Apr202024

Breakestra

Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing hip-hop orchestra based in Los Angeles. The group came together in 1997-1997 around Tackett's DJ gigs at a coffeehouse. A multi-instrumentalist whose work on cello has appeared on recordings by B.B. King, Macy Gray, and Black Eyed Peas, Tackett was a funk fan who got into hip-hop during the late '80s -- courtesy of the Ultramagnetic classic Critical Beatdown -- when he realized it was keeping the funk flame alive. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Cramp Your Style
100919
2Hiding
94680
3Recognize
53336
4Need A Little Love
44253
5Stand Up
40893
6At the End of the Day
38831
7How Do You Really Feel?
38635
8Burgundy Blues
37835
9Keep on Playin'
37777
10Dark Clouds Rain Soul - Dub
31890

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