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Collectors Item - Music, Art and Life: Live Instrumentation In Hip Hop
Young RJ & Abstract Orchestra Present The Making Of "Fantastic 2020, Vol. 1"


Slum Village and Abstract Orchestra set off 2020 on a fantastic note with a revisit to an album that is one of J Dilla's greatest works. Nod you head to the groovy sounds of "Fantastic Vol. 2020, Vol. 1" as Young RJ and Abstract Orchestra add a new dimension to each song from the original "Fantastic" LP. With RJ providing direction to make sure everything sounds authentic and AO on instrumentation adding additional moments of ear candy, the two musical forces create a pleasant journey.


NaS & The Soul Rebels Perform A Medley Of Classics In Australia, 2017


One of Hip Hop's new favorite backing bands The Soul Rebels do a great job in adding a new dimension of power and Soul to the music of Nas in a medley of his all-time classics. Live at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia, April 13, 2017.

Polish Band Flue Pay Tribute To The Pharcyde & Jay Dee With A Medley Of Classics


"Tribute to Pharcyde" is a medley of songs produced e.g. by J Dilla for the American hip-hop group The Pharcyde, in own arrangement of the group Flue. Medley consists of three tracks: "Passin’ Me By", "She Said" and "Runnin”. The material was recorded by "one take" method in December 2014 in „Łaznia Nowa” Theatre in Cracow.


FLUE:
Marcin Przeplasko a.k.a. DJ PLASH - Turntables, MPC
Piotr Bolanowski a.k.a. Bolan - Music director, keys
Grzegorz Sipiora - Electric Bass
Patryk Dobosz - Drums

GUESTS:
Anna Pacholczak - Violin
Natalia Kotarba - Violin
Julia Kotarba - Cello
Konrad Krzysztofiak - Viola
Olaf Węgier - Tenor saxophone - solo in "Runnin" 
Bartek Prucnal - Alto saxophone
Cyprian Baszyński - Trumpet
Łukasz Belcyr - Electric guitar

EACHONETEACHONE.TV / MADMOSQUITO.ORG 
Michał "Vasquez" Plewniak - Camera, edit
Michał "Wachu" Wach - Camera

CREW:
Radosław Grabski a.k.a. Zigi Litvin - Sound director, sound engineer, edit & mix, light
Tomasz Kubiak - Sound engineer
Andrzej Lawdański Kuklok - Camera 
Gabriela Sipiora - Make up, stylist
Katarzyna Kukiełka - Photo 
Michał Suska - Logo
Jan Maurer - Light engineer, stage manager 
Piotr Żebrowski- Light engineer
Special thanks to Studio Centrum, Studio Soundprove and Łaźnia Nowa!

Tribute to Pharcyde in loving memory of James Dewitt Yancey a.k.a. J Dilla

Nas & AZ's "Life's A Bitch" Achieves A New High Through The Keys Of Pianist whereisalex


Experience the contrast between happy and sad as a young pianist breathes refreshing new life into this NaS & AZ classic. The whereisalex remix of "Life's A Bitch" displays an attractive new arrangement of keys plus a familiar Hip Hop drum break made famous by Eric B & Rakim. Press play and take a trip through the ghetto with two NY lyricists who portray it's beautiful misery.


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Beats: Producer Tone Jonez Reflects On "Lavish Thoughts" Of "Yesterday"


Beats that create a pleasant atmosphere of emotion and thought for you kick back and reflect upon the good times in life, courtesy of producer/musician/writer/instrumentalist Tone Jonez.

Drummer John "OMAYGA" Adams & Friends Play The Music Of Jay Electronica


Exhibit A, C, The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace and Shiny Suit Theory performed by OMAYGA on drums with Josh Hari on bass, Stacey Wade on keyboard/organ and Rene Del Fierro on guitar.

Musician Asante Amin Merges Hip Hop & Soul For A Profound Moment Of "Love"


Nod your head to the soulful groove as New Orleans Musician/Composer/Educator Asante Amin personifies "Love". This is a fusion of Hip Hop and Soul like none other as live instrumentation and rhymes merge in a beautiful way. As this tune opens to the excitement of cymbal crashes and unfolds into joyful harmony, Asante creates a profound moment to describe the heart of women and men.

Salima - Vocals.
Omar Abdul Karim - Trumpet
Mathew Hartnett - Trombone
David Rosenthal - Guitar
Parker McAllister - Bass
Cinque Kemp - Drums
Warren Fields - Piano
Sean Banks - Percusioin
Asante Amin - Talk box, vocoder, synths, Sax and Flute

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