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About Me

Blessings! I am a hip-hop artist, living in the Bay Area. I produce and remix house, hip-hop, and soul music. I've produced music for multi-platinum artists, your favorite underground mc's, and soul singers. I've also been DJing for over 20 years. I am primarily interested in sharing my art with you. If you are an artist, please feel free to email me with your page as I love hearing new music. I hope you will enjoy mine as well. I am also an MC, Poet, and a lover of the culture. My most recent solo work is "Hip-Hop Meditations" which you can find on Amazon, or iTunes or anywhere you buy good music. or you can just click on the image below...
I am currently working on several projects including the launch of a new label with house legend Osunlade(Yoruba Records).
Current recording projects:
Afro-Cuban Bata (hip-hop/house) Exploration
Michael Spiro and I are executive producing this baby with contributions from Djinji Brown, Mark deClive Lowe, DJ Spinna, Osunlade, Vinia Mojica, Wale Oyejide, myself and Latin Grammy winner, Lazaro Galarraga. This should be finished in the next 3 months.
Los Carniceros
A spanish rap album produced by brilliant talent and Bronx native, Fero-Navi. Here, he and I give you a cross between the Beatnuts, Eminem and the Neptunes, but in espanol. Chock full of club and radio songs with light hearted content that often touch on social and politial issues without being preechy, and we promise, no reggaeton. This one should be finished in July 2008
A certain hip-hop legend's solo debut
Enough with the cameos and endless soulful, jazz inspired vocal lines and hooks. It's her turn, and gotdang it, we been waitin!! More on this soon.
Soulful and Deep House EP for Yoruba Records
I expect to have this done by the end of August of 2008
Ocha Records
A music label brought to you by Osunlade and myself. 'cause there is way to much good music out there that needs to be heard. Visit our myspace page .
Peep my radio show "The CASAMENA RADIO HOUR here --- CASAMENA Radio Hour
My favorite 12" on Yoruba Records
Let The Record Play
I am very proud of this accomplishment, because of the reputation Yoruba has as a dance label. They have always put out quality, and now here I am with the only remix on this 12" of Frank-I's "Let The Record Play".
Here are snippets:
A SIDE - Original Mix (Osunlade)
B SIDE - CASAMENA "Living Room Remix"
This single is now available on traxsource.com and dancetracksdigital.com: (click here)
My latest single is available exclusively on traxsource.com:
Click here to preview or dowload the mixes

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2005
Influences: How about things I like... 'cause I am influenced by everything including the sound of the wind.
ATCQ, Gangstarr, Jazzanova, Lila Downs, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane, Osunlade, Steve Spacek, Bilal, Omar Sosa, Run-DMC, Ismael Rivera, MuÃ±equitos de Matanzas, Yoruba Adabo, Hector Lavoe, Dimlite, anything with Vinia Mojica on it, etc.. you get the idea.

out of stock, Volume 2 coming soon

CASAMENA: Remixes, Re-works, and Edits - Vol. 1

Preview:
1. CASAMENA Backyard Remix
2. CASAMENA Front Stoop Dub
3. CASAMENA Basement Dub

Digital download available here .

Record Label: Ocha Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Thank You NEW YORK CITY

I never felt so welcomed. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the turn out and the vibe were incredible. Thank you all for making BEMBE a success. Special thanks to DJ Sabine for hustlin' on the prom...
Posted by CASAMENA on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:32:00 PST

The CASAMENA Radio Hour and Friday Night BEMBE

Catch The CASAMENA Radio Hour on Tuesday mornings from 8am - 9am ESTThen listen to the "Friday Night Bembe" on Friday nights from 12am - 2am EST and get a taste of what goes down at the underground BE...
Posted by CASAMENA on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:41:00 PST

I am done DJing

I've had a great Spring and got to play some amazing parties in 2007. The Secrets party in Atlanta, stands above the rest, and of course Brooklyn Mecca in NYC and Soul Revival in Boston, are always ...
Posted by CASAMENA on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:18:00 PST

My Top 10 for Spring 2007

1. April (Afefe Iku's Mpaka Remix)- Osunlade2. O De´Ko Do - Boddhi Satva3. Theorema Del Faya (Tea Party Vocal) - Anto Vitale 4. Possibilities (boddhi satva's ancestral dub mix) - Alton Miller5. Let's ...
Posted by CASAMENA on Mon, 14 May 2007 07:53:00 PST

Videos from BEMBE @ Soul Revival

IAN FRIDAY JOINS US ON FRIDAY MAY 18th IN SF!PART 1 ( AT SOUL REVIVAL IN BOSTON) PART 2 (AT SOUL REVIVAL IN BOSTON) ...
Posted by CASAMENA on Fri, 11 May 2007 03:14:00 PST

Ocha Records 2nd release Tamara Wellons "Oh Well" (REMIXES)

Ocha Records returns with soulful jazz vocalist, Tamara WellonsIt all started almost two years ago when Osunlade was handed a couple of CDs at WMC. Tamara Wellons stood out amongst the stacks of CDs h...
Posted by CASAMENA on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:25:00 PST

Osunlade and Carlos Mena present 1st Ocha Records release!

Osunlade and Carlos Mena present Ocha Records first release: Bah Samba "Doober" remixed by CASAMENAselected from the upcoming "This Afternoon" EPAvailable now exclusively on Traxsource (click here for...
Posted by CASAMENA on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:29:00 PST

September 2006 Playlist (Top 10)

Top 10 on the Mena Playlist for September 20061. Erro "Everything" - Tea Party Music2. Vinia Mojica "Disconnected" (CASAMENA Living Room Mix) - CD-r3. Raw Artistic Soul "Miami Theme" (Ralf GUM's Sax ...
Posted by CASAMENA on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:00:00 PST

THE GRAND OPENING OF BEMBE

Incredible weekend!! Please go to the BEMBE page and read the blog there for details and pictures!!While your at it please add BEMBE as a friend.Blessings,Mena...
Posted by CASAMENA on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:24:00 PST

August Playlist (Top 10)

A few of you have asked me for a playlist, so I finally decided to put one together for you. I'll try to do this once a month.Top 10 on the Mena Playlist for August1. Nomumbah "Love Moves" - Yoruba ...
Posted by CASAMENA on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:33:00 PST