I didn’t jump on the Dilla bandwagon until after his unfortunate passing…I will admit. But since then I’ve been listening to everything of his that I can put my hands on. He truly was a masterful producer and he created a whole other way of approaching beatmaking. He had a great musical perspective. He was like a jazz musician…finding space and experimenting in ‘weird’ time signatures and offbeats. Beyond production, he’s influenced the way I approach improvisation. Truly a legend. RIP
This video is from a forthcoming DVD (and hopefully CD) where some of Dilla’s classics are mixed with live orchestration. It’s called “A Suite for Ma Dukes.” Below is the homie Dwele, with orchestra in tow, performing the Dilla-produced “Angel.” This joint is beautiful. Cool article about the suite is yonder
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The Sounds of VTech / Angel Feat. Dwele 
the World Famous Tony Williams
February 13, 2010 at 10:39 pm
This is amazing!!! was this on t.v. That’s kareem riggins on drums… he finished off several dilla’s unfinished works posthumously… he’s a beast… thanks for posting this Joe..
Joe
February 14, 2010 at 2:23 am
i thought he looked familiar. dude is definitely a beast. im not sure if it was televised…def deserves to be, though!
im just waiting to get that joint on dvd/cd. dilla’s stuff is phenomenal as is, but adding the orchestral element is brilliance.
good hearing from ya, man. hope everything’s going well. looking forward to hearing your mixtape