Eyedentity

Bio:

Eyedentity is a musical collective originally spawned in 1997 by Krishna and D. Booker and Rashid Duke. These three friends have known each other since childhood and have an enlightened sensitivity for each others work, making them a powerful production team. D. Booker is the daughter of Brazilian Jazz legends Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Krishna is the son of Jazz bassist Walter Booker, godson of Herbie Hancock, nephew of Wayne Shorter and Rashid is the son of pianist, producer George Duke. This is an unprecedented gathering of the offspring of some of the greatest Jazz musicians of our time and like their elders, music is the common passion that turned these three friends into a family. The concept of Eyedentity was created and the Bookers, with Rashid's co-production composed 2 albums for the indi label, Electric Melt. In June of 1999 the Bookers formed a live band to play Eyedentity's music and by 2000 parted ways with Electric Melt, continuing on independently. The band performs a wide variety of styles such as Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, Rock, Pop, Acid Jazz with Funk, R&B, Afro-Brazilian and Latin influences causing the music to take some exciting new turns from its recorded versions. Their lyrics are clean, unusual, socially conscious, fun and inspiring. Eyedentity's debut album entitled SEE planted a seed for the group as the album was critically acclaimed in various worldwide publications. They had a successful single entitled Heavy Interference which ended up on the Winter Chill compilation by Mark Doyle under Hed Kandi Records. This record placed the group in the company of such artists as Moloko, Nitin Sahwney, Moby and Delerium. Eyedentity has toured the world with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, most recently in Brazil for Sao Paulo's Virada Cultural street festival. This time they played a few extra shows on their own in the cities of Camipinas and Sao Paulo where they were extremely well recieved. Eyedentity has been reviewed in LA Weekly, LA Times, BRE Magazine and Music Connection as well as in many international publications including the Brazilian National Press and Flipside Magazine (UK). Locally, they have been heard on KPFK, KCRW, and KKBT (The Beat). FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: airflow@silcom.com - YOU CAN ALSO FIND EYEDENTITY ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE AND THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, OR FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER @eyedentitymusic

Member Since:

May 11, 2006

Members:

Krishna Booker, D. Booker, Rafael Tudesco... Eyedentity plays with a host of talented drummers, guitarists, bass & keyboard players, as well as many talented and world renowned DJ's...

Influences:

Bjork, Portishead, Massive Attack, Tricky, Nica Costa, Zero 7 & Sia, Rakim, KRS One, Doug E Fresh, Busta Rhymes, Notorious BIG, Exibit, X Clan, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Weather Report, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Milton Nascimento, Joyce, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Lenine, Nina Simone, Shirley Horn, Sarah, Dinah & Ella, Dianne Reeves, Ray Charles, BB King, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Janice Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Etc...

Sounds Like:

Portishead, Sia & Zero 7, Esthero, Morcheeba, Bjork, Massive Attack, De La Soul, Digable Planets, Guru, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim

Record Label:

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