James
My Testimonials
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January 31, 2005
My first word as a child was MORE. No mama, papa, juice, or kitty for this girl. My linguistic odyssey began with a demand. James makes me feel like a child again; always inducing me to request more. More cds, more music, more orange. More, more, more! Everyone should dip in and whet their whetzel.
November 26, 2004
James has the vibe; he is one with the multiverse. He has felt the pulse that is called "Life" and he's on a mission to share the rhythm with us all. Take a moment and listen.
Or take a picture, he's not camera shy. July 7, 2004
James is one of those rare people you meet only a few times in your life. He's got this aura about him that draws people in constantly. He's warm, intelligent (damn good at trivia!), talented and very sweet and generous. We all need someone like James in our lives. I feel very lucky he includes me in his. Hugs to you boy! xoxox
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I Have a Secret (Palmwine Guitar)
Oh Yeah! (Throat singing, 6 Beats)
Tabla Poetry #1
Happy New Year!
chez moi, tribe styleeabout me
I sing, throat sing, play sarod, palm-wine guitar, tabla, and darbouka, and make all kinds of crazy beats, and am a producer and recording engineer. By day I do music programming, by night I bring the musica wherever it must go.
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My Recent Activity
"I Have a Dream Remake" Free Download on Global Noize
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In celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America, my remake of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech is being made available free fr...
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A Funke Year of Good Juju and Mean Deep!
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Hey good peeps this is my record label's end of the year blog. I'll be posting my personal end of the year blog soon, but in the meantime please enjoy these tales of the continuing adventures of The House of Good Juju and Mean Deep
Ladies an... read more
blog entry posted Fri, January 2, 2009 - 10:15 AM
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elodieO, EQlateral, & James Whetzel, December 18th at Skylark
( events » live music ) Just added to this show is psyche-classical group EQlateral! EQ and James W. will play together preceding the set by elodieO and her group. Don's miss this one!!!! For more about the artists check below
elodieO: elodieO is a staple of the... read more
event starts Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 8:00 PM
A Chekhovian Resolution, November 21 - 22, at The Moore Theatre
( events » arts ) A collaborative World Premiere with (in alphabetical order): Nir Ben Gal (Choreographer) - Israel, Donald Byrd (Choreographer/Director) - US, Liat Dror (Choreographer) - Israel, Wissam Murad (Musician/Composer) - East Jerusalem with additional mus...
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event starts Friday, November 21, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Kidnapping Water: Bottle Operas, August 4 -31, 2008
( events » live music ) (Seattle, WA) Connecting the ideas of surviving as an artist in America with living as a global citizen, composer Byron Au Yong premieres 64 portable operas inspired by the ancient Chinese text I Ching (Book of Changes) and the environment.
Sci... read more
event starts Monday, August 4, 2008 - 10:00 AM
My Blog
In celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America, my remake of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech is being made available free from Global Noize (Global Noize is the blog of Six Degrees Records out of San Francisco).
Tue, January 20, 2009 - 1:17 PM
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Click on this link to visit the site and download the track. globalnoize.blogspot.com/ Peace, respect and hope! James Whetzel 
Hey good peeps this is my record label's end of the year blog. I'll be posting my personal end of the year blog soon, but in the meantime please enjoy these tales of the continuing adventures of The House of Good Juju and Mean Deep
Fri, January 2, 2009 - 10:15 AM
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Ladies and Gents it's been quite a year! The election of Barack Obama and imminent departure of the Bush administration is a great cause for celebration. At Funketabla we have additional cause to be jolly—the summer of 2008 was when we put out our two firs... read more 
The House of Good Juju is my new album. It’s a summation of five years of my club oriented and electronic music. These are things I started out playing as James Whetzel and now spin primarily as DJ Baba James.
Wed, June 18, 2008 - 9:09 PM
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The CD is now available through Funketabla, exclusively: www.funketabla.com/store.php Here is a quick breakdown about the music. It has fifteen tracks! 1. “About Love” is a mix of Bollywood, and Bhangra vibes with Hip Hop and West African beats, and the words for love... read more
Ladies and Gents!
Fri, December 14, 2007 - 10:40 AM
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I hope you all are doing well. Here are two links to a little bit of holiday cheer that I put together just in time for Bhangra-mas . . . ilike.com/artist/James+Whetzel (just scroll down to find the track and then download it) www.funketabla.com/jwhetzel.php (right click to download it) Cheers! Merry Bhangramas! James 
Hey Ladies and Gents,
Wed, September 26, 2007 - 1:25 PM
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I have a new track up online called "Tabla Poetry #3." It's a mix of bhangra beats, West African bass, Indian classical melodies and Indian traditional Indian tabla compositions turned into rhythmic poetry in English. Whew! Yes that is all true, how could I lie to you and think I would get away with it? :-) You can check it these fine locations: ilike.com/artist/James+Whetzel www.myspace.com/jameswhetzel I'll be doing this piece for sure... read more
My Tribes
**CommunityMusic**,
-:|:- Dance Seattle -:|:-,
206,
3rd Ave NW Lounge,
90.3 KEXP,
:: Ableton Live : Abuse the Warp Markers,
::Ableton Live music software::,
A dead useless tribe,
A Thousand Words,
All the monkeys want some Taco Bell!!!,
arabic arabe 'arabe !!!,
Asylumseekers and refugees,
Balle balle balle!,
Billy Bragg,
Bob Dylan,
Bookish,
Burning Man BCWA-ABOR,
Burning Seattle,
Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA),
Clue Phone,
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