Check, please. DJ Mehdi Faveris-Essadi spun his last tune on the dance floor last week, and music and food geeks everywhere are in mourning.
The French-Tunisian hip-hop electro wunderkind was the single most significant and influential French multi-culti instrument of unification since the Treaty of Versailles. DJ Mehdi was always true to his underground roots, while managing to also flourish in headier climates, producing Chromeo and Example, among others. The 34-year-old Mehdi died as he lived: dancing on a roof.
The legendary Le Fooding festival held a performance in his honor at NYC’s Elizabeth Street Gallery. (Mehdi was scheduled to perform at the festival’s kickoff concert). Mehdi, like all stylish French men, was BFF with foodies.
Below, the slap-happy booty shaker with the Ed Banger Crew perfectly captures Mehdi in his trademark silly-serious style:
TOPICS: Eat to the Beat, Kathleen Willcox