Viva La Hip Hop

Saturday September 25th

thePeople
with special guest DJ Spinna
alongside residents Cecil, Cali, and Be Brown
hosted by heyLove* and Ms. Nabong

The New Parish
579 18th St | Oakland
10pm – 2am
5$ b4 11pm

more info
http://www.thepeopleoakland.com/

John Coltrane is best known for weaving together evolved spiritual consciousness with virtuosic jazz chops. Yet, he was also an incredible balladeer whose interpretations of romantic classics still stand the test of time. Nina Simone is best none for combining uncompromising social critique with witty song writing and her sultry yet strong vocals. However, she was also a Julliard trained piano wizardess. And so it is: some… of our most talented shine so brightly in one aspect that we scarcely recognize the breadth of their gifts. DJ Spinna is one of these.

Spinna is famous for his signature tribute parties, Wonderful and Soul Slam, where he transforms the song books of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Prince into a dream like journey – part history lesson, part love letter – into which packed dance floors full of soul music lovers, from LA to New York and beyond, immerse themselves year after year. Some of these folks also know that Spinna is one of a handful of DJs that are as well respected for pristine house tempo mixing as they are for their hip hop rooted turntabalism.

But sometimes as Spinna is celebrated as one of the most sought after dance floor magicians of his generation, its goes unmentioned that Spinna is a heavy weight producer who has been commissioned to remix tracks by artists ranging from classic Motown (Michael Jackson and Eddie Kendricks) to contemporary soul like Mary J. Blige and Goapele. He tattooed his name on house music history with a remix of Shaun Escoffrey’s “Days Like This” and his hip hop chops lead him to rework tracks by De La Soul and J Dilla. He’s gotten funky with Donald Byrd’s music and gone deep into jazz artistry with the music of Betty Carter. On top remixing, Spinna has been producing his own dope music across a spectrum of soul for years from his days as a member of the hip hop super-group Polyrhythm Addicts to his solo volume, Intergalactic Soul.

thePeople party is a perfect place for soul music lovers of all persuasions to join together – as we do every month – and celebrate the full gamut of talents that DJ Spinna has to offer. It is with great pleasure that thePeople crew presents to you DJ Spinna.