So the second installment from the Uganda stash is “Bell” by DJ Micheal. This is pretty great on a number of levels. Firstly it features a gaggle of Ugandans hanging out in some top garms. Can you spot the guy in the Burberry cap? How about those dance moves? Secondly I really love the track, …
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Consider this the beginning of a really weird crossfade into the “23 gigs” series. My partner, daughter and I spent 3 weeks in Uganda in 2005. I blogged about that before: Intro Charity meets Capitalism in uptown Kampala Tourism and Corruption Idi Amin and politics In retrospect I should have written more at the time …
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I’d always dismissed Tiger as both annoying and generic. Droid and Martin consider this to be further evidence of my incurable dibby dibby soundbwoy-ness. Never let it be said I have a closed mind, though. I just sat down and checked out four of his LPs in a row. And… yeah OK, I was wrong …
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Musik Line: Ras Kush: Sound of Brooklyn. Absolutely awesome interview with Ras Kush about reggae in New York covering everything from the connections with hip hop, soundsystems, Wackies the underdog, Super Cat, Jammyland, binghi sessions and black consciousness. And also the long reach of sleng teng, Jah Shaka and Xterminator from overseas. Essential reading and …
woofahmag.com I can barely believe I’m saying it but the new issue is here and ready to get out to you all! Believe me it’s worth the wait – up to a massive 92 pages this time and some incredible content that I am completely amazed we managed to secure. And it’s still the same …
“We know there are disputes between gangs, and gangs have affiliations to certain promoters and venues,” Sergeant Strange told the South London Press.“We are taking steps to keep warring – and I don’t use the word lightly – factions apart,” he continued, “This has been a problematic club and the main reason is the type …
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Holy soundsystem culture convergence, Batman! Lots of sampling and rejigging of the classic film Babylon going on at the moment. Aswad’s “Warrior Charge” tune is of course the sonic conrnerstone of the film. It features on Dizzee’s Rascal’s latest album (which I have previously yacked about here) alongside Brinsley Forde’s “Can’t Take No More of …
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