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GAB * GUMA

GAB GUMA & Tangible Truth-KEEP ON RISING! coming soon.

About Me

www.myspace.com/joandgrindcity WHAT CAN I SAY..... My life plays out like a movie!...To make it short: I was born in ADDIS ABABA -ETHIOPIA,grew up in ITALY ten moved to the U.S. at the age of 19.Lived id Washington D.C, N.Y.C. and then PHILLY ! I got 3 big loves: GOD, MUSIC and DANCE (don't worry ..I'm sraight...). I'm lucky enough to have made all those factors part of my life! I was a principal dancer with PHILADANCO for 7 years and JOFFREY II THE DANCERS for 1 year...Now I teach dance and I'm the leader of my little baby.A fenomenal group of talented musicians,singers and dancers called GABRIELE & TANGIBLE TRUTH. ( go to www.tangibletruth.net). I cover many roles in the band: writer,musician,dancer,coreographer,producer,designer,co-man ager....It's a lot ...I know.But I got wonderful people that help me out and pick up the pieces when I mess up... :) OH!!! Yeah!!!!.....I PLAY GUITAR! That's my "voice"....my tool of expression. I've been playing for about 16 years!!!!! wow! IF YOU ARE IN THE PHILLY ARE OR ...WHEREVER, COME CHECK US OUT!!!GAB rockin.. at the Troc with Metal Hill!"; I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
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Myspace.com Blogs - DAMN I LOVE MY JOB - THANKS POOCH, PERRYS & GRIND CITY - ATHENA MUSIC MySpa
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HEY GUYS !!!! THIS BLOG GOT SO MUCH LOVE IN IT I HAD TO SPREAD IT!!!! THANK YOU ATHENA!!! THANX EVERYONE!!!

My Interests

Besides God, music and dance ?.....I got a nerdy side. Love history, archeology, poetry, philosophy.... Like sports like soccer (remember I was rased in Italy), basketball, martial arts, athletics, boxing....I like to travel, learn something new every day!! I like to go out but I'm always out performing so when I want to have fun I stay incognito. Number one fun thing to go to: concerts!!...duuh!?! Then it's movies, museums, theater, occasional clubbing....eating out!!! Because of my history and the fact that I travelled so much I look at life as a big antropology study!! The differences and similarities that peole from different backgrounds of any kind have BLOWS MY MIND!!!! My boy-sh side? ...of corse I think that women are the most beautiful godly creation on earth!!! :-).....most interesting too!! Well ..for the rest become my friend and you'll find out. www.tangibletruth.net.............music page at: www.myspace.com/gabrieletangibletruth

I'd like to meet:

GOD,my grandparents,Jimi Hendrix,Nelson Mandela,Carlos Santana,Lauryn Hill,B.B.King,Maceo Parker,Scott Henderson,Vernon Reid,Prince, Quincy Jones,well....the list is really long!!!..lol.....last but not least,if you are about the persuit of your fullest potential,descovery, living life with passion,embracing diversity,freedom,peace,individuality,then I want to meet..YOU!!!

Music:

WOW!!! where to start?.... well, let's say this as far as music styles: everything under the sun other than...country music. No offence to the country music lovers I actually blame my own inability to appreciate it. I'm an old soul kind'a guy.And I'm a guitarist so that tells you a lot... What's in my stereo now? Jimi Hendrix "Band of gypsys", Jamiroqui "Emergency on planet earth", some Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Chick Corea....jazz katz...u know.The interesting thing that I had the chance to come in contact in depth with the HIP HOP world by joining the group TANGLED TRHOUGHTS (tangledthoughtsmusic.com)....getting the chance to develop a style of playing and production that I learned by approaching music differently....now HIP HOP IS ONE OF MY LOVES!!!! You can hear all the people that influenced me in my music!!! www.tangibletruth.net..........music page at: www.myspace.com/gabrieletangibletruth.....................BI G UPS TO TANGLED THOUGHTS holdin' it down in Philly and world wide!!! ...EVERYBODY!!! if you love what I love ....holla!! ....you should check out my music. If you like honest music with quality, passion, skill and originality....then, yeah, check it out!!! If you are an artist as well and want to work with us/me, if you are in any are of the music biz, if you are a human being......holla :-) www.tangibletruth.net*************** Gabi's band: GABRIELE & TANGIBLE TRUTH.....HAVE A PAGE TOO!!!!!............

Movies:

When it comes to movies my taste is a bit commercial.... Favorite movie: "Last Emperor". Other favorites: "Matrix trilogy", "The professional", "The Passion ", "Unbreakable", "Color Purple", "The Warriors", "Love Jones", "Life is beautiful".

Television:

I like to watch the late night shows, you know Jay Leno, Conan.... Shows: "Sopranos", "Law and order" all of them, Cosby Show, "America's funniest home videos"......any type of musical performance that comes on TV

Books:

...."The alchimist", "As a man thinketh", 'The bible","Iliad","Odyssey","The Prophet"....others I can;t think of....

Heroes:

......JESUS CHRIST!!!! Nelson Mandela, Lauryn Hill,Dr. M. L.King, my mother Nina.

My Blog

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!!..now,who wants more GRINDCITY???!!???!!???

Grindcity thanks everyone who came out to the show on monday june 9th at NXNW. The best crowd ever! We had a blast!! And what a LINE UP!!!! :o ! Let me be a bit cocky and say that under the same ...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:00:00 PST

KICKIN OFF THE SUMMER!!! Next in Philly!!....

Monday June 9th 8:30pm ,FREE GRINDCITY LIVE @ NORTH BY NORTHWEST !7165 Germantown Ave. J-O'S B-DAY BASH NO CASH!! With New Liberty, Preston Swift & Downtown Harvest!!!FREE!!
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Sat, 24 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

I ASK U ALL MY FRIENDS FOR A LIL' HELP :)

You know I realized that my band GRINDCITY has been on myspace for only a little over a year... So with the MUSIC INDUSTRY watching us very carefully, we gotta step it up!!!! GRINDCITY's friend's l...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Thu, 22 May 2008 05:23:00 PST

GRINDCITY live @ FAT BABY ,NYC-wed.03/26

Hello everyone!!!My band Grindcitywill perform in NYC this wednesdayMarch, 26 at FAT BABY!!!!!In the company of Schecter and Intelligator +incredible guitarist of SOULFLY Marc Rizzo!112 Rivington St, ...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:29:00 PST

SHE WRITES ROCK writes about GRINDCITY @ the Avalon NYC

She Writes Rock (http://myspace.com/amywagner)   Thursday, October 18, 2007 Grindcity @ Avalon - CMJPhiladelphia's Grindcity played as part of an Unsigned Artists showcase at Avalo...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:51:00 PST

WHO IS GRINDCITY ???

GrindCitywritten byBonnie MilnerAs I sit in the control room of this warm, comfortable, overcoat of a recording studio, the band critique I'm about to write is that of no idle musing. In my over thir...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:58:00 PST

To all the GAB GUMA & Tangible Truth fans

To all of you who witnessed the best days of the Black Lilly when the headliners were Lady Alma,Jaguar, Kindred,Jazzies, Jazmin at the time 15 years old.... then on the open mic list arised the name T...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:10:00 PST

My rates for gigs and sessions

I offer services as a performing and recording musician in the following styles:ROCK, HIP-HOP,SOUL, POP, R&B, BLUES, REAGGAE, FUNK,LATIN, JAZZ-FUSION, SPOKEN WORD.Instruments used: ELECTRIC, NYLON STR...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:54:00 PST

Article/Review on GAB GUMA & Tangible Truth at SIBERIA BAR ,NYC

Review/article for the Kshanti Review( written by Lady Lightning Bug)   Black sky, red lights. The venue is quiet but slightly abuzz on the West Side of Manhattan. People mull about with the anti...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:18:00 PST

The people in your life

Hey people !! ...this is that time of the year when holiday events ,happy moments , family n spirituality ....are tangled with the deadlines, expenses and just straigh up daily grind.... I was jus...
Posted by GAB * GUMA on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:07:00 PST