Kaidi Tatham

Grammy Award winner Kaidi Tatham, based in Belfast, born in Birmingham but originatingfrom Jamaica, is viewed as one of UK’s finest musicians whose skills range from multi-instrumentalist, writer, and arranger to producer. An accomplished flute player and pianist, his collaborations include: 2000Black, 4 Hero, Amp Fiddler, Amy Winehouse, Bugz in the Attic, Macy Gray, Mr Scruff, Mulatu, Slum Village and Soul II Soul. His full Discography can be found through this link – https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kaidi-tatham-mn

BBC Radio 6’s Gilles Peterson described him as “the UK’s answer to Herbie Hancock. He isthe most gifted musician of his generation.” Sean Keating and Josh Byrne from Stamp the Wax  believe he is “to Broken Beat, what Tony Allen was to afrobeat.” Link 1 (below) is a great introduction to Kaidi’s work. Kaidi is also a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Grammy Award Winning supergroup, The PLAYList.