Music, Dance, Philosophy, Physics, Fine tailoring, Italy, Italian language and culture, Design, Literature, Film, Poetry, Photography, London, Vegetarianism, Espresso
I'd like to meet:
Passionate and interesting people.
I have absolutely no time for hateful, violent, racist, homophobic, sexist, disablist or otherwise bigoted people.
NOTE: I'm always happy to meet new people, but if you would like to add me as a friend, please send a message to introduce yourself first. Due to large amounts of spam, I cannot accept friend requests from strangers unless accompanied by an introduction.
Music:
Jazz, Blues, Doo Wop, Soul, Funk, Samba, Boogaloo, Mambo, Cumbia, Salsa, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Calypso, Mento, Highlife, Mbaqanga
Movies:
Bande À Part, Pierrot Le Fou, Vivre Sa Vie, Lo Straniero, Beat Girl, Rififi, Quadrophenia, Dead Poets Society, Les Enfants du Siécle, Ray
Television:
Desmond's, The Prisoner, The Simpsons, The Long Firm
Books:
Absolute Beginners - Colin MacInnes, La Chute - Albert Camus, The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde, The Immoralist - André Gide, Breakfast At Tiffany's - Truman Capote, The Conformist - Alberto Moravia, Peter Pan - J M Barrie, The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint Exupéry, The Lonely Londoners - Samuel Selvon, The IPCRESS File - Len Deighton
Heroes:
Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Oscar Wilde
Some Musical Favourites
Jazz
Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Oscar Brown Jr, Jon Hendricks, Mose Allison, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey
Blues
Muddy Waters, Ruth Brown, Bo Diddley, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Howlin' Wolf, Slim Harpo, Rosco Gordon, Fats Domino, Tampa Red, Little Walter, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Percy Mayfield
Doo Wop
The Drifters, The Danleers, The Platters, The Robins, Richard Berry & The Pharaohs, The Coasters, The Chords, The Federals, The El Dorados, The Earls
Soul / Funk
Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Gene Chandler, The Miracles, The Temptations, Booker T & The MGs, Sam & Dave, The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Bland, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner
Ska / Reggae
The Skatalites, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Phyllis Dillon, Pat Kelly, Delroy Wilson, The Blues Busters, Laurel Aitken, The Wailers, Dennis Brown, John Holt, Jackie Opel, Rita Marley, Owen Gray, The Maytals
Calypso / Mento
Lord Kitchener, The Mighty Sparrow, The Mighty Terror, Lord Creator, Lord Invader, Calypso Rose, Lord Fly, Count Lasher, Count Owen, Lord Flea
Samba
Elis Regina, Nara Leão, Milton Banana, Elza Soares, Sergio Mendes, Tamba Trio, Ed Lincoln, Joyce, Astrud Gilberto, Som Tres
Mambo / Boogaloo / Salsa
Beny Moré, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, Ricardo Ray, Willie Bobo, Eddie Palmieri, Charlie Palmieri, Joe Cuba
Highlife / Mbaqanga
E. T. Mensah, The African Messengers, Black Beats Band, Melody "8" Dance Band, Ramblers Dance Band, Sweet Talks, Saka Acquaye, West African Rhythm Brothers, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba
Jean-Paul's Details
Hometown:
London
Occupation:
DJ / Promoter / Web Editor
Religion:
None
Here for:
Networking, Friends
