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Thread started 11/12/03 6:34am

jw1914

Kasiah Jones,,,where?

Any of you folks over in europe know what ever happen to Kasiah Jones? I came across only one cd of his years ago, and it was bad!
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Reply #1 posted 11/12/03 7:18am

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jw1914 said:

Any of you folks over in europe know what ever happen to Kasiah Jones? I came across only one cd of his years ago, and it was bad!


Do you mean bad or bad?
He has released 4 albums so far and especially the last one (Black Orpheus) that came out this year is really a masterpiece.

I have seen him live and he kicks ass as well. He is a very funky guitar player and his wrist is so fast...
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Reply #2 posted 11/12/03 8:58am

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jw1914 said:

Any of you folks over in europe know what ever happen to Kasiah Jones? I came across only one cd of his years ago, and it was bad!


Do you mean bad or bad?
He has released 4 albums so far and especially the last one (Black Orpheus) that came out this year is really a masterpiece.

I have seen him live and he kicks ass as well. He is a very funky guitar player and his wrist is so fast...


I mean the cd was great! Where can I find out more about him? Where is he from? My band used perform some tunes off of that cd I had.
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Reply #3 posted 11/13/03 4:24am

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jw1914 said:

joecoco said:

jw1914 said:

Any of you folks over in europe know what ever happen to Kasiah Jones? I came across only one cd of his years ago, and it was bad!


Do you mean bad or bad?
He has released 4 albums so far and especially the last one (Black Orpheus) that came out this year is really a masterpiece.

I have seen him live and he kicks ass as well. He is a very funky guitar player and his wrist is so fast...


I mean the cd was great! Where can I find out more about him? Where is he from? My band used perform some tunes off of that cd I had.


Only after moving to France, I became aware of this dude, which is sad considering I moved from London. I was listening to Radio Nova one night and none other than Keziah comes on air in an interview...I think he's Nigerian (at least decent) but his accent was typical English (he spoke in English). He did a few accoustic numbers, including Familiarise...such a cool song! I only have Black Orpheus, but I'm really interested in getting his Blue Funkt album so I can check out his guitar style a bit more.
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #4 posted 11/13/03 4:45am

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Black Orpheus.


Awesome album.

Every Prince fan should know how to appreciate a fella like this.
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Reply #5 posted 11/13/03 4:54am

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gooeythehamster said:

Taureau said:

Black Orpheus.


Awesome album.

Every Prince fan should know how to appreciate a fella like this.




OK, let me summarize what I know:

www.keziahjones.com (only tourdates), nothing else.

He is Nigerian and was send to London University by his parents (his father is a chieftain or something). During a performance in Germany 1999 he showed his passport to the audience.
Instead of going to University he preferred to play around the streets of London with his guitar.
His first album "Blufunk is a fact" came out in 1992.
In 1993 a Live EP was released (awesome)
2 years later "African Space Craft" followed.
In 1999, after the loss of his father he released "Liquid Sunshine"
He came back in 2003 with "Black Orpheus" that was recorded in Spain. I think he lives in France now and he is touring a lot in Britain and France, sometimes even Germany. IMHO he is one of the most underrated musicians around.

His wrist is very fast and he can create unbelievable tunes even with a 3-string guitar. His technique is unbelievable, but I was told quite difficult, too.


Funky as hell I should say.
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Reply #6 posted 11/13/03 5:56am

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Thanks so much joecoco. I appreciated the info. The cd I have is "blufunk is a fact". I was so blown away by this cd that I had to perform live many tunes off of it (as a tribute to Keziah of course).
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