Donald Byrd, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Tchiachovsky, ESG, Sly&Robbie, Afrika Bambaata, Roy Ayers, War, Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Rodney, Bob James,P Funk, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Diamond D,New Birth, DJ Premiere, DJ Kid Capri, Langston Hughes, Paul Mooney, Howard Zinn, Jean Dominique, Masters At Work, Arundhati Roy, Mumia Abu Jamal, Toussaint L'Ouverture, James Brown, Muhammed Ali, Bruce Lee, Malcolm X, John Brown, Tim Wise, Dali Lama,Peter Tosh, RZA, Jay Dee, Pete Rock, Nina Simone, Coxone Dodd, King Tubby, Black Sabbath, Jazzy Jeff, Roc Raider, Q-Bert, John Coltrane, Krishna Murti, Rob Swift, Quincy Jones, Raphael Saadiq,Coxone Dodd,Organized Konfusion, Alamo (Brand Nubian), BDP, Poor Righteous Teachers, MC Lite, Kenny Dope,Sugarbelley, Eric B. & Rakim, PE, Bad Brains, Jimi Hendrix Experience,The Wailers, Boukman Experyans.
We're in the business of conceiving audio works of art and disseminating information. It's art using media as the medium. Most of the time combating corporate controlled messages with messages composed of reapropriated samples and sounds- you know fighting fire with fire. Djing/Producing Parties, Record/Book/Movie Releases, Art Exhibit Openings, Producing Mixtapes,Music for Films & Artists,and Documenting History is what we do.
Oja (o-jah) is the Sole Proprietor of Sunchild Productions & Soundsystem and has been since 1998, linking with artists, djs, dancers,organizations, and collectives alike who share the same visions of creation. The science is to engage people with music, spoken word, speeches, samples, live music and beats to express what we see happening in this world, what we reflect on from past experiences and learning: the voice that we will leave as part of our contribution to humanity.
Information: Commercial Media, Current Events,Sporting Events, Cinema,Natural Soundscapes (urban & otherwise),Culture, and Life Experiences build the palette for tracks, events and ideas. Inspiration is everywhere.
Be sure to check out the latest projects/collaborations: Pangea Radio (every Friday night on www.wbmbradio.com from 10pm-11pm=myspac/pangearadio and music from the Earthdriver arts collective (myspace/earthdriver & www.earthdriver.org)!
We love you soooo much OJA, our brada, our family, our loved one! Thank you for coming out on April 12th and being with us on our new birth, it wouldn't be the same without you! You are special to us and we just can't wait to see you! 'ofa atu, xoxoxo GabStar, Chata y M-Boogie.
My brada, OJA, i miss you lots, hug you lots, kiss you lots, mucho love all over you!!! got your message, did you get mine? 'ofaaaaaaaa atuuuuuu siempre!
Peace Peoples. This Friday the Artist/Activist Collective Earthdriver is double-billing with Swear on Your Life in a Black Rock Coalition Sponsored Event at BAM Cafe in Brooklyn (30 Lafayette Avenue 11216). The Show starts at 10pm and is FREE!!! Come through, bring a friend or two and kindly forward this bulletin. To get to BAM Cafe in The Brooklyn Academy of Music take any train to Atlantic Avenue. One Love, Jeremiah
Oja Ay OJA! What's good bruh...shoot me a # so we can rap...I'm hoping you can bring the 1's and 2's to Omari's birthday party on March 1st...lemme know...peace
what up my beautiful Brada Oja?! okaaay, we are going to hook up, i promise--when, might you ask? well, First of all, I love you. Second, Mahina would love to come in and be on the radio show in Feb. or beginning of March and third, I love you. see you soon, 'ofa atu.
