Jul062025

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
105883
2Hiding
97434
3Recognize
54262
4Need A Little Love
44956
5Stand Up
42029
6At the End of the Day
39010
7How Do You Really Feel?
38696
8Burgundy Blues
38372
9Keep on Playin'
38006
10Dark Clouds Rain Soul - Dub
37477

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