Tag: Gilles Peterson
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Mala In Cuba at London Jazz Festival, Brixton Electric | Live Review
A pioneering dubstep producer being featured as part of the London Jazz Festival might seem strange from the outside. However, Mala has a habit of breaking moulds.
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Ben Westbeech: “It’s important to think about the bad shit that’s going on sometimes”
It was a hot Autumn afternoon for my meeting with Ben Westbeech; a gifted young musician whose confident nature preyed on my interviewing techniques. “Fucking hell that’s a lot of questions there,” – his eyes bulged out upon witnessing the thick amount of my question cards. Nevertheless, as he sat in the sun’s heat next…
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Lefto & Simbad present Worldwide Family Vol. 1 | Album Review
2010 was a productive year for Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings, a highlight being the release of the Havana Cultura Remix album and accompanying tour. 2011 gets off to a promising start as Peterson and co launch the Worldwide Family compilation series. Brownswood hand over the controls to respected friends of the label, asking them…
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Jose James: Beyond Jazz
Gilles Peterson-endorsed New York jazz vocalist Jose James talks to SoulCulture about moving away from creating ‘just’ jazz for his sophomore album, forthcoming collaborations with Flying Lotus and Basement Jaxx – and drops an acoustic performance of “Electromagnetic”.. www.josejamesmusic.com Photography by Ettoruccio.com Visit www.soulculture.tv for more videos w/ 9th Wonder, Marsha Ambrosius, Teedra Moses, Muhsinah,…