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King Toby

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About Me

King Toby is resident party rocker at No Fuss! at the infamous 93 Feet East on London's Brick Lane, and at Shanti Sound, at the legendary Cosies in Bristol. His dubwise party sets take in reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, breaks, dubstep, jungle and everything in between, scratched, cut and blended to perfection.Over the years King Toby has played with some of the greats including: The Scratch Perverts, DJ Craze, The Freestylers, DJ Hype, Goldie, Ugly Duckling, Luke Vibert, Rae & Christian, Benny Page, Kenny Ken , Airies, JStar, DJ Derek and Daddy G. Check out this mix recorded live at 93 Feet East!http://www.mediafire.com/?0lviiyzpmjvThanks to Chris Lucas for the pics

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My Interests

Film making, photography, food, all good music, ethical, sustainable life, making and spreading love! Shanti!

I'd like to meet:

All happy good vibe peeps, espcially those making dubwise beats and basslines for the dancehall.

Music:

Far, far to much to list, but here's a few to give you an idea (in no particular order): Cutty Ranks, Marvin Gaye, Horace Andy, John Coltrane, Barrington Levy, Jammys, Laroz, Balkan Beat Box, J Star, Chick Corea, Chet Baker, King Tubby, Saoud Massai, Koronos Quartet, Brian Eno, Super Cat, Congo Natty, Seu Jorge, DJ Shadow, Greyboy Allstars, Palmskin Productions, Thelonius Monk, The Nextmen, Kruder & Dormeister, Jukka Poika, Dawn Penn, Alton Ellis, The Heptones, Top Cat, Lou Rawls, A Tribe Called Quest, BDP, Junkyard Productions, Black Grass, Roulett, Massive Attack, Vangelis... It goes on but you've probably got a good idea by now.

My Blog

Summer Update- Autum gigs

Big big shout outs going to Ben and Michal, and everyone who made the trip to Israel one of the best gigs I've ever played...Coming Up!October 11thShanti Sound @ Cosies October 31st sees big tings at ...
Posted by King Toby on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:54:00 PST

King Toby @ CARGO JUNE 19th

Yes yes,Thursday 19th June sees me playing at Cargo alongside South Africa's no. 1 band, Freshly Ground. It's a fundraiser for the charity Tzedek, who work in education in the devolping world. I'm sup...
Posted by King Toby on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:10:00 PST

Caspa at Shanti Sound this Friday and No Fuss with Yes King! on Saturday!!!

What a weekend this is going to be. Caspa joins us at the Croft in Bristol for a dubstep session on Friday night while Yes King! feat Mystro and Lady Chann join us to launch No Fuss inna BIG style at ...
Posted by King Toby on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:06:00 PST

5th April: No Fuss! 2nd May: Caspa! BIG TINGS in the next couple of months

Yes yes, Things are getting hot and sweaty in the studio preparing for the next few gigs, the 5th April sees the launch of the long awaited London branch of Shanti Sound, No Fuss! the first Saturday o...
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:05:00 PST

It’s been a long time...

... I shouldn't have left you...But things have been manic y'all! Recently been tearing up 93 Feet East and just got back from Maya in Dean Street where I made Dustin Hoffman (yes really) sweat like ...
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:43:00 PST

King Toby inna London Town Friday 27th July

Yes yes, this Friday, 27th July, I'm headlining room 2 of the massive Chesire Street Sessions at the Key, Kings Cross. It's a free party, the last one caused nuff road blocks, so check out www.chesire...
Posted by King Toby on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST

July gigs

It's a busy month for King Toby and Shanti Sound this month. We've already had an awesome heavyweight dubplate session at native on the 6th. On Friday the 14th we've got an Ashton Court Festival warm ...
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:45:00 PST

New Native residency

From the 1st of June Shanti Sound will be taking over Native on the first Friday of every month. You know what to expect by now: good vibes and much much bouncy to the sweetest heavyweight sounds arou...
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:59:00 PST

Control your arms: Breadyman (he of video below), Heatwave alongside the King Toby!

Control your Arms returns to raise money for Ammnesty's Climate Change at Corbett PLace, Brick Lane, Saturday 19th May. BeardyMan, beatboxing gormet, alongside Heatwave and the King Toby!!!!!!!!! The ...
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:56:00 PST

Cosies Friday 11th of May

Going back to our roots, Shanti Sound return to nice up the place! Cosies, Bristol, 10-3, good heavy skanking vibes all night long; dub, reggae hip-hop, funk, breaks and jungle= FYYYYAAAHHHH!
Posted by King Toby on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:52:00 PST