In my top 10 tunes ever!!!!!! If this tune doesn’t make you feel right all hope is lost!

I think I can safely say Jazzie B influenced me massively and Soul II Soul smashed it to pieces, straight destruction!!! Jazzie we at Kung Fu salute you sir!

JAZZIE B OBE

I love this tune, always have always will, blup!

RBMA come correct again with this super dope selection of podcasts!

Music journalist, and Red Bull Music Academy team member, Emma Warren, gives us the indispensable insiders’ guide to all things RBMA related in the Wandering Feet podcast. Getting deep inside the London Workshop Session, she speaks to past participants Hudson Mohawke and Flying Lotus, hears from Academy Lecturers –DMZ’s Mala and Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet - and pokes her nose into some heavy live Master Classes. Witness Danny Breaks teaching MPC skills, Beni G smashing Serrato and Wookie perfecting the art of the remix.

As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also hear Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke in conversation with Gilles Peterson and hear all about his groundbreaking collaboration with Now Again’s Heliocentrics.

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY PODCAST VIBES

This is what I call grown man music! T, I know your backing it! Be sure to check the microsite link at the bottom of this post for free mp3 action and some nice video action!

It was the sound of post-independence Nigeria, a time of celebration and wealth but, ultimately, of political oppression. The music reflected the times - a heady mix of traditional rhythms and big band highlife with the new rock, soul and jazz sounds crackling through transistor radios from Europe and the U.S. The rulebook of Nigerian musical heritage was ripped up as Santana, The Beatles and James Brown became as relevant to young players as Haruna Ishola, Victor Olaiya and E. T. Mensah. Led by the towering influence of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, established Nigerian stars and the rawest of college bands alike forged new fusions and began using their music confidently as a vehicle for new variations of traditional parables and thinly veiled social commentary.

Compiled by leading Afro archivist Duncan Brooker and Strut’s Quinton Scott, NIGERIA 70 comes packaged in a deluxe digipak with full booklet featuring extensive sleeve notes by author John Collins.

NIGERIA 70 MICROSITE, CLICK HERE ALREADY!!!

From last year but still a nice little glimpse behind the scenes of Mr Peterson and his empire, check it!

New video and new blog from Mystro. Get clicking and get involved.

DIGGI ON LINE

A few more pics from my holiday in Catania.