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Vivien Goldman: Rebel Musix – Scribe On A Vibe
Let’s take a deep dive into the ‘Collected Works’ of celebrated music journo, feminist, roots radic and professor of punk First , let me say this, in the world of music journalism Vivien Goldman is a one-off. I myself entered … Continue reading
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Tagged Ari Up, Aswad, Bob Marley & The Wailers, CAN, Chuck D, Don Letts, Eno, Fela Kuti, Feminism, Grace Jones, Hip Hop, Island Records, Jamaica, Ladbroke Grove, music, Music Journalism, Neneh Cherry, New York University, NME, NY New wave, Ornette Coleman, Punk, punk-rock, Raincoats, Reggae, Robert Wyatt, rock, Rutgers, Sex Pistols, Sounds, THE CLASH, The Slits, Vivien Goldman, Youth
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TONY ALLEN: MASTER DRUMMER OF AFROBEAT
TONY ALLEN: MASTER DRUMMER OF AFROBEAT is the focus of a forthcoming autobiography co-written with saxophonist/writer Michael E Veal. Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat is out in September and Tony has got together with saxophonist/writer … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged Afrobeat, Drums, Duke University Press, Fela Kuti, funk, Jazz, Lagos, Michael E Veal, Nigeria, Tony Allen
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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
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