This Friday (4th September) I’ll be playing in St Petersburg and then Saturday (5th September) I’ll be in Moscow, both gigs in celebration of Funk & Beyond’s 8th Birthday. The Moscow gig is already sold out, but tickets are still available for the St Petersburg gig.
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On August 6, 2014, hip hop legends Public Enemy performed at London’s world-renowned Metropolis Studios in the most intimate gig of their career. This unique show gave 125 lucky fans the rare opportunity to witness one of the most influential rap collectives record a live album up close and personal,[…]
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Legendary 90s East Coast Hip Hop groups DAS EFX and Lords Of The Underground perform together live in London for the first time at Camden’s world famous Jazz Cafe with support from Classic Material DJs Chris Read & Nick Armitage on Tuesday 20th October. Tickets available here.
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This past weekend, master calligrapher Seb Lester painted a mural in East London featuring the words of the Ewan MacColl song ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ on which Roberta Flack’s famous version was based. The video is soundtracked by Maylight’s ‘Beat of the Heart’, produced by me.[…]
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music from Omar, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, The Soul Motivators, Esperanto and much more. Listen here.
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It was recently my pleasure to interview Ernie Isley, drummer, bass and guitar player and songwriter for legendary funk / soul group and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners The Isley Brothers. Blurb from WhoSampled: “For the latest edition of the WhoSampled interview series, we speak with Ernie Isley, drummer, guitar[…]
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This week sees the release of ‘The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)‘ box set, an expansive 23 CD collection offering the most comprehensive collection of the group’s material available to date. The collection features newly remastered versions of 21 of the group’s albums, to which[…]
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There’s a brand new mix up on Mixcloud. Details below: “This is the third and final installment of the ‘Funky Drummers’ mix series and the most uptempo of the three. As with previous editions, it’s a solid 20 minutes of nothing but raw drum breaks from Funk, Soul, Rock &[…]
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I’m very pleased to be playing at Brighton’s Fortune of War, situated on Brighton beach front this Saturday. Full details on the flyer above. Facebook event page here.
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music and recent re-issues from Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, Lesiman, Strange Faith and Piero Umiliani. Listen here.
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