?uestlove in South Africa

The legendary Roots drummer, DJ, producer ?uestlove (Questlove) is in South Africa for a one night show.
Born Ahmir Khalib Thompson in Philadelphia, he brought with him his friend, US producer Yameen.

Although the two arrived late for the press conference, it was rather interesting hearing about their love for music and how they have established careers for other US stars such as D'Angelo, Common, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and many more. For ?uestlove it all started off with one jam session, that led to a great deal of Jam Sessions, finding great musicians and giving himself a great name in music.
According to him, Musiq Soulchild who was a pizza delivery boy back then, came knocking in the one of his sessions, screaming "Yo man I can sing, I can really sing" leaving ?uest saying, "Aint you the dude from the pizza house?" but giving him a chance to do his thing.
And the rest is history.
US Producer Yameen on the other hand said he was he looking to "collaborate and work with some South African artists" with his new mixes that he brought to the country.
So if you are a musician looking for a break in US or something, then holla at Yameen for your chance to shine...
If you are in Joburg on Friday night, make sure you catch this man live at Carfax in Newtown and for just R120 you can get to see, Uju, 340ml, Tumi and Papercut, Kabomo, Dj Kenzhero of Party People and ?uestlove himself, who promised the fans a "5 hour set"....
Its gonna be a party ya'll.



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