Felix Buxton Of The Basement Jaxx @ Ketebul Music Studios

By Stefano

Last week, Ketebul Music was honoured to host Felix Buxton, one half of the UK dance and electronic music duo, Basement Jaxx.

Felix Buxton with Olith Ratego

With seven studio albums to their credit, Basement Jaxx are one of the most successful and popular UK bands and deejays to date. The duo are also highly in demand internationaly as remixers. Some of their most notable remixes include ‘4 My People‘ by Missy ‘Misdemenour’ Elliot ‘Like I love You’ by Justin Timberlake and ‘She Wants To Move’ by N.E.R.D to mention but a few.

Felix who had performed at the Rift Valley Festival 2012 on the 2nd of September, spent a couple of days at Ketebul Music Studio A recording and working with some of Ketebul Music signed and affiliated artists. He recorded vocal and musical performances by Olith Ratego, Judy Bwire, Kenge Kenge Orutu System, Onyango Jagwasi (Extra Golden), The Safari Voices International Choir, Evany (Mangelepa) and the duo of Francis and Irungu. He also recorded vocal performances of our very own Priscah Wairimu and Willie ‘Bembe’ Gachuche. Felix plans to use some of the material he recorded for future projects by the Basement Jaxx. Felix’s visit and sessions were organised by longtime Ketebul Music collaborator and partner DJ Yam Yam of No Nation.

Felix Buxton with Kenge Kenge

Felix with nyatiti player and singer Judy Bwire

Felix who is also an accomplished sound engineer and producer, also got a chance to interact with Ketebul Music personnel and engineers who assisted him in recording his sessions.

Felix Buxton of the Basement Jaxx hard at work at Ketebul Music Studio A

Felix with Ketebul Music engineers

With Felix’s visit closely following our just concluded workshop on the accordion that brought together musicians from France, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Ketebul Music remains at the for front of creating forums and enabling environments for musicians from all over the world to interact with musicans from Kenya. In so doing, we hope to create an awarness to authentic Kenyan music that has so far been lacking from the international limelight.

Pictures by Ketebul Music
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