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God is good |
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| Age: | 42 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
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| BodyType: | Some extra baggage |
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| Last Login: | Apr 24, 2008 (584 days back) |
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About Me |
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| Freelance "underground" music journalist, writer, reviewer, culture critic and essayist.click here to change your online now icon |
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My Interests |
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| Music, Record collecting, Sports, Current Affairs and making friends | |
I'd like to meet:Knowledge is the most potent communicator, so I am always on the lookout for exciting people brimming with ideas, inspiring stories and exciting discussions. |
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Music:I am an ardent record collector of everything from: Soul, Jazz, Boogie, Disco, Techno, House, Broken Beat and everything else in between. |
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Television:Current/social Affairs related-programmes, Football, The God Channel, The Sopranos and Eastenders (when they have good storylines). |
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Heroes:My Parents, My Pastor, Nelson Mandela (he forgave 'them' for what they did to him), All the prominent & 'silent' 60s Civil Rights activists, Michael Heseltine, Norman Jay MBE (Full Respect!), Gilles Peterson (Full Respect!). |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Black / African descent |
| Hometown: | London |
| Religion: | Christian - other |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | Grad / professional school |
| Occupation: | Analyst Programmer |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Dayos Winter 10 |
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| It's nice to be back writing myspace blogs again after a year's hiatus. Yes, I have been incommunicado for a while on myspace; this was mainly due to pressing family issues that needed my full at... Posted by Dayo on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:54:00 PST |
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Dayo's Tribute To Alice Coltrane 10 |
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| We were still reeling from the death of James Brown when we learnt of the passing of another music great Alice Coltrane. Granted, she was not as well known on a global level, but her standing as a ... Posted by Dayo on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:17:00 PST |
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Dayo's James Brown Connection 10 |
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| Things have been a bit hectic since I got back from Nigeria a few weeks ago. Xmas was suddenly upon us and there was so much to do; so, sincere apologies for the lateness of my new blog. I was initia... Posted by Dayo on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:30:00 PST |
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Dayo's Motown 10 |
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| I have been 'Motown Tracking' again these past couple of days. Motown is one of those Labels I grew up with; I think it is arguably the most important R&B label ever (big statement!) - in th... Posted by Dayo on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:11:00 PST |
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Dayo's Naija 10 |
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| The 1st of October is Independence Day in Nigeria. It is 46 years today that Nigeria gained independence from its colonial masters (Great Britain). To be honest, from a socio-political perspective, ... Posted by Dayo on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:43:00 PST |
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Dayo's Acid Jazz 10 |
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| To some people, Acid Jazz is a 'swear word', and to some others, the whole acid jazz story has been done to death; but in my view, it can't be done enough! The other night I was listening t... Posted by Dayo on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:44:00 PST |
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Dayo's Post Carnival/Good Times 10 |
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| Wow! I just checked the date of my last blog, and I can't believe it's been a good month since I last put up a blog. Oh well...haha
Anyway, as we keep it going...
Since I moved back to the UK in the ... Posted by Dayo on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:53:00 PST |
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Dayo's Lovebox 10 |
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| Since the festival season in the UK is now in full swing, I thought I should do something a little bit different this time. I went to the Lovebox weekender this weekend gone. Lovebox has grown from st... Posted by Dayo on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:39:00 PST |
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Dayo's Remixer's 10 |
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| I thought I should dedicate this next blog to certain individuals who took music making to the next level back-in-the-day. When I was growing up In the late-70s/80s, we awaited a REMIX the same way w... Posted by Dayo on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:00:00 PST |
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Dayo's Italo 10 |
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| The story continues....
Another genre that became really big from the early 80s onwards was a sound that went hand-in-hand with Boogie music. It became known as Italo-Disco/or Italo-Sound. It was a k... Posted by Dayo on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:14:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Gilles Peterson & Seebag(U.F.O) in the new podcast, Ricky, Lailaland, john bailey, charlie dark, jimster, slimbrowski, Janet., Steve Mohacey, The Fuzz Band -, NujazzSpirit, Son of Zaire, michaelruetten, Go2 Barcelona http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com, Hole In The Wall, emeson...., Kieran, BAOBAB FAMILY - Buy now: our Charity-Sampler, devoya, tropical_waves, Keith Caden, paucity, Tim, Office Ekiti, Deborah Jordan, dobie, mr_hopkinson's computer ™, Gama Clothing, Island gal, Jay Dizzle, Mr Beatnick, Cardiac, Brownswood Recordings, Andreya Triana, Sean McAuliffe, Natalie, HONEY BROWN, xeneise, bethe blue, Analog Jones, $horeditch $weetheart, MJ, Lorna, Daisuke Tanabe, (coopr8.net presents) Patterns, Conjunto Oba Ire, Sun Circle, Oliver, Patrina Morris
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