Blessed be lovers of innovative contemporary hip hop, R&B, funk and jazz music for the gift of consecutive live performances by Kendrick Lamar, D’Angelo, Kamasi Washington and Hiatus Kaiyote on the one stage at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016. If you’re one of those music lovers you’ll know that every single one of the many musicians and… Continue reading Bluesfest 2016 – Embracing Contemporary Hip Hop, Soul & Jazz Of The Highest Order
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Hiatus Kaiyote Dropping You Into It
Just like I thought as few words as possible should be said about the new Hiatus Kaiyote album Choose Your Weapon in order to do the music and its makers justice, I think the less words said about Hiatus Kaiyote’s live show at Brisbane’s Woolly Mammoth, the better. To experience is the goal. Early in their set during ‘Shaolin Monk… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote Dropping You Into It
Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
The less words said about Haitus Kaiyote’s new album Choose Your Weapon, the better really. And I say that with the greatest of respect for Hiatus Kaiyote, their music and their artistry. Listening, hearing and experiencing this one-of-a-kind music is what needs to happen instead. If I must use words I’ll start with the short… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
Hiatus Kaiyote – Sonic Architects of Magnificence
A few things became manifestly clear to me during Hiatus Kaiyote’s headlining set at Byron Bay’s Sonic Architects’ National Conference last weekend. The first was that the musical evolution of this Australian future-soul group is a magnificent one to experience, best live. Old songs performed from the debut album Tawk Tomahawk sounded fresh – dynamically recomposed to create… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Sonic Architects of Magnificence
Erykah Badu + DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown on a Lunar Eclipsed Night in Melbourne
Before breaking into ‘Orange Moon’ on a lunar eclipsed night in Melbourne last week, Erykah Badu counted her blessings for the beginnings of her record making career under a similar moon around 20 years ago. I’d say everyone in the crowd listening to Erykah Badu and her band live at the Palais Theatre, were counting… Continue reading Erykah Badu + DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown on a Lunar Eclipsed Night in Melbourne
Nai Palm with Nai Palm
Nai Palm started her music career standing solo on Melbourne stages with her voice and a guitar. She was singing songs that later became the foundation of magnificent arrangements by her and other members of Hiatus Kaiyote – including this year’s Grammy nominated song Nakamarra (featuring Q-Tip) from their 2012 album Tawk Tomahawk. On Friday… Continue reading Nai Palm with Nai Palm
The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Everyone I know who experiences WOMADelaide festival, wants to experience it again. Everyone I know who’s heard about the WOMADelaide experience, wants to have it. That’s because it’s one of the world’s best musical festivals, and Australia’s very best. Fundamentally for the quality of music and its friendly festival people, but for so many other… Continue reading The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk Forever After
“I can’t believe that you haven’t heard of Hiatus Kaiyote! Where have you been? They’re an awesome Melbourne band that Erykah Badu’s been promoting.” My friend with great taste in music, said that to me recently in Melbourne. Recommended by both he and Queen Badu, find Hiatus Kaiyote I had to. So find, listen to,… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk Forever After