Dinuk Wijeratne with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra

Dinuk Wijeratne is a local treasure in Halifax, and we're lucky to have him here. I've just recently made his acquaintance in the past year or so, and I've found that nearly everything he touches turns to gold. He's a wonderful pianist, composer, director, and producer; he does all kinds of fascinating and creative work in the musical arena and he's absolutely true and committed to his art. Whenever I meet him, hear him speak, or see him perform, I'm personally touched and inspired by him.

Theophilus London

I've just heard about this NY-based producer and rapper named Theophilus London. He seems to be unsigned at the moment, just spreading the word by word of mouth. I just downloaded his mixtape last week and have been enjoying several of the tracks quite a bit.

Here's the download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?uznwwky4kkq

I first got turned on to him from a video of this nice and funky slow jam he does which features a girl dancing the audience that I sort of fell in love with (she reminds me of my wife, to be honest) and just couldn't stop watching:

Life Of a Lover from Theophilus London on Vimeo.

Damn. That track's on the mixtape, too.