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Live Reviews
fDeluxe
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 19th January 2012 |
By Charles Waring | 25 January 2012
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As I watched fDeluxe going through their sound check in an empty Jazz Café, they began playing a groove that was taut, lean, and riding on a sinewy bass line. That was when something strange and remarkable happened to me: as I tapped my foot in time with the beat…
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London Community Gospel Choir
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 23rd December 2011 |
By Andrew Kay | 24 December 2011
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Tonight was my second experience of choir participation. On Monday, I supported my dear mother at her carol concert in aid of Save the Children at Cadogan Hall. Nothing wrong with a bit of traditional sing-a-long with hymns of old- it usually gladdens the soul and gives the vocals a…
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Brian McKnight
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 11th December 2011 |
By Christopher Mitchell | 19 December 2011
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Not any and every artist can sell out the Jazz Cafe four nights in a row. Brian McKnight is one of those rare artists that can command a sizable crowd regardless of where he goes and his string of shows last weekend was no different.
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De La Soul
| Venue | IndigO2, London |
| Date | 4th December 2011 |
By Christopher Mitchell | 08 December 2011
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There are three things in life that are certain; death, taxes and the fact that De La Soul are virtually guaranteed to put on an amazing show every time. This past Sunday was no different as Plug One, Two and Three paid a visit to London to give us a…
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J. Cole
| Venue | Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date | 3rd December 2011 |
By Eric Maganga | 06 December 2011
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J. Cole is a hip hop rookie - at least in terms of studio albums. The North Carolina star has a string of well-received mixtapes. These are loved by his adoring fans, and he had a tremendous following and a substantially sized hype around him way before ‘Cole World: The…
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Emeli Sande
| Venue | Koko, London |
| Date | 29th Nov 2011 |
By Joanna Chaundy | 30 November 2011
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Before the major record companies snapped up Emeli Sandé she projected a girlie look with luscious, long curls. Today her shaven, Mohican-styled bleached hair presents a cool image of the street, somewhat at odds with the dowdy black kaftan she wore at London’s Koko. The Scottish singer-songwriter seemed grateful to…
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George Clinton & Parliament/ Funkadelic
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 28th November 2011 |
By Andrew Kay | 29 November 2011
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In these tough economic times, we’d all probably like to bugger off on a ship to a faraway galaxy. 35 years ago, the funky, spacey Diaspora of the funketeers of Parliament came down from the Mothership to give the bland musical diet of the world a kick up the backside,…
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Scarface
| Venue | Key Club, West Hollywood, Los Angeles |
| Date | 18th November 2011 |
By Andrew Kay | 22 November 2011
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Scarface has never played in the U.K, so tonight was going to be somewhat of a rare event, even in Los Angeles, where he hadn't performed in a long while.
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Elzhi
| Venue | The Jazz Cafe |
| Date | 3rd Nov 2011 |
By Christopher Mitchell | 09 November 2011
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Following his unceremonious and somewhat confusing departure from Slum Village, Elzhi has been on a relentless quest to rebuild his buzz by slaughtering any instrumental that dares to cross his path. Earlier this year, he undertook the ambitious and some say downright crazy task of remaking the classic Nas album,…
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Pharoahe Monch
| Venue | Tha Jazz Cafe, London |
| Date | 28th Oct 2011 |
By Ryan Proctor | 03 November 2011
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Stood at the front of London's Jazz Cafe stage, one arm raised, a defiant look on his face, legendary NY emcee Pharoahe Monch made it very clear what the venue's packed crowd could expect minutes into his one-off show."I came here tonight to represent for lyricism in Hip-Hop," the former…
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