Co-Founder of Getupandthink.com promotions and Booking Agency I am a French man educated in Britain, brought up by my father who dedicated his life to culture and music, Manu Dibango ,Don Cherry and Fela Kuti were freinds of the familly and very young my father gave me the bug for Roots and Jazz music.
But being away from France for ten years, i could say i was brought up by the rasta & Baifal Comunity in Ladbroke grove Portobello.
i have been in the music industry for 15 years, Touring The Souljazz Orchestra and Soon Orgone from the USa i used to be a percussionist in a British group called Misty in Roots when in college.
After i graduate from Cambridge poly not the University, i choose to put a stop to my personal music ambitions to concentrate on artists who have talent and deserved to shine in the light. I started organising live shows and became the manager of famous french reggae band XAYMACA, we settled at Picpus Studio Lasson, the Black panther famous french boxing school, to record for' Rappatitude' Compilation.
Bobun brassband ( Original members of Xaymaca) Live with Legendary pianist Michel Petruccianni.......
Thanks to Joseph and Simon Andrieux for this amazing video
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My first release as a co-producer was a maxi of Samba yugo dieng from XALAM and a concert with his band at la Cigale with the help of Radio Nova ( M'balia) Guillame Albeck (ex Zomba) now PARIGO publishing.
After that i decided to create my own Label 'BILAL records' to produce MESSA-G along with One track with famous french rai producers Safy Boutella, a hip-hop act that was into P-funk rather then G-funk, we recorded an EP with Cip Payne & Gary Mudbone from P-funk Parliament that was a success. But the first group i managed that had big success was 2 bal 2 neg , we sold over 200 000 Copies ( PIAS) of the album'3 x plus efficace' and to this day it's a Hip-Hop classic.
Later on i met the FUGEES in Paris for their second album'Fugee-la', they were playing a showcase at a poor venue somewhere in the city to do the promo, i thought it was a real shame so i called the owner of the Hot brass to ask him if i could bring the Fugees to the show cause they were frustated not to having a decent show, i knew the Wu-tang was playing there the same day so when we arrived at the venue people went crazy over such a surprise , the fugees adopted me & i stayed two days with the them at their hotel exchanging ideas about making records and music culture links.
It is a fact that Afro beat is linked with Hip-Hop because of history, both are rebel music like reggae and they have played a very important role on Bass music & the youth of all generations thats why i call them BASS music: because Deejay's in Jamaica like U-ROY created rap with what we call' toasting', sound systems like King tubby's created DUB what is electronic music today like house, trip hop, techno and all the drum'bass scene (2 step, jungle and recentlty Dub-step...)
Now you see the heritage of roots music in action in all the new music spreading.
I believe music & herb can heal this World, we don't speak the same langage but we can hear: if you can't read you can hear.
i will continue to fight for Jamaicans to get back to thier African Heritage, African culture is the key to Wisdom, remenber what the 'prophet' Bob Marley said:
'The group we really hear from Africa is Fela, from Nigeria; y'know. From stephen Davis "Reggae International"
Dennis Bovell ( LKJ and Matumbi) echoes the thought. "I would say he was Africa's number one. He was a great composer, and that's more than a musician. The composers compose shit and any musician can play it. I think he was a great composer, full stop."
See you There at the Café Bonie on the 21 st of March and also @Scene Bastille on the 31 st of March for me new Selections : Discover African Scream Contest from amazing Afro Label Analog Africa , Seun Kuti's full album , Exclusive tracks from the next album from the Souljazz Orchestra as well as Soundway latest delivery Nigeria Special !!!DATES A VENIR / Shows to come :
Le 30 MAI au Café Bonie with Roots Machine & Discipline JA
LE 13 JUIN au Sens Sens Bastille 22H-06H
Le 20 JUIN au Café Bonie with Factory (Lille))
Le 27 JUIN Ã La Cantine Du Batofar with Cycle (RPM)
Le 21 Mars
Le 18 Avril
Le 23 Mai
Le 20 Juin
@ Cafe Bonnie
9 rue des récollets, PAris 75010
Metro: Jacques BOnsergent
Gare de L'est
De 21H30 Ã 1H30
Vendredi 22 Février Afro-Beat/ Hip-Hop 90's
Le Fluid Café, Paris with Ness
le Fluid café, 66 rue des Martyrs, 75009, Paris, bar super sympa, coktail, musiques, dj, soirées à thèmes.
De 21H30 Ã 02H00
Respect goes to winston Rodney, Bunny Wailer , warrior King, I Wayne, the Leaders in Urban Reggae : Stephen & Damien Marley for keeping Conscious Lyrics in their songs that Mind Control Album is going to be a Classic , i hope the Urban Afrobeat Artist i am promoting ' FIRE TONGUE ' will come to Jamaica and play there with talents like Them.
FIRE TONGUE & CHIEF COOK ' Wayo Dey Bring War' out in Europe NOW
Check infos on Firetongue
www.rootspeople.com
www.parisdjs.com
www.wegofunk.com
www.fonkadelica.com
& please Check out our virtual single on Legendary Parisdjs.com podcast :
That's what happens when the son is as good as the father, Marvelous Raw Afrobeat at it's best :
SEUN KUTI & Egypt 80
Don't miss Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 this Summer Worlwide
24 juin 2007
21:00
BATACLAN
PARIS
27 juin 2007
20:00
WINCONSIN UNION THEATRE
MADISON
28 juin 2007
20:00
MILLENIUM PARK
CHICAGO
29 juin 2007
20:00
Harbour front centre Toronto
TORONTO
30 juin 2007
20:00
WORLD CAFE LIVE
Philadelphia USA
12 juil. 2007
20:00
BATACLAN
Paris
Paris DJs Playlist Vol.7 - Selected and Blunted by Ness - Sept 2006
Playlist Septembre - Ness
Playlist dispo sur rootspeople.com, parisdjs.com, latina.fr, Getupandthink.com
Paris DJs Playlist Vol.11 - Selected and Blunted by Ness - Febuary 2008
'Heavier than Anything you'll ever Hear'
Dedicated to Ping Pong Crew 10 Years Tribute Vol. 1
- Selected and Blunted by Ness
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Playlist :
01. The Heavy 'Great Vengeance & The Furious Fire' (Counter/Ninja Tune)
02. Various Artists Triple Compilation You Don't Know : Ninja Cuts - Out 11/03/2008 CD Promo
03. The Souljazz Orchestra 'Kapital' CDR World Wide
Exclusive Promo
04. Jazz Liberatorz 'Take a Time' Feat Buckshot'
Killer Track !!! (Kiff Records)
05. Dela's Change of Atmosphere 'I say Peace' Feat
J-Live CDR Promo
06. African Scream Contest Analog Africa Check it @ analogafrica.blogspot.com
07. Soundway Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79 (31st March.) CDR promo
08. The Cinematic Orchestra 'Ma Fleur Live At The Barbican4 Track EP Promo Only
09. . Orgone - The Killion Floor Album not to miss out out now on Ubiquity
Please check out Orgone Virtual single on www.parisdjs.com
10. Cadence Weapon 'Afterparty Babies' Big Dada Best Album soFar from this Cat
11. Speech Defect 'Superfuture' (Feat Ugly Duckling) Import
10. Danny Breaks - Alphabet Zoo Album (Thanks to RPM Posse)
11. ‘Si Para Usted The Funky Beats of Revolutionary
Cuba Volume One’ 2007 / Waxing Deep Amazing Stufff !!
12. Gilles Peterson In The House Triple Cd Compilation
'Defected'
13. Nicole Willis Remixed Timmion | 2007 Invisible Man (Simbad remix) N° 1 French producer lives in London !!!!
14.Oghene Kologbo - Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti (CD)
Lions Ark Records/Rough Trade, 2007-08-17
15.Akoya Afrobeat 'President dey Pass' Je je with Cedric Im Brooks
16..Karl Hector & the Malcouns(Poets Of Rythm) 'sahara Swing' Stone Throw
BUY ON LINE THIS AFRO MASTER PIECE AT ONLY 20 Euros just leave me a Message on my page to ship directly to you.
MANU DIBANGO's classic ' AFRICADELIC' HI& Fly Limited Re-issue 100 Copies only Worlwide !!!!!!!!!
Stéphanie Binet de Libération a propos de Africadelic
«Manu Dibango, c'est le James Brown africain», s'emporte DJ Juan, copropriétaire du label Hi & Fly qui réédite aujourd'hui cet Africadelic du saxophoniste franco-camerounais. Le roi de l' afro-soul-thing  dont le talent a été reconnu internationalement après le succès de Soul Makossa  est une véritable icône planétaire au même titre que le parrain américain, décédé il y a peu. Le jeune label Hi-Fly, «amoureux de la musique et de l'objet vinyle», à qui on doit déjà la publication du premier live de Gwen McRae ou le dernier de Lyn Collins avant sa mort, a décidé de mettre à la disposition de tous (en CD comme en galette pour les DJs) cet album de Manu Dibango que seuls de rares passionnés possédaient. Produit en 1971 à destination des professionnels de l'audiovisuel cherchant des musiques pour leurs génériques et alors qu'il était le chef d'orchestre de l'ORTF, cet album est un chaînon manquant entre les rythmes africains, la soul encore vibrante et le funk naissant. Trente-cinq ans après, cette symbiose musicale reste définitivement moderne. A ses côtés, les productions actuelles paraissent bien fades.
Le 26 Juillet au Batofar Soirée Afro-Soul & Afro-beat Concerts + DJ's 20 H all night long
FRANCK BIYONG & MASSAK + Laroy & Ky + DJ Juan + NESS & JM IRIE (ONE LOVE)
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SEUN KUTI BACK FROM MONTREAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Check this crazy video 250 000 People loving his Afrobeat :
FEED BACK ON SEUN KUTI BY THE FINEST DJS WORLWIDE :
Played by Gilles Peterson, Karen P, Karl Injex, Simbad and many others....
"pure pleasure! afro disco beat at it's best Stunning full support from me ,and will also playlist on the radio mille mercis"
Laurent Garnier / FCOM
"Think Africa should make daddy happy! Proper afro beat!"
Mad Mats / Raw Fusion
"Who would have thought it? Seun Kuti? Egypt 80? Still Music? Well all of them came together for some heavy Afrobeat business. Seun slips into his father's shoes and comes through with timely lyrics, tight instrumentation, and fine backing vocals leading the charge. It's Kuti for the 21st century, y'all!"
Velanche - Urban Landscapes Radioshow/XLR8R/Giant Step
“DJ DRM @ Bastard Jazz here...*REALLY LOVIN THIS ONE!!!* -- both tunes are total fire! thank you! would love a 12" if possible..."
Aaron / Bastard Jazz NYC
“Gonna be playing these out for sure!"
Nick Luscombe / XFM Radio
“obviously great music! thank you very much for sending!"
Antal / RUSHOUR
“The Anikulapo-Kuti heritage keeps spreading all over the world! I have been a huge fan of the mighty Fela and Femi and also been aware that Seun has been a follower of his father, so I am glad to listen to him on a proper release with the legendary Egypt 80. The voice may be different, but the message is the same: let Africa rize and shine!"
DJ Keyser / Crate Soul Brothers / Tilos Radio / Budapest)
“2 top quality funky uplifting afro beat songs from the Grand Master's son - I am feeling this!"
ALEX FROM TOKYO / INNERVISIONS / PAST DUE
Seun a aussi créé son propre style de rap qu’il mélange à l’afro beat pour le bonheur des plus jeunes. Mais il ne délaisse pas ses classiques : parfois il a invité des musiciens africains légendaires comme Tony Allen qui n’est autre que l'ancien batteur d’Afrika 70 (le premier groupe de Fela et co-créateur de l’afro beat) ou le saxophoniste Manu Dibango à se joindre au groupe. Bien qu’il soit un saxophoniste talentueux, Seun est diplômé. Il a été à Liverpool ces dernières années afin de parfaire ses connaissances musicales. Depuis, en plus du Nigéria où il se produit régulièrement, il a tourné en Angleterre et en Europe (Suisse, France, Belgique...), mais aussi dans des festivals au Sénégal, en Afrique du Sud, au Ghana et dans toute l'Europe. Seun désire actualiser le message politique de son père, il espère offrir à ses auditeurs un message différent : « Je veux jouer l’afro beat pour ma génération ; plutôt que de proclamer « levons-nous et combattons », je veux dire « levons-nous et pensons » dit-il. « Ma génération ne pense pas. Cela n’est pas vraiment de notre faute ; la génération de mon père a tout foutu en l’air, et ils ne nous ont pas donné les moyens d’arranger la situation. » Un jour Seun a dit « Je dois jouer les chansons de mon père jusqu’à ce que je sois prêt. ». Seun joue aujourd'hui ses propres compositions et épice son show de quelques compositions de Fela
Paris DJS / Loik Dury & Djouls
