Zigaboo Modeliste (The drummer in The Meters for the uninitiated!), James Brown (Mr Dynamite for the initiated), The JB's, Pastor John P Kee, Willie Mitchell, Al Green & the Hi Records House Band, Boogie Down Productions, Audio Two, Nice & Smooth, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, The Bomb Squad, Shirley Ellis, Cab Calloway, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Sly and the Family Stone, Diamond D, The Nicholas Brothers, Don Blackman, EPMD, Take 6, Joe Tex, Brand Nubian, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir, Chuck Brown, Ultramagnetic Mc's, Parliament, Funkadelic, Zapp, Roger Troutman, Erik Sermon, Def Squad, George Martin, The Beatles, The Alkaholiks, Quincy Jones, Organized Konfusion, Kim Burrell, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Dj Premiere, Brian Wilson, "Sugafoot" Bonner, Ohio Players, The Bar-kays, Teddy Riley, Guy, Slick Rick, Cameo, Dr John, Fred Hammond and Radical For Christ, Kyle West, Leaders Of The New School, The Winans, Weather Report, Marcus Miller, Bryan Powell, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Muscle Shoals, Dino from H-Town , Marley Marl, Juice Crew, The Clark Sisters, X-Clan, The Native Tongues, Pastor Marvin Sapp, The Ummah, Fela "Anikulapo"Kuti, Jay Dee, Mr. Oizo, Jamie Starr (Prince for the unititiated).
Los Angeles born emcee/producer/drummer/faith healer Damon grew up in Hawaii, two kilometres from Mount Waialiali, coincidentally the wettest spot on the planet, and Berkley, home of the people's power hippie movement of the 70's, a few blocks from Fantasy Records! The Rubberbands dance career led him to Stockholm in 1986. Subsequently it is a career that has made him a respected and recognized figure in the street dance community the world over. He has toured with Jam on the Groove/Rocksteady and Sweden's most renowned street dance troupe, BouncE. Damon is also the 2004 winner of the famed Just Deboute street dance contest in "Popping". Little is known of how he makes his music, but sonically, it is said to resemble his dancing.
Self taught musician and lion tamer, Aaron was born in Lusaka, Zambia, the land that lends its name from the mighty Zambezi River, to a church deacon mother and a speech writer father! He migrated to England in the early 80's where a religious-like encounter with hip hops four elements made him gravitate toward emceeing. He was then teleported to Stockholm, Sweden in 1990 where he was signed to WEA, while only a cherub! He earned himself a formidable reputation as a prolific freestyle emcee/songwriter and chalked up nominations for best newcomer in 1991's now defunct Siljemark Awards as well as a Nöjesguidens Stockholms Pris for best live act in 1997, with 3 Pieces of a Puzzle and Boogaloo respectively. His notoriety led him to introduce a rap curriculum in a Swedish high school, in 2000, where he has been, and is still edutaining. He was also nominated for penning "Love Dat" with labelmates Up Hygh, in Gilles Petersons 2005 Worldwide Awards, "Song of the Year" category.
Conceived circa 1995 when the planets converged in the third house, which is that of communication, in response to other rap groups weak chakras, what once began as a séance of irreverent freestylin' and unorthodox beat making, morphed into the prog, recording and performing, song writing and producing band that is Hearin' Aid. Ministers of a brand new heavy funk, their complex simplicity is made manifest in their remix of revered Swedish songstress Linn's "Available", their own "Let Eet Ought EP", "The Boom Lucy" album and in their explosive live performances. Performances that have been witnessed by men at such events as the MTV X-treme Games, Berns Fusion Festival (alongside Raphael Saadiq, Plantlife, Moodyman and Little Brother), Lollipop/Fanclub (alongside Black Star, Dialated Peoples), IDO European Streetdance Championships( with Joe Budden), Hultsfred Festival, Sonar and Glastonbury festivals.
Hearin' Aid are also 2005 winners of Sweden's prestigious P3 Gold Awards, HipHop/Soul category. In addition they are also Grammy and Manifest nominees in the above category for their critically acclaimed debut album, "The Boom Lucy".
It is of no wonder that the most respected voice on all things black music in Sweden, radio journalist Mats Nileskär, rightly dubbed Hearin' Aid "the leaders of leftfield hip-hop".
Hey Hearin' Aid, let us introduce you, to a mix that you ain't used to... featuring: kid sister, chromeo, uffie, crookers, spank rock, a-trak, xxxchange, hollertronix, sebastian, rustie, the cool kids, hot chip and many more...it's slaptacular!
hejhej, hope everything is well! i have now put "Today" feat. Aaron Phiri & Dj Rooftop (from my latest album Traveller), here on my myspace for listening! take care, Sophie.
I'm a new artist from sweden who wants to share my music with the rest of the world. I've currently dropped a new mixtape called UNLEASH THA BEAST; download it for FREE at www. conte. se, satisfaction guarranteed. Have a great week. /Conté
01. Milez Benjiman - Chop that Wood 02. Up Hygh - Compatible 03. Olivier Daysoul - Bump it 04. Simbad - Soul Fever 05. Hearin' Aid - Pop 4 06. Sa-Ra - Thrilla 07. Brook D'Leau - Thrillion 08. Waajeed - Me and you 09. Eprom - Selahrmx 5 10. Harmonic 313 - Flashback 11. Dabrye - This is where i came in 12. Busta Rhymes - What Up 13. Up Hygh - Love Dat 14. VeeBeeO - Klox 15. Umod - Rest with U (Mapa Mix) 16. Frank N Dank - Clap your Hands (Morgan Spacek remix) 17. Dabrye feat. Phat Kat & Jay Dee - Game Over (Flying Lotus remix) 18. Dal Green - Calll the Police 19. Dr. Who Dat - B-Boy Portrait in Spain 20. Rustie - Dog Mask 21. Hudson Mohawke - ZooOooOoom 22. Santogold - Starstruck 23. Birdy Nam Nam - Too much Skunk Tonight 24. Mr. Oizo - No Day Massacre 25. Skream - Welcome 2 the Future 26. Digital Mystikz - Haunted 27. Benga - 26 Basslines 28. Darqwan - Last of Nine 29. Loefah - System 30. Scuba - Subaqueous 31. Skream - Lightning 32. Daedelus - Hermitage