輸入雑誌/文章は英語で記載

year/2006

country/US

label/Wax Poetics

ソウル、ファンク、ジャズ、 ヒップホップを中心に最も質の高い音楽を届ける超良質雑誌「Wax Poetics」の英語版US Issue 19号。

Joe Bataan、DJ Red Alert他、Azymuth、Re:Discovery、Obituary、Pace Relations、Finger Painting、Other Directions、Salsa Dura Now!、Indian Summer、Cali Cartel、Big Idea、It Was Something He Said、Sovereign State、Medicine Man、Get Your Life、Sound Collector、The Partyといった幅広いミュージシャンと音楽の貴重な記事を収めている。英語版であるが、この本を読まずして真のミュージック・ラヴァーとは言えない？



Joe Bataan is a New York legend in salsa, boogaloo/soul, disco, and even hip-hop circles for his numerous contributions. New York’s DJ Red Alert has also made a name for himself for his own formidable hip-hop contributions. Born from a massive musical scene in Brazil, Azymuth continues to influence bands abroad.



Joe Bataan

was born Bataan Nitollano in 1942 in New York. He was the product of an unconventional union of the time: his father, Peter Nitollano, grew up in Manila, in the Philippines Islands; his mother, Marie Seldom, was African American, originally from Newport News, Virginia.



Azymuth

emerged from Rio de Janeiro's multifarious '70s scene in a psychedelic blaze of synthesized sound. Sophisticated jazz licks, polyrhythmic samba grooves, and heavy funk back-rhythms spilled from their instruments, mingling with tropical heat and lascivious sweat, washing over audiences like the rhythmic waves...



DJ Red Alert

A time machine doesn't have to come in the form of a DeLorean. In fact, every car comes with its own flux capacitor smiling at you from between the steering wheel and the glove compartment. In the hands of the right DJ, radios can transport you back to the future.



Obituary

John Kruth remembers Arif Mardin and Rufus Harley.



Pace Relations

Primitive drum machines link Sly Stone and J. J. Cale.



Finger Painting

Guitarist Calvin Keys plays with a full palette.



Other Directions

Strange Fruit Project reveals a different side to the South.



Salsa Dura Now!

Percussionist Edwin Bonilla works hard to move bodies.



Indian Summer

The everyday heat of salsa juggernaut Fania Records. A photo essay.



Cali Cartel

In the '70s, Colombian music flowed from the country to hooked dance floors.



Big Idea

Gigi Campi produced rarely heard classics with the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band.



It Was Something He Said

The albums of Richard Pryor.



Sovereign State

South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela blows for self.



Medicine Man

Musical innovator Dr. Alimantado dissects his reggae roots.



Get Your Life

The history of Baltimore club music.



Sound Collector

Ninja Tune's DJ Food serves up cut-and-paste platters.



The Party

A serious salsa assembly in Puerto Rico. A photo essay.