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Snowboy 50… ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid Jazz: A History Of the UK Jazz Dance Scene
Sadly, I missed the Southend author, bandleader and congalero’s 50th birthday party but I’m sure it was a cracking affair with a maelstrom of fine music. As you may, or may not, know Snowboy’s seminal ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Afro Cuban, All Dayers, Baz Fe Jazz, Berlin, Brothers In Jazz, Charts, Chris Hill, Colin Curtis, Crackers, Dingwalls, Electric Ballroom, Floor Technicians, funk, fusion, Gilles Peterson, Hi Hat, Horseshoe, IDJ, Jazz, Jazz Dance, Jazz Defektors, Jazz Room, Jazzcotech, Mods, Paul Murphy, Pheonix, Robert Farris Thompson, Shiftless Shuffle, Snowboy, UK Jazz Dance, wag Club, Working Week, Zulus
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A frustrating last few days… so, what’s new.
Dunno about that Ed Milliband! While the people around the country voted with their feet the “leader of the opposition” (can we call him that?) desperately tried to sidestep his relationship to the trade unions for chance he might be … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!
Tagged Chernobyl, Con-Dem, Dosimeters, Fukushima, homelessness, japan, Milliband, Nuclear Poer, radiation, strikes, Tepco, Toshio Matsuura
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One for the diary! Jamie Reid’s Ragged Kingdom – July 1st to July 30th »
Isis Gallery at Londonewcastle Depot, 1-3 Wenlock Road, London N1 7SL July 2nd – July 30th 2011 Gallery open Noon-6pm Tuesday-Saturday Preview: Friday July 1st 6-9pm . Ye of the Plough, Ye of the Bower, Ye of the Mill and … Continue reading
Talvin Singh: Drum & Space 2011
OVER A DECADE HAS ELAPSED since East London tabla-tonics master, Talvin Singh, graced the cover of the 10th anniversary issue of Straight No Chaser having notched up a Mercury Award for his ‘OK’ album. During that 10 year period the … Continue reading
Push – Back on the block & on a Mission!
Posted in Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Acid Jazz, Dingwalls, funk, Galliano, Rare Groove, Seal, soul
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Kutiman in Jerusalem… A true original at work!
Clocked this on the Giant Step site in NYC. This excellent vid is part of Kutiman’s ThruYou series but instead of trawling the web for obscure snippets to weave into a single piece of audible glory he has opted to … Continue reading
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