Gen Kanai (gkanai@earthlink.net)
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 14:03:15 -0800
Garth Trinidad (DJ for "Chocolate City", KCRW, Los Angeles) had Les Nubians
on his show last night and I really enjoyed their perspective and sound.
Has anyone else heard their full-lenth? I'm thinking about it but wanted
to know what others thought. They (2 sisters) were saying that their music
was influenced by their upbringing in Chad but was made to bring Bordeaux
into the modern world (they cited racism and ignorance in rural France as a
driving force behind their attempts to get their sound out- in an effort to
educate and enlighten.) I'm not sure how to classify their sound but it
was very funky and beautiful and reminded me of the feeling when I first
heard MC Solaar and how impressed I was then (although Les Nubians don't
sound anything like MC Solaar...)
Also, really enjoying "LTJ Bukem presents Earth volume Three." Any other
LTJ fans out there in Acid-Jazz land? I'm psyched on Tayla's "Stargazing"
and "Con-Quest" by Words 2B Heard meets Ad-Ill. I'm wondering if Earth
Volume Two is as good...
Anyone know where I can find a Tayla discography? Good Looking Records
doesn't have a home on the web that I can find....
Thanks!
Gen
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