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Zo! The Train feat Sy Smith

April 9, 2013 – 3:33 pm |

Our friends at The Foreign Exchange continue their historic contributions to feel good music. “The Train feat. Sy Smith” is taken from Zo!’s upcoming release ManMade, in stores May 21 on +FE Music. The sophomore release from producer/keyboardist Zo! of The Foreign Exchange’s +FE Music family includes appearances from Phonte, Eric Roberson, Sy Smith, Jeanne Jolly, Carmen Rodgers, Anthony David and more.

The Foreign Exchange So What If It Is

January 28, 2013 – 4:10 pm |

The Foreign Exchange continues their electric soul parade with the single “So What If It Is” off their +FE Music: The Reworks remix compilation dropping February 26, 2013. Phonte continues his “carpe diem” crooning on the 80′sesque sonic. Soul architects Nicolay, Zo!, 4hero, The Randy Watson Experience (?uestlove & James Poyser), Focus…, Tall Black Guy, Pirahnahead, and more on production.

Video: Phonte ft. Carlitta Durand Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

September 26, 2012 – 5:42 pm |

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Grammy nominated soul man Phonte details the makings of a romantic night, charm and wit included, with CARLITTA DURAND riding shot gun on the new single “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” from his solo release Charity Starts At Home.

Video: Phonte ft. Median Eternally

August 4, 2012 – 4:41 pm |

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From Afros To Shelltoes play cousin Phonte continues his slap stick ways in his latest video featuring fellow rhyme slayer Median.

Nicolay The Hot At Nights North American Tour

January 17, 2012 – 3:00 am |

Grammy nominated producer Nicolay, best known as one half of the independent soul duo The Foreign Exchange, will embark on a two week tour of North America alongside the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights (led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and TFE’s guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums).

Phonte Dance In The Reign Charity Starts At Home

January 5, 2012 – 5:50 pm |

From Afros To Shelltoes play cousin Phonte releases a new video for the joint “Dance In The Reign” culled from the grown man anthem Charity Starts Home, his solo release on The Foreign Exchange Music.

From Afros To Shelltoes Presents Authenticity Tour The Foreign Exchange

October 21, 2011 – 10:56 am |

From Afros To Shelltoes continues cool collaborations with our play cousins by presenting the Authenticity Tour of Grammy nominated outfit The Foreign Exchange (Phonte & Nicolay)– feat Zo!, Sy Smith, and Jeanne Jolly –on November 9, 2011 7pm at The Masquerade (695 North Ave N.E., Atlanta). From Afros To Shelltoes will lace (3 ) lucky winners with a pair of tickets to the concert.

From Afros To Shelltoes One Music Fest The Foreign Exchange Giveaway

August 9, 2011 – 8:40 am |

From Afros To Shelltoes (FATS) always shows love to progressive movements and damn good music. In support of Atlanta’s One Music Fest August 27,2011, FATS will lace five (5) lucky winners with FATS Prize Packs courtesy of our play cousins Sol Fusion and featured artists The Foreign Exchange.

The Foreign Exchange All The Kisses

June 15, 2011 – 10:23 pm |

As FE preps for the June 28, 2011 release of Dear Friends, a live album of FE delights, love counselor in residence Phonte, who redefines male vulnerability with each breathy baritone blue note, teams with Amber and Paris Strother of KING for the quaint single “All The Kisses.”

Video:The Foreign Exchange The Last Fall

May 2, 2011 – 10:25 pm |

Our play cousins The Foreign Exchange have released their video for “The Last Fall”. Film scores are truly in their future.

Video: The Foreign Exchange Maybe Shell Dream Of Me

November 15, 2010 – 9:15 pm |

Grammy Nominated play cousins The Foreign Exchange drop their new video for Authenticity’s lead single “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me”. Only the witty cats of FE would incorporate famed psychiatrist Carl Jung, the Godfather of dream analysis and the “collective unconscious.” Sleep well my friends!!