Tonight: Red Bull Music Academy Info Session
Join Red Bull at their Red Bull Music Academy Info Session TONIGHT in Jozi and next Wednesday in Durbs. All DJ’s, producers, MC’s, Vocalists and anyone with an interest in finding our more about the yearly Red Bull Music Academy get down there. We were lucky to catch Tumi and Papercutt live on Saturday night at Roka and we have to tell you the man is still rocking – more than eva. GO GO GO!
JOHANNESBURG
Date : Thursday 26th April
Venue: Bassline : 10 Henry Nxumalo Street, Newtown Music Centre, Newtown
Time 8 – 10 pm
Speakers: Darshan Jesrani, Tumi, Klinikal
DURBAN
Date: Wednesday 2 May
Venue: Mission Control : The BAT Centre : 45 Maritime Place
Time 8 – 10 pm
Speakers: Nyambz, Klinikal
Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area, Environ Records)
Darshan Jesrani’s recording project “Metro Area” (with partner Morgan Geist) on their Environ label has left an indelible mark on the dance music landscape. Known for its freestyle recombination of influences which revolve around older production styles and the songwriting focus of disco, new-wave/synth-pop and R&B, Metro Area has injected much needed doses of funk and sensuality, mood and space back into the loop-based and seldom-subtle world of underground dance.
Their debut album elicited superlative responses from The New York Times to The Onion, from web-logs to the Wire. Metro Area won a place among Rolling Stone’s “Top 50 Albums of 2002”, a rock and rap-dominated list for which most club/dance projects are not even considered. Further accolades include BBC/Radio 1’s “Dance Album of the Year” and a “Best New Artist” prize at the 2003 DanceStar/American Dance Awards. www.myspace.com/darshanjesrani
Tumi featuring Papercutts
Tumi’s pen carves rhythmically lyrical dreamscapes out of brutal realities. Each of his pieces unfold like a musical and spiritual journey through imagery as rich as the poets talent. His creativity speaks with dedication to the sincerity that the young artist lives by- this Poet / emcee, philosopher, dreamer, storyteller uses his words to challenge ego and a history of tragedy and the complex identity struggles facing this African man of the Hip-Hop generation in a post-apartheid South Africa.
Tumi is the lead vocalist of Tumi and the Volume. The bands live debut album “At the Bassline’ received three South African Music Award nominations. The band has wowed audiences all over the country, impressed fellow musicians Black Eyed Peas (U.S.A), Blackalicious (U.S.A), Positive Black Souls (Senegal), Relax (the Netherlands) and has been frequent invitees to world-class music festivals.
Tumi has just released a solo album without the band and alongside Johannesburg’s turntable legend “Papercutts” is re-introducing the traditional idea of a “mc and a dj” to his fans. http://www.thevolume.co.za/
www.myspace.com/tumipoetmc
Klinikal
Klinikal has been active as a Turntablist DJ in the hiphop scene for the last 5 years, collaborating with artists such as Hamma, Sibot , Waddy Jones , Nastie Ed and Spoek Mathambo (Oukapi) as well as TV appearances for eTV and GoTV.
Over the last few years his musical interests have evolved from being primarily a turntablist DJ to including production which he has integrated into his live sets using his AKAI MPC and other production tools.
Klinikal breaks down the art of sampling and remixing with a his world renowned MPC demo. Expect eclectic beats, blended with live drumming and scratching, all layered with effects. www.myspace.com/klinikal
Nyambz
Production has always been Inyambo Imenda (Nyambz) passion.
The musical aspect of songs has always appealed to the soft-spoken 22 year old, so it’s only natural that when he put down his first beat in the summer of 2000, that music would play a big part in his life.
After winning the African Hip-Hop producer of the year, in 2004, at the tender age of 19, he’s influence in the South African Hip-Hop industry escalated to great heights, crafting “Classic” material for some of South Africa’s top acts. He’s worked with the likes of Zubz, Tumi, Optical Illusion, Proverb, Prokid and Tumi & the Volume just to name a few. He’s also produced tracks for acts across the African Continent, and a host of international acts, including Main Flow from the legendary Cincinnati Hip Hop group “MOOD”.
His strength lies in his ability to delve from genre to genre without losing the quality in music that he strongly stands for.
In 2007, the future looks bright, with International collaborations, with Edgar Allen Floe (Formally of Shaman Works Recordings), and Zimbabwe legit on the table.
http://www.myspace.com/nyambo
For More Info : 083 269 7699 ivan@redbullmusicacademy.com http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/
