Mr. Scruff

I love the Ninja Tune family, but especially Mr Scruff!
My list with seen Ninja Tune artists:

° Kid Koala ° Amon Tobin ° Bonobo ° Jaga Jazzist ° One Self ° The Cinematic Orchestra ° The Herbaliser

And yesterday I could extend my list with the eclectic dj and artist. The day after the the good Mulatu concert I am back at the Minnemeers. Sold out .. again.

dj at expo room

After a little visit to the expo room on the first floor it was time for Mr Scruff to put all his Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House and Funk records in the blender and serves us some delicious menu for the ears.

I connected my ears with my leggs and danced all night. Maybe I was a little bit dissapointed in the crowd, that only went wild with the famous tracks.

As Mr Scruff's video's are always a nice piece of artwork I expected a little bit more visuals. But anyhow, I enjoyed this performance as well.

Good job of the Democrazy crew, again! The last year they are bringing a refreshing line-up in Gent! Thanks for that!

Links:

www.democrazy.be
www.mrscruff.com

Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics in concert

26.03.09 Mulatu Astatke @ Minnemeers, Gent:

Mulatu I-can-barely-pronounce-it Astatke is besides Fela Kuti the biggest African jazz pioneer. His music is a fusion of Ethiopian jazz combined with tropical funk. His Ethio-jazz business has been going for already 45 years, but 4 years ago he got really known through his soundtrack in Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Broken Flowers’.



His funky company aka the Heliocentrics gives a perfect final touch to Mulatu's performance. They bring modern beats, some retro funk and jazzy sounds.


Together with an enthusiastic audience I enjoyed this concert!
Click here to see all pictures of the concert.

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