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flygypsy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:22:59 +0000

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Exclusive stills from “You” video rough cut

flygypsy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:29:44 +0000

The video is coming to a TV screen near you in September. Meanwhile, here’s an exclusive preview just for our FlyGypsy.com family.

Wildflower

flygypsy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:22:34 +0000

Kom and Alexei rehearsing an acoustic rendition of the runaway hit “Wildflower” off of the Vodka & Rum Mixtape for their appearance at the nation’s top R&B radio station WHUR.

The Vodka & Rum Mixtape a Runaway Success

flygypsy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:48:41 +0000

Thanks to everyone who picked up Fly Gypsy’s Vodka & Rum mixtape in its first week. Thanks to you, the mixtape received 11,500 listens, over 3,000 downloads, and over 100 comments (nearly all positive) on DatPiff.com. These numbers are unprecedented for a new artist, not to mention an independent artist. Be sure to keep telling everyone you know about the mixtape, and if you haven’t picked it up yet, get it now, from DatPiff. It’s FREE!

Behind-the-scenes from Melanie Wilson’s shoot

flygypsy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:09:17 +0000

Thank you Melanie, Niambi, and everyone else involved! This was great fun!

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Pictures of Alexei from Melanie Wilson shoot

flygypsy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:08:01 +0000

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Pictures of Kom from Melanie Wilson shoot

flygypsy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:06:50 +0000

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Fly Gypsy just shot a video for “You” in Jamaica! Here exclusive footage just for you!!

flygypsy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:41:06 +0000

Fly Gypsy just returned from Jamaica after shooting a video for their new single “You.” The video was directed by Ras Kassa, the award-winning director responsible for Damian Marley’s “Welcome to Jamrock,” Sean Paul’s “Never Gonna Be the Same,” and Willie Nelson’s “The Harder They Come.”

Watch the trailer for the video’s behind-the-scenes below and check out Fly Gypsy’s own behind-the-scenes reality series HERE. And don’t forget to pick up the single on iTunes.

I want some of your Brown Sugar!

flygypsy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:37:53 +0000

Here’s our placeholder video for our first single “You,” featuring the magnificent Tattiana Aqeel-de Oliveira. Bringing you some brown sugar. The real video was shot in Jamaica in July 2009 and coming soon to the TV screens, computer monitors, and the tiny cell-phone screens near you.

And here’s the same song with some pictures of Kom and Alexei, and our very own fly gypsy, Niambi:

Fly Gypsy – How it all started

flygypsy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:23:44 +0000

You probably know by now that Fly Gypsy was formed after Alexei and Kom collaborated on an election-time single “The Ruler,” featuring Nigerian superstar Kuku. The video to the single became a viral hit. Here’s the video, followed by some commentary: