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Influences
I started off listening to the likes of Hendrix, The Who, Tracy Chapman, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh etc, and playing songs on the guitar. Then I discovered Mixing and Dance music, and my guitar got relegated to the back of the cuboard. I got bored of mixing Drum and bass after a few years, and started MCing instead. Then finally I came full circle and picked up my guitar again, only this time I had pages of MC lyrics which slowly merged with my previous singing style to become what I do today. People I'm into right now are: Ani Difranco, Patrice, Gentleman, Iron & Wine, Damien Rice, Willy Mason, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, John Renbourn, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Black Uhuru, Dreadzone, The Cat Empire, Daby Balde, Eric Bibb, Gorillaz, plus hundreds more....
Sounds Like
Think Ben Harper meets Mos Def... at a Drum n Bass night... hosted by Delasoul. Confused? Me too. Everytime someone asks me what kind of music I play I end up saying something like "acoustic jazzy bluesy hip-hop reggae with a drum n bass flavour". Have a listen to a few of my tracks and let me know if you can come up with a better description!
FILMS YOU SHOULD WATCH:
Documentary about corporate control over the media and the rise of independant media outlets:
Documentary about how Rupert Murdoch's FOX network is controlling the media - Part 1
The Century of the Self - Adam Curtis
Excellent documentary about modern society that you have to see.
Pama Intl-Happenstance is the first of 3 singles to be taken from Pama Intl's much anticipated forthcoming album Pama Outernational (scheduled for a Oct/Nov'09 release)
that first tracks as good as anything i have ever heard, why does it keep skippping to the second track after 30 seconds, its frustrating, theres three p,s in skipping cause i,m drinking ricard, which is very nice,
billyman. how's it goin? you back in uk yet? small favour to ask man, can you vote for us to play at sunrise? hehe your turn this year.. look forward to hearin from you peace jeremy
FUTURE FUSION GLOBAL WARNING RADIO SHOW (artist-title-label) Nikki Lucas Intro 1.Hirini Melbourne/Richard Nunns -Hineruhi 2.Muslimgauze -Palestine is our Izlamicland 3.Filastine -Blung 4.Langer & Raabenstein –Hyperparasitoir 5.Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba -The River Tune 6.Apkass -Du Riz Et Des Armes 7.The Undercover Hippy -Money Money Money 8.Samiyam -Moon Shoes 9.Rahat Fateh Ali Khan -Ghum Suhm Ghum Suhm Cessa mix tape 10.Kashmeer Brothers Vrs FW 11.Panaea – Memories (Aaro Jerome Rmx) 12.Cessa-Kos 13.Cessa-Recon 14.Cessa-witchcraft Back to Nikki Lucas 15.Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics -Addis Black Widow 16.Blick Bassy -Nléla 17.Flashbaxx -Jack Of All Trades 18.Chip Wickham-Feelin' Alright 19.Stee Downs (Ishfaq Rmx) -Put A Little Love In My Soul 20.Bikram Singh-Modhe Te Bandook 21.El Hijo De la Cumbia -Para Bail Remix 22.Bleksem Ft Gaza –Pascop 23.Brickz -Lala Maw'thanda 24.Burhan Öçal & The Trakya All Stars –Karabiber 25.Juju Christian -Earth People 26.Sumo (Pepe Link Dub)-Mystic Drum 27.Osibisa -Music For Gong Gong(Diesler Rmx 28.Oreja -Julietta (Nautz 20:20 edit) 29.Cheb Nacer -Yak Hada Zahri 30.Wild Geese- Macho Disco Master 31.Rude Boy Paul Ft Bongani -Bazonda Ama Africa 32.Rebutz-A Bit Pomba 33. Bleksem-Pas-strumental
Hi brother. So good to be connected. Good job about the album. It..s so inspiring for me. BCN misses your bastardo mochila..s blues man. Take care, see ya someday
Alrite Billy hope music and life is going good for you. Im still loving your tracks especially its in your name. all the best Dunc, are you playing at sheep this year?
hey billyman. how's tings? did you enjoy the rest of the night at the sunrise party? just swingin by to wish you well on your journey to gambia. peace an love x
hi all I've put these three "experimental" recordings online in the run-up to the Kartong music festival this month. (The Undercover Hippy and Joe Driscoll are on the line-up alongside an array of West African musicians at the end of March.)
There was no preparation - this is just how it unfolded... enjoy. -Peter V. //// Description: Titi and Joli from Guinea-Conakry are part of a band based at an instrument shop and cafe on the Halahin river near Kartong, the Gambia. Here are their first night's experiments with Billy the Undercover Hippy, the RC20 loop station, and Vicki. Recorded live out in the woods at Verney Kunda, Kartong, February 2009.
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