Fantastic podcast from last summer. The Legendary David Rodigan in session with Radio 1′s Gilles Peterson. If you’re a fan of reggae music. This is a must listen.
This is a great project created by Ryan Hughes. He set up 48 digital cameras exploring the juxtopostion between film and photography.
Yet another mashup of Fela’s music. This time as an 8-track, 33 minute journey into the world of afrobeat rhythms, funky horn riffs, and classic hip-hop gems. Some remixes better than others, and I’m not totally convinced the idea works, partly because the politics of Fela’s music seems lost. But don’t take my work for it. Download the compilation for free
A young Crazy Legs in this unseen footage from Style Wars. Here he talks briefly about inheriting the Rock Steady Crew mantle and seeking out new dancers. he battle between them and the Dynamic Rockers would be waged on dance floors for the next decade.
Back then it wasn’t even called hiphop or b-boying, it was just Rockin’. I can’t think of a movie which changed so many lives around the world.