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“Not only is Daxaar one of the most intuitive and organic-sounding electronic music albums in eons, it pretty much dispels the notion that there’s no innovation left in jazz. This is an album you could listen to every day for the next 20 years and never get bored of.” – xlr8rBronx-born drummer Steve Reid was a “militant” Black Panther back in the heyday. In the late ’60s, he “reversed the slave trip” by taking a 17-day cargo ship back to Africa, where he lived for three years, and was thrown in jail upon returning for resisting the Vietnam War draft. He left America’s racism for a more-tolerant Europe. On paper, he sounds like a pretty heavy cat, someone whose bad side you would not want to get on. But the truth is that Steve Reid is one of the most joyful and hopeful people on the planet, still optimistic that “bringing music to the people” can help solve the world’s problems. After the emergence of a Steve Reid cult following among both jazz and dance vinyl collectors, the risk-taking indie label Domino Records (Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Robert Wyatt) released Daxaar, a spontaneous jam with African players and longtime collaborator Kieran Hebden (also known as Four Tet) on electronics.
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Steve Reid Ensemblewowee - not everybody can be described as a LEGEND. Steve Reid is a LEGEND - striking the drums, beating the drums, ... MorePost Your Own! |
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Steve Reid Ensemble
wowee -
not everybody can be described as a LEGEND.
Steve Reid is a LEGEND -
striking the drums,
beating the drums,
playing the drums,
making MUZIC he does - for nearly the last five decades!
A GRAND HISTORY in the making...
Steve Reid Ensemble
Master drummer Steve Reid has performed with Miles Davis, Sun Ra, James Brown, Charles Mc Pherson, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Kieran Hebden of Fourtet among others.His ensemble blends african rhythms and jazz, in a highly infectious blend of energy and hand clapping beats that have pleased audiences worldwide.
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