Posts Tagged ‘ Fela Kuti ’
I first started hearing about Tall Black Guy when All Natural Inc. was throwing the Dance To the Drummer’s DB beat battles at Sonotheque in the middle 00′s. I’d heard he was a beast, but it wasn’t until he dropped off his group The Eighties Babies (with D. Jackson) debut full length at Gramaphone that [ READ MORE ]
This two-track EP on Basic Fingers features two excellent remixes from L.A.’s Jose Marquez. Both remixes take the african rhythms of the originals and work them out into some definite floor stompers. On the A side Jose takes on Celia Cruz’s “Elegua” in which, although Cuban, Celia digs deep into her roots and sings to [ READ MORE ]
I love Detroit. I grew up in the area and have the city to thank for my passion for music. But it is a passion for music of a different land that sparks the inspiration for the Owiny Sigoma Band. At the core of the Owiny Sigoma Band are 5 London-based musicians who traveled to [ READ MORE ]