dego(4hero)-keys&elastic band bass,thylord(bugz)-guitar ta raar,akwasi-bass&keys,kaidi tatham(agent k)-keys&percussion,kit-keyboards,pavel kostiuk-keys,cousin cockroach-roadie,nuff guest vox such as face,bembe segue,ferraz,rasiyah,lady alma,sewuese,obenewa & nadine.nippon 2000black,nihongi san-ropeiro,dbs-promotion,nobu-drums&congas!!!,hajime-keys,genta-percussion..plus many more.
Influences
jamaica,sexy-football,mizell brothers(skyhigh productions),george duke,scientist,football,blueberry flavoured anything,mr tatham,
j-dilla,fela,hello mickey,venture bros,madlib,jan hammer,brazilliance,dj-nuts,jazzysport,mr mensah,football,harry hill,
mr lord,80’s london soundsystems,mike allen&greg edwards,
the beat,the specials,charles stephney and oh yeah we forgot
to mention football too.
2000black was founded in 1997 by mr dego ranks.a place where genre defying grooves were welcomed and football addicts could converse and analyse the weekends results.
With early contributions from titonton,domu,seiji and pariss clemons (r.i.p) the mood was set and the progressive path taken. then came The Good Good compilations to showcase London boogie and Euro jazz U.S funk and Nippon grooves it was welcomed by those that heard but unfortunately ignored by more!!
Amongst all this we co-founded co-op but alas departed in 2004. moving on to drop nutmegs step overs and reverse passes & joins forces with bugz in the attics Daz-I-Kue and Kaidi Tatham to deliver DKD long player future rage but alas yet another shot was fired and open goal chance missed.
In 2004 with total football in their minds 2000black develops Silhouette Brown more subtle and instead of the previous long ball game a more patient possession play was seen with promising results.
You can check out our highlights showing great goal mouth action displays of skill and tactical prowessc.on various productions such as the good good comps, dkd, silhouette brown, patricia marx, ivana santilli, 4hero, tek-9, dego& kaidi, bembe segue plus many more.
Just listening to your albums slilhouette and next set of rockers........your still the best group ever to grace my ears......the inspiration is endless........please keep doing what your doing with 4hero 2kblack and DKD!!!!!
nice one! it appears that pavel still has the legs and the lungs too. okay, will have to wait for the "pair of jokers" and however other songs nutmeg has in his hard drive!
Hello 2000Black Thank you for being a positive force in this world. Music is one of the few things left that still has the power to bring people from different cultures together in harmony. Always feel free to contact me.
Here it comes...Mi new book Beat Black Kids debuts at the Harlem Book Fair July 18, 2009. It's time to take a look, change our ways and get rid of a dirty passed on habit. Visit www.beatblackkids.com next week for details!
