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Category Archives: Words, Sound & Power
DEEP JAZZZ QUIZ…. How did you do?
The DEEP JAZZ QUIZ was posted on Dec 15th and as I’ve said… a lot of the answers to those deeper questions were to be found in the back issues of Straight No Chaser…. others, are for some people, common … Continue reading
BLACK ROOTS OF SALSA… The Film… soon come!
Just come across this up ‘n’ coming film , ‘The Black Roots Of Salsa: The Emancipation of Rumba’, which is due out in 2012 and set to be shown at AFRO-CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS 2012 : 8TH – 10TH JUNE 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Abukua, Afro Cuban Salsa Congress, Attic Independent Production, Cha Cha Cha, Christian Leibich, Cuba, Havana, Palo Congo, rumba, Salsa, Timba, Yoruba
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Welcome to SHADOW-LANDS at the The Boiler Room
Back in the day… way back in the day…. I met a young DJ Shadow at the Blue Note Club in Hoxton Square. He was working with an even younger James Lavelle, who at that time was scribbling a column … Continue reading
‘SLEEP’…. No. 4 from THE ROOTS… ‘Undun”.
CHECK the post THE ROOTS: ‘Undun’… a ghetto symphony… the story so far! to watch ‘Tip The Scale’, ‘Stomp’ and ‘Make My” from this radical quartet of short films. It was Posted on November 16, 2011 under Words Sound & … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Undun', ?uestlove, Aaron Linvingston, Big K.R.I.T, Black Thought, Hip Hop, Hot Sugar, The Roots
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DUB LP OF THE MONTH: DUB COLOSSUS – ‘DUB ME TENDER Vol.1’
Tired of people saying, “Great band but there’s not a lot of dub is there?”, Nick Page, the droll multi instrumentalist behind the Euro- Ethio collision that is Dub Colossus, decided, “That’s it! I’m going into the studio to cut … Continue reading
THE ROOTS: ‘Undun’…. a ghetto symphony… the story so far!
OK… watch out ’cause the force that is The Roots are back on the block with vengeance. For four Tuesdays up to December 6th, the release date for the heavily anticipated ‘Undun’ album, The Roots are releasing gritty black and … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Undun', ., ?uestlove, Big K.R.I.T, Black Thought, Hip Hop, The Roots, video
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ON THE TURNTABLE…. a few tunes…. a tropical storm is brewing!
Just thought a little round up of tunes was in order…. the music just keeps on coming… OK…FIRST UP COMES ANTHONY JOSEPH’S LATEST OFFERING which he’s elusively named ‘Rubber Orchestras’. This poet, novelist, performer along with his Spasm Band has … Continue reading
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Tagged Analogue Africa, Anthony Joseph, Bossa Nova, Burkino Faso, CDs, Cuba, Ebo Taylor, Ghana, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Jazz, Nicola Conte, spoken word, Strut, Trinidad
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The Art of Buying Reggae Music: A back in the day journey from Dalston Junction to Tottenham High Road.
Yesterday I was chatting to a couple of friends – one of whom was from Senegal – about reggae music in London. Along with talking about the the evolution of the UK sound – roots & Lovers -we also got … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 Aces, 7" singles, Burning Spear, Count Shelley, Dalston, Dub Vendor, Keith Hudson, lovers rock, M&D, Pre Release, R&B Records, Reggae, Ridley Road Market, Santic, Tapper Zukie, Trojan
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Big Screen: Vibes FromThe Tribe… Can I kick it….
Soundcrash & The Doctor’s Orders are poised to present the UK premiere of ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’, Michael Rapaport’s award winning film documenting the highs and lows of Hip Hop’s most radical & … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctors Orders, Film, Hip Hip, Michael Rapaport, Native Tongues, Phife Dawg, Q Tip, Tribe Called Quest
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SOUNDS CLASH… Dub to Jungle – The Movie
Nice short film about Punch’s ‘Dub To Jungle’ tour….respect to the man called Ammo…
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Tagged Ammo Talwar, Channel One, Congo Natty, Dub, Jungle, Nanci & Phoebe, Punch Records, Sound System, Tenor Fly
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