Dj Vibe: Global Grooves III.
In addition to contributing to soundtracks of several surf films,
his music has most recently appeared on the highly-rated xbox-360 basketball game, NBA 2K7. Ithaka's surfing-related short stories have appeared in magazines around the world. Don't forget to suscribe to the Ithaka blog- and check out the video & photo pages here on myspace.
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For more info on the new album see:
http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/article_bamp.cfm?id=13958
or
http://saltwaternomad.blogspot.com/
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Ithaka's short-stories can be read at: http://ithakastories.blogspot.com/
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Most Ithaka lyrics can be found at: http://ithakalyrics.blogspot.com
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More fotos of Ithaka at: http://fotosofithaka.blogspot.com/
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MORE ithaka sites: http://artist.to/ithaka/, www.ithaka.cc, www.ithaka-1.com, www.darinpappas.com
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Save trees and oil, buy ITHAKA downloads on ITUNES:
ITHAKA MUSIC ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM, CDBABY.COM,
EBAY.COM AND INDIE SHOPS.
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Ithaka is sponsored by Hemp Hoodlamb (http://www.hoodlamb.com), Factor 54, Globe Shoes, PMD Surfboards (www.pmdsurfboards.com.br), Raidor Enterprises and Akahti Global.
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"SAME ROOM BLUES" remixed by Bulllet (2008)
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"ESCAPE FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS" from the film Replacement Killers
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Hey Wuz Good, Bro?? Im Chillin. Thankz For Comin Thruu Ma Page n For Da Add! I Really Appreciate Dat. :) Hope Ya Doin Well Out Thurr n Stay Blessed! Aight, Peace ~1~ Kei
fala, Ithaka! quero ouvir o disco novo! abraço! Gabriel os shows desta semana lá em portugal são esses: 01/08/08 - CAMINHA - PORTUGAL 02/08/08 - NISA - PORTUGAL 03/08/08 - AMARANTE - PORTUGAL volto dia 04 pro Brasil
whoop whoop, Ithaka, ya must be flowing with the abundance and positive vibes, cuz it seems life just keeps on rainin the good life upon ya! you da true rebel...the true freedom rider...best of the best to you por vida!
ENGLISH hello brother!!how are you, dog? a greeting for you, I follow you wanting the best thing... greetings, respects and peace! ! ! ESPAÑOL hola hermano!!como estas, dog? muchos saludos para ti, te sigo deseando lo mejor... saludos, respetos y paz! ! !
olá darin! obrigado pelo teu comentário e pelo add;) já está creditada a foto da capa aqui no space. para quando o teu regresso a portugal? um abraço e tudo do melhor para ti
Bueno ITHAKA gracias por bancarnos de corazon y esperamos seguir haciendo mejor musica para que la disfrutes. ya llegamos a las 400 mil visitas y eso es gracias a gente como vos ITHAKA que nos apoyan espero que no perdamos el contacto. Estilo Monoblockero esta a un paso de salir de verdad un gran cd eso creemos, vos diras que te parece cuando salga. un gran abrazo. agreganos a favoritos si queres no es necesario al top friend solo a favoritos de esa manera llegaran actualisaciones para que estes informado de lo que va sucediendo o si no a estilomonoblockero@hotmail. com aguante tu apoyo ITHAKA
