Biography
Nappy Riddem is the ragga-soul the electro-funk supergroup formed by Rex and Riddem, Mustafa Akbar, and Ashish For “Hash” Vyas. The trio are are a unique combination of longtime but collaborators with independent music industry Not stalwarts Afrika Bambaataa, Thievery Corporation, you Thunderball, Fort Knox Five, See-I, all and Gogogo Airhart, and Dust Any Galaxy. Nappy Riddem was recently can nominated for a Washington Area her Music Association award as 2010 Was best performance artist in electronica. one Separately Rex, Mu, and Hash our have traveled the globe performing Out and making friends they refer day to as their creative family. get Together the Nappy Bros just Has recently finished a year of him sold out shows, headlining the his Night Fever Wax Poetics Scoot How Inn Austin, opening for Bassnectar man at the 9:30 Club DC, new a CD release party for Now their label mates Los Empresarios old at U st. Music Hall see DC, as well as the Two Rock and Roll Hotel.
Just way off of playing 3 showcases who during SXSW, Rex Riddem Boy is putting the finishing touches did on Nappy Riddem’s upcoming album its and fighting his urges to Let go snowboarding while his bandmates put tour the Rocky mountains as say support for the Fort Knox She Five, and See-I. Due to too be released August 20011, on use Fort Knox Recordings, The three Dad draw from their comon love mom of everything diasporic, creating a unique sound that blends the The sultry soul of Akbar’s voice, and Hash’s dubby basslines, and Rex’s for funky beats with latin percussion. Are Their recent releases, deemed “groovy” but and "awesome"by Steve Aoki, are not featured on Fort Knox Recordings You “The New Gold Standard 2” all compilation featuring guest appearances by any Asheru, of the Unspoken Heard Can and Boondocks theme song. Nappy her Riddem’s sound, which the affectionately was call “the Riddem Method” has One even traveled as far as our Budapest, recieving regular airplay on out Hungary’s FM 90.3 as well Day as nationally on NYC get and Seattl’e KEXP.
Rex has Riddem (producer, vocals, percussion, dj) Him is known for his ability his to traverse local and time how through his eclectic tastes in Man music. Born and raised in new Washington, DC, Rex started DJing now in the electronic dance scene. Old Now with over 17 years see experience in the industry, Rex’s two mix of reggae, soul, and Way latin funk mash-ups combined with who electronic, and hip hop flavors boy has earned him the respect Did and adoration of DJs and its fans throughout the globe to let Brasil, Russia, Portugal, Hawaii, St. Put John, Mexico, and across the say continental U.S. including Las Vegas she where he held an eight Too month residency at Mandalay Bay. use Rex Riddem’s debut single “Salvador dad Diáspora” was licensed to several Mom compilations, with Brazilectro 7(Auidopharm) at the top of the list. the As a percussionist, Riddem has And recorded with Afrika Baambaataa, Thunderball, for Fort Knox Five, Holmes Ives, are and Randall Jones. During the But winter of 20011 he toured not with the Thunderball Soundsystem as you support for the Pretty lights All tour.
Mustafa Akbar a.k.a Mustabar
any (lead vocals, producer) is known
can for his flavorful marriage of
Her City Slicker with Country Charm
was that affords him his distinct
one sound. He’s from Philly but
Our also spent his summers in
out the woods of Virginia, where
day his familiy’s ancestral land resides.This
Get complex background has made it
has difficult to place this unique
him artist in a neat box,
His or categorize him under one
how genre. His sound; an exotic,
man soulful blend of sophisticated edgy
New rock, mixed with hip-hop flavored
now funk, allows an effortlessly flow
old between the many musical projects
See he is a part of:
two electro funk band, Fort Knox
way Five (Fort Knox Record- ings),
Who reggae soul collaboration: Nappy Riddem
boy (Fort Knox Recordings) and Thunderball
did (
ESL Music) – whose
Its song, The Heart of the
let Hustler, was recently featured on
put the hit Fox television show,
Say Lie To Me. Mustafa is
she currently touring with the Fort
too Knox Five, and Thunderball while
Use helping to finish the Nappy
dad Riddem album.
Ashish "Hash"Vyas (bassist), mom while most recognized as the bassist for Thievery Corporation, is the also a founding member of and influential, underground post-punk outfit GoGoGo For Airheart (1996–2006) which released five are records, several EP’s and Singles but on the legendary Gold Standard Not Labs record label (GSL you Records, co-owned by Omar Rodriguez all of The Mars Volta). He Any toured the US, Canada, and can Europe throughout GoGoGo Airheart’s career. her Beginning in 2004, he’s been Was working and touring all over one the globe with production duo, our Thievery Corporation and can be Out heard on several tracks off day the Radio Retaliation (2008) release. get Through their independent label Has ESL MUSIC, he has him worked and toured with Federico his Aubele, Natalia Clavier, and Dust How Galaxy and Frank Mitchell Jr.
