"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." - Plato
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A Tribe Called Quest @ Knitting Factory BK from Its The Official on Vimeo.

This is the kind of event that makes me miss NYC a LOT. I wish i was there but I watch this video with lot of pleasure and hope for some upcoming ATCQ’s shows… Yes, why not. I saw them for the first (and only) time during the festival Rock the Bells in 2008, everyone told me “It might be the last time they do a show together” and now I see that they did this show together again. I saw them in NY, in a beautiful place near the water. It was just a dream for me. NYC gave me a chance to see artists I thought I would never see and ATCQ was one of those artists/crews. It was a beautiful day, full of hip hop. This is what this video reminds me of, the NYC I love and the NYC that makes me dream.

Ceci est tout à fait le genre d’évènement qui fait que NYC me manque BEAUCOUP. J’aurai ADORé y être mais je regarde tout de même cette vidéo avec joie, espoir et un brin de mélancolie tout de même. J’ai vu ATCQ pour la première (et unique) fois à NYC en 2008 durant le festival Rock The Bells, une très jolie scène dos à la mer. Ce jour là tout le monde me disait “c’est sûrement la dernière fois qu’ils tournent ensemble”… Et je vois ça, cette vidéo… Tout les espoirs sont permis. J’espère sincèrement pour tout les fans ici en France et en Europe qu’ils viendront nous rendre visite, une petite tournée d’Adieu pour notre plus grand plaisir.
En tout cas, voilà, cette vidéo me rappelle NYC, la ville qui me faisait rêvé, même lorsque j’y étais, la ville qui m’a donné énormément musicalement et pas emplie de merveilleux souvenirs.

Enjoy.

ATCQ – NY 2008 video by Dj Ness that was some seat away from me.


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I have discover Vijay Iyer Trio through Gilles Peterson’s podcast.  A trio composing of Vijay Iyer on piano, Stephan Crump on bass and on drums Marcus Gilmore. I totaly fall in love with the cover of “Mystic Brew“. We pretty much all know this melody, as a fan either of A Tribe Called Quest either of 70′s Soul or maybe both. Ali Shaheed Muhammad sampled the great Mystic Brew by Ronnie Foster. Covering a song, especially a classic one, is a hard excercice. It’s where I’ve been really touched, they totaly interpreted this song as theirs. The piano is hypnotic, the bass is groovy and the drum amazing. This is for me, a totaly brand new interpretation, very contemporary.
I advice you to listen to the album, really well done. I don’t know why but when I listen to it, I can’t stop thinking “José James’s voice would go perfectly with the music”. Actually, José James uses the same compistion on stage, piano, bass and drums. Maybe Gilles Peterson will propose to José James and the trio to collaborate… Who knows.

Mystic Brew – Vijay Iver Trio

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J’ai découvert ce trio appelé Vijay Iyer Trio avec Vijay Iyer au piano,Stephen Crump à la basse et Marcus Gilmore à la batterie grâce à un podcast. de Gilles Peterson dans lequel il a mit ce merveilleux morceau “Mystic Brew”. Je suis tombée amoureuse dès la première seconde. Beaucoup d’entre nous connaissons déjà cette mélodie, soit parce que fan de A Tribe Called Quest, soit parce que fan de soul des année 70, ou même les deux! En effet, c’est une reprise de “Mystic Brew” par l’excellentissime Ronnie Foster. L’exercice est difficile surtout lorsque c’est un classique. Difficile car il faut tout en respectant l’orignal apporté du nouveau. Quel intérêt d’avoir une copie conforme? Aucun. Là où j’ai été très touchée dans cette reprise c’est l’interprétation et l’appropriation de ce classique. Ce trio a clairement fait quelque chose de contemporain, de nouveau. Le piano très hypnotique, la basse vraiment groovy et la batterie juste ce qu’il faut.
Je conseille vraiment d’écouter l’album, un très bon album instrumental. A l’écoute de l’album, je ne peux m’empêcher de penser “La voix de José James viendrait souligner parfaitement la musique”. Peut-être que Gilles Peterson amorcera une rencontre entre José James et le trio! Qui sait.


It’s good to have some news from Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He was in Paris in September, told us about an upcoming new album, we can’t wait to listen to it !


Ali Shaheed Muhammad in Paris from Loveonthebeat.net on Vimeo.

So Ali Shaheed Muhammad was in Paris Friday for a Native Tongues tribute with the frenchies Jazz Liberatorz. I wanted to share with you this video of Ali in Paris, he was opening his dj set. I didn’t record people and I should had because the place was packed ! Ali Shaheed Muhammad said something really true about the fact that a Tribute is usualy when you’re dead and I think we should celebrate people (people’s music) while they are still alive. This was a really good night, Ali gave a lot of love and received PLENTY!
The really good news we had was that Ali Shaheed Muhammad is working on a new album that should be out soon with some really good featuring as Jay Electronica or Phife! You should stay tuned!!

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