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The article discusses that Kurtis Mantronik likes to keep moving. Born in Jamaica, he then moved to Canada before joining his mother in a New York apartment in the late-'70s. It mentions that the timing of young Kurtis' move to America's East Coast was perfect; and Mantronik born Kurtis el Khaleel to a Jamaican mother and a Syrian father arrived in New York at the same time as a new-fangled music that people were calling ‘hip-hop.

The article focuses on Bill Payne; co-founder of the cult favorite band Little Feat and a keyboardist who has been part of the fabric of rock and pop music for several years. Topics include examines besides his long tenure with Little Feat, he has played/toured with the Doobie Bros, Jimmy Buffet, James Taylor and Leftover Salmon and recorded with who is who of rock and pop artists.