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Kid Hops

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Find me on the radio and in the clubs:
Positive Vibrations: Jamaican sounds past to present
(Reggae, Dub, Rocksteady, Ska, Dancehall)
Saturday mornings 9am - 12noon Pacific (GMT-8)
KEXP 90.3fm Seattle/ www.kexp.org
More infoabout Positive Vibrations
Expansions: Underground electronic dance music in the mix
(Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Minimal Techno + more)
Sunday nights 9pm - 12midnight Pacific (GMT-8)
Hosted on rotation by Riz, Masa, & Kid Hops (me!)
KEXP 90.3fm Seattle/ www.kexp.org
More infoabout Expansions
Mo' Glo': Modern world music in the mix
(Beats from the streets of our planet!)
Thursday nights 12midnight - 1am Eastern (GMT-5)
Hosted on rotation by Kid Hops & Cheb i Sabbah
Radio New York WNYE 91.5fm NYC/ www.nyc.gov
More info about Mo' Glo' and Radio New York
About Kid Hops:
KID HOPS has been mixing records and curating music for fifteen years, performing alongside Damian Marley, Horace Andy, Massive Attack, Goldie, DJ Hype, LTJ Bukem, London Elektricity and countless otherreggae legends and cutting edge electronic music icons. His rough & rugged selection style is rooted in the booming Kingston soundsystem tradition, but Kid Hops’ expressive programming and seamless mixingkeeps him in the present. His kinetic deejay sets and engaging radio shows have earned him worldwide recognition, and stirred Seattle’s weekly newspaper The Stranger to call him “reliable as a Swiss watch.”Representing cutting edge sounds from the streets of London and Kingston, to the clubs of Paris and Berlin, catch Kid Hops twice weekly on award-winning radio station KEXP 90.3fm Seattle (www.KEXP.org). HisSaturday morning reggae radio program “Positive Vibrations” airs 9am-12noon PST, while his weekly exploration of electronic beats, “Expansions”, takes over the airwaves Sunday nights 9pm-12midnight PST. NewYork City residents can also hear Kid Hops Thursday nights on WNYE 91.5fm as he hosts a contemporary world music mix, on rotation with Cheb i Sabbah.
Kid Hops has played alongside D&B icons...
Fabio, Grooverider, Goldie, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, London Elektricity, LTJ Bukem, Shy FX, DJ Hype, Commix, High Contrast, Danny Byrd, Nu:Tone, Logistics, Cyantific, DJ Marky, XRS, Friction, Mathematics,Bailey, Digital, Spirit, Photek, Ed Rush & Optical, Silver, Source Direct, Juju, DB, Reid Speed, John B, Tech Itch, Amon Tobin, and many more.
Kid Hops has been featured alongside reggae legends...
Horace Andy, U-Roy, Cornell Campbell, The Skatalites, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Collie Buddz, Burning Spear, Toots & The Maytals, Eek-A-Mouse, and many more.
Kid Hops has played all kinds of crazy sounds alongside...
Massive Attack, Devotchka, El Guincho, Ozomatli, Guns 'n' Bombs, Kode 9 (Hyperdub), Hatcha (Kiss FM LDN), KJ Sawka, and tons more!
A tireless champion of fresh and forward-thinking sounds, Kid Hops is never content to sit still!
Catch his radio programs twice weekly on award-winning KEXP 90.3fm Seattle. You can listen on-line at www.kexp.org .
So much music, so little time!
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Member Since: 16/07/2006
Band Website: http://www.kidhops.com
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Influences: London & Kingston
Type of Label: Unsigned

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