Visionary Underground

Visionary Underground are one of the livest, most innovative bands I've had the privilege of working with. VU are an electronic, audiovisual drum ’n’ bass/breakbeat band from London. The band consists of DJ Feelfree’s unique, animate beats are fused with hip hop, ragga, soul, dub and Asian styles, accompanied by VJ Coco’s vibrant, interactive visuals, Ramjac, the engineering and percussion wizard (and my mentor) on the drums, along side the legendary Dr. Das (former Asian Dub Foundation bass player) on bass. Damion Mulrain’s soaring vocals are a perfect counterpoint to the fluid delivery of rapper Duane Flames. Their performances are intense, energy driven and flow with passion and consciousness.

Stay posted for news and updates and news about Visionary Underground and the Indigenous Resistance project.

L.Vijalanti "Day Of The Underdog Mixtape" COMING SOON!!!

Coming soon
The L. Vijalanti Mixtape
"Day of the Underdog"

April 23 rd 2010!!

Bringing the sounds of Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, Grime, Dubstep blended with raw, reality driven lyrics. I got love for the movement. If you got love for music like I do don't pass this one by!!! We got this on lock!!!

What is Immortal Tech's Roll In The Obama Era?

Tech is one of the most lyrically advanced, relevant artists ever. He spit in the face of cooperate "hip pop" culture and was everyone's antidote to the lie's and evil perpetrated by the Bush administration. His highly controversial, anti establishment lyrics hit the underground like an atom bomb. Selling over 400,00 cd's with no major label backing, often on the street, he rose up as one of the most successful independent artists of his time. The Peruvian rappers lyrics are largely a mixture of commentary on issues such as politics, poverty, religion, social class and racism. He is also an activist, frequently on the front line, fighting for human rights in the most deprived and hostile countries worldwide.

My Life

Well time to get personal, this is me...

Maybe one of the most slept on artists. One day the world will know me I swear.

That's the crew, Freshkidz are one of the most positive things to happen in the Bronx, Hip Hop, Dancehall and Reggae parties all day. We have a whole stronghold were we have dance battles, sound-clashes and even a recording studio.

K'naan Somali Hip Hop Artist

K'naan spent his childhood doing what he could to survive during the Somali civil war in the early 90's. Such experiences heavily influenced his music. K'naan later moved to Harlem, then to Canada, escaping the war on the last commercial flight to leave Somalia. Undoubtedly, he has a tremendous sense of purpose and is not shy about reflecting it in his music. The proud African speaks of war, poverty, the rich cultural resilience of his people, spoken of in the song "Smile", which brings the message, "smile while your bleeding". In other words, the African way is to find happiness in your existence and wear a smile no matter how painful life is. No doubt, with the brutality and violence these people endure daily, it amounts smiling while your literally bleeding.

K'naan released his debut, "The Dusty Foot Philosopher" One of my personal favorite albums. He speaks of the meaning behind the title, "The Dusty Foot Philosopher" refers to one of his fallen brothers who earned that name from living a life of poverty, but living in a dignified way, having no access to education but being aware of the solar system, having a rich sense of history and culture, being deep with wisdom and poetry.

K'naan also isn't impressed by the so called hardcore rappers who brag about gun play and the hard life in the US ghetto, as he reflects in the song "What's Hardcore".

I think K'naan's music has something in it for everyone. Check his albums out on i-tunes.

NYC Ghetto's, Bronx to Brooklyn, The Forgotten Corners New York

People have a certain fascination with the ghettos of New York. I have tons of photography that I took over time. These are all recent photos, just a few of thousands of shots I took. Believe it or not this is a massive improvement since the 70's and 80's.

L.Vijalanti "Heroes"

This one remixed by myself, L.Vijalanti, for my E.P. Fusing Hip Hop and Drum N Bass in a unique way. This song takes a deep, inward look at our humanity. Do you turn the other cheek when you see injustice on your own doorstep?