mombasa express

just discovered this belgian group that does european, south american house music with solid african percussion played by a guy named Raztah.

http://www.mombasaexpress.com/raztah/index2.html

they have samples on this site

their djmebe playing is particularly catchy. specially on a track named raindance.

hopefully i can play like this someday.

follow their links about the history of djembe. you'll enjoy reading

Karsh Kale's Milan and Letting go

I met KK at an Asian massive party in SF recently, but had known his music for a year or so before that .. I had his Redesign album and knew there was something about this artist .. something about his clarity and the fluent use of raw music in his tracks. However it wasn't until i heard Liberation's 'Milan' and 'Letting go' that i realised that there is a genius involved here. Both tracks have such an abundance of soul power they move every time you hear them. The progression from instrument to instrument in the tracks is flawless and woven as beautifully as silk.
And the man is down to earth. He had just finished spinning an awesome set at the party and i saw him walk by to the upper floor where he was sitting cross legged on the floor listening to some live classical tabla and sitar being played. I left after exchanging a few words and shaking hands
with him. A man who knows his music and knows what he wants to do with it .. what else can you ask for .

www.karshkale.com

wristband # @#$%!%

1306 has done its job.
not the best seats in the house but tickets nevertheless to what is going to be a kickass show !

wristband # 1306

just scored my wrist band this morning at the HP pavillion in san jose.

started this effort at 4 this morning to try and get in front of the line but they sent all campers away because they were handing out wrist bands only at 8am. Anyways, got back in line at 7 and got my band at 8.
now theyre going to call out numbers randomly (?) at 9:30 . Thats when every1 gets a shot at scoring tickets.

u2 tickets

U2 performs in san jose hp pavillion on the 9th of april 2005.

tickets go on sale sunday 10am at various outlets ..

im going .. will do whatever i can to score tickets on sunday ..

unfortunately i missed the presale because im not a u2.com member .. that sucks .

but tickets i will score !

what this is about

ive been a music buff for a long while now. and what i enjoy most is introducing people to music i discover and begin to love. for most part this space will be dedicated to just that. mah music.
while im at it i also want to write about certain musical experiences that have been a total trip.