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Daughters of Dilla is a new project of Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. that aims to, "Help young women of color build power through Hip Hop." 

Daughters of Dilla (DOD) is an idea born from a late night conversation between Art & Music enthusiasts Lexx Valdez & Devoya Mayo. It was one of those conversations that smart women engage in and then move on to something else.

At the core of this conversation in particular was, “What does it take to maintain who you are and still be approachable and available to the idea of love”? In other words, if the brotha don’t know who Nina Simone is, is it even necessary to continue the conversation? Better yet, are our daily lives just an extended exercise in youthful innocence or just plain old grown up hesitation? After more words and a moment of silence Lexx proclaimed “We don’t sell ourselves to fall in Love, We are Daughters of Dilla.” And that’s how it all began.

The name is derived from the song “Fall in Love” by JDilla & Slum Village. It makes sense to us. We’re going to keep fleshing out the ideas and concepts and share them with you via this Blog and other arenas. 

Sometimes a necessary idea can get lost or forgotten in the midst of daily operations. We promised ourselves that wouldn’t happen with this endeavor. We need it too much. Maybe you do too.

For more information on DOD, please contact: daughtersofdilla@gmail.com

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secretsidewalk:

In a recent edition of the SFJAZZ Hotplate series…Secret Sidewalk’s own space sax hero Marcus Stephenspaid tribute to legend Joe Henderson, in a show that featured reworked classics of Mr. Henderson, as well as original compositions inspired by his works.

Marcus brought a talented group of musicians with him to achieve this great feat, one of them being another Secret Sidewalk goon, the mad genius Alex (Puzzle) Abalos on MPC and Modular Synth.

This was a great night. the entire band was there in support and we had a blast. Needless to say, Marcus killed it as he always does.

SFJAZZ Hotplate is a monthly series that features local artists re-imagining the music of jazz legends. All shows are at the club Amnesia, in the Mission. Cover is just $5 at the door! More info at http://www.sfjazzhotplate.org

Jazz cats and beat fiends: If you’re searching for that new groove Secret Sidewalk is that rhythm. Dudes stay dedicated.

Posted on Wednesday, January 18th 2012, by LEXX DIGS

Reblogged from SECRET SIDEWALK  Source secretsidewalk

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