London and NYC Club and Concert Listings
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Heavy Rotation: August 2002
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1) QUASIMOTO - THE UNSEEN (Stone's Throw LP)
Madlib comes with the illness. Jazzy, quirky, imaginative - the best hip hop album for a long time.
Buy
2) SEU JORGE - CAROLINA (Mr. Bongo LP)
Superb contemporary Brazilian music straight outta the favelas combining samba with hip hop and funk.
Buy
3) SUSANA BACA - ESPIRITU VIVO (Luaka Bop LP)
An amazingly beautiful voice over amazingly beautiful music - the sound of black Peru.
Buy
4) 4HERO - HOLD IT DOWN (Talkin Loud 12")
These remixes, from Bugz in the Attic, Kaidi Tatham, and Osunlade have been getting heavy air- and club-play over the past few months, and finally have been
released - guaranteed floor movers.
Buy
5) ROOTS MANUVA - DUB COME SAVE ME (Big Dada LP)
Atmospheric dub-influenced hip hop - remixes of the tracks from 'Run come Save Me'.
Buy
6) J-LIVE - THE BEST PART (Triple Threat Productions LP)
Dropping intelligent lyrics without neglecting the beats, this ex-school teacher and five-percenter's LP includes a
track which brilliantly samples the Brazilian classic song 'Berimbau'.
7) FERTILE GROUND - SEASONS CHANGE (Counter Point LP)
Uplifting afro-soul-jazz from this crew outta Baltimore.
Buy
8) VARIOUS - CO-OPERATION 2 (People LP)
Cutting edge Bugz business from West London's Broken Beats scene, representing the (recently finished) Co-Op sessions at the Velvet Room on Charing Cross Road.
9) SUBA - SAO PAULO CONFESSIONS (Ziriguiboom Discos LP)
Brazilian music meets Future Jazz - look out also for the recent 'Tributo' album from this talent lost to the world before his time.
Buy
10) DELE SOSIMI - TURBULENT TIME (Eko Star LP)
The cutting edge of Nigerian afrobeat from the ex-Fela Kuti keyboard player who recently rocked the Jazz Cafe in London.
Buy
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