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Zulu Guru

Jesse Boykins III

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Released: Oct 2012
Label: Ninja Tune
Jesse Boykins III isn't exactly the ingénue he proclaims himself to be on "I'm New Here." He's been on the fringes of New York's indie-soul scene for years, but Zulu Guru is his first project with international distribution. Boykins' collaborator, Melo-X, is a negligible rapper, but he swathes Boykins' breathily light voice in deep, sensuous electronic grooves. "Outta My Mind" is just a drum machine and heavenly vocalese; "Searching Her Ways" dips into pulsing garage-house rhythms; and "The Perfect Blues" layers African-flavored percussion rhythms into a story of NYC heartbreak.
- Mosi Reeves
Jesse Boykins III - Zulu Guru 2012-11-30
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    Zulu Guru I (feat. Trae Harris)
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    I'm New Here
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    Black Orpheus
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    Change Of Heart (feat. MoRuf, Chris Turner)
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    Schwaza (feat. JoeKenneth)
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    The Perfect Blues (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
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    Searching Her Ways
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    Primal Chance (feat. Mara Hruby, Jesse Boykins III)
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    Strange Recreation (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
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    Tribe Of Stafa (feat. MeLo-X)
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    Better For You (feat. Ango) (Remix)
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    Outta My Mind (feat. Chris Turner, Jesse Boykins III)
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    Zulu Guru II (feat. Kesed)
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    Schwaza Culture (feat. Street Etiquette)
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