Articles by Prasad Bidaye

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  Basement Jaxx

  Rooty

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  This follow-up to Remedy from this Brixton duo has more in common with music of Missy Elliot than any of Basement Jaxx's house peers. The d...

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  Various

  Versatile Family Album

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  In celebration of Versatile Records' fifth anniversary, this 14-track compilation lines up the label's top artists (Chateau Flight, Joakim...

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  Kevin Yost

  Road Less Traveled

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Kevin Yost is a rare form of artist in the house music scene. Unlike most producers, the man plays keyboards like a jazz musician, and with...

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  Second Direction

  Four Corners

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Second Directions was a jazz-funk combo put together in the mid-'70s by saxophonist and flautist Fritz Münzer. Münzer was also one of the p...

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  Hidden Agenda

  Whatever Happened To...

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  The latest offering from Jason and Mark Gooding has the duo exploring different possibilities of electronic beats with jazzy sensibilities....

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  Karsh Kale

  Realize

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  A drummer and collaborator on Talvin Singh's Ha and Tabla Beat Science albums, Karsh Kale has often stood in the shadow of his world famous...

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  Rachid Taha

  Made In Medina

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  In a tradition of singing best known for its spirit of rebellion and outlawed sexuality, Rachid Taha is rai's crowned bad-boy star. His pop...

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  Various

  African Travels

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Titles like these usually suggest something of a tourist's view of the given non-Western music scene, but unlike previous outings, the soun...