Kool Is Back! Imitations, Interpolations & The Inspiration of Kool & The Gang

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Kool Is Back! Imitations, Interpolations & The Inspiration of Kool & The Gang
Year Of Release: March 24, 2009
Label: Le Smoke Disque
Genre: Funk



For our fourth installment, we've chosen a band best known for their tame early 80s repertoire. Mention the song "Celebration" and your geriatric grandmother would know you were referring to Kool & The Gang's biggest hit. But even though we at Le Smoke Disque have nothing but love for the band's late 70s and early 80s producer, Brazilian jazz legend Eumir Deodato, we want to show you the influence Robert "Kool" Bell and his compatriots had on the world when they burst on the scene in 1969 with their self titled debut. Though James Brown's JBs certainly stood out as a funky take on the big-band ensemble popularized in the swinging 1940s, Kool & The Gang took the form to its greatest heights. In doing so, they not only influenced American bands such as Tower of Power, Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears, but fledgling funk outfits the world over. We could have shown the band's influence on the mainstream by compiling the multitude of tributes paid by jazz greats such as Melvin Sparks and Grant Green. But we like to dig deeper than that. We start in Central and South America, where the band's eponymous hit single could have provided enough fodder for a compilation in its own right. We've decided only to include two versions here: "Los Pelos Tiesos" by Mexican funk-monsters Rabbits and Carrots and Brazilian trombonist Ed Maciel's 90-MPH burner. And, as a counterpoint to the assumption that by the late 70s, only The Gang's smooth sound hit the foreign shores, we offer up Tyree Glenn, Jr. and his post-punk outfit Brain Damage funking "Kool & The Gang" live in Germany in 1979. "Give It Up", a lesser known single from the band's first album, finds two offerings here. Thailand's The Impossibles offer a heady version fortified by fine drum breaks on the only album the band released abroad (in Sweden, of all places!). Akron, Ohio's Jessie McDaniel double-times the tune on one of his too-rare 7"s released on the small Top-Hit label. Perhaps at some point in the future, we'll revisit Kool & The Gang and examine their mid-70s oeuvre. Their sublime synth-anthem "Summer Madness" alone makes the search for covers of that era's classics worthwhile. But for now we re content to bask in the warmth of The Gang's golden era, to ponder "Funky" George's steady syncopation, to catch an earful of tough brass and Kool's funky bass. Yes, for the moment, Kool Is Back!, again.

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01. Jessie & The Mel O Tones - You Best Give It Up
02. Cane & Able - Who's Gonna Take The Weight?
03. LA Mars - Kool Is Back
04. Rabbits & Carrots - Los Pelos Tiesos
05. The Everyday People - Who's Gonna Take The Weight/Who's Gonna Take The Blame
06. The Everyday People - Funky Granny
07. Shorty & The Junior Kools - Jamming With Shorty Pt. 1
08. Shorty & The Junior Kools - Jamming With Shorty Pt. 2
09. Ed Maciel - Kool Is Back
10. The Impossibles - Give It Up
11. The Impossibles - Love The Life You Live
12. Dutch Rhythm Steel & Show Band - Funky Stuff
13. Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra - Funky Stuff
14. Tyree Glenn Jr and Brain Damage - Kool And The Gang

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The Essential Guide To Latin Jazz 2008

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: The Essential Guide To Latin Jazz
Year Of Release: Feb 18, 2008
Label: Union Square
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Total Time: 205:19 min (3 CD)

TRACKLIST
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CD1
01 Stan Getz--Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) 06:15
02 Charlie Palmieri--El Continental 02:49
03 Herbie Mann--Todos Locos 05:35
04 Cal Tjader--Afro-Blue 04:29
05 Dizzy Gillespie--Manteca 03:06
06 Joe Henderson--No More Blues (Chega De Saudade) 06:41
07 Paul Desmond--Theme Form Black Orpheus 04:11
08 Paquito Drivera--Whos Smoking 08:03
09 Ray Barretto--Johnny Come Lately 05:27
10 Luis Bonilla--Escucha 03:49
11 Jim Tomlinson--Shes A Carioca 03:40
12 Alex Wilson--Havana Thoroughfare 04:29
13 Hilton Ruiz--Mr. Kenyatta 06:33
14 Hector Martignon--Colombaiao 05:53
15 Ruben Gonzalez--Nueva Guajera 04:07

CD2
01 Antonio Carlos Jobim And Elis Regina--Aguas De Marco 03:36
02 Jose Cheo Feliciano--Oye Como Va (Aprieta) 03:14
03 Paula Santoro--The Girl Form Ipanema 03:12
04 Ibrahim Ferrer Con Los Bocucos--Mi Tonada Montuna 05:13
05 Tania Maria--Yatra-Ta 04:23
06 Stacey Kent And Jim Tomlinson--The Gentle Rain 04:25
07 Eliane Elias--Doralice 02:59
08 Antonio Carlos Jobim--Lamento 02:43
09 Celia Cruz--Aguinaldo Antillano 03:06
10 Clare Teal--Madrugada 04:40
11 Flora Purim--Open Your Eyes You Can Fly 04:31
12 Ingrid Laubrock--Beatrice 05:19
13 Mark Murphy--Cantaloupe Island 05:34
14 Saskia--The Look Of Love 03:58
15 Jacqui Dankworth--Nuestro Tema 04:57

CD3
01 Mongo Santamaria--Brazilian Sunset 06:49
02 Poncho Sanchez--Senor Blues 04:22
03 Machito Y Sus Afro-Cubanos And Graciela--Mambo Infie 02:52
04 Tito Puente--Friquilandia 02:49
05 Mario Bauza And Graciela--Guateque De Chomba 03:54
06 Irakere--Homenaje A Beny 08:45
07 Duke Ellington--Caravan 02:49
08 The Bronx Horns--Catch The Feeling 05:59
09 The Brecon Brothers--Grazin In The Grass 04:40
10 Grupo Cabana--Desafinado 04:31
11 Danza Latina--Ran Kan Kan 03:10
12 Trio Da Paz--Keep The Spirits Singing 04:25
13 Coco All Stars--Macho 06:54
14 Perez Prado--Mambo No.5 03:05
15 Eddie Palmieri--Mi Cumbia 03:18

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Ritmo De La Noche - Rhythm Of The Night: The Very Best of Latin Jazz

Artist: VA
Title: Ritmo De La Noche - Rhythm of the Night: The Very Best of Latin Jazz
Year Of Release: July 23, 2002
Label: Sony
Genre: Jazz / Latin


Tracklist
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1. Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
2. La Cuna - Ray Barretto
3. Street Scenes - David Sanchez
4. Ponteio - Astrud Gilberto/Stanley Turrentine
5. Corazon - Hank Crawford
6. Senor Blues - Herbie Mann
7. Sweet Glenda - Gato Barbieri
8. Stone Flower - Antonio Carlos Jobim
9. Stella By Starlight - Arturo Sandoval
10. Samba De Sausalito - Santana
11. Vera Cruz - Stanley Turrentine
12. A Gozar Con Mi Combo - Cachao
13. Ritmo De La Noche - Al DiMeola
14. Autumn - Ed Calle
15. Eu Vim Da Bahia - Stan Getz
16. Manteca - Paquito D'Rivera


Jazz and Latin music are each irresistible on their own. Ritmo de la Noche combines them with a brilliance that would shame a rainbow. This collection of Latin jazz classics includes jazz men such as flutist Herbie Mann, who embraces tough Cuban rhythms on Horace Silver's "Senor Blues," from 1965, and the Fania All Stars' conga man, Ray Barretto, gliding into smooth-jazz territory with 1979's infectious "La Cuna." Astrud Gilberto brings bossa nova into the mix with the seductive "Ponteio" from 1971, featuring Stanley Turrentine playing the Stan Getz role on sax. Argentina's Gato Barbieri wields his familiar sultry tenor saxophone on the cha-cha-cha "Sweet Glenda," while perennial crossover star Carlos Santana hitches his unmistakable Bay Area barrio rock to 1973's percolating "Samba de Sausalito." The genius of the individual songs is matched by the effortless flow of the entire disc. And seminal selections like Mongo Santamaria's "Watermelon Man" from 1965 benefit from the clean and detailed remastered versions here. --Bob Tarte

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Rosalia De Souza - D'Improvviso (2009)

Artist: Rosalia De Souza
Title Of Album: D'Improvviso
Year Of Release: 2009
Genre: Bossa Nova / Lo-Fi
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 53:38 min
Total Size: 124 Mb

Tracklist:
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01 - D'Improvviso (3:08)
02 - Samba Longe (4:08)
03 - Bossa 50 (4:27)
04 - Opiniao (3:39)
05 - Amanha (4:13)
06 - Candomble (4:25)
07 - Luiza Manequim (4:45)
08 - 5 Dias De Carnaval (2:51)
09 - O Cantador (3:39)
10 - Carolina Carol Bela (3:10)
11 - Ondina (4:32)
12 - Banzo (4:19)
13 - Sambinha (3:14)
14 - Quem Quiser Encontrar O Amor (3:08)

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VA - Far Out Bossa Nova-(2008)

Artist:VA
Title Of Album:Far Out Bossa Nova
Year Of Release:September 2008
Label:FarOut Recordings
Genre:Lo-Fi
Bitrate:188kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Total Time:13
Total Size:65.5 MB



1 Joyce With Dori Caymmi - Rio Bahia 3:48
2 Zeep - Keep An Eye On Love 2:58
3 Clara Moreno Feat Celso Fonseca - Meu Samba Torto 3:22
4 Marcos Valle - Nova Bossa Nova 4:06
5 Azymuth Feat Roberto Menescal & Sabrina Malheiros - 4:00
Pra Ze
6 The Ipanemas - San Roque 5:09
7 Celia Vaz - Pro Bonfa 3:22
8 Sabrina Malheiros - It's Too Late 3:52
9 Democustico - Rejoycing 2:38
10 Arthur Verocai Feat Ivan Lins - Filhos 3:02
11 Joyce - Berimbau 3:26
12 Clara Moreno - Vem Moreno Vem 2:55
13 Victor Assis Brasil - Dindi 5:05

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Azymuth - Butterfly (2008)

Artist: Azymuth
Title Of Album: Butterfly
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Far Out Recordings
Genre: Jazz
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: ~190 kbps VBR
Total Time: 44:31 min
Total Size: 66 Mb

Tracklist:
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01. Butterfly (4:49)
02. Os Cara La (4:53)
03. Meu Doce Amigo (3:41)
04. Caititu (2:23)
05. Avenida Rio Branco (5:21)
06. New Dawn (4:45)
07. Triagem (3:41)
08. Hole In One (4:03)
09. Morning (5:53)
10. Next Summer In Rio (5:02)

is Rio-based jazz/funk/samba trio have been around since the early 70s and started recording for London's Far Out label two decades later. Butterfly is their latest new material for the label – an agreeably smooth, easy going album that's difficult to dislike, but equally, unless you're a hardcore fan, hard to get hugely excited about, by its very laid back nature.

They call what they do samba doido ('crazy samba') but the samba only really manifests itself surfaces occasionally, with the odd twinge of cuica (friction drum), or as on the extraordinary mid-tune percussion breakdown that busts through the veneer of cruisy jazz funk on Avenida Rio Branco.

The core members Jose Roberto Bertrami (keyboards) Alex Malheiros (bass, acoustic guitar) and drummer Ivan Conti are joined by several excellent guests, most notably flautist/saxophonist Ze Carlos and Arthur Verocai, whose guitar solo on New Dawn seems to have been relocated from the Steely Dan songbook. Vocals are pared right down to the occasional scat, as on the breezy Meu Doce Amigo and the chorus of Os Cara La – ''Os Cara La'' chanted over and over in pleasingly dippy fashion.

Bertrami drizzles tasty liquid honey solos from his Fender Rhodes and Hammond organ, especially sweet on New Dawn, while Conti simply dazzles on the frisky, polyrhythic Triagem, on which it would be easy to imagine Tania Maria as a guest vocalist. And Malheiros is one seriously funky bass player. The sparingly used string section give Herbie Hancock's title track a wonderfully spacey lightness that recalls Chris Bowden's Time Capsule album, and the Hancock influence reappears in the grainy, business-like synth sounds of Hole In One.

What sounds like a reco-reco (guiro) makes a weird gasping effect on both Butterfly and Next Summer In Rio, effectively book ending the album. Okay, so the latter treads a fine line between carefree strolling and pedestrian predictability. This may well be music for airport waiting lounges or perhaps the moving staircases of vacuous tropical shopping malls. But if you insist on going to such places, why not do it in style? (c)

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Azymuth - Azimuth (Remastered & Remixed) (2007)

Artist: Azymuth
Title Of Album: Azimuth (Remastered & Remixed)
Year Of Release: 2007
Genre: Brazilian Jazz / Funk / Fusion
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: ~230 kbps VBR
Total Time: 99:26 min
Total Size: 173 Mb

Tracklist:
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CD 1:

01. Linha Do Horizonte (4:25)
02. Melo„ Dos Dois Bicudos (3:05)
03. Brazil (3:54)
04. Seems Like This (4:28)
05. Caca A Raposa (5:07)
06. Estrada Dos Deuses (3:37)
07. Wait for My Turn (2:56)
08. Montreal City (3:15)
09. Morning (3:44)
10. Periscopio (7:32)

CD 2:

01. Melo„ Dos Dois Bicudos - Harmonic 313 (4:08)
02. Wait For My Turn - Spiritual South (7:23)
03. Linha Do Horizonte - Mr. Beatnick (5:43)
04. Montreal City - Volcov (4:26)
05. Estrada Dos Deuses - Recloose (5:42)
06. Seems Like This - As One (6:49)
07. Periscopio - Marc Mac for 4 Hero (6:02)
08. Morning - Peanut Butter Wolf (3:37)
09. Caca A Raposa - DJ Venom (4:39)
10. Linha Do Horizonte - Kashmeer Brothers (3:35)
11. Wait For My Turn - Yam Who? (5:19)


"This 1974 debut from psychedelic Brazilian funkateers Azymuth gets the remaster/reissue treatment it deserves. Displaying their unique melding of electric jazz, funk, and the casual swing of Brazilian samba, 'Azimuth' is a classic album and the perfect playground for the remix talent that contributes to the second disc. Peanut Butter Wolf lends a production hand to the breezy, organ-led jazz of "Morning," while remix don Spiritual South deftly reworks "Wait For My Turn" from slo-mo funk into cut 'n' paste samba. The revitalization process continues throughout with new takes on old classics by Recloose, Marc Mac, and Yam Who?" - XLR8R (April '07)

"This long lost Azymuth jewel gets a repress from Far Out - part historical document, part springboard for an album of remixes and re-edits by today's finest producers. The original album is worth checking for the seeds of what would become the Azymuth sound, particularly the Brazilian boogie funk of 'Caca A Raposa'. But the rework album offers some real bullets tho, none smacking harder than the opener 'Melo Dos Dois Bicudos,', which gets the Mark 'Harmonic 33' Pritchard treatment. Well worth checking." - Straight No Chaser (Spring '07)


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Erykah, Chaka and Stevie - Tribute to Diana Ross - Part 1

Les Frères Dejean (1979) -L’Univers

Artist: Les Frères Dejean
Albums: L’Univers
Released: 1979
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 94 MB

Tracklist:
1. L'Humanité
2. Conviction
3. Experience
4. Naïde
5. Yoyo
6. L'univers

Credits:
Bass - Ernst Vincent
Drums - Ulrick Bouzi
Percussion - Camille Dejean
Saxophone - Fred Dejean
Trumpet - André Dejean

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Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation (2008)

Label: Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Catalog#: ESL 140
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 23 Sep 2008
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Reggae
Style: Reggae, Dub, Trip Hop

Tracklisting:

1- Sound The Alarm (3:41)
2-Mandala (4:00)
3- Radio Retaliation (3:27)
4- Vampires (4:57)
5- Hare Krsna (3:28)
6- El Pueblo Unido (3:35)
7- (The Forgotten People) (3:11)
8- 33 Degree (3:48)
9- Beautiful Drug (3:27)
10- La Femme Parallel (4:29)
11- Retaliation Suite (2:54)
12- The Numbers Game (3:02)
13- The Shining Path (3:38)
14- Blasting Through The City (3:31)
15- Sweet Tides (4:48)

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Whitefield Brothers - In the Raw (2009)

Artist: Whitefield Brothers
Title Of Album: In the Raw
Year Of Release: Mar-10-2009
Label: Now and Again
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Genre: Funk
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo


Description:
Poets of Rhythm founding members first crucial piece of the funk spectrum recorded as The Whitefield Brothers. A wear-your heart-on-your-sleeve, hypnotic, defiantly psychedelic funk album that is as modern as it is grounded in the great musical traditions from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

TRACKLIST
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01- Rampage [03:53]
02- Chokin' [02:57]
03- Weiya (Serengeti Beat) [06:08]
04- In the Raw [04:16]
05- Prowlin' [05:52]
06- Yakuba [03:15]
07- Weiya [01:23]
08- Witch-Jam [02:54]
09- EJI [03:43]
10- Sol Walk [03:31]
11- Thunderbird [04:03]
12- Buster [03:03]

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Outra Função - Destaque de televisão

Não posto muito coisa de Rap nacional porque acho que tem pouca coisa de qualidade saindo ultimamente,mas esse ahe merece um confere.....
Direto de São Jose dos Campos,confere ahe a letra o video e tudo + bem loko a parada heinn !!!

Dr. Lonnie Smith - Rise Up!

Artist: Dr. Lonnie Smith
Title Of Album: Rise Up!
Year Of Release: February 17, 2009
Label: Palmetto Records
Genre: Jazz / Funk / Groove
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 62:13 min
Total Size: 81,4 mb

TRACKLIST
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01 - A Matterapat 06:47
02 - Come Together 05:07
03 - Pilgrimage 06:49
04 - Daper Dan 07:22
05 - And The World Weeps 07:40
06 - People Make The World Go Round 10:43
07 - Tyrone 06:15
08 - Sweet Dreams 06:47
09 - Voodoo Doll 04:43

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Lonnie Smith - Jungle Soul

Tracks:

1. Trouble Man (4:45)
2. Simone (5:22)
3. Jungle Soul (5:43)
4. Willow Weep For Me (7:44)
5. Freedom Jazz Dance (5:55)
6. Blue Moment (7:55)
7. Witch Doctor (9:25)
8. Bemsha Swing (5:54)
9. Zimbabwe (5:58)
10. Jungle Wisdom (4:07)

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Afro Beats

Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues Label.




Nigeria Disco Funk Special Label.



Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump Label:





African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds Label:



Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - The Vodoun Effect: Funk and Sato from Benin's Obscure Label Label: Analog Africa




Francophonic: A Retrospective Vol. 1 1953-1980 Label: Sterns Arc LTD




Kon & Amir: Off Track, Vol. 2: Queens Label: Bbe




Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Vol. 1 Label:



Don't Stop: Recording Tap Label:

Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition) (Remastered) [2oo9]

Artist : Beastie Boys
Title : Paul's Boutique
Year : 2oo9
Label : Capitol Records
Genre : Hip-Hop
Store Date : Feb-10-2009
Encoder : Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Time : 53:13 min
Size : 63,7 mB

:: T R A C K L i S T ::
01. To All The Girls "01:29
02. Shake Your Rump "03:18
03. Johnny Ryall "03:02
04. Egg Man "02:58
05. High Plains Drifter "04:13
06.The Sounds Of Science "03:12
07. 3-Minute Rule "03:39
08. Hey Ladies "03:48
09. 5-Piece Chicken Dinner "00:23
10. Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun "03:29
11. Car Thief "03:40
12. What Comes Around "03:08
13. Shadrach "04:08
14. Ask For Janice "00:11
15. 59 Chrystie Street "00:57
16. Get On The Mic "01:14
17. Stop That Train "01:59
18. A Year And A Day "02:22
19. Hello Brooklyn "01:32
20. Dropping Names "01:03
21. Lay It On Me "00:54
22. Mike On The Mic "00:48
23. Awol "01:46


:: i N F O ::
When The Beastie Boys hit platinum with their debut album, they
were instantly labeled the Elvises of rap, accused of being just
another bunch of white musicians stealing from black music. But
what was overlooked was that the Beasties actually ... Full
Descriptionhad some interesting ideas to take hip hop to new
levels. While in the years to come other white rappers like
Vanilla Ice and Jesse Jaymes would prove they were the true
cultural thieves, the Beasties defended themselves by recording a
seminal rap album, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE. The record was, in fact, so
legit that it eroded their commercial appeal in middle America.

PAUL'S BOUTIQUE is a sample-fest--a post-modern epic of cut and
splice studio wizardry. Taking snippets of music from sources as
disparate as Curtis Mayfield, The Beatles, B.D.P., The Ramones and
The Jaws soundtrack (as well as countless others), they built
songs out of the debris of modern culture. Over these mind-blowing
tracks, they weaved tall tales, self-promotional proclamations and
sheer non-sense into a singular vision of inspired lunacy. Besides
Public Enemy, no one else was producing albums as complex as this.
PAUL'S BOUTIQUE sounds two or three years ahead of its time,
perhaps this is why the album was considered such a failure upon
its release.

Whatever the case, there really is no album that sounds quite like
this one does; the Beasties returned to the top of the charts a
few years later with CHECK YOUR HEAD, but they may never be able
to top the originality and depth of their stunning sophomore
effort.

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Voices Of East Harlem - Right On Be Free (remastered & expanded) - 1970

The Voices Of East Harlem were a community choir that grew from an inner city action project in 1969. A fluid 20-member ensemble whose ages ranged from 12 to 21, their music mixed devotional gospel fervor with commercial R&B and soul, and included lead vocalists Gerri Griffin and Monica Burress. Coming to the attention of Elektra boss Jac Holzman via their producer Jerry Brandt, they were signed in 1970 for their debut “Right On Be Free”, which showcased a diverse song selection from Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth, to Richie Haven’s “Run Shaker Life”, all performed in their distinctive high-energy style. A follow-up single “Oxford Town” appeared in 1971, produced by Donny Hathaway who was scheduled to produce a second Elektra album, rumoured to have been called “Brothers & Sisters”; the session logs actually refer to it as “Nation Time” (written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff). Both sides of the Elektra 45 plus the other aborted tracks from these sessions appear on this remastered & expanded edition for the first time in 36 years, and are bolstered by the last single “Angry” plus two live tracks recorded at the “Soul To Soul” concert in Ghana in 1971.


1. Right on Be Free 3:48
2. Simple Song of Freedom 4:04
3. Proud Mary 2:49
4. Music in the Air 3:19
5. Oh Yeah 1:34
6. For What It's Worth 3:32
7. Let It Be Me 3:24
8. No No No 4:03
9. Gotta Be a Change 2:39
10.Shaker Life 6:51
11.Oxford Town [*] 3:00
12.Sit Yourself Down [*] 2:14
13.Nation Time [*] 2:52
14.I Wanna Be Free [*] 3:59
15.Hey Brother [*] 2:42
16.Love Is the Answer [*] 2:47
17.Kind Woman [*] 4:54
18.Angry [*] 2:39
19.(We Are) New York Lightning [*] 2:54
20.Run Shaker Life [*] 5:49
21.Soul to Soul [*] 2:23

* Bonus tracks.



The Voices Of East Harlem comprised of:
Gerri Griffin (lead vocals)
Monica Burress (lead vocals)
Bernard Graham
Wayne Garfield
Jerome Mack
Elaine Clark
Cynthia Sessions
Kevin Griffin
Claudia Moore

Voices band:
Bob Ealey (drums)
Johnny Serrano (organ)
Leslie Maynard (organ)

Accompanying the Voices on 1-10:
Chuck Rainey or Jerry Jemmot - (bass)
Patty Bown (piano)
Richard Tee (organ)
Montego Joe or Ralph McDonald - (conga)
Cornell Dupree (guitar)

Possibly(!) accompanying the Voices on 11-17:
Phil Upchurch (guitar)
Willie Weeks (bass)
Fred White (drums)

Tracks 20-21 recorded live at the 'Soul to Soul' festival in Accra, Ghana, 1971.

Jerry Brandt, producer (1-10)
Donny Hathaway, producer (11-17),
T Davilio/S Vincent, producer (18-19),
Tom Dowd, producer (20-21)

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ALBINO! Live In San Francisco

Live in San Francisco was recorded in July of 2006 during ALBINO’s performance at the Second Annual Afrofunk Festival. “We were amazed by how well the ecstatic energy of ALBINO’s live set was captured in this recording so we knew we had to release it as soon as we heard it,” says the band’s co-founder and tenor saxophonist Nathan Endsley.

According to the SF Weekly, "ALBINO's ass-inspiriting percussive engine comes from a rhythm section of local all-stars; together, they form rhythms based in the West African tradition which holds at its heart the inseparable union of drumming and dance. Atop the band's rhythmic maelstrom ride tightly figured five-part horn lines. The section's 'heavy heavy' bottom end features a snarling dual baritone-sax yawp. This is world music that lives up to the name."

In keeping with the revolutionary message central to Fela’s Afrobeat legacy, the majority of songs on Live in San Francisco offer scathing sociopolitical commentary and urgent calls to civic action. For example, “Deconstruction of the Transitional Movement” confronts the erosion of American civil liberties in the name of national security. “Are We Safe Yet?” questions our current administration’s misdirected military aggression in Iraq and its perpetuation of a culture of fear in the name of counter-terrorism. Furthermore, “No Go Sell Me” is a tirade against consumer culture and the advertising industry’s pollution of the media. Finally, “Puppet Boy” skewers a certain incompetent, fraudulently elected Chief Executive by pulling back the curtain to expose the ominous forces Roving behind this figurehead.

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Albino-Rhino

The SF Music Award-winning ALBINO! is a ten-piece Afrobeat ensemble that honors the fiery legacy of Nigerian musical revolutionary Fela Kuti. ALBINO's high-energy grooves and explosive stage show thick with hypnotic percussion, a heavy horn section, African dance, outrageous costumes, and infectious group choreography have established the band as the West Coast's premier Afrobeat act.

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- Introducing the Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble

"Excellent debut!" - The Village Voice

"Dancers crowded the stage until the last downbeat." - New York Times

"The band tears through a propulsive set of original horn and percussion driven compositions." - Global Rhythm Magazine

"In Akoya's debut CD, Afrobeat's cross-cultural rhythm materials are as intense as rhythmic energies fused with modern jazz tonality and musicality. This is a great album that everyone will truly enjoy." - Lawrence Nii Nartey, The African Show, WKCR 89.9FM NYC

"In 2005, Voted as one of Next 100 Upcoming Bands. Akoya is developing a reputation for whipping dance floors into a frenzy with their fusion of African, Afro-Cuban, Jazz and Funk music...Akoya is poised to make an impact in the budding global Afrobeat movement." – URB Magazine

Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble takes to the stage an explosion of dance rhythms. Featuring members from Panama, Ghana, Benin, South Africa, Japan and the US, this 13-piece ensemble embraces unity and positive vibrations. The group features lead vocalist Kaleta, who for 10 years performed and recorded with the immortal Fela Kuti and Egypt 80. He has also toured with Femi Kuti as well as the legendary King Sunny Ade. Their debut CD "Introducing The Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble" has been very well received, as it has been getting regular airplay on radio stations in South Africa, Nigeria, Benin, France, London and Panama, as well as New York's WKCR, WBLS, WBAI, and WFMU.

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Kokolo - Heavy Hustling

KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA's fourth album, HEAVY HUSTLING, finds the NYC powerhouse group expertly mashing up Fela Kuti stylings into James Brown classics with a twist of Latin and Jamaican flavors thrown into the mix. This album is without question their best offering to date and showcases KOKOLO at the height of its innovative powers. Kokolo, one of the most well known and with best reputation afrobeat act around with 4 albums, 14x 7" and 12" releases and numerous worldwide tours under the belt, made not just another by-the-numbers homage to "The Godfather of Soul": this record breathes new life into the genre and demonstrates what the contemporary deep funk scene sounds like.

Anticipated by heavily playlisted first single "Soul Power", on Heavy Hustlyng you'll find other great classics from "Mr.Dynamite" such as "please please please", "think", "it's a new day" and "bring it up" all coocked with the unique Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra style. More than an album...HEAVY HUSTLING is a sign of the times. If it doesn't make you wanna move, consider yourself officially dead!

Kokolo will do a worldwide tour starting from March 08 to launch the new album.

"Kokolo have got the groove.. Anyone wanting to get low down and dirty, should look no further. This will get the bodies on the dance floor moving like never before" **** Clash www.clashmusic.com"
"This is absolutely red-hot. The best thing that Kokolo have done by far." Dj Snowboy (Blues & Soul Magazine)
"A big fat take on james brown classics. Funk for the 21st century!" Eddie Piller (Q Radio)

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Kaleta - Zozo Afrobeat : Get Up 7''

"ZOZO"Taken from the goun or fon dialects in the republic of Benin west Africa meaning something steaming hot truly keeps the Afrobeat fire burning.13 piece ensemble led by Kaleta real name Leon Ligan-Majek is a renown world music/afrobeat producer,arranger,guitarist,percussionist and singer born in the republic of benin but lived all his adolescent life in Lagos Nigeria,a city STONE THROW from his native country Benin,where the culture is similar in terms of language and music to that of Nigeria where he grew up.with ZOZO AFROBEAT,Kaleta music pays homage to the greats and yet still maintains his distinctive sound and energy.
He had performed,toured and recorded albums with legendary FELA KUTI,king SUNNY ADE,SHINA PETERS,and lately went on world tour with Lauryn Hill ...to mention but a few.
He is frontman to New York based AKOYA AFROBEAT for the past 5 years.

Kaleta - Zozo Afrobeat : Get Up 7''

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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Festa 20/03 Black Urbanus Especial

Def jazz (2005)

Tracklist:
01 — all i need
02 — hey young world
03 — can i get a...
04 — doin' it
05 — bring the pain
06 — the rain
07 — ghetto jam
08 — get u home
09 — back seat
10 — give it up

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Erykah Badu - Discography (1997-2008)

Erykah Badu - Baduizm Live (1997)

1 Rimshot (Intro) 3:48
2 Other Side of the Game 8:22
3 On & On 5:25
4 Reprise 2:14
5 Apple Tree 2:54
6 Ye Yo 6:07
7 Searching 4:26
8 Boogie Nights / All Night 6:03
9 Certainly 7:07
10 Stay 4:57
11 Next Lifetime (Interlude) 1:27
12 Tyrone 3:55
13 Next Lifetime 12:06
14 Tyrone (Extended Version) 5:40

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Erykah Badu - Worldwde Underground (2003)

1 Intro - World Keeps Turnin' 1:39
2 Bump It 8:49
3 Back in the Day (Puff) 4:46
4 I Want You 10:53
5 Woo 3:14
6 The Grind 2:49
7 Danger 5:49
8 Think Twice 3:02
9 Love of My Life Worldwide 5:26
10 Outro - World Keeps Turnin' 4:04
Bonus Track :
11 Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) 3:50

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Jump Back: A Tribute To James Brown 2008

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Jump Back: A Tribute To James Brown
Year Of Release: 25 August, 2008
Label: Le Smoke Disque Portugal
Genre: Funk / Reissues
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 61:58 min
Total Size: 92 mb

tracklist

01. Os Incriveis - I Feel Good (2:52)
02. Jr. and the Preludes - Papas Got A Brand New Bag (2:19)
03. Soul Sounds - Lickin Stick (2:04)
04. Showmen - Voglio Restare Solo (2:17)
05. Rabbits and Carrots - Give it Up or Turn it Loose (3:55)
06. Rabbits and Carrots - Sex Machine (2:27)
07. Kashmere Stage Band - Super Bad (2:53)
08. Soul Sound - I Got the Feelin (2:34)
09. Esquires Now - Think About (2:34)
10. The Presidents - It's My Thing (2:41)
11. Victor Olaiya and His International All Stars - There was A Time Cold Sweat (Medley) (9:23)
12. Victor Olaiya and His International All Stars - Mother Popcorn (1:05)
13. Impalas - Soul (2:31)
14. Big Boe and the Nighthawks - My Thing (2:54)
15. The Invaders - Big Payback (3:22)
16. Get Up with the Dancer -- Sex Machine (5:16)
17. University of Illinois Jazz Band featuring Don Smith -- I Got the Feelin(4:01)
18. Harrison High School -- Get on the Good Foot (5:47)
19. Les Watson and the Panthers -- Mother Popcorn (0:44)

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De Volta

- Fiquei meio sumido por esses dias,estive fazendo uma viagen pelo sul do pais e passei por Porto Alegre ( Brasil), Chuí(Brasil),Chuy ( Uruguay)Montevideo (Uruguay),Punta Del Este ( Uruguay),Colonia Del Sacramento ( Uruguay),Buenos Aires ( Argentina) e Laguna em Santa Cararina ( Brasil),Postei alumas fotos no meu "Flickr" www.flickr.com/photos/uilson e http://www.fotobilidades.blogspot.com/ .

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VA - West Coast Jazz (3CD) 2009

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: West Coast Jazz
Year Of Release: 30/01/2009
Label: My Music Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR 121 kbps / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 157:04min
Total Size: 139 mb

We invite you on a journey to Los Angeles, Hollywood and New York the 50's. In this extraordinary accompanied us out to play jazz in the style of cool jazz. Album West Coast Jazz, the present arrangements of such jazz giants as Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Shelly Mann, Lennie Niehaus, Dave Brubeck and George shearing.

TRACKLIST
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CD-1
1 Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - Nights At The Turntable 2:55
2 Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - Walkin' Shoes 3:14
3 Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - Makin' Whoopee 3:30
4 Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - Love Me Or Leave Me 2:45
5 Gerry Mulligan - I Know, Don't Know Why 5:32
6 Gerry Mulligan - The Red Door 7:22
7 Chet Baker - Stella By Starlight 3:56
8 Chet Baker - I'm Glad There Is You 3:17
9 Miles Davis - Solar 4:45
10 Miles Davis - You Don't Know What Love Is 4:24
11 Miles Davis - Green Haze 5:53
12 Miles Davis - The Theme 5:48

CD-2
1 Stan Getz - The Way You Look Tonight 3:04
2 Stan Getz - Spring Is Here 6:08
3 Stan Getz - Round About Midnight 5:21
4 Stan Getz - I Hadn'y Anyone Till You 2:53
5 Shelly Manne - La Mucura 3:03
6 Shelly Manne - You And The Night And The Music 3:10
7 Shelly Manne - Sweets 2:53
8 Shelly Manne - You're My Thrill 3:05
9 Lennie Niehaus - Have You Met Miss Jones 2:44
10 Lennie Niehaus - Night Life 2:41
11 Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - There Will Never Be Another You 4:48
12 Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - I Can't Get Started 3:57
13 Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Topsy 5:28
14 Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Ronnie's Line 3:05

CD-3
1 Modern Jazz Quartet - Delaunay's Dilemma 4:01
2 Modern Jazz Quartet - But Not For Me 3:46
3 Modern Jazz Quartet - Versailes 3:26
4 Modern Jazz Quartet - Willow Weep For Me 4:52
5 Dave Brubeck - Sometimes I'm Happy 5:27
6 Dave Brubeck - Love Walked In 8:51
7 Dave Brubeck - Audrey 3:36
8 Dave Brubeck - A Fine Romance 3:52
9 George Shearing - Love Is Just Around Corner 2:42
10 George Shearing - Yesterdays 3:16
11 George Shearing - Cuban Fantasy 2:30
12 George Shearing - Autumn In New York 5:04

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VA - Hip Hop Anthology (4CD) 2009

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Hip Hop Anthology
Year Of Release: 13.02.09
Label: Wagram Mus
Genre: Hip-Hop
Bitrate: 172 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Total Time: 04:25:01
Total Size: 344.MB

Track List

Disc 1
1. Elzhi Feat. Royce Da 5'9'' - Motown 25 3:54
2. Jake One Feat. Bishop Lamont & Busta Rhymes - Kissin The Curb 3:36
3. Dj Muggs & Planet Asia Feat. B-Real - Lion In The Forest 3:44
4. Dilated Peoples Feat. The Alchemist - Spit It Clearly 4:35
5. Madlib The Beat Konducta Feat. Defari - Gamble On Ya Boy 4:36
6. Lyrics Born Feat. KRS-One & Evidence - Pack Up (Remix) 4:07
7. The Coup Feat. Black Thought... - My Favourite Mutiny 4:36
8. Zion I Feat. Talib Kweli - Temperature 2:44
9. Brooklyn Academy Feat. Killah Priest - Splash 5:27
10. Raekwon, Prodigy & Ghostface Killah - The Game Of Rock 3:47
11. Method Man Feat. Rik'Y Waters - Win Some Loose Some 3:37
12. 88 Keys Feat. Kanye West - Stay Up (Viagra) 3:10
13. Jill Scott Feat. Common - 8 Minutes To Sunrise 4:27
14. M-1 (Dead Prez) Feat. Q-Tip - Love You Can't Borrow 3:54
15. Roots Manuva - Let The Spirit 4:39

Disc 2
1. Supernatural Feat. Chali 2na, Akil & Mark 7 & Iriscience - Work It Out 4:09
2. People Under The Stairs - Suite For Beaver Pt. 1 4:26
3. Afu-Ra - Equality 4:37
4. Pete Rock Feat. Slum Village - Da Villa 5:07
5. Guru's Jazzmatazz Feat. Yungun - Too Slick 2:06
6. Blackalicious Feat. Lateef - Side To Side 4:37
7. Lateef & The Chief : Maroons - If 4:28
8. Mos Def & Diverse - Wylin Out 3:58
9. De La Soul - Shopping Bags 3:56
10. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard 5:21
11. Polyrhythm Addicts Feat. Phoroahe Monch - Take Me Home 3:45
12. Will.I.Am Feat. KRS-One - Take It 2:44
13. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Caught Up 3:32
14. Sunz Of Man Feat. RZA - Banksta'Z 5:11
15. Mack 10 Feat. Timbaland - Life As A Gangsta 4:30

Disc 3
1. Black Moon - How Many Emcee's (Must Get Dissed) 3:51
2. EPMD - Danger Zone 3:41
3. Kenny Dope - Get On Down 6:16
4. Junior M.A.F.I.A Feat. Puff Daddy & Jay-Z - Young G's 5:26
5. The Notorious BIG Feat. Lil Cease & Lil Kim - Get Money (Remix) 3:48
6. The Pharcyde - Passin' My By 5:02
7. Smif-N-Wessun - Bucktown 3:54
8. Snoop Dogg & DR Dre - 187 UM 3:43
9. N.W.A. - Dope Man 4:18
10. Masters At Work Feat. Screetchy Dan - Give It To Me 5:12
11. Mad Lion Feat. KRS-One - Double Trouble (Third World Mix) 3:56
12. Das Efx - International 3:52
13. PMD Feat. Mobb Deep & Fat Joe - It's The Pee Back To Work (Remix) 3:23
14. 2pac, DMX & Xzibit - Slip-n-Slide 4:42
15. Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor 3:27

Disc 4
1. West Street Mob - Break Dance - Electric Boogie 5:09
2. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) 4:17
3. The Sugarhill Gang - Apache 4:25
4. Funky 4+1 - That's The Joint 5:50
5. Sicle Cell & Rhapazooty - Rhapazooty In Blue 5:43
6. Willie Wood Crew - Willie Rap 5:59
7. Mr Fox - Smooth Talk 7:49
8. Fly Guy - Fly Guy Rap 7:40
9. Joe Bataan - Rap-O Clap-O 4:01
10. Busy Bee Vs. Rodney Cee M.C. - Battle At The Dixie 3:35
11. Crash Crew - We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn The Party Out) 5:35
12. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) 4:28
13. Ultramagnetic Mc'S - Watch Me Now 4:31
14. Tone-Loc - Wild Thing 4:09
15. Young MC - Bust A Move 3:59

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A crise segundo Einstein:

A crise segundo Einstein:

“Não pretendemos que as coisas mudem, se sempre fazemos o mesmo.
A crise é a melhor benção que pode ocorrer com as pessoas e países, porque a crise traz progressos. A criatividade nasce da angústia, como o dia nasce da noite escura. É na crise que nascem as invenções, os descobrimentos e as grandes estratégias. Quem supera a crise, supera a si mesmo sem ficar “superado”.
Quem atribue à crise seus fracassos e penúrias, violenta seu próprio talento e respeita mais aos problemas do que às soluções.
A verdadeira crise, é a crise da incompetência. O inconveniente das pessoas e dos países é a esperança de encontrar as saídas e soluções fáceis.
Sem crise não há desafios, sem desafios, a vida é uma rotina, uma lenta agonia.
Sem crise não há mérito. É na crise que se aflora o melhor de cada um.
Falar de crise é promovê-la, e calar-se sobre ela é exaltar o conformismo.Em vez disso, trabalhemos duro. Acabemos de uma vez com a única crise ameaçadora, que é a tragédia de não querer lutar para superá-la”

Albert Einstein

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Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing (2006)

Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis
Album: Last Man Standing
Label: Naive
Year: 2006
Genre: Rock'n Roll; Country
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 134 Mb

It often seems like there are only two ways for rock, country, and blues veterans to launch comebacks when they're senior citizens: confront mortality head on or surround yourself with superstar guests to help carry you through a half-hearted stroll through your back catalog, scattering a few new tunes along the way. At first glance, Jerry Lee Lewis' Last Man Standing seems to fall into both categories: the title suggests that Jerry Lee is in the mood to take a long look back, and certainly the very concept of the album -- pairing Lewis with 21 other stars for a succession of duets, often on material that his guests either wrote or made famous -- seems like a typical superstar duet record. But the Killer has never been predictable, and nowhere is that truer than it is here, where Jerry Lee treats Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, and 16 other stars as he treated the Nashville Teens at the Star Club in 1964 -- as game amateurs who have to sprint to keep up with the master. This is the only guest-studded superstar album where all the guests bend to the will of the main act, who dominates the proceedings in every conceivable way. Jerry Lee doesn't just run the guests ragged; he turns their songs inside out, too -- and nowhere is that clearer than on the opening "Rock and Roll," the Led Zeppelin classic that is now stripped of its signature riff and sounds as if it were a lost gem dug out of the Sun vaults. Far from struggling with this, Jimmy Page embraces it, following the Killer as he runs off on his own course -- he turns into support, and the rest of other 20 guests follow suit (with the possible exception of Kid Rock, who sounds like the party guest who won't go home on an otherwise strong version of "Honky Tonk Woman").

The label might sell Last Man Standing on the backs of the duet partners -- after all, it's awful hard to drum up interest in a record by a 71-year-old man no matter how great he is, so you need a hook like superstars -- but the album by no stretch of the imagination belongs to them. This is completely Jerry Lee's show from the second that he calls out, "It's been a long time since I rock & rolled," at the beginning of the record -- and those are true words, since he hasn't rocked on record in a long, long time. Ten years ago he cut the Andy Paley-produced Young Blood, but that was a typically tasteful self-conscious comeback record; it was driven as much by the producer's conception of the artist as it was the artist himself. The opposite is true here, where the production is simple and transparent, never interfering with the performances; it has the welcome effect of making it sound like there is simply no way to tame Jerry Lee, even though he's now in his seventies. And that doesn't mean that this is merely a hard-rocking record, although "Rock and Roll," "Pink Cadillac," and "Travelin' Band" do indeed rock harder than anything he's done since the '70s -- so hard that they stand proudly next to his classic Sun records, even if they don't have the unbridled fire of those peerless sides. No, this album touches on everything that Jerry Lee has done musically through his career, as the furious rock & roll is balanced by pure hardcore country, pile-driving boogie woogie, rambling blues, old-timey folk songs, and, especially, reinterpretations of familiar songs that are so thoroughly reimagined they seem like they were written specifically for Jerry Lee. And he does this the same way he's always done it: by singing and playing the hell out of the songs. His phrasing remains original and unpredictable, twisting phrases in unexpected ways -- and, yes, throwing his name into the mix frequently, too -- and his piano is equally vigorous and vital. This is a record that stays true to his music, and in doing so, it's not so much a comeback as it is a summation: a final testament from a true American original, one that explains exactly why he's important. But that makes Last Man Standing sound too serious, as if it were one of those self-consciously morbid Johnny Cash records -- no, this is a record that celebrates life, both in its joys and sorrows, and it's hard not to see it as nothing short of inspiring. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Chuck Berry - The Latest and the Greatest/You Never Can Tell

Artists: Chuck Berry
Album: The Latest and the Greatest/You Never Can Tell...
Label: BGO
Year: 1964
Genre: Rock'n Roll, Blues
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 127,5 Mb

The value of this two-on-one CD from England's Beat Goes On Records is greater than the sum of its parts -- most of the important tracks here can be found on either the Chuck Berry box or one of the individual MCA-Chess CDs, but they sound infinitely better here, in new late-'90s transfers, than they do on MCA's mid-'80s digital editions. And "good" in this case means they're clean but mean, crisp but raunchy, not like the over-cleaned up versions off of the Chess Box's first disc. The notes are a bit vague as far as the origins of the two LPs are concerned -- they were patchwork creations from recent singles and old U.S. album tracks, done specifically for the British market by Pye Records -- but the sound makes up for those shortcomings. ~Bruce Eder

TrackList:

01 Nadine
02 Fraulein
03 Guitar Boogie
04 The The Things I Used to Do
05 Don't You Lie to Me
06 Driftin' Blues
07 Liverpool Drive
08 No Particular Place to Go
09 Lonely All the Time
10 Jaguar and Thunderbird
11 O Rangutang
12 You Two
13 Deep Feeling
14 Bye Bye Johnny
15 You Never Can Tell
16 Diploma for Two
17 The The Little Girl from Central
18 The The Way It Was Before
19 Around and Around
20 Big Ben
21 The The Promised Land
22 Back in the U.S.A.
23 Run Around
24 Brenda Lee
25 Reelin' and Rockin'
26 Come On

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John Lee Hooker with the Groundhogs - Hooker & the Hogs

John Lee Hooker with the Groundhogs - Hooker & the Hogs
Artists: John Lee Hooker with the Groundhogs
Album: Hooker & the Hogs
Label: Castle Us
Year: 1965
Genre: Rhythm'n Blues
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 77,1 Mb

McPhee and the Groundhogs' most important musical legacy, this 1996 reissue of Hooker & The Hogs has an unusual history. Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs first played with John Lee Hooker in June of 1964, when John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers were unable to fulfill a commitment to back Hooker on the final week of his British tour. The Groundhogs were deputized on the spot and played their first show with him at the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. At the end of the week, Hooker told McPhee how much he liked working with his band and agreed to use the Groundhogs as his backing band on his next visit to England. Hooker was back in May and June of 1965, and not only used them as his band but recorded this album with the Groundhogs. The band was Tony McPhee on guitar, Peter Cruickshank on bass, Dave Boorman on drums, and Tom Parker on keyboards -- some of the stuff here may have surfaced elsewhere, on the Interchord label (as Don't Want Nobody) with brass dubbed on, but this release consists of the undubbed recordings. The sound is raw, tight, and raunchy, some of the best band-backed recordings of Hooker's career. He's notoriously difficult to play support for because of the spontaneity of his work, but these guys keep up and then some, adding engaging flourishes and grace notes. Hooker is in excellent voice, and his material is as strong as any album in his output, rough, dark, and moody. The ominous, surging "Little Dreamer" is worth the price of admission all by itself. The 11 tracks with the Groundhogs are rounded out with four Hooker solo bonus tracks, which are even louder and more savage than the Groundhogs' stuff, though a little noisy (like that ever mattered with The Hook). ~Bruce Eder

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John Lee Hooker - Never Get Out of the Blues Alive (1972)

Artists: John Lee Hooker
Album: Never Get Out of the Blues Alive
Label: Universal
Year: 1972
Genre: Rhythm'n Blues, Boogie
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 79,4 Mb

Following the legendary bluesman's popular collaboration with Canned Heat, this album continues his work with mostly younger musicians and predates similar projects The Healer and Mr. Lucky by about 20 years. Van Morrison spans the gap by appearing on this 1972 release and Mr. Lucky. Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and even Steve Miller contribute here. Jazz violinist Michael White helps "Boogie With the Hook" take off and adds a mournful touch to the harrowing "T.B. Sheets," which is much more restrained here than on the earlier debut release by Morrison. ~Mark Allan

TrackList:

01 Bumble Bee Blues
02 Hit the Road
03 Country Boy
04 Boogie With the Hook
05 T.B. Sheets
06 Letter to My Baby
07 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

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Corey Harris - Mississippi to Mali (2003)

Corey Harris - Mississippi to Mali (2003)
Artists: Corey Harris
Album: Mississippi to Mali
Label: Rounder
Year: 2003
Genre: African Blues
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 126,8 Mb

Corey Harris is adept at combining contemporary sensibilities with traditional country blues forms in a manner so natural that the cracks and fissures between now and then never seem to show, an accomplishment he expands on Mississippi to Mali to include two continents. Again, the music flows so naturally that the bridges and welds that join the African and African-American traditions on this record are never obvious, creating a seamless, wonderful album. The tracks were recorded live in the field, an approach that strengthens the intimate feel here, and there are numerous high points, including Africanized versions of Skip James' "Cypress Grove Blues" and Robert Petway's "Catfish Blues" that open new dimensions in each song without altering its original intent and tone. A version of "Sitting on Top of the World" (called "Station Blues" here) with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, and featuring Sharde Thomas, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Othar Turner, is a particular delight in its ramshackle exuberance. Mississippi to Mali closes with a credible and moving take on Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" that spotlights Harris' considerable acoustic slide skills. This is another fine album from a player whose reverence for the blues doesn't keep him from instilling the form with both joy and innovation. ~Steve Leggett

TrackList:

01 Coahoma
02 Big Road Blues
03 Special Rider Blues
04 Tamalah
05 Back Atcha
06 Rokie
07 La La Chanson des Bozos
08 Mr. Turner
09 Cypress Grove Blues
10 Station Blues
11 .44 Blues
12 Njarka
13 Charlene
14 Catfish Blues
15 Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

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African Drummers - Pulse of Africa (2004)

Artists: African Drummers
Album: Pulse of Africa
Label: Landy Star Music
Year: 2004
Genre: Etnic, World
Format: mp3/ CBR 320 kbps, 44.1kHz, Stereo
Size: 124,3 Mb

TrackList:

01 Wo Mawu [Anlo-Ewe, Togo & Ghana]
02 Ngungu [Zuzuland]
03 Eboka
04 Basoga Lusoga [Uganda]
05 Mala [Senegal, Mali, Guinea, The Gambia]
06 Soului [Accra, Ghana]
07 Gboko Lia Yayri Kpamo [Central African Republic]
08 Nxai [Kalahari Busman, Botswana]
09 Unwabu [Swaziland Xhosa, Zulu]
10 Baba [Nguni Xhosa, South Africa]
11 Zima Gaza Koo [Central African Republic]
12 Kekebu [Shangaan - Mozambique & South Africa]
13 Domba [Venda, Northern South Africa]
14 Yolo Male [Central African Republic]
15 Mabo [Cameroon, Congo, & Central African Republic]
16 Eshe Eyele [Nigeria, Benin, Togo]
17 Zanga [Central African Republic]
18 Ibhungane [Zulu South Africa]

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Stefano Bollani - Carioca (2008)

Artist & Band: Stefano Bollani
Title Of Album: Carioca
Year Of Release: 06-06-2008
Label: Universal Music Italy
Studio/Live: Studio
Genre, Style: Jazz, Piano Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Type, Quality: mp3, CBR 320 kbps; HQ Covers
Total Time: 68:28
Total Size: mp3 - 157.48 MB


Song title:

01. Luz Negra (5:02)
02. Ao Romper Da Aurora (1:44)
03. Choro Sim (2:21)
04. Valsa Brasileira (4:44)
05. A Voz Do Morro (4:17)
06. A Hora Da Razao (3:55)
07. Segura Ele (1:59)
08. Doce De Coco (3:24)
09. Folhas Secas (5:08)
10. Il Domatore Di Pulci (3:22)
11. Samba E Amor (4:20)
12. Tico Tico No Fuba (3:22)
13. Caprichos Do Destino (4:25)
14. Na Baixa Do Sapateiro (8:59)
15. Apanhei-Te Cavaquinho (5:56)
16. Trem Das Onze (5:29)

Stefano Bollani - Piano, Voice
Marco Pereira - Guitar
Jorge Helder - Bass
Jurim Moreira - Drums
Armando Marcal - Percussions
Zè Nogueira - Sax soprano
Nico gori - Clarinet and bass clarinet
Mirko Guerrini - Sax tenor
Zè Renato - Voice in track 6
Monica Salmaso - Voice in track 9

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VA - The First Days Of Funk Vol. 1 (2005)

This two-CD set is the first volume in a series that collects obscure funk tracks from the mid-1970s. Artists on this release include Sam and the Sparks, Willie Joe, Chosen Few, Pound of Flesh, Masters of Soul, Jonah Ellis, and more. Forty tracks in all.

The First Days Of Funk features rare and obscure funk from long outta circulation tracks circa 1975-1978. The two CD set contains 40 tracks in total with over 110 minutes of music. Artists include Olympics, Randolph Brothers, Willie Joe, Chosen Few, Sons Of Slum, Fred Moss and more. Electrostatic Records

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: The First Days Of Funk Vol. 1
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Electrostatic
Genre: Funk
Bitrate: 320 kbs
Total Size: 200 mb

CD1
01. The Olympics - Papa Will
02. Randolph Brothers - What It Is
03. Randolph Brothers - What It Is Part Two
04. Sam & The Sparks - Daybreak
05. Willie Joe - Funny Thing
06. New Editions - Vargo
07. Walter Davis - Baby Wachadoin To Me
08. Bobby Husband - Mans Best Friend
09. Johnny Thompson - Main Squeeze
10. Billy Sha Rae - Let's Do It Again
11. ST4 - Funky
12. Tony Clarke - Ghetto Man
13. Sons Of Slum - 16 Miles Of Plastic Ghetto
14. Dossie Terry - Soul Food
15. Erskine - Let Him Fix It
16. Rhythm Rebellion - Universal Rhythm
17. Michael Jay Coleman - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
18. Lee Rogers - Sex Appeal
19. Chain Reaction - Nurse Your Nerves
20. Jim Horne - Hey There Jim

CD 2
21. James Rivers - Let's Live
22. OFS Limited - Mr Kidneys
23. Big Daddy Rucker - Just Do Your Thing
24. Chosen Few - Cut Me In
25. Pound Of Flesh - Funky March
26. Masters Of Soul - Right On
27. Jonah Ellis - I Get Hot
28. Kings Of Soul - Girl What Have You Done?
29. McKinley Mitchell - Days Got Bright
30. Chet Ivey - Party People
31. Hetti Loyd - Grief Sorrow Pain
32. Maurice & Mac - Use That Good Thing
33. News - Tend To Your Business
34. Fred & The Ovations - I'm Gonna Love You
35. Frankie Seay - All I Want Is Loving You
36. Jackie Thompson - Got To Right The Wrongs
37. The Dynamic Soul Machine - Moving On
38. Eli The Prophet - Take A Little Give A Lot
39. Fred Moss - Get On Down
40. Lorenzo Holden - Wig

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VA - Groovadelia Vol.2: 21st Century Spanish Groove (2CD) 2009

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Groovadelia Vol.2: 21st Century Spanish Groove
Year Of Release: 9 Feb 2009
Label: Vampisoul
Genre: Funk, Grooves
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 104:44 Min
Total Size: 143 Mb

The follow up to the successful Groovadelia Vol. 1 comp, and a fresh crop of Spanish bands devoted to groove-full sounds, with funk, soul & jazz influences. 24 new groups appear on this record, and not one repeat artist from the first volume!

TrackList
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CD-1
01. Afro Soul Toasting - Be A Loser 3:01
02. Glen Anthony Henry - Doin it 4:33
03. Mother Groove - Consellation Man 5:37
04. Superstereo - Snatch 3:03
05. Mantecao Y Su Combo - Achilifunk 3:27
06. Elkano Browning Cream - Happy 5:41
07. Fundacion Tony Manero - Amor, Mentiras Y Barbacoa 3:49
08. Five Mix Colors - Cool Eject 5:43
09. Mama Boogie - Snake Hand Groove 5:39
10. Unbabarauma - Funky Business 2:33
11. Venueconnection - Madrid Boogie 3:58
12. Watch Tv - Extra! 5:18

CD-2
01. Soul Vigilantes - Do it Like Roger 4:14
02. Campeon & Calagad - King of Funk (Body Rock Version) 3:34
03. Casbah 73 - Trippin on You 3:19
04. Octopus - Opus N.1 4:54
05. 3000 Hombres - Fried Neckbones 7:36
06. Funklab - No Te Cruces 2:58
07. The Blaxsound Family - Don't Mess with Tony 5:30
08. The Psyco Pixie Puck - Terra Plain 2:18
09. Rootdown - Mr.Thinkalot 4:20
10. Brabenders - Keep Behind this Line 4:33
11. Electric Five Samba - No Puedo Parar 4:55
12. Zunk - Meny Un (Minus One) 4:11

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