Breakestra

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Years Active
1996 – present (30 years)
Founded In
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing hip-hop orchestra based in Los Angeles. The group came together in 1997-1997 around Tackett's DJ gigs at a coffeehouse. A multi-instrumentalist whose work on cello has appeared on recordings by B.B. King, Macy Gray, and Black Eyed Peas, Tackett was a funk fan who got into hip-hop during the late '80s – courtesy of the Ultramagnetic classic Critical Beatdown – when he realized it was keeping the funk flame alive. A wish to play instrumental hip-hop in a band context brought the group tog… read more
Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing hip-hop orchestra based in Los Angeles. The group came together in 1997-1997 around Tackett's DJ gigs at a coffeehouse. A multi-instrumentalist whose work on cello has appeared on recordings by B.B. King, Macy Gr… read more
Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing hip-hop orchestra based in Los Angeles. The group came together in 1997-1997 around Tackett's DJ gigs at a coffeehouse. A multi-instrumentalist whose work on cello has appeared on recordings by B.B. King, Macy Gray, and Black Eyed Peas, Tackett was a funk fan who got into hip-hop dur… read more

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1 Play track Dark Clouds Rain Soul - Dub Dark Clouds Rain Soul - Dub
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2 Play track The Outernational Sound Cramp Your Style
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3 Play track Dusk Till' Dawn Come On Over feat. Afrodyete
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4 Joyful Noise Posed To Be - Instrumental
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5 Play track Hit the Floor Hiding
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6 Dusk Till' Dawn Back at the Boathouse
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7 Play track Dusk Till' Dawn Joyful Noise
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8 Play track Hit the Floor Stand Up
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9 Play track Dusk Till' Dawn Get it Right
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10 Play track Hit the Floor Burgundy Blues
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Albums

  1. 69,898 listeners

    24 Oct 2005 · 14 tracks

    Hit the Floor
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  2. 23,210 listeners

    20 Sep 2009 · 15 tracks

    Dusk Till Dawn
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  3. 20,997 listeners

    10 Sep 2009 · 4 tracks

    Joyful Noise
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  4. 12,290 listeners

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