People: Jungle Brothers live in Beijing

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New York hip hop innovators Jungle Brothers performed at Cloud 9 in Beijing on Saturday May 22. Mike G (pictured left) and Afrika Baby Bam scratched and rapped their way through a selection of old and new songs, including their current dancefloor hit 'Breathe (Don't Stop)'.
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They were in Beijing on their way to a gig in Australia. The Beijing performance was set up by Cloud 9's Zhang Youdai, China's first radio DJ to play rock, reggae and blues.
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In the photo to the right, Jungle Brothers pose with with rock musician Cui Jian (with cap), author Yin Lichuan (pink and blue blouse), screenplay writer Christopher Barden (grey shirt), That's Beijing magazine general manager Mike Wester (head only), and other unidentified Cloud 9 types.

You can find a good, brief resume of the band on Wikipedia here.

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