Friday, February 26, 2010
Video: Questlove on the 'Funky African', Fela Kuti
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Clip description:
"?uestlove from The Roots, now an associate producer on the hit musical Fela! on Broadway, talks about when he first discovered Fela Kuti's music, and walks us through Fela's influence in yesterday and today's hip-hop -- including works by Mos Def, Macy Gray, D'Angelo, X-Clan, and Leader of the New School."
Fela is up there with James Brown, Bob Marley, George Clinton and Ray Charles in terms of being a pillar of black music and pioneering and becoming an icon for an entire genre of music, in his case Afrobeat. If you haven't heard his music before, check this:
"Knitting Factory Records will be re-releasing Fela's entire catalogue. The Chop 'N Quench batch, containing 6 CDs (9 albums total) from 1964-1974, is available digitally and physically now. Buy them from Fela.net to get a deal better than you'll find anywhere else!"
Click HERE for more details and preview some music from it in the streaming audio player below:
See The Kitchen on Fela previously HERE and HERE.
Online:
Fela - twitter | facebook | website | myspace
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Clip description:
"?uestlove from The Roots, now an associate producer on the hit musical Fela! on Broadway, talks about when he first discovered Fela Kuti's music, and walks us through Fela's influence in yesterday and today's hip-hop -- including works by Mos Def, Macy Gray, D'Angelo, X-Clan, and Leader of the New School."
Fela is up there with James Brown, Bob Marley, George Clinton and Ray Charles in terms of being a pillar of black music and pioneering and becoming an icon for an entire genre of music, in his case Afrobeat. If you haven't heard his music before, check this:
"Knitting Factory Records will be re-releasing Fela's entire catalogue. The Chop 'N Quench batch, containing 6 CDs (9 albums total) from 1964-1974, is available digitally and physically now. Buy them from Fela.net to get a deal better than you'll find anywhere else!"
Click HERE for more details and preview some music from it in the streaming audio player below:
See The Kitchen on Fela previously HERE and HERE.
Online:
Fela - twitter | facebook | website | myspace
Labels: ?uestlove, Afrobeat/World Music, Fela Kuti
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Video: Yours Truly and Hip Hop Official present 'Melanie Fiona's Dusty Fingers'
The pitch:
"Melanie Fiona represents the next chapter in a storied history of female soul singers to possess the passion, power and grace to lift the spirits of the musical hopeful with the simple sound of her voice. But God given ability aside, Melanie is most importantly, an avid music maniac! Dusty Fingers, the newest series in the Yours Truly canon, is set inside San Francisco’s best record stores, and is meant to demonstrate that all artists are first and foremost, fans."
[via Yours Truly]
Bonus:
Download the Questlove x Illadelphonics The Bridge mixtape here: zshare
Labels: ?uestlove, Melanie Fiona, mixtapes
Friday, July 10, 2009
Melanie Fiona & Questlove present WQST Radio Presents: Melanie Fiona meets The Illadelphonics (A Live Remix Jam Session of THE BRIDGE)
Just watch the video above (or these other ones), Questlove explains what it is but here's a little snack from the 'mixtape' to whet your appetite:
Melanie Fiona feat. The Illadelphonics - "A yo (mixtape version)" [yousendit mp3 download link]
Bonus:
Melanie's cover of Sam Sparro’s “Black & Gold.” [youtube video]
Online:
Melanie Fiona - MySpace | Website | Blog | Imeem
I'd do more but it's my birthday today, the weather's good so I'm taking the rest of the day off from blogging and anything else except enjoying some good barbeque.....
Labels: ?uestlove, Melanie Fiona
Friday, June 19, 2009
Video of The Thing Record Store in Brooklyn
More fly old sh-t I found while cleaning out my personal and blog-related email inboxes....
This is a video of the basement of The Thing record store in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (located at 1001 Manhattan Avenue; 718-349-8234) where old records are priced at only two bucks a pop. Even DJ Shadow and Questlove might blow their minds trying to dig here! [via Daily Candy by way of my sis']
Labels: ?uestlove, Crate Diggin', DJ Shadow
Friday, April 17, 2009
Videos from Noisemakers with Pete Rosenberg & Q-tip
WATCH this: amazing sh-t!!! This is a 5-track playlist starting with a live band intro by The Cypher playing Q-Tip's "Gettin' Up", "ManWomanBoogie" and "Move." Part 2 is Tip on meeting Dilla; part 3 on his musical inspirations and efforts to work with the legendary jazz icon, Miles Davis shortly before his death; part 4 on how Busta Rhymes almost became a member of A Tribe Called Quest after leaving Leaders of the New School; and part 5 is a backstage video shot by Desi Hits of ?uestlove, The Cypher and Tip jamming to Dilla's "Lightworks" track. Essential....
Related:
Video of Q-tip on Tim Westwood.
Labels: ?uestlove, Busta Rhymes, Miles Davis, Pete Rosenberg, Q-Tip
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Noisemakers with Peter Rosenberg & Questlove TONIGHT!
At the 92YTribeca.
"Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg hosts a night of music and conversation featuring famed hip-hop musician, journalist and producer ?uestlove, the drummer for the legendary band The Roots. Rosenberg will sit down with Questlove for a candid discussion about the life and influences of this innovative and influential artist."
Click here for details/tickets.
Labels: ?uestlove, Pete Rosenberg, The Roots
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Videos of D'Angelo Live at Montreux 2000
Jacked from a posting on Facebook by YN. I HAD to do it though - I'm still waiting for the DVD of the 'Voodoo' tour to be released 'cos him at Radio City on that tour = the best show I've EVER seen, period!
He was really on James Brown sh-t back then (not in the least 'cos Questlove literally gets "Funky Drummer" at the beginning of this next clip)....
"Brown Sugar" Live at Montreux 2000 Part II:
"Sh-t, Damn, Motherf-cker" Live at Montreux 2000:
If you watch these videos and don't think this is some of the best sh-t you've ever heard, just go kill yourself and stop coming to this site 'cos there's really nothing for you to see here.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
?uestlove on the hottest MC's for 2009
Well he called Ron Browz for '09 - only about three years after I did!
My calls?
New MC's: Mickey (of course - if he gets focused, doesn't go too left and makes a great hip hop record), B.o.B. and my new pick, Shaun Boothe. But there's a ton of other cats out there starting to do some interesting things so there could be some dark horses coming up....
Established MC-wise: who can call it? If there was any justice in the world though Rhymefest and Consequence would have as much buzz & sales as Lupe but maybe that's just me?
Labels: ?uestlove, B.O.B., Consequence, Mickey Factz, Rhymefest, Shaun Boothe
Monday, December 08, 2008
Dec. 29: DJ ?uestlove Live at SOB's in NYC
Friday, September 19, 2008
?uestlove interview with KarmaloopTV (Part I)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
?uest For Obama this Thursday in NYC
Click here for more details for this fundraiser for Barack being held by DJ ?uestlove of The Roots.
Labels: ?uestlove, '08 Election, Barack Obama
Monday, August 18, 2008
Video: the world's largest record collection
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This must be doing the rounds cos it got emailed it to me via my gmail and Facebook today.
Contrary to what my dude Paul Mawhinney says in the video though, vinyl might not be quite as over as he thinks yet. Can someone who might give a f-ck about this and/or has too much money to spend give this seemingly incredible collection a new home?
(h/t: Justine and XL)
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This must be doing the rounds cos it got emailed it to me via my gmail and Facebook today.
Contrary to what my dude Paul Mawhinney says in the video though, vinyl might not be quite as over as he thinks yet. Can someone who might give a f-ck about this and/or has too much money to spend give this seemingly incredible collection a new home?
(h/t: Justine and XL)
Labels: ?uestlove
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Travis Barker & ?uestlove Jam Session
At The Roots' annual Grammy Party at The Key Club:
(h/t: Rosenberg Radio spotted via Rafi n them yet again)
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(h/t: Rosenberg Radio spotted via Rafi n them yet again)
Labels: ?uestlove, Grammys, The Roots, Travis Barker
Friday, November 02, 2007
Red Bull Party in Philly, Philly!!!
At Silk City. I know: Philly again?? Yes, I do still live in BK all evidence to the contrary....
Labels: ?uestlove, Cosmo Baker, King Britt, RJD2
