I have met with Mad Professor...

Concert in Pantin? Mad Professor? Faya Horns? Dub?

We got an invitation from Ariga san and I bought the tickets for 2 other friends.

As we entered the concert room, it was not so crowded and all passionate people were gathered in communion with the big dub sound.

"I dub therefore I am" could be the motto of Mad Professor.

The cool Mad Professor was standing behind the equipment (big white box is a Roland sampler, and the black rack is the delay effects box) creating the live sound. This is the first time I had ever met with the Mad Professor.

I initially discovered this musician with his rework of Massive Attack. You can get this CD and these!

I bought on premises (you can get it from Amazon here) this CD from the concert since we missed almost 80% of it as we arrived quite late.

And the live crew on picture...

I talked to the right musician with the saxophone and even got a photo next to him (hereunder, I am in the grey sweater). He really is full of energy and very respectful towards Mad Professor. He was very open and welcome despite my lack of knowledge in their culture and music.

Check Wikipedia... and the Music biography website and you can read one of his interviews or check his website with couple dubs available

To know more about dub...

As for me, I listened to the CD and it extended my culture ; yet the live was the real experience. And I will always be impressed with Ariga san : a model with many various connections... And a Mad Professor who speaks Japanse, thanks to her ;-) "Izakaya, Wasabi, Tokyo"