The Vuh - Wu Connection

If you missed the El Vuh/Ghostface Killah show at the Roxy this past Friday Nov. 12th, you missed two of the great Hip Hop acts that have combined to make up a music catalog that is two decades in the making. With notable industry insiders and media in attendance, such as allhiphop.com and TheSource.com, El Vuh performed three new songs from their forthcoming EP. They opened the set with their ceremonial Danza, which bled into the song “Tonatiuh”, a tribute to the sun. Zero once again exhibits his production talent as his musical mural continues to grow. With “Tonatiuh”, El Vuh conveys the message of knowing and understanding the Sun’s purpose from an ancient scientific perspective.” With the crowd fully receptive, the Vuh went into “Curanderos.” As Victor-E put it, the concept behind “Curanderos” is that “everything is vibrating energy, words and even thoughts create movement in the space around us and in us. We can hurt or heal with these two.” E-RISE sparked the crowd with a reference to a character from George Orwell’s 1949 classic novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” When he spits that he is “viewing the world as if he was Winston Smith,” it brings to mind how many times history has been rewritten to conceal the true beginnings of our ancient roots.

“I Can Remember” is an extended love poem for the women. The song is more of an introspective song about the personal feelings El Vuh has had for the significant other in their lives. Although anonymous in nature, “I Can Remember” brought the audience at the Roxy closer to the group by revealing some of their inner most thoughts about the meaning of love. The crowd clearly embraced their poetry. El Vuh got the best reaction from the crowd by far
leading up to Ghostface. A lineup which included Sheek Louch of The Lox amongst others. After meeting and greeting with fans, El Vuh sat back with everyone else and enjoyed Ghostface Killah absolutely killing the Roxy with past hits such as “Cher Chez La Ghost” and “4th Chamber.” When Ghost finished his set, he approached El Vuh just to
break bread with the group. With cameras flashing, two of the most
unlikely crews gathered for a moment under one roof. The eclectic world of real hip-hop never seems to disappoint.