Busy People

Busy People are Ali Sharif and Martin Riha. Ali Sharif is deeply rooted in hip hop and soul, while synthesizer expert Martin Riha is more into electronic music in all its forms.They both teamed up and the Busy People project was born. Soulful chords, complexe drum programming, freaky basslines and solid songwriting is what the Busy People universe is all about.It?s the mixture that really defines their sound.After releasing their debut 12 inch "The City" on Sunshine in summer 2006, it?s time for the Busy People to drop their full length album entitled "Never Too Busy".

Soulful chords, complexe drum programming, freaky basslines and solid songwriting is what the Busy People universe is all about.It?s the mixture that really defines their sound.After releasing their debut 12 inch "The City" on Sunshine in summer 2006, it?s time for the Busy People to drop their full length album entitled "Never Too Busy".

The outcome is a diverse mixture of styles, ranging from nu soul to broken beat, uptempo and even jazz influenced tracks. Guest vocalists include Aminata and Yann (who both appear on several tracks), Justin Chapman a.k.a. Just One (Kemetic Just), Jen (Poets Club), Lai Chaun (Karuan) and newcomers Lisa C. and B-Zar.

The Busy People?s debut is all about down to earth and versatile street-soul with an attitude.