Member Since: 12/14/2004
Band Website: araceofangels.com
Band Members:
a race of angels = *yeofi *gaily bird *ainjoy *te'amir
ainjoy nkiruka = alto sax, flute, bamboo flutes, vocals, & fashion styling
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Influences: I feel that everything I listen to... that has a positive affect on me... or I feel I can realte with... becomes a musical infuence. Whether we realize it or not, it's in our conscious. I love free jazz, jazz, spirituals, real hip hop, dirty south hip hop, down-tempo, 60's n 70's soul/jazz, funk, reggae, dub, dancehall, neo-soul, soulful R&B, Brazilian, Cuabn, latin jazz, tru house, ragga jungle, drum-n-bass, broken beat, and folk with taste. Coltrane rules my collection...along with Pharoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef, Ornette Coleman, Alice Coltrane, Dorthy Ashby, Marshall Allen, Eric Dolphy, Ravi Coltrane, Ravi Shanakar, FLORA Purim is SO blessed, a race of angels, George Benson, Commodores, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind n David Bowie, Fire, etc...Hip Hop: Common, Rakim, KRS, The Roots, Motet, Outkast, Talib, Mos, Nas, Busta, 'Ol School Ice Cube, Mob Deep, Dead Prez, Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang (RIP 'Ol Dirty), Jay Z(i respect the hustle), Big L, Guru, C L Smooth, MF Doom, JAY DILLA RIP!, Slum Village, Amp Fiddler, Baatin, Elzhi, Frank N Dank, Freestyle Fellowship, Blackalicious (Gift), Pharcyde, Zion I, Living Legends, Sizzla Calungy how I Love thee, Capleton, Luciano, Gregory Issacs, BOB Marley, Damien Marley, Peter Tosh, Junior Kelly, Morgan Heritage, Buju Banton, King Tubby, 4 Hero, DKD, All dem Bugz in da Attic, DAZ, Seiji, AFROnaught, KAIDI Tatham is a madman, MARK De Clive-Lowe's fire is always blazin, Jazzanova, Brand New Heavies, FELA Kuti such a free spirit on that horn, Portishead, Floetry, Rapheal Saadiaq, Jill Scott, Faith, Joy Jones, Georgia Anne Muldrow, BEMBE SEGUE is a healer, Tiombe Lockhart, Teena Marie, Donnie, Bilal, Bilal Salaam, Musinah, Emoni Fela, Raheem D, D'Angelo, Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, Kindred Family Soul, OMAR, Eric Roberson, Peven Everett, Cinematic Orchestra, Theivery Corp., Dwele, Erykah Badu, Chaka Kahn, Bjork, Mary J. Blige, Angie Stone, Kelis, Zap Mama, Les Nubian, Meshell N'degeocello, Sade, Amel Larriuex, Phylis Hyman, Minnie Ripperton, etc... DJ's: DUSK RIP!!!, Hype, LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, J Rocc, Cut Chemist, Kenny Dope G., Roy Davis Jr., Little Louie Vega, King Britt, Ron Trent, Mark Farina, Kut Master Kirk, DJ Spinna, Jun, Kutmah, Willow, Mix Master Mike, Alfred Hawkins, VALIDA, Eric COLEMAN brings beauty 2 LA, etc...Producers: Mark De Clive-Lowe, Bugz in th Attic, JAY DILLA RIP!, Waajeed, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Touch of Jazz, SA-RA Creative Partners, GB, Dego McFarlane, Pete Rock, Scott Storch, DJ Premire, Madlib, Agent K, Raphael Saadiq, James P, Sweetback, etc...and much much much more.
Sounds Like: Music that helps you recieve wisdom, rhythm, light, eternal life, beauty, love, & all things good...Currently recording & praying with a race of angeles..."eusebea" '08...stay in tune...Past Collabs:I did the background female vocals on called "Negative Ion" by SA-RA Creative Partners on the DJ Mitsu Beats record with Dwele's "Right Here" produced by Waajeed on the B side:Another SA-RA collab. I played the alto sax on this remix of Spacek's "Simply So" originally produced by GB on "Soundtrack to Sunrise"
Record Label: luv classics
Type of Label: Indie