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Late nights & Kung Fu classics….
Posted in Urban runnings..., Wushu
Tagged Angela Mao, Bruce Lee, Cinema, Golden Harvest, Holy Roller, Hong Kong, IG Culture, jackie Chan, Jet Li, Kung Fu, Late Night Cinema, Seventies, Shaolin, Wutang Clan
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OPENING THE GATES
A MODEST TRIBUTE to a former US Marine and CIA operative, Robert W. Smith’s whose pioneering writings gave us access to the complex and thrilling world of Chinese martial arts from Monkey Boxing and White Crane to Pa-Kua Chang. BACK … Continue reading
Posted in Wushu
Tagged Asian Fighting Arts, Blue Snake Books, Books, Chen Pan Ling, Cheng Man Chi' ng, Chinese Boxing, Don Draeger, fitness, H'singI I Ch'uan, Health, Judo, Kung Fu, Marnix Wells, martial arts, monkey Boxing, Pa-kua Chang, Plum Publication, qi gong, self defence, Shaw Brothers, T'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Ted Mancuso, wang Shu Jin, wushu, yang Chen Fu
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GHOSTFUNK… savour the latest project from NYC’ wayward re-mixer, Max Tannone
OK people, make some noise and hit that download button ’cause here comes ‘Ghostfunk’– the latest episode from wayward NYC based remixer Max Tannone. His latest venture is to pair one of his favorite hip-hop artists, Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah, … Continue reading
Japan 011: Lest we forget…
Following up the piece I did on July 3rd I’ve just been checkin’ in on Toshio Matsuura’s blog and copied off a little post he dropped on the 26th July while still reeling from the impact of another quake. The … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged aftershocks, DJ Kazma, Earthquake, Jamhouse Akita, japan, Jazz, Marcy, Nuclear disaster, Players Cafe Morioka, Tokyo, Toshio Matsuura, tsunami, UFO, Vinyl Diz Sendai, VJ Triple Stream
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SOON COME!
Just a quick piece to follow up the Tomorrow’s Warriors meet Steve Williamson story…. Saturday night at the Purcell Room was a touch special. First of all, I need to give Gary Crosby a heads up for the work that … Continue reading
The Pandeiro Lesson…
THE PANDEIRO LESSON…A mid summer story! As someone who’s spent the last three decades writing about music I can’t remember the amount of times I’ve been asked, “Do you play?” The answer is always, “No… I just dabble.” Inevitably, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Adriano Adewale, Brasil, capoeira, coco, Marcos Suzano, pandeiro, Recife, Rio De Janeiro, samba, samba do roda, samba funk, Sao Paulo, SOAS
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Steve Williamson: Enigmatic Jazz Warrior meets Tomorrow’s Warriors
Having orchestrated a number of features on stellar saxophonist Steve Williamson in Straight No Chaser and been instrumental in taking his band, That Fuss Was Us’ to play in Japan, I have no qualms in saying that I am a … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Avante Garde, Dune, funk, Gary Crosby, IDJ, japan, Jazz, Jazz Warriors, M Base, RFH, Rhyme Time, soprano sax, Straight No Chaser, tenor sax, That Fuss Was Us, Tomorrows Warriors, urban
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Lisbon to Mau Mau
The lovely Guida De Palma rolls into London town to play Jazz Refreshed. Says it all! Guida is a Franco-Portuguese vocalist, songwriter and educator who spent most of her working life in Paris and London but now resides in Lisbon. … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Brasil, funk, Jazz, Jazz Refreshed, Jazz Singer, Lisbon, Mau Mau, urban
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Summer Sessions… Worldwide, Blaze….
Here’s a few July sessions to tune into…Worldwide looks amazing… Blaze has got some deep stuff going down in east London… Mau Mau keep up the flow and the Southbank is gearing up… also, check out Ceu at the Jazz … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Blaze, Calle 13, Cleveland Watlkiss, Esperanza Spalding, Gappy Ranks, Gilles Peterson, Hackney Empire, Jazz, live, London Is The Place For Me., Mau Mau, New Orleans, Orphy Robinson, Puerto Rico, Ronnie Scotts, Senegal, sessions, Vintage, Worldwide
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