DJ Kool Herc grew up attending these sound systems and dance halls in Jamaica. Though he’s stated that his love of James Brown had a greater effect on his music than Jamaica, his introduction of elements of the Jamaican sound system to America were massively influential to Hip Hop. Photo ...
M-15,16 Performed by the Northwest Sinfonia & Chorus / Lyrics by Keiki Kobayashi & James Vance M-17 (orchestra arrangement by Keiki Kobayashi) Vocals by Ken Stacey & Emi Evans / Middle Eastern Instruments: Yuval Ron Ensemble / String Quartet: Yuuya Yanagihara, Mikiyo Kikuchi, Naoko Ishibashi,...
3) James Maple is another giving type of guy. Playing on a plethora of other people’s records at Dirt Floor Studios, he is also a killer songwriter himself. With a voice that has seen the road and a bit of grit weaving stories about it…you don’t need a full band to love some ...
Without sacrificing their soulful disposition to hip-hop, legendary Bay Area groupSouls of Mischiefhave been able to rework their sound over the years to produce consecutive classics. While the title track to their 1993 debut LP‘93 ’til Infinitycontinues to receive airplay from across the board...