Special Events
Shine has hosted some of the biggest names in the world in one of the most intimate clubs in Canada. From Deep Dish, ?uestlove, Steve Aoki, Dieselboy, Nu-Mark, Afrika Bambaataa, Danny Howells - you'll always be blown away!
Apr 26: TRIBUTE TO GURU (Gang Starr / Jazzmatazz)
RIP KEITH “GURU” ELAM
The hiphop & jazz worlds are in mourning over huge loss this past week as GURU from Gang Starr passed away after battling cancer.
We’re going to bypass all the online drama surrounding his death and skip right to a simple celebration of the mans musical legacy;
house party style
with a bunch of DJ’s playing Guru-related music from:
Gang Starr
Jazzmattazz
Gang Starr Foundation (Jeru The Damaja, M.O.P, Freddie Foxxx, Bahamadia, Afu-Ra, Big Shug, Group Home, etc)
+ rarities & remixes
inc. Guru tracks with
Bob Marley, Big L, Dilated Peoples, Nenah Cherry, Macy Gray, Digable Planets, Medeski Martin & Wood, Luther Vandross, N’dea Davenport, House of Pain, Ronnie Jordan, Prince Paul, Planet Asia, Bless, Ferry Corston, Adam F & more
FREE to enter!
featuring
FLIPOUT
SAGE
SHE
ABEL
RHEK
CHERCHEZ
D-REC
SEAN LA-LA
+
RED ONE
EMOTIONZ
& more
Check out DJ PREMIER’s GURU Tribute mix:
http://www.djpremierblog.com/2010/04/24/keith-guru-elam-tribute-mix-by-dj-premier/
Also click on the page to hear Preme, Big Shug and Guru’s Nephew speak on the origins of Gang Starr, visiting Guru in the hospital, and more
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Guru + Canada
Big up to Guru for truly taking his sound worldwide, and helping introduce sounds from around the world to his 2 different worldwide fanbases
Check out his relationship with Canada:
- recorded with DREAM WARRIORS
- recorded with CHOCLAIR on a track produced by KARDINAL
- GANG STARR sampled Choclair on “You Know My Steez”
- Guru once managed Montreal M.C. Bless
- His Jazzmatazz Trumpet-player was Toronto’s own Brownman Ali
