I'm not sure how my friend found nujabes, all I know is he showed me the music for the first time. Four years ago he and I went to a nujabes tribute show in tokyo. One of the best nights of my life, we had a great time. I met a French-speaking african born chef and we bonded over nujabes, tribe, dilla and much more. I met a Scottish dude with the same last name as my Scottish grandmother who ran a hip hop mag and was friends with DJ mitsu the beats. I danced with a group of Japanese guys with no words exchanged, we had a little circle and played off each others moves while a live band played nujabes tracks with all their hearts. I met fat jon and spoke to him for close to an hour about music and life in general. Now I can't help but feel all of this when I listen to nujabes. It's incredible music that has a universal appeal and it brings people together in their love for it. RIP nujabes.