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I was trying to post some music this week but it got all fucked up
So in the meantime I wanted to let you know about some Awesome Tapes from Africa DJ sets coming up:
June 3 Lyon at Obamo Café
June 4 Marseille at Le Polikarpov
June 5 Paris at Villette Sonique (@Parc de la Villette w/ Oneida, Secret Chiefs 3, Ganglians and Blues Control)
June 9 Berlin at Bar25
June 10 Cologne at A-Musik “Spätkauf”
June 11 Düsseldorf at Salon des Amateurs
Come say hello if you’re nearby.
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That picture is crazy.
will you come in italy, have you got any contacts? i’m from italy but i will travel to denmark in a week. i’ll go there for work for two month. will you come there in the north? how much time you will stay in europe? contact me yaliwasa@hotmail.it
Hey, Brian!
Saw you had a gig at OCCII in Amsterdam but now it is deleted from their schedule. What happened?
Where on Earth did you get that picture?? You know where I could get a larger version?
Some recent talk about slowing down Robert Johnson’s 78’s https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2988168377526999064&postID=1051383810882924668
…got me thinking about your Abin Dunia tape. If the Fushien Kububua dude is the same (seems reasonable), then comparison with the AD tape reveals a faster tempo, with drums tuned significantly higher, and a much squeakier voice. Even on FK, yes his voice is a little squeaky sometimes. Just like you said, I agree & also dig the squeaky voice on the AD tape. But I’ve been having fun slowing down Seidi Alama using Audacity (free download — use the Change Speed effect)… 21% slowdown was probably much too much, but very interesting. Now I’m going to try only 10% or even 5%… =D
seriously, though, what is up with that picture? what is underneath all of the people and stuff, in the bed of the truck?
yo, that picture was taken from flickr, here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jawaha75243/3360931583/
my bad for not originally crediting it in the first place!
hi andreas, i had to change my tour schedule due to timing issues so instead of holland i am going to france. will hopefully get to amsterdam/rotterdam/etc the time after next (next trip is to scandinavia in august).
Ps: regarding the slow-down hausa highlife stuff… i have no idea but i like your style for even considering it. makes sense indeed.
I emailed a copy of the slowed-down Seidi Alama. The chorus, especially, sounds like a real chorus, again. You can separate the individual voices. It was always an intriguing tape, one of my very favorites. I’m glad you were cool with the idea.
Hello guys
I created a Facebook event for the date in Lyon :
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120462611324447&ref=mf
See you there.
JM
I’ll see you in Paris.
If you’re into music from les Antilles (Zouk), you will find lotsa tapes here for sure.
I’ll also be at your set next week in Paris. I’ll try to find you after the set.. would be good to finally to meet you. As it happens I might move to Brooklyn from Paris in the near future.
Matt, from Benn loxo du taccu
Lol, I believe the photos are fake but anyway, if you want to hear some cool music then try listening to Somali Music, they are the best in Africa.
Hey, Brian!
When you plan another Amsterdam trip, contact the guys from Rebel Up Soundclash. You fit in perfectly with their parties (at OCCII).
They are doing some great stuff!
Andreas
Wow! I can’t believe that truck can carry that huge cargo. That’s really amazing.
hi brian, i was at la vilette saturday and the music you played just perfectly that perfect day, thanks, m
Oh too bad, I didn’t see that you were going to Paris before :-(
I really had a great moment at your dj set in Paris
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london, please
hey brian just wanted to say your Berlin gig was awesome…. Atakak sounds so good on the dancefloor, thanks for playing!
Hey, whens the next time you have a show in NYC? I remember reading that sometime in June or July you were having one. Please let me know!!
thanks dudes!
i am djing tonight saturday june 19 at zebulon in brooklyn.
darn! i missed it in Berlin. i would have been all up on that. hopefully there will be a next time!
definitely gonna make it back to Berlin asap. where else does the entire room rage so hard to Ata Kak?