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mixtape practice — mos def’s “casa bey”

30 Sep

The Ndelible mixtape shall soon be here. This is us practicing Mos Def’s Casa Bey, sans vocals.

 

Finals update

12 Dec

The semester is ending, finals are here, papers are due. And all I have to say is…bout time. It’s been a long couple months. Looking forward to a little break from school. Welcome to any new visitors.

Random thoughts, starting now…

  • Ndelible’s show at Bohemian was quite fun. 
  • I am in love with the Roland Sonic Cell…I know I’m a music geek (and geek in general), but this thing really has changed my musical horizons. It has 1000 sounds!!! I can hook it up to my sax or midi keyboard…has been the cause of a lot of procrastination.
  • Raphael Saadiq conmigo. What a concert he and his band put on...Obama’s speech accepting his Nobel Peace Prize was epic. He acknowledged the duality present in a war-time president getting a peace prize, spoke about the world’s yearning for a practical peace…I really dug it. Shoot, even Sarah Palin liked it…that’s talent. If you wanna watch it, check it out yonder. Bit long, but definitely worth a listen. I think it’s gonna be one of those speeches kids are required to listen to in about 20 years.
  • Earlier this week I got a chance to meet one of my favorite musicians/singers — Raphael Saadiq. He was in Bmore at Rams Head…gave a ridiculous performance. Live music is alive and well. Thanks again to Bookie Book for the hook up!
  • Edit — last thing, just saw a great interview with one of my favorite emcees, Mos Def. He speaks on his creative process, his epic new work The Ecstatic, as well as some BlackStar reunion’age!!!
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