It happend finally!!!After 2 years of the first gig at BLAST HEAD"Land
Scape" release party in 2002.Drummer"KUGE" and percussionist"LATYR"
plays minimalistic,primal beats on the stage at the same time
engineer"UCHIDA" takes their beats to the space!! their unique and
original style has reached many of sound creaters,DJ's like David
Mancusso,nick the record of LIFE FORCE,adrian sherwood of On-U Sound
System,betty botox of OPTIMO etc.In 2004 they released their first
self titled album"Flying Rhythms" .
and released re-mix album"Rhythm Cnnection" and scond album"N'DANKA
N'DANKA" following year.Feb 2006 they relaesed 38 minute long virsion
"Do The Waves". 2007 they released new dance album"Rhythm Mebius" .
LATYR SY・・・Precussions,voice
Born in Republic Of Senegal
started playing african drums at the age of 5.
1988 formd traditional precussion band "AFRICA DJAMBE"
as a band master,read singer they played Nelson Mandela concert,
opening ceremony of african cup football,at the many world readers・VIP
wellcome ceremony like jessy jackson,mitterrand ex french president.
came to japan Feb1995.plays and involving many recording sessions in
lots of different japanese music scene.
other band"Africa Sunuxelcom" is formed by a many other african
percussionists.He also teaches djambe at the comunity colledge
in Ikebukuro Tokyo.
KUGE YOSHIO・・・Drums,Electric Pads
Born in Kishiwada Osaka Japan
His drumming style is influenced by Kishiwada's(where he was born and
brought up)traditional autamun festival"DANJILI MATSURI".
He went to NY by him self when Shuger Hill Gang,Grand Master Flash and
all the good old school hip hop was at the hight. Played Drums on the
street almost everyday!! After came back to japan he played with many
diffarent musicians,singers and rappers.2001 he released first solo album
"KUGE" from Bumblebee Records.Recorded and Mixed by UCHIDA
NAOYUKI.This album gave big shock to many musicians and listener.
UCHIDA NAOYUKI・・・Engineer,Dub mix
Probably the busiest engineer in japan.working for many of domestic
reggae,dub albums and the bands who creates real music.
his work is trusted by many musicians. he also is a member of
"LITTLE TEMPO" and "DRY&HEAVY".
日比谷野音ライブ
【track list】 1.Grum Drama(Original by Drum Anagram) 2.Surge Replay(Original by Film Beat) 3.Dirty Perplex(Original by enrai O.S.T) 4.Laugh Deluxe(Original by 青い砂漠) 5.MID Portrait(Original by 蜘蛛の糸) 6.New Clean(Original by New Dark)
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the chef cooks me
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cumulonimbus
U&Design
LAZYgunsBRISKY
SuiseiNoboAz
dry as dust
the mornings
オワリカラ
yumeiroecho
WEEKEND
HITOE
&11月末解禁1BAND
It's a long time since we last contact. I hope everything goes well with you.
Just come to annouce my new ep Yuan - Forbidden Volume 2 will be released Dec 7th. There are preview in my myspace player including the two tracks "Aquarius"and "Wish Star".
Konnichiwa... My brand new CD is being released in Japan on November 21st 2009 [which is my birthday!!! Hooray!!]
The CD is called "Funky DL - The Ultimate Collection"
The Album features 2 CD's with 35 Classic jazz hip-hop tracks and brand new and live show songs and also a storybook, including the story of how I met "NUJABES"
And also the story of my experience touring Japan in Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Utsunomiya, Tokyo, Osaka, Mito, Gifu, Kyoto, Wackayama, Hamamatsu, Okayama,
If you want to remember all the Funky DL classics, please get the CD. Also check the youtube promotion video
2009.08.7(FRI) 『school of DUB』@青山月見ル君想フ OPEN/START 18:30/19:00 前売￥2300/当日￥2800（+1D） with nego／bossston cruizing mania with あらかじめ決められた恋人たちへ ／pasadena／synthesizer sunshines[中村卓也×外池満広（DRY&HEAVY）]
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you like the new cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
I will be opening for Baby Bash & Frankie J with special guest Paula Deanda in July, 2009 at the El Corazon in Seattle, Wa. at 8 PM. If you can be there, get you tickets now before it sells out. It is for all ages. See you there ~ Vanessa :)
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