Live Music Report Review: GURU & Jazzmatazz, Irie Band & Rythmicru

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Jazz By Genre V was an impressive ensemble of talent that took place at Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre, and one that could teach world leaders a lesson. The tone of the evening was set by D.J. Dalia who spun classic hip-hop and soul. Eric B. and Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were called upon a few times. The host of the evening was spoken-word artist, CBC Radio’s Anne-Marie Woods (A.K.A. Amani) whose introduction to the live portion of the night was a poem which chronicled Hip-Hop from its beginnings with Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delightâ€, and followed the timeline right up to the night itself when she had the crowd chanting “Hip-Hopâ€, “Jazzâ€, “Hip-Hopâ€, “Jazzâ€, Hip-Hopâ€, “Jazzâ€. She enticed us to “explore something you may not have heard before†and promised “a musical renaissanceâ€.

full article:

http://www.thelivemusicreport.com/clubs/modClub/jazzByGenreV/jazzByGenreV.html

Rhythmicru & Irie Band

GURU