Mochilla’s Timeless series reignites
in 2021, housed in full color gatefold
jackets with the vinyl housed in
printed inner sleeves.
In 2009, Brian Cross (aka B+) organized a series of live events at the Luckman Fine Arts
Complex in Los Angles. The Timeless series captured the lasting impact of several artists on the
world of Hip Hop and beyond. Live fully orchestrated performances by Ethiopia’s Mulatu Astatke
and Brazil's Arthur Verocai bookended the incredible Suite For Ma Dukes, a tribute to James
""Dilla"" Yancey, by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. These superb quality live recordings, now long out
of print, are back in effect in 2021.
On Mochilla Presents Timeless: Suite for Ma Dukes Miguel Atwood-Ferguson pays tribute to
Dilla by interpreting his music for a 60-piece orchestra featuring special guests Bilal, Dwele,
Posdnuos, Talib Kweli, Karriem Riggins and more. This premiere performance left many in the
sold out crowd in tears. In attendance that night was Common, who commented “To hear
J Dilla’s music expressed in that form just let me know once again how great he is. It moved me
for real” with famed BBC personality Giles Petersen saying “That’s just about the most powerful
thing I’ve heard. Brilliant.”