Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, fresh off the Reflection Eternal reunion, did a string of shows at The Blue Note earlier this year (much like his buddy Mos Def did). Backed by a live band, featuring Daru Jones on drums among others, the shows were fantastic and it was especially great to hear Hi-Tek’s beats performed by a dope live band. But Tekzilla was no slouch at these shows as he was busy at work on a drum machine all night long. While all the Train of Thought (and new songs) sounded great, one of the standouts personally was “Memories Live”. The smooth, mellow vibes translated beautifully with added soulful, jazzy guitar licks providing another layer to the beat. Reflection Eternal’s new album album, tentatively titled Trainspotting, is expected to hit shelves this summer.
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Soulive is known to bring out many guests at their shows, and back in 2003 at the Lion’s Den, Talib Kweli, J-Live and Wordsworth were in the house. The trio joined Soulive on stage for an impromptu jam session that lasted 20 min and the results were amazing.
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Posted on March 10th, 2009 by highvoltage84 in Soulive, Talib Kweli
In anticipation of seeing Reflection Eternal, reunited, with a live band at The Blue Note this week, I’m bringing it back to 2001. Kweli has made many appearances at Soulive’s NYC area shows over the years, and of course he rips it backed by the amazing band. Here is Kweli, Krasno and company doing an all live rendition of “The Blast”. New Reflection Eternal album in 2009, maybe this really is the year of the Blacksmith?
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Talib Kweli brought his Idle Warship crew (Res and Graph Nobel) at the Hip Hop Live Tour NYC date to test out “Black Snake Moan” with the crowd. It went over very well and they ended up filming the video for it a week later. Backed by the Rhythm Roots All-Stars, this is a dope performance.
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