Parab Poet & The Hip Hop Hippies w/ Hoodoo Mafia and DJ Chaps

The Capitol Music Club
is proud to present
Parab Poet & the Hip Hop Hippies
with special guest
A.Y.E. & The Extraordinary Gentlemen

Friday December 20th, 2019
Doors 9pmTickets $12 in advance / $15 at the door


Parab Poet & The Hip Hop Hippies

The Hip Hop Hippies began forming in 2012 after Parab Poet began including alternate instruments into his hip hop music... starting with only live percussion acompanying the poet and his dj 'dj chaps', it soon after began evolving into a beautiful array of musical instruments including a groovy bassist, a vibey violinist, a mandolin & glockenspiel guitarist, a low end soul drummer , a percussionist from the future, a snare cymbal specialist, and a touch of trumpet... these alternate instruments mixed with a turntablist and an emcee has created something quite unique and flavourful. Having opportunity, they have also played in there neighboring provinces (alberta & british columbia) at festivals... Originally taking hip hop songs written by parab poet, they have together transformed them into organic acoustic live hip hop with a twist of experimental folk rap. Something to definitely check out! Poised for the next step, this band of hippies is preparing to play shows and entertain crowds with their positive vibes and happy faces...


A.Y.E.

Allan Slaight Juno Master Class 2017-2018 top 10 finalist Jahimba Hutson a.k.a. A.Y.E. was born into a musical family, getting an early start on stage performing with his father’s rasta reggae band Strugglah as keyboardist & emcee, while in junior high. The band shared the stage with such luminaries as the Wailers, Burning Spear and Jimmy Cliff. A young A.Y.E. watched carefully, listening and learning first-hand from Strugglah.

A.Y.E. was born in Calgary, and raised in Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary exposing him to eclectic musical influences including Bob Marley, Nas, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Supercat, Common, Jay-Z, Tribe Called Quest, Kardinal Official, Steel Pulse, Lincoln Park, Agustus Pablo, Sly & Robbie, and Jacob Miller, to mention but a few.

At 16, A.Y.E. co-founded Hutson Fam Music Group with his brother and sister, and eventually set out on his own to pursue his own craft and set himself apart in the hip-hop/urban scene locally. Upon releasing his first EP “Goodbye” in 2012 he was quickly identified by national publications and bloggers as one of Western Canada’s young emerging talents. In 2014, he released his first self-produced full length “90 Now” which was a nod to the hip-hop that first influenced him. The album announced him as a major talent on the Canadian scene, and introduced him at an international level, selling copies from South Korea to L.A. A label in France also released the album in a limited edition run on vinyl.

A.Y.E. was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2017 YYCMAs (Calgary Music Awards) and Musical Group of the Year at the 2016 Obsidian Awards with The Extraordinary Gentlemen. A.Y.E. released his sophomore album "Nox" in 2016 and is currently gearing up for his next release. Listed by CBC Music as an "emerging act to watch" (2017).
Performing on some of the biggest Canadian stages opening for international headlining acts such as MURS, Pusha T, Raekwon, D12, Cyhi The Prynce, Yasin Bey (Mos Def), Black Sheep, Swollen Members, Camp Lo, and more.