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‘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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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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Jazz re:freshed: Mau Mau-ing the Flak Catchers
When I launched this blog, one thing I had on my list was Jazz re:freshed. There’s a whole heap of words been written on-line, in recent times, about the UK jazz scene so I thought a nice “little” on-line interview with … Continue reading
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Tagged 5ives, Broken Beat, funk, Gilles Peterson, Hip Hop, Jazz, Jazz Refreshed, Kaidi Tathnm, Ladbroke Grove, Mark De Clive Lowe, Mau Mau
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Flip The Script… Q Tip… A comp!
OK people… just got this from fellow cultural activist and indie publisher, Kingsley Davis: “Q~tip appears in the new book ‘Flip the Script ~ A Photographers Music Diary’ and returns to London for a gig on Fri 26 August. As … Continue reading
Posted in Just Runnings
Tagged Afrobeat, Blurb Books, Books, Broken Beat, funk, Gilles Peterson, Hip Hop, JazzOmarNorman Jay MBE, Kingsley Davis, Music Diary, Photography, Q Tip, soul
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INNER CITY INSIGHT: Words, Sound & Power – MC Akala’s Life Of Rhyme & Life in Grime!
A blazing beacon of cultural enlightenment emerged from beneath the post-riot smokescreen in the form of UK MC, Akala’s ‘Life Of Rhyme’ on Channel 4. Following on from Saturday night’s well publicized but low budget and lame ‘How Hip Hop … Continue reading
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Tagged Akala, Channel 4, dan Hancox, drum & bass, dubstep, Genesis Elijah, Giggs, grime, Guardian, Hackney, Hip Hop, jngle, Lethal Bizzle, London, lyrics, Malik, MCs, Ms Dynamite, poetry, Professor Green, ragga, rap, Reveal, Riots, road raps, Rodney P, Wiley
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SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME … Pt. 3 – Baloji – The Sorcerer
Why was innovative Congolese rap star, Baloji, not on the billing for WOMAD 2011.? Check these videos. This man is hip. Born in the Congo but raised in Belgium, a pan African exile, who declares “My story is made up … Continue reading
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Tagged Amp Fiddler, Baloji, Congo, Dr. Nico, Franco, Hip Hop, Kabaselle, Kinshasa, Konono No.1, Le Sape, rap, rumba, soukous, Zaiko Langa-Langa
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