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The Soulquarians was a neo soul and alternative hip hop-informed musical collective. The collective, formed during the late 1990s, continued into the early 2000s, and produced several well-received albums. Prior to its formation, members Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Q-Tip were members of the Native Tongues Posse.
Producer and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of hip hop band The Roots acted as the "musical powerhouse" behind several of the collective's projects during the late 1990s and early 2000s, including The Roots' Things Fall Apart (1999), D'Angelo's Voodoo (2000), Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun (2000), and Common's Like Water for Chocolate (2000). In an interview for Spin magazine, Common discussed the production of those albums, stating "It was one of those time periods that you don't even realize when you're going through it that it's powerful".
The name of the collective is derived from an astrology sign. The founding members of the collective — Questlove from The Roots, D'Angelo, James Poyser, and J Dilla — share the sign of Aquarius. Questlove, D'Angelo, Poyser, and J Dilla came together after discovering they had a common interest for the unconventional — offbeat rhythms, irregular chords, and other traits often exhibited by the underground urban music scene. Also around this time, a connection was established between D'Angelo and Welsh bassist Pino Palladino over their mutual love of Motown and other classic soul music, and Palladino became active in the project, playing on the majority of their discography and serving as a member of the Soultronics touring band that supported D'Angelo's Voodoo tour.
[2000] Instrumental of Common's track from his album 'Like Water For Chocolate'. James Poyser ~ bass, keys ?uestlove ~ drums Larry Gold ~ string section Jeff Lee Johnson ~ guitar Composed by James Poyser. Produced by The Soulquarians. Thick, mellow, soul- and jazz-inflected sonics from one of the finest collectives in Western music. A tribute to Assata Shakur.
Questlove joins D'Angelo in conversation with Nelson George to look back on the heydays of their group The Soulquarians at Electric Lady Studios. This snippet was taken from D'Angelo's lecture at the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York. To watch the full interview, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1oaBCmZWA ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ------ Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ------ Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ------ Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0
Talib Kweli, Common , Mos Def, James Poyser, Erykah Badu, Questlove, D'Angelo, Q-Tip, J Dilla (kneeling), Bilal
Common talks about influence of Native Tongues on Soulquarians and always wanting to be on the Midnight Marauders album cover.
The Soulquarians Ensemble performing at Berklee College of Music.
The Soulquarians Ensemble performing at Berklee College of Music
"June 27th 2002. The Roots & Common were midway recording albums having formed an unofficial collation sometime in 96, using the Native Tongue blueprint. The Soulquarians were born"....read the rest here http://bit.ly/DillaMagic Filmed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
The Soulquarians Ensemble performing at Berklee College of Music
Neo Soul At it's best...only a Soulquarian would rock both of these joints at the same time...enjoy the vid... SoulQuarian Nation 2013
e. badu is what the soulquarians are built upon, real feel good neo soul, another one yo, enjoy the vid..
Goin In at The Phx Lounge/San Antonio Tx.
Live performance from B.Judahl Keys & the SoulQuarians at the Blue Star Brewing Company
In 2005, the Roots drummer and Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon mainstay talked about his favorite drummers, days (and nights) spent with the Soulquarians and much more at the Red Bull Music Academy. ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0 ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc
D'Angelo opens up about his career in a rare extensive interview as part of Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York in May 2014. ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0 ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ------ JUMP TO A TOPIC 00:01:25 How playing guitar has affected D'Angelo's music 00:06:47 "The blues is the thread that holds everything together." 00:08:50 "If it's confusing at first, that's a good thing." 00:10:37 What is the Vanguard? 00:11:56 "We up here singing for the Lord. Don't be cute." 00:15:56 D'Angelo's group IDU (Intelligent Deadly But Unique) 00:18:40 "My main musical love was Prince." 00:22:00 "I've been playing piano since I was 3." 00:27:0...
http://funkit.virose.net/?p=1606 D'angelo & The Soultronics (4 of 4) July 16, 2000 The Hague, Netherlands @ Congresgebouw - North Sea Jazz Fest Lady } Funk Jam } Jonz In My Bonz } Funk Jam D'angelo: vocals, keyboards Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson: drums Frankie "Knuckles" Walker: percussion Pino Palladino: bass James Poyser (or sometimes June Bervine): keyboards C. Edward "Spanky" Alford & Samuel "Norris" Jones: guitars Anthony Hamilton, Shelby Johnson & Jack King: background vocals Jacques "Brother Jacques" Schwarz-Bart: tenor saxophone Russell Gunn (or sometimes Roy Hargrove): trumpet Frank "Root" Lacy: trombone & trumpet
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992, with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint and in the past has released music under various other labels such as Relativity, Geffen and GOOD Music, among others. Common's first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and tremendous commercial success. His first Grammy Award was in 2003, winning Best R&B; Song for...
The acclaimed producer in conversation with ego trip's Chairman Mao at the Red Bull Music Academy 2010 in London. ------ Visit our official website: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RBMA Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBullMusic... ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ------ He's best friends with the rich and famous AND your favourite raw-soul revivalist combo. A hit-making studio midas AND every self-respecting hipster's radio jock of choice. A yellow press darling AND a club-rocking DJ with a certified hip hop pedigree. No doubt, this British expat living in New York knows a thing or two about music and the industry living off it.
Diretta streaming dell'assemblea del gruppo M5S Senato con discussione dei seguenti punti all'ordine del giorno: 1 Lavori d'aula 2 Job act 3 Comunicazioni del tesoriere 4 Procedure sulla presentazione degli emendamenti e delle firme 5 Scelta strategia di voto su commissione rifiuti 6. Elezioni europee: organizzazione incontri su territori.
No copyright infringement intended. This is the property of PBS. D'Angelo & Tavis Smiley interview PART 1
D'Angelo - Voodoo Virgin Records 2000 Side Three: The Root Spanish Joint Feel Like Makin' Love Side Four: Greatdayndamornin'/Booty Untitled (How Does It Feel) Africa
http://funkit.virose.net/ Common with A Black Girl Named Becky (PART 1 of 4) May 5th, 2003 Munich, Germany @ Elserhalle 1. Interview (22 minutes) (original VHS audio) 2. Soul Power Common - MC DJ Dummy - turntables A Black Girl Named Becky: Karriem Riggins - drums Kevin Arthur - bass / MD Omar Edwards - keys Junius Bervine - keys Clay Sears - guitar VIDEO: Germany TV Broadcast } unknown generation VHS tape AUDIO: SBD (?TV broadcast or FM?) } ? } CDR SYNC/AUTHOR: Final Cut Pro / DVD Architect Length: 97min (including 22 min interview)
http://www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Common. In part 1 Common talks to Nick Huff Barili about his new album "The Dreamer, The Believer" which he says is produced by No I.D, who handled the production of Common's early albums. Common states that although the new album is not coming out through Kanye's Good Music label, he still considers himself part of Good Music because he and Kanye are like brothers. Common address the rumors that him and Nas are working on an album, stating that they were originally going to put out a mixtape together called Nas (dot) Com but that they are now going to make an album together after both of them put our there solo albums. In his book "One Day It Will All Make Sense" Common mentions that early in his acting career he had a hard ...
More J Dilla interview videos @ http://bestbboy.com/blog/?p=234 Common in the lab with J Dilla skit off J Dilla Documentary: Still Shining
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971),[1] better known by her stage name Erykah Badu /ˈɛrɨkə bɑːˈduː/, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B;, hip hop and jazz.[1] She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul". Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies...
Exclusive!! Chicago's Own Grammy Award Winner Common sits with his bros from Project Brotherhood on 106.3fm, shot by Lyle-Tek Muse @MuseManMmedia T.V., and tells all from Lebron James to his raising daughter.... His New Album, Type of Women He Likes, His Top 5 Rappers of all time, D.Rose, Justin Bieber, "Hell on Wheels", answer questions from callers and more!!! http://projectbrotherhood.net/ Capturing Chicago's Rich Entertainment Life, Exclusives, Interviews, Music Videos, Throwbacks and more! Please Subscribe... http://www.youtube.com/user/lylemuse LIKE.... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muse-Man-Multimedia/487466177942957 Common Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained n...
The URBAN NOMAD @ Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010, Los Angeles, CA COMMON Edition- LA WEEKLY EXCLUSIVE Kick it with The URBAN NOMAD and Common behind the scenes at Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010! Common reminisces about good times with the Soulquarians, a collective music group formed in the 90's that made a mark in Hip-Hop and R&B;. This video is part of an LA Weekly blog. See the full article with embedded links through out featuring Common, Saint Motel, Big B, Purple Melon and Audible Mainframe. Also, see the legendary Slash and siiiiick performances by Semi Precious Weapons, Purple Melon and more, see links below... http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/video-coverage/urban-nomad-sunset-strip-festival-common-big-b-saint-motel/#comments Directed and Edited by Jeremiah Alexis Pr...