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About Me

"The Shaman & the Warrior"---coming April 2008ATX dj since day one....released acclaimed "Earful of Wax" in Spring of 2004 with fellow crew member dj Hannibal..."Fusing samples from every source under the sun, DJ Avatar & DJ Hannibal amass an Earful of Wax over the course of their 16-track beat-mining expedition. Idris Mohammad, Special Ed, and the Electric Prunes mingle among instrumentals of Arabian, Indian, and Jamaican influence as Avatar & Hannibal assemble a sound collage of immense proportions." (Austin Chronicle, Aug. 06, 2004)if you are in the Austin area, Earful of Wax can be purchased at the following locations: End of an Ear, Cheapo Discs, Waterloo Records and Snake Eyes Vinyl-----if you are not in Austin and would like to purchase a copy---for $10(free shipping w/in the U.S.)---click the "Buy Now" button below (Paypal required)

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Member Since: 10/15/2005
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Influences: Lao-Tzu, Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Carl Jung, Terrence Mckenna, Paramahansa Yogananda, Pablo Neruda, the Sufi mystic Hafiz, Claude McKay, James Baldwin, Khalil Gibran, Hunter S. Thompson, Bob Marley, my cousin for encouraging me to take advantage of the resources available to me, my family, friends, teachers, students, the creative and positive people of Austin, TexasMusically:Charles Stepney, Lalo Schifrin, Axelrod, Yusef Lateef, Coltrane, Miles, Mingus, Monk,U-Roy, Barrington Levy, Le Peuple le Herbe, Wayne Jarrett, King Tubby, Prince Jammy, anything on the Wackies labelKrush, Portishead, Thievery, Talvin Singh, DePhazz, Afrika Bambaataa, Egyptian Lover, Manu Chao, Fela Kutimany others that defy categorization...
Sounds Like:
You have been marked on my profile map! Click to zoom-in. Spankin' new mix for Summer months of '07..."South of the Border Mix" features some killer Cumbia Colombiana, Afro-Caribbean hiphop, Brazilian Tropicalia, tough Latin Funk and some Mediterranean flavors to round things out.....$10 through Paypal (US stateside ships free; Intl add $2 please)---if in Austin, you can purchase at CHEAPO DISCS, DJ DOJO, END OF AN EAR, FRIENDS OF SOUND, GOMI ON 2nd Street & WATERLOO RECORDS....THANKS!!**Mix CD features a heavy latin influence with a bit of downtempo, rare funk, early 90's hiphop, afro funk, b-boy/b-girl flavors and mambo---a true mesh of genres that will have beat diggers and music afficionados bobbin their heads and stompin their feet...click below to buy now----only $10 with free domestic shipping; international please add $2
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My Blog

Mas Cultura!

If you're interested in hearing some more music, click on Mas Cultura!, a side-project/ production/ entertainment/ networking entity of mine.....just check my top friends and click away....thanks!! .....
Posted by DJ Avatar on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:56:00 PST

2 new tracks

just put up two new tracks....i plan to release them on a project i will be working on entitled 'The Shaman & the Warrior" early 2008....stay tuned.....   INSPIRATION, it comes from various p...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:27:00 PST

Its been a long time..

...had my head in the clouds for a while now...dealing with real-life situations (ie: reading books and writing papers)...no worries, for soon enough I will be through with grad school and those soari...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:24:00 PST

TopTen July/Aug

been busy as of late...plus there has been little coming out thats worth hastening my impending case of carpal tunnel syndrome.....so heres a quick rundown of whats worth checkin for.... 1) Beyrouth E...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:15:00 PST

Top ten June 2006

last month's reggae picks have been treatin the mind righteously...been workin putting the finishing touches on a mix that should be visiting the pressing plant shortly...its got a bit of everyth...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:30:00 PST

Top Ten May 2006

Ok, so the summer months are quickly approaching, and for me that means naps poolside at Barton Springs pumping reggae heat in my headphones...if central texas is gonna feel like JA, might as well get...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Mon, 08 May 2006 09:14:00 PST

Top 10 April 2006

Some cuts and albums Im dropping the needle on this month.... 1) Coldcut--True Skool feat. Roots Manuva---the beat on this is pure fire with a middle-eastern/dancehall/calypso flavor--and Roots Manuva...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:05:00 PST

Top 10 March 2006

what im digging this month..... 1) Touch it rmx w/ Jay-z and Nas---Busta Rhymes----jay & nas on the same track----fire!! 2) Hell Yeah---San Quinn---been bangin this in the club for a min now-...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:16:00 PST

A tribute to Margaret Walker

felt this was worth reprinting: enjoy---paz by margaret walker; published 1937   For my people everywhere singing their slave songs repeatedly: their dirges and their ditties and their bluesand...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:29:00 PST

Remembering Bill Hicks

So, I was at the bookstore--Bookpeople-- the other day looking for xmas presents for la familia and i stumbled upon a book celebrating the life of Bill Hicks...i picked it up, began reading a random p...
Posted by DJ Avatar on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:50:00 PST