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DSL aka 'ICEBURG
BLACK', is a Veteran Soul & Hip Hop DJ, whose career began
in the mid 1980's as a close affiliate of South London Soul Sound, "Magic
Touch". Aside from Soul & Hip Hop, DSL's interest was always
in Jazz, Funk, Real Rhythm & Blues and African (Beats) Jazz. His major
influences as a youth growing up were Legendary DJ's such as Kiss F.M.'s
Bobby & Steve (Zoo Experience), LWR's DJ Elaine, and Faze One FM's
Fabio, who played classic cuts from artists such as: Roy Ayers, Fela Kuti
and James Brown.
After the disbandment of Magic Touch, DSL went onto become "Soul
Selector" for Baby Phonic, later renamed Stereo Phonic Reggae Sound
System. During his time in Stereo Phonic, DSL became acquainted with
Reggae/Revival DJ, Mr Fox,
where the two formed a close friendship, and would go onto to establish
one of the most successful Soul & Reggae Partnerships during the late
eighties, playing in House Parties & Clubs, with numerous DJ's and
Sound Systems such as: Commander B, Desi
G & Barry White, and King
Tuby's High Power.
DSL has had a long career in Radio Broadcasting and was one of the original
line up on Power Jam F.M., when it first went on air which included DJ's:
Booker
T, and Sugar Dread at the time. Later he joined Vibes F.M. where he
hosted a Rare Groove and Jazz show, which attracted a mixed response from
listeners at the time. Whilst at Vibes F.M. he also discovered a very
talented DJ named Cookie, who he immediately incorporated into the DSL
family, which included at the time DJ Mighty, After Dark and Mix Master
'Supremo' DJ Zak. DSL & Mr Fox, were most noted for their Sunday afternoon
"Bad Boy" Combination show on Lightning
F.M., which attracted large audiences for its sharp humor and infectious
grooves.
The DSL & Mr Fox partnership lasted until the early 1990's when DSL
decided to focus his attentions more towards the Hip Hop & Swing Beat
(early RnB), scene rather than the antiquated so-called "Rare Groove"
and Reggae Blues dance raves, the two were most noted for. What followed
was a period of relative success on the Hip Hop & Swing Beat circuit
working with DJ's and Sounds such as Rampage,
Boogie Bunch, Tim Westwood, DJ Vadim & Mark Ross.
Unfortunately, a series of cancellations of his House Parties, in the
mid nineties severely damaged DSL's credibility, as a Promoter/DJ, this
coupled with a loss of interest in popular dance music, eventually caused
him to retire in 1994.
Around late 1995 DSL briefly hosted an alternative Soul & Rare Groove
show on Genesis F.M., however this temporary return to the airwaves ended
when he decided to travel to work abroad on Radio. This was in Banjul,
the Gambia, West Africa on Radio One F.M., under the auspices of George
Christensen.
Now after a Ten year Hiatus of Traveling and Studying,
DSL has been encouraged to return back to his musical DJ roots, prompted
in part by the high standard of real Soul, and Jazz instrument based music
currently being produced by artists such as: Gill Scott, Erykah Badu,
Alicia Keys and Musiq Soul Child.
DSL, is Founder & CEO of SOL
JAZ Entertainment, and inspiration behind what he calls "Urban
Jazz", because he feels that Jazz & Blues are together the most
important forms of music created in modern history. The increasing commercialization
of Hip Hop/RnB, will eventually lead to their demise like Disco during
the 70's, therefore DSL feels it is now time for Jazz & Blues to be
rediscovered and embraced by the Urban Youth, in order for real Black
music to survive the relentless onslaught of Commercialism.
DSL is the host of "The
Urban Jazz Ensemble", Wednesday's on Invincible Radio between
5-7pm, which features a rich mix of Contemporary and Jazz Fusion, Blues,
Funk, Real Soul, Salsa, African, Jamaican & Latin Jazz beats, laced
with touch of Hip Hop, in order to bridge the gap between Old and Young
listeners.
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