Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Wed, 12 May 1999 13:17:01 -0700
>From: Neosoulman@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 08:51:34 EDT
>Subject: Re: Roy Ayers, Tribe Called Quest, Les Nubians, Tom Jones
>To: jlbaker@pipeline.com, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
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>
>Glad to hear Roy Ayers did his thing. I have the Les Nubians record and I
>enjoy it. I don't think they are especially talented really, but I
>appreciate the vibe, and I think it's a good thing for music here in the U.S.
>that they've gotten some recognition and exposure for what they've done. Why
>is it though, that anything remotely to do with black people and french has
>to be heralded as being in the tradition of Wyclef Jean? I read something
>crazy like that on the sticker for the album. C'mon guys... gimme a break...
>
If you want a French Wyclef Jean check out the last Menelik album "Je Me
Souviens", has much of the same sensiblity, also uses a cool sample,
Pacbel's Cannon, on one of the first tracks. And, though my French is
pretty bad, the skits do sound amuzing.
erik g
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