Tiken Jah Fakoly’s African roots reggae is taking over the entire African continent, per my Senegalese friends. I was told to check out his music because I would love it. Man, was that good advice! Check out Tiken Jah Fakoly’s MySpace page to hear some of this deep roots music coming out of the Ivory Coast. It’s wonderful!!
P.S. I appreciate the powerful horns backing up the band! These tunes have great arrangements. 
This guy, Diego Stocco, is doing some really cool stuff combining microphone and recording technology with custom instrument creation. Check it out…
The DJ behind Little Brother…
This is where my head is at right now. I am converting my Fortress of Musictude into a DJ Jazzy Jeff production studio for 100% pure creativity, expression and recording power. I just need to figure out a few things, like how to tie together all my music pieces. Ableton Live would seem to have to be in the middle of it all…
Man, my boy Kevin McFadden in Portland-via-Detroit turned me on to this hot hip-hop clip from the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards. He wanted to hip me to the rhymes that Mos Def, Black Thought and Eminem laid down on this track.
What groove do the world’s top rappers and MC’s rhyme to? Clyde Stubblefield’s Funky Drummer sample, of course! That’s exactly what DJ Premier does on this track. Man, if Clyde had a dime for every time a hip-hop rhyme was combined with his funky drum line…well, he’d probably be playing for free!
Catch Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s Original Funky Drummer, live every Monday at The Frequency! See ya there!!
