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Sumach Ecks (born 1978), better known by his stage name Gonjasufi, is an American vocalist, producer, disc jockey, actor and yoga teacher.〔(SDR - Gonjasufi Extended Interview )〕 ==Life and career== Ecks was born in 1978 to a Mexican mother and an American-Ethiopian father.〔 He spent his formative years in Chula Vista, California.〔 Ecks got involved early on in the arts, playing Helios the Sun God in the opera ''Persephone''.〔(Gimme5 Interview: Gonjasufi )〕 In the early 1990s, he began releasing music within the San Diego hip hop scene; notably with the Masters of the Universe crew.〔〔 Touring under the stage names Sumach Valentine and Randy Johnson,〔 his first band was called Plant Lyphe.〔 Ecks gained notice from Warp Records in 2008 after an appearance on Californian musician Flying Lotus' album ''Los Angeles'', on which he sings on the track "Testament". His Warp debut album, ''A Sufi and a Killer'', was released on March 8, 2010. Ecks' voice has been described by Pitchfork Media as "a scraggly, scary, smoked-out croak that creeps like the spiritual offspring of George Clinton and Lead Belly."〔 He attributes his singing style to his day job teaching yoga, where he was forced to learn how to "project from () stomach more".〔 His music is largely experimental, fusing urban beats with psychedelic flourishes. Besides singing and rapping, Ecks also serves as a producer, DJ, actor, and yoga teacher. Ecks currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gonjasufi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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