You know hip hop really isn’t my thing — never has been. Hook it up with a classically skilled violinist though, and things get interesting:
More violinesque YouTubery, courtesy of Paul Dateh. More of his music can be downloaded here.
-
Archives
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
-
Meta
Not really hip hop, but lets say it is. Should we jump up and down as hip hop rediscovers the melodic content of music it discarded when it was established? Cute ethnic (gypsy) feel that creeps into the piece about half way. Nice experiment.
Excellent find, Barry. Reminds me of Don & Dewey Meet the 21st Century. If you think about it, hip hop is just the contemporary form of rhythm and blues, or so Boz Scaggs says in “Dig: Behind the Scenes”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGhFWVOBkAI
Listening to these two young musicians bodes well for the future.
This is impressive. Essentially they’re riffing on a medley of beats and tracks by A Tribe Called Quest, Gnarls Barkley and The Roots but it’s still refreshing to see and hear. I really enjoyed the violinist’s phrasing. He’s really quite good.