RHYTHM REPUBLIK
At Cafe 111 - Brooklyn, NY (1/09/04)
Mabili (Kregg) Ajamu having fun with a Rhythm Republik fan!!
I arrived at Cafe 111 pretty late because of some problems
with the rail system in the Newark, NJ area. At 11:00pm (after speaking to
Sharief Ali of BURGUNDY), I heard the funky sounds of Rhythm Republik doing
"Sweatshop Blues", featuring the powerful vocals of Roslyn Jackson!
The birthday boy, Mabili (Kregg) Ajamu, sounded as crazy as usual, taking about
five minutes to talk some shit about a woman stalking him (......like WHO would
actually stalk this guy?!) After some joking around, it was back to the
music.....Mabili and Roslyn did lead vocals for the beautiful ballad "Last
Minute to Forever". Rosyln did some great vocals on the reggae-flavored
"Body of Life" with Mabili in the audience bonding with the female
half....the solos performed by James Williams (on drums), Mark Bass (on bass)
and The Pearl (on keyboards) were deliciously funky. "Psychic Toll"
was followed by "Live 2 Forever" was some hot funky stuff with
monstrous bass licks and high-powered guitar-slaying by Amadou Gaye!! The show
was over at 12:00am.
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