Miranda's Bass Sand Drums

the nova ghost sect*tet
live at
koncepts kultural gallery
oakland, california
1990

this clip feature the bass and drums of two of my very favourite musicans. from south central los angeles, like myself, comes the very fluid mr. sonship theus on traps...and reported to have walked all the way from philidelphia to california...on the bass
...oba oju...james lewis...i've known and
worked and lived with these musicans for more than 30 years now. it is a pleasure to share with you what not many people know about.

this series of video clips comes from a period when we operated out of the koncepts kultural gallery there in oakland, california. a land mark in the east bay afrikan american cummunity that provided a very necessiary forum for creative music. thanks to edsiel mathews and crew for yet another bearth...

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[redhairedstepchild]

r i p sonship -thank you for postingthis wonderful live jazz music -rhsc nyc

[dennismoodymusic]

Fantastic!! One of my favorite drummers who i had the honor of recording for many years!!

[Sugarpoo47]

That's my Big Brother Sonship Theus, The Baddest & Anointed Drummer to hit planet earth!!! Sonship you will always be in my heart!!! I am so proud that the Lord gave me you as my Big Brother!!!

Love you always,

Your Baby Sister, Loretta Theus

[joshuasound]

sonship theus on drums (drum solo) is one of the greats. hear him on mccoy tyner's 'fly with the wind'. a deeply spiritual musician...playing with him or hearing him is a meaningful, uplifting experience. james lewis is a truly exceptional, remarkable bass player. and yes, a very warm, friendly, insightful person. i had the pleasure of playing with both of these musicians. ship, in los angeles many times and james in the bay area. they both play with great focus, vitality and energy.

[PM262]

I met james Lewis in paris around November of 2001.He was plaing with a wonderful singer/pianist and drummer. Man not only is the dude bad as hell on bass but he's also one of the nicest human beings I've ever met. He even let me sit in on a couple of tunes at the club. He and I spoke of Fred Hopkins one night for about an hour. If I'm correct i could have sworn he was the first African American to play in The San Diego Symphony. That piece was beautiful. God Bless! Please put up more clips!