Jerome Decis (a.k.a djKobal) has been a household name in Montreal for the last 12 years spinning records of the rarest labels to the crowd pleasing anthems of funk.
At times he has been pegged as a funk deejay ,but once you try to imagine yourself in his portal, you’d be mesmerized with his versatile style of various genres of old and new sounds.
Without any contestation, he is probably one of the hardest working deejays in the nation. I myself have witnessed copius amount of times he’s spent digging in record shops and household basements,not too mention 9 hour sets at the ever so popular Funk nights at e-Cube in Giffrin Town Montreal.
He has spun alongside popular acts such as Funkadelic and the P-Funk All-Stars, Roy Ayers ,Family Stone,Fred Wesley,Seun Kuti and Egypt 80,Sharon Jones, Budos Band,Lee Fields, Sugarman 3,Keb Darge, Quantic, Mr.Scruff,Kool Keith, Dj Vadim, Moonstarr, and “the Goods” Crew, and many more
As co-owner of the label “AFRO KATS”, Decis once again shows his work ethic and passion for the music we all call FUNK. He has a good sense of rhythm depicting some of the most unusual breaks which has captured an audience globally, hitting numerous charts and popular magazines, such as STRAIGHT NO CHASER, and various underground readings, which is knowledgeable for the beginner who needs to do his/her research into the realm of left-field sounds.
A Noisemaker in an eclectic scene filled with passionate collectors, there’s no denying who is the king of digging.
Just go and ask any of the record owners in town, or better yet any of the new local record retailers who have just appeared on the scene. Oddly enough, he has just begun.
“Y” DNA
THe new reissue is out FLOYD LAWSON AND THE HEARTS OF STONE,take a look at www.afrokats.com
Please check out my new album "Feel The Fire" - The Remixes!
Including remixes by Smoove, Lack of Afro, Rephrase, AIFF, Thomas Blondet, Ed Royal, Una Mas Trio, Mash & Munkee, ALVO, Daytoner, The Uptown Felaz, JetTricks and Alan De Lanaire!
Hey! 31 mai au Toï Toï à Villeurbanne Soirée de lancement du label lyonnais Palmwine Records AFROBEAT meets REGGAE avec Café Crème et les frères smiths, Roberto and the moods, Babaliah et Koffi Gnato
HOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
+ le site est en ligne avec des mixs et des virtal releases à downloader
THE DIARY Volume 1.5 (20 Years of the Remix) now available for free download at WWW.MUSICOFSUBSTANCE.COM!
“This CD just shows how much Chris Read knows about historic Hip Hop production techniques - Its just a shame he wasn't creating this stuff during the eras he's covering as we would probably rate the man as being up there with Paul C, Pete Rock, Premier and all! - I can't think of another Hip Hop CD I've played so much in years” (ANDY SMITH - PORTISHEAD)
"Chris continues the rap anthology concept of his super-dope 'The Diary' megamix in the shape of a remix project, re-lacing acapellas from 89-2009 with historically accurate beats. 'The Diary 1.5' serves as a great platform for Chris to showcase his ample beat-making skills whilst referencing those who've inspired him." (DJ WOODY - FORMER WORLD ITF CHAMPION)
“Wicked! The perfect companion to The Diary Mixtape. Shows an impressive knowledge of sounds from all eras.” (MR THING - FORMER WORLD DMC CHAMPION)
"Crazy! This is Rap History in the making. Chris proves his production skills on this one to the fullest. A wonderful and refreshing journey through all eras of hip hop. Double thumbs up!" (MARC HYPE - FORMER ITF CHAMPION)
We appreciate the love and betta believe Da Neighborhood Hustlaz are on their grind, sun up to sun down. come see what the fuss is about all about. 804 got talent, VA'S next to be exposed, our sound is swagga induced, lyrically driven and oh yea our beats are made by the great SO SO DEF producer YOUNG JUVE. HOW WE GOING TO LOSE??? Much Love to all Artists doin their thing. 1
the first of may is a special day and people keep asking us how we keep it up: the answer is like singing a simple song: WE WORK IT OUT!
enjoy the sounds that lift your soul and the grooves that makes you move at the one and only spot that offers you true funk: THE REBEAT, a night of legendary stature and musical significance!
see you at freiburg finest funk spot embelished by rebeat 60s decoration treasures & visuals,
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