Selecta Funk vol. 2 by Dj Uilson

selecta funk vol. 2

01. super erotica - erotic rhythm (macumba)
02. super erotica - jungle fever
03. super erotica - le couple
04. waltel branco - meu balanço
05. joão donato ( a bad donato ) - straight jacket
06. free sound orquestra* - tarcisiu´s theme
07. ed kennedy * - i´ll never fall in love again
08. orquestra cbd - tema da zorra
09. raulzito & impacto 8 (raul de souza) - cantaloope island
10. azymuth - melô da cuíca
11. waltel branco - luar do sertão
12. claudia - vai baby (peter gunn)
13. bertrami e conjunto azimute (azymuth) - pela cidade
14. marcio montarroyos - makaha
15. airto - zuei
16. azambuja @ cia* - tema de azambuja
17. wanderlea - ginga da mandinga
18. airto fogo* - black soul
19. helio matheus - boi da cara branca
20. odair josé* - nunca mais
21. claudia - poeta do medo
22. trio mocotó - o xamego de iná
23. tamba 4 - samba blim
24. super som t.a - agora chega
25. tony bizarro - não vai mudar
26. marcos valle - mentira
27. eumir deodato - west 42nd street
29. paulinho da costa - toledo bagel

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DJ UILSON - SELECTA FUNK 2 by djuilson

New DJ Nuts-Arthur Verocai Mix

the timeless concert series wasn’t just a series of stunning performances. all the shows were framed by our favorite djs. madlib, jrocc, houseshoes and quantic all came with amazing sets. cut chemist even raised the bar with a one turntable romp. on the eve of the verocai show, dj nuts was supposed to perform with madlib. he made the arduous journey from brasil after completing a show with marcelo d2. he endured a punishing series of flights that took 20 hours to complete, and in the end, a plane delay caused him to miss his own set at the start of the show. in a pinch, j.rocc stepped up to the plate and performed a stellar set at the luckman in his place, and nuts went on to dj a mind-blowing two hour set at the after-party. so much of mochilla’s dealings in brasil would not have been possible without rodrigo teixera (known to the world as dj nuts). the verocai concert surely would never have happened without him. his role in helping with the pre and post co-ordination was enormous.dj nuts is an astute and rigorous historian of brasil’s vast and varied musical culture. his record collection is legendary; his skills as a dj are world class. we commissioned him to make this mix to help people understand the extraordinary legacy of verocai. many by now know verocai’s self-titled album, some even know the more popular compositions and arrangements, but none have dug as hard as nuts. years of collecting and a strong friendship with verocai himself have made this historic mix possible. 78 minutes of all verocai compositions and arrangements is a dream come true. for such a mix to be made, only a true brasilian music aficionado could have created this, and we are honored to be able to share it with you.

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Biga - Nar Suyu Portakal Suyu

Mais um produto de qualidade do meu amigo Dj Biga fron Italy,desta vez a pegada é Funk diretamente da Turquia.Pode abraçar que é de qualidade.

Il viaggio di Biga in terra d'Anatolia è stato fondamentale per la selezione di questo mix. Dentro ci trovate il meglio dei 7" scovati nella missione di diggin' fatta a Istanbul nel Novembre del 2009. Live Set di Anatolian Rock, Prog e Psych Turkish Funk, questo mix esce in collaborazione con Funk Ya Mama e Gold.

....mentre attendete l'hard copy di prossima uscita non dovete far altro che scaricare il mix, schiaffarlo nel vosto lettore, infilarvi le cuffie e correre dal Kebab Vendor più vicino a casa vostra...It's all about Barış Manço saved my life!

Duccio

Art Cover: Pupa "the one'n'only" Tee

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Africa

In 1998, yielding to the international pressure, the Sudanese government allowed good aid to be distributed to the south. British photojournalist Tom Stoddart travelled with Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to a camp in Ajiep, where more than 100 people were dying every day. There he took the above photo of a crippled boy who had queued hours for food, only to find it robbed away from him by a fit man who strides confidently away.
Stoddart received overwhelming criticism for his image, people demanding why he did not intervene. He responded, “I am a photographer, not a policeman or an aid worker. All I can do is try to tell the truth as I see it with my camera.” However, Stoddart requested that the papers that print his Sudan photos run the credit card hotlines of aid agencies next to the photos. On the day the above photo appeared in theGuardian, MSF had 700 calls and £40,000 was pledged. The Daily Express raised £500,000. Le Figaro ran 10 pages of his pictures, Stern magazine nine pages.
On a deeper level, the photo is a symbol of Africa’s continuing problem — the big man with the stick rules. Large amount of food aid disappears from the camps in much needed areas and appears for sale in the market places in neighboring countries. Not to be anecdotal but I once volunteered in an African country that should remain nameless. Food and medical aid that Western governments sent there were regularly pilfered by corrupt bureaucrats and sometimes aid is withheld or rediverted to areas that don’t need them because the governments there like to use foreign aid as a bargaining chip to subdue/cleanse tribes and ethnicities they don’t like. Yet, Western governments and aid agencies continue sending aid because sometimes getting a little aid to affected areas is better than cutting off aid.
This succinctly describes the relationship between European/American (even Chinese + Russian) multi-national corporations, supranational organizations and the former bread-baskets of the continent of Africa within a neo-liberal framework.
This picture makes me sick. I always get a little angry when I see photojournalism like this, because the subject is so compelling, and heartbreaking. As a viewer, I feel uncomfortably complicit in this crippled Sudanese boy’s plight. As a viewer, I am challeneged to DO SOMETHING, because I live in a world where resources are distributed mostly to those who possess relative privilege and effective demand.
Folks complain about socialism’s disribution of wealth? Well, I counter with this- capitalism requires the movement of capital driven by demand- largely the demand of corporations, and the lesser consumer demand of the privileged. Resources from “underdeveloped” nations are being taken from the soil, from the water and from the air in order to fuel, supply the lifestyles of the relatively privileged in industrial and post-industrial nations such as the USA or UK.

DJ Soares - A Long Walk On The Motherland's Waves by djsoares

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George Duke - Follow the Rainbow

Artist: George Duke
Title Of Album: Follow the Rainbow
Release Date: 1979
Label: Epic
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR 256 kbps
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 64:53 min
Total Size: 51 MB


George Duke - Follow the Rainbow

Not so easy to get record and one of his funkiest !

Tracklist
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01- Party Down.mp3
02- Say That You Will.mp3
03- Funkin' For The Thrill.mp3
04- Sunrise.mp3
05- Festival.mp3
06- I Am For Real.mp3
07- Straight From The Hart.mp3
08- Corine.mp3
09- Pluck.mp3
10- Follow The Rainbow.mp3

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Johnny Guitar Watson - Funk beyond the call of Duty

Artist: Johnny Guitar Watson
Title Of Album: Funk beyond the call of Duty
Release Date: June 1977
Label: DJM
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 54:05 min
Total Size: 73 MB

Tracklist
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01.Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty
02.It's About The Dollar Bill
03.Give Me My Love
04.It's A Damn Shame
05.I'm Gonna Get You Baby
06.Barn Door
07.Love That Will Not Die

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Johnny Guitar Watson,

He is the man ! He is Mr. Funk himself ! Hes is the King of Funk ! Here a rare not so popular Record where he plays his best Tunes !

Robert Walter - Cure All (2008)

Artist: Robert Walter
Album: Cure All
Label: Palmetto / Iris
Released: 2008
Genre: Jazz / Funk
Format: mp3, CBR 320kbps
Tracks: 13
Total Time: 51:05 min
Total Size: 120 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/robertwalter

Track list:
1. Snakes and Spiders (4:29)
2. Money Changes (3:10)
3. Cure All (3:26)
4. Coupe (3:31)
5. Scores of Spores (4:07)
6. Parts and Holes (5:36)
7. Rivers Of Babylon (3:23)
8. Maple Plank (4:15)
9. Box of Glass (2:23)
10. Measure Up (3:24)
11. Hillary Street (4:15)
12. Bulldog Run (5:26)
13. t (3:40)

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Robert Walter has no problem getting into funky, down-home soul-jazz when he wants to, but the organist/keyboardist/pianist also has his intellectual side. He obviously appreciates the soul-jazz that B-3 icons like Jimmy Smith, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Jack McDuff offered in the '60s, but he has also shown his appreciation of Medeski, Martin & Wood as well as the post-bop and fusion that Larry Young explored after he moved beyond soul-jazz. And both sides of Walter's artistry serve him well on Cure All. If Walter (who forms a trio with bassist James Singleton and drummer Johnny Vidacovich) set out to offer a healthy balance of intellect and funkiness, he achieves that goal on enjoyable tracks such as "Maple Plank," "Snakes and Spiders," "Measure Up," and "Coupe." Most of the material is more cerebral than a typical soul-jazz performance would be, but at the same time, Cure All is less cerebral than Medeski, Martin & Wood's albums. Whether he is on organ, acoustic piano, or electric keyboards, Walter usually avoids becoming either too simple or too abstract. Not that there is anything wrong with either simplicity or abstraction; the straightforward, groove-loving bluesiness of Big John Patton and Gene Harris is every bit as valid a part of jazz as the most challenging pieces that John Medeski has had to offer. But Walter obviously wanted to avoid going too far in either direction, and that outlook yields consistently worthwhile results on Cure All.

James Brown - Time for Payback 2CD (2010)

Artist: James Brown
Title Of Album: Time for Payback
Year Of Release: 06.20.2010
Genre: Funk
Label: pure / universal
Quality: VBR kbps
Tracks: 33
Total Time: 141:19 min
Total Size: 194,1 MB

Tracklist

01 i am james brown (o-ton james brown) 00:08
02 the payback part 1 (original single-version) 03:33
03 i started singing (o-ton james brown) 00:46
04 give it up or turnit a loose (remix) 06:11
05 talkinТ loud & sayinТ nothing (remix) 07:44
06 james brown invented soul music (o-ton sting) 00:26
07 people get up and drive your funky soul (remix) 09:05
08 itТs a manТs manТs manТs world 02:59
09 introduction to star time 00:43
(von frankie crocker; live)
10 cold sweat (live) 06:04
11 get up (and feel like being a sex machine) (live) 05:09
12 get up, get into it, get involved (live) 03:28
13 one of the most magnetic performers 00:27
(o-ton paul young
14 my thang 04:23
15 i canТt stand it Т76 08:14
16 the hardest-working man in showbiz 00:15
(o-ton bryan ferry)
17 all for one 06:41
18 fight against drug abuse 00:37
(public service announcement von james brown)

cd2

01 my name is danny (o-ton danny ray) 00:52
02 itТs a new day so let a man come in (live) 03:51
03 for goodness sakes, look at those cakes 11:04
04 i refuse to lose 07:34
05 i donТt wanna beЕ (o-ton james brown) 00:36
06 people who criticize 04:27
07 singing is (o-ton james brown) 00:37
08 bessie 03:16
09 jam 11:48
10 big influence (o-ton larry blackmon) 00:55
11 super bull, super bad 06:55
12 no static (full force def mix) 08:03
13 nature 10:21
14 iТm colorblind (o-ton james brown) 00:21
15 the payback (live) 03:46

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VA - Disco Discharge - Disco Boogie

Label: Harmless
Catalog#: HURTCD095
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2010
Genre: Electronic, Funk/Soul
Style: Disco, Funk, Soul
Quality: MP3 320 CBR
Size: 308.36MB

Tracklist:

1. Let's Go Around [Original 12” Mix] 6:28 Average White Band 1980
2. I'd Like To [Original 12” Mix] 6:37 Feel 1982
3. Funky Bee Bop [Original 12” Mix] 6:53 Vin Zee 1981
4. Rescue Me [Original 12” Mix] 6:38 Sybil Thomas 1983
5. Inner Feelings [Original Album Version] 5:58 Cashmere 1983
6. Hard Times [Original 12” Mix] 5:00 Al McCall 1982
7. Love How You Feel [Original 12” Mix] 7:01 Sharon Redd 1983
8. Do You Like It Like That [Original 12” Mix] 5:45 Carte Blanche 1978
9. Switch [Original 12” Instrumental Mix] 6:25 Benelux And Nancy Dee 1979
10. Do As I Do [Original 12” Mix] 10:22 Donna McGhee 1978

1. Georgy Porgy [Original 12" Disco Mix] 5:08 Toto 1978
2. You Make It Heaven [Original 12" Mix] 5:26 Terri Wells 1983
3. Autumn Leaves [Original 12" Mix] 4:27 Illusion Orchestra 1982
4. Night Cruiser [Original 12" Mix] 6:16 Deodato 1980
5. Call Me [Original 12" Mix] 6:21 Skyy 1981
6. You Can't Run From Love [Original 12" Mix] 6:42 Maxine Singleton 1982
7. Give It To Me (If You Don't Mind) [Original 12" Mix] 6:54 Conquest 1981
8. Keep On [Francois Kevorkian 12" Remix] 9:28 D Train 1982
9. Straight Ahead [Original 12" Mix] 6:43 Nick Straker Band 1982
10. Baby Talk [Special Remix By Shep Pettibone] 6:47 Alisha 1985

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The third instalment Disco Discharge: Disco Boogie features 20 full length Funk, Soul and Boogie Jams. Disco didn’t really die at the end of ‘79 it just morphed into a number of new styles and that’s what Disco Boogie is all about. The cuts on this album are mostly culled from the early 80’s with a smattering of 70’s tracks to add to the mix. Key tracks include the rarities ‘I’d Like To’ by Feel, ‘Rescue Me’ by Sybil Thomas, ‘Inner Feelings’ by Cashmere, ‘You Make It Heaven’ by Terri Wells and ‘Straight Ahead’ by the Nick Straker Band. Tracks appearing on CD for the first time include the instrumentals ‘Switch’ by Benelux And Nancy Dee and a cover of the standard ‘Autumn Leaves’ By Illusion Orchestra (otherwise known as Jolley and Swain of Imagination fame.) And if you’re wondering what AOR band Toto are doing on this compilation just take a listen to ‘Georgy Porgy’ which features Cheryl Lynn and you’ll see why we couldn’t miss it out. All tracks are 12” of long album versions.

Paraguay na Copa do Mundo

- Fuerza Paraguay !!!!!!

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes And The Isley Brothers - The Very Best Of (2010)

Artist: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes / The Isley Brothers
Title Of Album: The Very Best Of
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Strategic Marketing
Genre: R&B / Soul / Funk
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR
Total Time: 152:26
Total Size: 217 MB

Tracklist

CD 1
01. Harold Melvin - Wake Up Everybody (7:34)
02. Harold Melvin - Dont Leave Me This Way (6:05)
03. Harold Melvin - If You Dont Know Me By Now (3:27)
04. Harold Melvin - The Love I Lost (6:25)
05. Harold Melvin - Yesterday I Had The Blues (7:34)
06. Harold Melvin - Satisfaction Guaranteed (3:29)
07. Harold Melvin - I Miss You Part1 (3:17)
08. Harold Melvin - Imweak For You (3:25)
09. Harold Melvin - Be For Real (7:30)
10. Harold Melvin - Ebony Woman (3:41)
11. Harold Melvin - Is There A Place For Me (7:01)
12. Harold Melvin - Let Me Into Your World (2:40)
13. Harold Melvin - Everybodys Talkin (3:51)
14. Harold Melvin - Dont Leave Me This Way Moulton Mix (7:06)
15. Harold Melvinft Sharon Paige - Hope That We Can Be Together Soon (3:42)
CD 2
16. Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (6:13)
17. Isley Brothers - Live It Up Part 1 And 2 (6:16)
18. Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets (4:58)
19. Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark (5:07)
20. Isley Brothers - Fight The Power Part 1 And 2 (5:20)
21. Isley Brothers - That Lady Aprt 1 And 2 (5:37)
22. Isley Brothers - Its Your Thing (2:47)
23. Isley Brothers - The Pride (3:25)
24. Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World (3:56)
25. Isley Brothers - I Turned You On (2:38)
26. Isley Brothers - I Wanna Be With You Part 1 And 2 (6:22)
27. Isley Brothers - Love The One You Re With (3:39)
28. Isley Brothers - Shout (4:29)
29. Isley Brothers - Who Loves You Better (5:57)
30. Isley Brothers - Work To Do (3:12)
31. Isley Brothers - Caravan Of Love (5:43)

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Sage - Funksway (2007)

Artist: Sage
Album: Funksway
Label: Sage Music Company
Released: 2007
Genre: Funk/Soul, R&B
Format: mp3, CBR 192kbit
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 45:41 min
Total Size: 64.8 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/sage411

Track list:

1. Knock You Out (4:56)
2. Something Righteous (3:42)
3. One For Me (3:57)
4. Straight Up Fine (5:29)
5. You Make Me Feel (2:00)
6. Funksway (4:19)
7. Way That You Say (3:48)
8. Waiting For Your Love (4:24)
9. Soul Patrol: 2007 (4:12)
10. Small Wonder (4:11)
11. Ants (4:43)

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Released on July 1, 2007, Sage's project, "Funksway" takes the Sage legacy to a new level with eleven all-new funk grooves featuring some very special guest musicians.
Musical influences from Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, and many other great artists - combined with the personal finesse of the Sage band members, bring some exciting sounds and licks to these all-original CDs.

Stoned Soul Picnic - The Erotic Cakes of Stoned Soul Picnic (2006)

Artist: Stoned Soul Picnic
Album: The Erotic Cakes of Stoned Soul Picnic
Label: Soul Cookers
Released: 15 Nov 2006
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Format: mp3, 256kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 39:08 min
Total Size: 74 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/stonedsoulpicnichammond

Track list:
1. Boogaloo Baby (2:56)
2. Count Me Out (3:56)
3. Ain't Gonna Tell No-One (3:29)
4. Get Off The Bus (2:30)
5. Soul Food Preacher (3:31)
6. The Grinder - Part 1 (3:10)
7. The Grinder - Part 2 (2:56)
8. Hip Joint (2:11)
9. Hardtop 22 (4:55)
10. Ready For Seven (3:24)
11. Vote For Number 6 (2:22)
12. Erotic Cakes (3:48)

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Stoned Soul Picnic is an instrumental Hammond organ combo who plays an exciting blend of Soul influenced grooves and big beats.
The band was formed in 1999 by 4 musicians who shared a mutual enthusiasm for the funky soul music of the late 60's and early 70's.
After their super heavy gig at the first Saint Paul Soul Jazz Festival (only Hammond Funk and Raw Soul) which leads the audience to choose them as “the revelation of the festival”, Stoned Soul Picnic goes further with this super heavy album which proves that they are highly skilled to groove hard.
Dynamite Hammond Funk, Fat Beats et Wah Guitar : here are the favorite ingredients of these 4 super Cooks from Nottingham which will help you to lose some weight enjoying their new recipes.

Dennis Coffey - Big City Funk (2006)

Artist: Dennis Coffey
Album: Big City Funk: Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul
Label: Vampi Soul
Release Date: 27 Nov 2006
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Psychedelic, Funk
Format: mp3 192kbit
Tracks: 15
Total Time: 53:19
Total Size: 73.5 Mb


Track list:
1. Son of Scorpio (3:07)
2. Guitar big band (3:26)
3. Theme from Enter the Dragon (3:08)
4. Chicano (5:07)
5. Lonely moon child (3:17)
6. Impressions of (4:37)
7. Ride Sally ride (3:02)
8. Taurus (2:54)
9. Scorpio (4:10)
10. Getting it on (2:24)
11. Big city funk (2:50)
12. Whole lot of love (2:26)
13. Garden of the moon (3:15)
14. Capricon's thing (2:09)
15. Outrageous (7:27)

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Dennis Coffey (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an American guitarist, notable as a prominent studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings. Coffey learned to play guitar when he was 13 in Ontonagon County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At 15 he played on his first record session backing Vic Gallon on "I'm Gone" on the Gondola label. In the early 1960s he joined The Royaltones who had had hits with "Poor Boy" in 1958 and "Flamingo Express" in 1961. The Royaltones played sessions with other artists including Del Shannon. As a member of the Funk Brothers studio band, Coffey played on dozens of recordings for Motown Records, and introduced the wah-wah guitar sound to Motown producer Norman Whitfield's recordings. He also played on Edwin Starr's "S.O.S. (Stop Her on Sight)”, The Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing", and Freda Payne's "Band of Gold". In addition, Coffey scored the blaxploitation film Black Belt Jones. In 1971, Coffey recorded Scorpio which was a million selling single and in 1972 Taurus, both with The Detroit Guitar Band. Since then, he has recorded several solo albums, most of them for the Sussex and Westbound labels.

In the early 70’s, Dennis Coffey, Motown ‘Funk Brother’ and super-session guitar man, seemed determined to write soundtracks – even if he wasn’t commissioned by a Hollywood studio. Indeed, the four studio albums he cut for the Sussex label between 1971 and 1974, from which this compilation is culled, are like a big personal advertisement for potential film score work.

Coffey’s raw, compressed guitar style – his big city breakbeat funk - certainly evokes a tough, urban landscape inhabited by tough, urban gangsters.

The Baker Brothers - Transition Transmission (2008)

Artist: The Baker Brothers
Title Of Album: Transition Transmission
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Peddler Records
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~240 kbps
Tracks: 14
Total Time: 01:06:33
Total Size: 119 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. Why Oh Why (5:09)
02. Chance And Fly (4:03)
03. Aargh, Aargh-Aargh (4:17)
04. Soul Shine (5:20)
05. Would I Be Wrong (4:54)
06. If You Want Me To Stay (4:01)
07. So Said, So Done (5:57)
08. B Bro Super 8 (4:08)
09. Beat Feat (4:05)
10. Kick Back (3:27)
11. It's Not Me (4:41)
12. Roll Up Your Sleaze (4:33)
13. Transition Transmission (8:20)
14. Home Life (3:30)

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About The Baker Brothers
The Baker Brothers have been rocking dance floors far and wide for nearly 10 years and with 6 albums (and numerous other releases) under their belt they deliver an explosive, killer funk show! Their infectious, raw beats and bass lines underpin edgy melodic section horns and soulful, winding vocals.

To date they have recorded six albums and a full-length live DVD. They have toured Japan six times and have played at a wide range of venues across the UK and Europe. The Band consists of the following full and part-time members:-Chris Pedley- Bass, Guitar and VocalsChris carries most of the Baker Brothers production duties in the studio and enjoys eating brownies at home. He also DJs funk, reggae, ska, afro and all things soulful. He also produces remixes.

Mezzoforte - Anniversary Edition (2007)

Artist: Mezzoforte
Title Of Album: Anniversary Edition
Year Of Release: 2007 (2CD)
Label: BHM Records
Genre: Jazz / Funk / Fusion
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 30
Total Time: 02:29:07
Total Size: 203 MB
WebSite: mezzoforte.com

Tracklist:

Disc: 1
01. Surprise Surprise
02. Garden Party
03. Take Off
04. Midnight Sun
05. Nightfall
06. Drive
07. High Season
08. Icebreaker
09. Prime Time
10. Journey's End
11, Day Break
12. Monkey Fields
13. Later On
14. Beyond The Horizon
15. Crystal Rain

Disc: 2
01. Double Orange Juice
02. E.G. Blues
03. Expressway
04. Action Man
05. Roller Coaster
06. Blow
07. Fiona
08. Weather Ahead
09. Cobra
10. Early Autumn
11. Observations
12. Hard Wired
13. Summer Dream
14. Rockall
15. In A Word

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About Mezzoforte
Mezzoforte was formed 1977 in Reykjavik Iceland by 4 teenage friends with a mutual interest in fusion and funk music. In 1983 the world wide hit, Garden Party, from their 4th album made Mezzoforte the first Icelandic band ever to achieve international recognition. 30 years, 11 albums and over a thousand concerts later, the band is still going strong with 3 of 4 original members (sometimes all 4) touring regularly with a 6-10 piece band.

Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin' Up Remixed (2007)

Artist: Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Title Of Album: Keep Reachin' Up Remixed
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Above the Clouds
Genre: Soul / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: V2 VBR Kbps
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 54:41 min
Total Size: 68 MB
WebSite: NicoleWillis.com

Tracklist:

01. Feeling Free (Aaron Jerome Remix) (5:44)
02. If This Aint Love (Mr Scruff Remix) (6:54)
03. Keep Reachin Up (Rob Life Remix) (3:42)
04. My 4 Leaf Clover (The Dynamics Remix) (4:35)
05. Soul Investigators Theme - Mike Slott (Heralds Of Change Remix) (3:31)
06. No Ones Gonna Love You (Blacxkbeard Remix) (5:55)
07. Invisible Man (Simbad Remix) (5:29)
08. A Perfect Kind Of Love (Lack Of Afro Remix) (4:30)
09. Holding On (Afronaut Remix) (5:37)
10. Soul Investigators Theme (Ghost Remix) (3:46)
11. If This Aint Love (Elizabeth Shepherd Trio Remix) (4:52)

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About Nicole Willis
Nicole Willis is a soul singer. Although Willis was born in Brooklyn, NY December 26, 1963, she started out in London in the mid-80's where she teamed up with members of Washington Week In Review. Prior to that she was a member of The Hello Strangers and Blue Period, based in New York. She then toured with The The. Nicole Willis was the lead vocalist of the new soul group Repercussions.

Singles and albums were released on Mo' Wax, Warner Brothers USA, Pony Canyon Japan and together with the legendary Curtis Mayfield, the band recorded a version of Mayfield's "Let's Do It Again". She has also collaborated with Leftfield singing the vocal contribution for Swords on the Rhythm and Stealth LP. In 1999 she moved to Europe. She is married to Jimi Tenor, who has often been a producer of her music and collaborator. On Sahko/Puu Recordings she released her first solo albums Soul Makeover and Be It.

In 2005 she began collaborating with the Soul Investigators and released "Keep Reachin’ Up" on Helsinki’s Timmion Records. The album has been since released in the UK on Above The Clouds Records, France on Differ-ant, USA on Light In The Attic Records. Their song Feeling Free was chosen 2006 Worldwide Winner on the Gilles Peterson's BBC show.

Low Fidelity Jet-Set Orchestra - Searching For A Bit Of Popularity (2008)

Artist: Low Fidelity Jet-Set Orchestra
Title Of Album: Searching For A Bit Of Popularity
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Hammondbeat Records
Genre: Acid Jazz / Lo-Fi / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: V2 VBR Kbps
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 51:39 min
Total Size: 60 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. Model's Arrival (3:23)
02. Forbidden Expo In Hawaii (4:49)
03. Taxi's Chase (4:15)
04. Behind The Star-System (3:47)
05. Funky Make-Up (4:42)
06. ObSEXion (5:27)
07. Between The Star-System (6:38)
08. Modal Shopping Guide (5:16)
09. Strange Message From A Photographer (5:09)
10. Kebab's Revenge (4:00)
11. Super Shine (4:08)

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Searching For A Bit Of Popularity is the collection of 11 all-new heartbeat-skipping, soul-bending, mind-altering elixirs for the brand-new you.
Low Fidelity Jet-Set Orchestra begin with a nu-jazz and cinematic core and dive aggressively into vintage sound of deep funk roots, bossa-nova excursions, and an overdose of Hammond stabs, licks, chops and grooves.

Those that obsess for KPM and Chappell; Mansfield and Hawkshaw; Morricone and Umilani shall take notice. Searching For A Bit Of Popularity is a breathtaking tribute to the elusive library underground and a hardcore excursion into ancient backlot b-movie cinema crashing head first into the moderne concrete jungles of sophisticated cool and Hollywood lust that Mancini and Schifrin paved.

Sound-wrangler Dave Masoch (Modulo5) turns the knobs and designs the breaks and beats. Paolo “Apollo” Negri (Link Quartet, Wicked Minds) modulates the rhythms and unleashes the mighty Hammond in all the right places.

Searching For A Bit Of Popularity follows Low Fidelity’s crazy-cool debut 45 “Bahia Soul” b/w “Jazz Rocker” [HB7-02]. 2 exclusives that set the foundation for this happening new project: cool vintage bossa sounds swirling with jazz, hard funk and Hammond grooves...tasty? Tasty!!!

Kokolo - More Consideration (2004)

Artist: Kokolo
Album: More Consideration
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 2004
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: mp3, 192 kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 59:42 min
Total Size: 84.5 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/kokoloafrobeat

Track list:
1. Mister Sinister (3:47)
2. Mama Don't Want No Gun (4:15)
3. Everybody (Tryin' To Get Buy) (5:31)
4. Root To The Fruit (5:27)
5. Late Night. Closed Eyes (4:30)
6. More Consideration (4:44)
7. Democrazy (3:28)
8. Trouble Come. Trouble Co (5:17)
9. Candela (4:10)
10. Gimme Yaya (8:42)
11. Candela - Richy Pitch Remix (5:17)
12. Late Night. Closed Eyes - White Mike Mix (4:34)

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From the tangled streets of New York comes Ray Lugo a.k.a. KOKOLO, a sexy musical cocktail for those in the know. As the world begins to take notice of the emerging 'Blended-Beat? movement surging throughout American cities, KOKOLO - named after a Spanish Harlem slang term used to describe devout aficionados of afro music- has the combination to unlock the door: a funky poet with instruments, playing for the right to fight and turn the norm on its ear.
Known as a live act to be reckoned with, KOKOLO takes the stage with an awesome force, bringing music back to the days of mavericks like Fela Kuti and Ruben Blades, when music addressed the unrest endemic to the common man. The music, always danceable, always grooving, has something to say.

Vinil é Arte

Penelope and Monica Cruz

- Olha a genética que coisa linda, Penelope Cruz e Monica cruz, nem sabia que ela tinha irmã.....

Download: Guilty Simpson & Bumps "Drums"

Download: Guilty Simpson & Bumps "Drums" (MP3)

This is Guilty Simpson with Bumps, the drummers of the band Tortoise, with J.Rocc on the cut.

Bumps, the self-titled beat album was released on Stones Throw a couple years back. John McEntire, John Herndon, and Dan Bitney of Bumps had Guilty Simpson over this track for a potential single.

Also See: Bumps by Bumps, on Stones Throw

Bonus: Guilty Simpson & Bumps "Drums (Gymbag Remix by Koushik)" (MP3)

Complementos / Conjunto de Tigela com Prato de Sobremesa / 2 peças

- Detalhe de decoração nessa onda da volta do vinil " Ele foi pra onde... ?" bem chic se quiser abraçar vai o link.

The James Taylor Quartet - Live At The Jazz Cafe (2008)

Artist: The James Taylor Quartet
Album: Live At The Jazz Cafe
Label: Real Self
Released: 24 Apr 2008
Genre: Jazz, Funk
Format: mp3, vbr
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 63:55 min
Total Size: 91.5 Mb
Web Site: http://www.myspace.com/jamestaylorquartet

Track list:
1. Picking Up Where We Left Off (5:28)
2. No Way (5:22)
3. Easy Time (4:02)
4. Joe's Diversions (4:38)
5. The Exorcism (7:45)
6. Tore My Heart Out (4:27)
7. Never In My Wildest Dreams (5:35)
8. Blow Up (7:00)
9. Jan, Jan (7:31)
10. I Feel The Earth Move (5:50)
11. Theme From Starsky And Hutch (6:17)

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trademark howling Hammond, James Taylor has a reputation as a solid and accomplished band leader. 'The Theme from Starsky and Hutch' cemented the band's reputation as masters of the Jazz/Funk/R&B workout. Formed in 1985, JTQ began playing music similar to the rare-groove Jazz-Funk then in vogue around London. By the early '90s, that movement had spawned Acid Jazz, and JTQ found itself at the forefront of a vibrant young club scene.

Aphrodesia - Lagos by Bus (2007)

Artist: Aphrodesia
Title Of Album: Lagos by Bus
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Cyberset Music
Genre: Afro-beat / Experimental / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 9
Total Time: 47:30 min
Total Size: 68 MB
WebSite: aphrodesia.org

Tracklist:

1. Virgin of the Sun God (5:03)
2. White Elephant (3:34)
3. Holy Ghost Invasion (1:55)
4. Bus Driver (7:39)
5. Ago Mado (1:33)
6. Ochun Mi (6:26)
7. Every Day (7:08)
8. Agayu (6:21)
9. World Under Fire (7:49)

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APHRODESIA'S NEW ALBUM IS HERE! 'PRECIOUS COMMODITY' FEATURES 11 BRAND NEW TRACKS It's been quite a ride for Aphrodesia since their birth in 2003: a pilgrimage to the legendary Shrine nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria in 2006, a cross-country voter-registration tour in a vegetable oil-powered bus in 2004 and accolades everywhere from National Public Radio to USA Today. Through it all the San Francisco-based 11-piece ensemble has won audiences over with an eclectic, unique sound- a blend of rich, female lead vocals and slamming horn-laden polyrhythmic funk that Global Rhythm Magazine called “a Pan-African mash-up.”

While the members of Aphrodesia are admirers of West African styles like afrobeat and Highlife- enough so that the group spent a month performing and living in Ghana in 2006, in the process journeying through Togo and Benin to Nigeria to perform at the Shrine with Femi Kuti- the group's sound has always included touches of funk, dub, Zimbabwean trance, hip-hop and global pop. The band's third studio album- “Lagos By Bus” released in November of 2007 and packed with songs written during and about their month in Africa- further solidified their diverse sound, with Global Rhythm Magazine calling it "their most patient and incisive effort to date." The new "Precious Commodity"- unquestionably the band's hardest-hitting and most diverse record yet, with the now-trademark thight rhythm section and dual lead vocals of Lara Maykovich and Maya Dorn augmented by squealing guitars and distorted thumb pianos (the latter perhaps a nod to Konono no. 1, whom Aphrodesia shared a bill with in 2008).

Mdungu - Afro What! (2009)

Artist: Mdungu
Title Of Album: Afro What!
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Zimbraz/Music & Words
Genre: Afro-beat / Funk / Jazz
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~210 kbps
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 52:59 min
Total Size: 77 MB
WebSite: Mdungu.com

Tracklist:

01. Afro What!?
02. Boolow Gambia
03. Slow Music
04. Confusion
05. Pick Up
06. Walk To Togo
07. Kabbaya
08. Mali Express
09. Rio Nights
10. Paps Toure

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Band Members:

Thijs van Milligen - alto sax, bandleader (NL)
Job Chajes - baritone sax (NL)
David Beukers - tenor sax, vocals (NL)
Michiel Bel - guitar (NL)
Frank Jonas - guitar (NL)
Merijn van de Wijdeven - bass (NL)
Ebou Gaye Mada - sabar, djembe, talking drums, vocals (Gambia)
Ruben Montes - percussion (ES)
Benoit Martiny - drums (LUX)

About Mdungu
Mdungu is a formation of nine international musicians based in The Netherlands. Their style is unique. Intense, raw and highly danceable. A fat horn section, a thriving rhythm section, lyric guitars and a pinch of vocals are the cornerstones of the Mdungu sound. Mdungu is influenced by the Griots of Mali, the Afrobeat of Nigeria and the Mbalax of Senegal. Mixed with funk, rock, jazz and samba, played with heart and soul: African music the Mdungu way.

AFRO WHAT!? is Mdungu's debut album released in May 2009. The album was very well received in the Benelux and has been released in the rest of Europe in the fall of 2009. The recordings are mixed by producer/guitarist Justin Adams, who is well known from his award winning work with Tinariwen, his own group the Justin Adams / Juldeh Camara Trio and Robert Plants Strange Sensation. The album is released by Zimbraz, a division of Music & Words.

The Boogaloo Investigators - Dynamighty (2005)

Artist: The Boogaloo Investigators
Album: Dynamighty!
Label: Saagaloo
Released: 2005
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Format: mp3, CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 44:46 min
Total Size: 64 Mb

Track list:
1. If You Reap (3:41)
2. Volcano (5:28)
3. These Days (4:11)
4. I Got The Feelin' (2:58)
5. Sleepwalk (6:53)
6. Let The Groove Move You (4:26)
7. The Sloth (3:47)
8. Gambit (3:30)
9. Frenchy Frenchy (6:20)
10. Let'S Work A While (3:32)

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Formed in late 2002, The Boogaloo Investigators blasted out of the Glasgow funk scene with aplomb. With influences ranging from American rhythm & blues of the 50's & 60's and British mod soul to hammond led soul, jazz and funk, it wasn't long before the 5 piece were gaining support from DJs such as Keb Darge, Eddie Piller, Mr Scruff and Quantic.

VA - Easy Tempo Experience - The Third Dimension (Thermosphere)

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Easy Tempo Experience - The Third Dimension (Thermosphere)
Year Of Release: March 21, 2006
Label: Easy Tempo
Genre: Chillout, Easy Listening, Lounge, Disco, Jazz
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 192 kbps
Total Size: 101 mb (+5% rec.)

Tracklist

01. Piero Umiliani - Panoramica (Re-interpretation Cinematic Mix) (6:26)
02. Piero Piccioni - Colpo Rovente (Benja & Fatalis Mix) (4:39)
03. Piero Umiliani - L'umo E La Citta (Metropolis Mix) (7:09)
04. Piero Umiliani - Elzeviro (Utsumi's Jazz Mix) (6:12)
05. Piero Umiliani - Momento Ritmico (Air Kraft Vision Mix) (4:23)
06. Stefano Torossi - Walkin' In The Dark (Dark Side Mix) (8:57)
07. Piero Umiliani - Discomania (Marco Polo Mix) (6:54)
08. G.P. Reverberi - Malizie Di Venere (Breakin' Mix) (5:51)
09. Piero Umiliani - Lady Magnolia (Royal Belleville Orchestra Alternate Mix) (5:32)
10. Piero Umiliani - Hard Times (Astro Dub Mix) (6:19)
11. Lesiman - Messaggio (Black Night Mellow Mix) (6:15)

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Third in this very cool series featuring DJs and producers remixing Italian classic tracks from the past. This time you get DJ Vadim, Raphael Sebbag (United Future Organization), Gak Sato, Cinematic Orchestra, Izusu Itsumi, Captain Funk, Open Transport & Astronaughty.

VA - Black Feeling (2007)

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Black Feeling
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: FreeStyle Records
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Latin
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 01:04:15
Total Size: 88 MB
WebSite: FreestyleRecords.co.uk

Tracklist:

01. Pacific Rhythm Combo - Honky Tonk Popcorn (6:02)
02. Shirley Eubanks Ensemble - The Blessing Song (6:49)
03. Esperanto - Night Of The Wolf (4:25)
04. The Mighty Show-Stoppers - Hippy Skippy Moon Strut (3:52)
05. Sexteto Excellencio - Fire Eater (5:41)
06. Queens Community Show Band - Ghetto Funk (5:30)
07. Prince Nafa, His Polynesians - Whatcha Feel Is Whatcha Get (4:43)
08. Alvarado Rodriguez Trio - GBJSH0722708 (4:27)
09. Luther Harris - Black Feeling (7:37)
10. King Hector, The Soul Dynamite - Broasted Or Fried (5:18)
11. Rusty Garnett - Licking Stick, Licking Stick (4:25)
12. Zoltar - Executive Party (5:21)

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Mo'J - Beyond Category (2007)

Artist: Mo'J
Title Of Album: Beyond Category
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: IFly Music Group
Genre: Jazz / Funk / Soul
Format: MP3
Bitrate: V2 VBR Kbps
Tracks: 19
Total Time: 01:11:23
Total Size: 87 MB
WebSite: MoJMusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Are You Ready?
02. Hoping for Rain
03. Can You Tell Me Why?
04. Emerald in the Sky (Freedom)
05. J-Lude
06. The Light That Lives in Me
07. Passion Flower
08. Ty-Lude 0:58
09. So Funky
10. Beauty of Your Soul
11. One-Limb Dogg (Instrumental)
12. Premonitions
13. Mo-Lude
14. Here in My Dreams
15. Mirrors
16. Twan-Lude
17. You Are My Life
18. We Will Find a Way
19. Outro

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Album Notes

Exploring the inner reaches of the human spirit, soul and mind, Mo’J simultaneously resists and embraces tradition with every note. Creating music they describe as ‘Beyond Category’, Mo’J constructs melodies rich with the influences of Soul, Funk, R&B, Rock, Jazz and Latin rhythms.

Mo’J began in 2002 as a dream shared by then long-time friends Monica Lynk and Jason Anderson. Raised in Lorain, Ohio, Monica’s roots were heavily grounded in the music she sang in church as well as the chart-toppers she heard on the radio. Jason’s beginnings were equally eclectic as he internalized the classic Rock & Soul of his parents' record collection, as well as the rich jazz scene of his hometown Portland, Oregon.

As destiny would have it, both were chosen as full tuition scholarship recipients to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. There at Berklee, surrounded by a deluge of cultural & musical diversity, Mo & J found each other. As their knowledge and love for music grew, so did their friendship. In the Fall of 2003, Jason and Monica were married, and in so doing, married their individual musical styles into a new music.

Adopting a phrase commonly used by the great Duke Ellington to describe the talents of those whose music surpassed preconceived styles and formulas, Mo’J chooses to call their music “Beyond Category”. Jason and Monica have this to say about their music, “Our music is about truth. We feel that music is a living entity; it has no boundaries to hold its expression, substance, or message. We try to address current personal, spiritual, social, and political issues and inspire our listeners to expand their minds, hearts, and souls.” Choosing to use live instruments and allow their music to change and evolve through the individuality of each musician, Mo’J has rejected many of today’s common practices of entirely sequencing and programming music.

Erma Franklin - Super Soul Sister '1969

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VA - Stay On The Groove (2005)

Artist: VA
Album: Stay On The Groove (FSRCD007)
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 2005
Genre: Funk/Soul
Style: Funk / Revival
Format: mp3 vbr
Tracks: 20
Total Time: 67:47
Total Size: 93.7 Mb
www.freestylerecords.co.uk

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Track list:
1. The New Mastersounds - Stay On The Groove (3:00)
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - What If We All Stopped Paying (4:25)
3. Troubled Soul - Funky Me Pt 1 & 2 (4:55)
4. The New Process - Freedom (2:24)
5. Jaguar - Battle Of Funk (4:01)
6. Breakestra - Show And Prove Pt 1 (2:59)
7. Lefties Soul Connection - Doin' The Thing (2:23)
8. Cookin On Three Burners - Gravel Rash (3:20)
9. Poets of Rhythm - Ham Gallery (3:21)
10. Quantic ft. Spanky Wilson - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man (5:17)
11. M.F.O.S - El Padrino (4:18)
12. Speedometer - Work It Out (3:00)
13. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Hold It Down (2:51)
14. Context - If I Had A Band (3:12)
15. Ria Currie & The Deep Soul Mes - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2:30)
16. The New Mastersounds - Two Note Brown (2:26)
17. Lee Fields & The Dap Kings - Give Me A Chance (3:13)
18. B.D.M - No Rest For The Wicked (2:34)
19. Sharon Jones & The Soul Destroyers - Fakin' It (3:48)
20. The Bamboos - Tighten Up (3:50)

Groove. What is it? As complex and diverse as mood; as infectious and innovative as melody and as inclusive and instinctive as rhythm itself, Groove is a term often lacking in todays MTV saturated and easily digestable pop consumerism. It is when an artist or band slips into a relaxed yet uniform swagger and things that usually wouldn't start fitting into place, it's what brings all pieces of the pie together perfectly and when everything seems so right you wish it would never end. It is also something that makes you want to shake your ass, whatever time of day it is and it is to these attributes that this compilation is dedicated.
Since the late eighties funk revival when hip hop artists truly started paying dues (and cheques!) to the masters of days gone by, funk has retained its rightful place at the forefront of modern music. Just listen to the production of the Neptunes or Timbaland to see where it fits into todays market. But it is not just within the memory banks of Akai's and million selling producers that the funk lives on?
This compilation focuses solely on modern day bands who are not just re-living but also re-defining the funk sound. Taking its title from the New Mastersounds storming opening track, the CD aims to show how these bands, whilst steeped in retro-ism, are pushing a new and exhilarating take on the blueprint laid down by seminal artists such as Eddie Bo, The Meters and of course James Brown.
Featuring tracks from artists from all corners of the globe, such as Sweden's Jaguar, Germany's Poets of Rhythm, New York's Dapkings, LA's Breakestra, The Bamboos from Australia and the UK's very own New Mastersounds and Quantic Soul Orchestra, it is also obvious to see that this is a worldwide phenomena we are talking about.' Freestyle

Fanga - Sira Ba (2009)

Artist: Fanga
Album: Sira Ba
Label: Underdog Records
Released: Nov 2009
Style: Afro-beat / Funk
Format: mp3 vbr v0
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 62:35
Total Size: 88 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/afrofanga

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Track list:
1. Dounia Part 1 (12:32)
2. Yeleko (6:58)
3. Bassi Te (5:55)
4. Follow Me (4:38)
5. Corruption (8:12)
6. Illumination (1:33)
7. I Go On Without You Feat Winston Mcannuf (5:18)
8. Tiogho Tiogho (6:26)
9. Ni Ya Wouele (3:59)
10. Dounia Part 2 Feat The Togo All Stars (7:04)

...Empassioned and passionate, their music contains alluring promise. Fanga takes on an entire dimension on stage. Those who’ve had the chance of seeing the group live can only agree. Under the ongoing artistic direction of Serge Amiano, Fanga has recorded its third album in spring 2009 in Montpellier, entitled ‘Sira Ba’ (The Long Road).
Over the course of nine pieces, the collective Fanga offers a look at the past through the eyes of the present and the future. The Jamaican singer Winston McAnuff infuses a reggae accent in I Go On Without You, whereas the Togo All Stars orchestra shines out like a thousand fires on Dounya, one of the strongest and most jubilant of the album, resonating in the afro-funk echos of Moussa Doumbia and Amadou Ballake.
Alternating drawn-out lyrical climaxes, explosive brass passages, killer riffs and melodic ease, ‘Sira Ba’ displays a powerful force of conviction, reflecting an uncompromised musical complicity and an impressive flow of energy. Julien Raulet’s guitar work reacts perfectly with the keyboards of David Rekkab and the percussion of Eric Durand.
Martial Reverdy’s baritone reinforces the energy and persuasive power exuded by Fanga, along with the lyrics that take us straight back to the most glorious hour of the golden age of afrobeat, laced with the influences of that ‘great black music’. Once fallen under the spell of this strength of conviction, all that remains is to dance.

Uptown Funk Empire - The Empire Strikes Back (2009)

Artist: Uptown Funk Empire
Title Of Album: The Empire Strikes Back
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Soulab
Genre: Funk
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: VBR kbps
Total Time: 71:50 min
Total Size: 90 mb
WebSite: Myspace

Tracklist:

01. The Empire Stikes Back Intro 01:03
02. Boogie 05:26
03. N.O.W. Featuring Juan Rozoff 05:28
04. We Stand at the Back of the Bus Featuring 04:31
Janice & Ange
05. You've Got to Have Freedom Featuring Janice 05:49
& Ange
06. Keep on Givin'it Up 05:03
07. No One Gonna Stop Us Now Featuring Noel Mc 04:47
Koy
08. Take You Out (Interlude) 02:33
09. I'm A Manchild 04:40
10. I Guess that You Don't Mind Featuring Jrm 06:28
11. Celestial Blues Featuring Ange 04:40
12. Please Mr Postman 05:04
13. Walking Like the Ginger 04:51
14. Good Time (Bye Bye Mr Dynamit)E 05:52
15. I Used to Spend My Time 03:08
16. The Empire Strikes Back Outro 02:27

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Release Notes:

After Metropolitan Jazz Affair, The Dynamics and Mr President, master of musical ubiquity Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart proudly presents Uptown Funk Empire, a burning tribute to one of his all time greatest loves: Funk.

Bruno ?Patchworks? Hovart, as a self-taught musician and typical teenager, started playling guitar, bass and keyboards at age 15, covering James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Cream in his bedroom and, later in college bands. His first releases are in the mid 90s, with deep house and disco live bands and various electronic projects. He quickly evelops and shows very special skills for vintage disco/funk productions with a contemporary flavor.
This gifted boy's been working with artists such as Amp Fiddler, Archie Shepp, Mr Day, Paul Randolph... and for many recording labels such as I Still Music (usa), Favorite Recordings (france), Infracom (germany), Further Out (uk)...

Uptown Funk Empire is an exciting and ambitious project, worthy of its name. While the first album is simply called "The Empire Strikes back", it's no joke... Forget the whole revival thing, this sounds like an actual rebirth of the real funky stuff.

It's like being back to the better days of Funk without a travel machine... the vibe is vintage but the sound is fresh...That's not funky music, that's FUNKY MUSIC ! This album is huge and it covers all the golden age Groove styles : Boogaloo, Soul,
Disco, Boogie, Funk... but the music flows in the hands of a gifted modern producer. Bruno " Patchworks" Hovart plays bass, keyboards, computers... handling with love all composition, programming, arrangements, vocals...

With brilliant vocal featurings by silky Juan Rozoff, Brit-Soul legend Noel Mc Koy at his best, high-voltage divas Ange & Janice... and the funkysoul brother Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart himself on the mic... it's pure funkiness !

Beware, "The Empire Strikes Back" and is kicking... so get up & dance !

Uptown Funk Empire's music has been playlisted by radio stations such as: Radio Nova (France), Jazz Fm (UK), Nu Cool Show on Hed Kandi Radio (UK), Saturday Night Experience on Jazz FM with Mike Chadwick (UK), Craig Charles Funk & Soul show on
BBC6, Wicked Jazz Sounds on Arrow Jazz FM (Holland), Soul Jazz Meeting on Radio X with Dj Jazzmadass (Germany), Soul Food radioshow on Jazz Radio (France), Hang Time radioshow on Radio Grenouille (France), The Loud Minority radioshow on Superfly FM (Austria), Rui Vargas radioshow on Antena 3 (Portugal), Deep House Mafia radioshow on Superfly Fm (Austria), The Basic Soul radioshow with Simon Harrison (UK), Bogaloo radioshow with Matthias Desch (Germany)... Supported by DJs such
as: Joey Negro, Recloose, Dj Bobbito, Jazztronik, Rich Medina, Osunlade, Rainer Truby, Femi Fem, Nik Weston, Wicked Jazz Dj's, Stereotonic dj's, Simbad, Dj Pharoah, Kiko Navarro, Bob Jones...

Tony Allen - Secret Agent (2009)

Album: Secret Agent
Label: World Circuit
Released: 2009
Genre: Funk/Soul
Style: Afrobeat /Jazz / World Music
Format: mp3 256 kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Size: 111 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/tonyallenafrobeat

Track list:
1. Secret Agent (5:20)
2. Ijo (5:13)
3. Swift (4:49)
4. Celebrate (7:53)
5. Ayenlo (4:57)
6. Busybody (4:34)
7. Pariwo (5:52)
8. Nina Lowo (5:43)
9. Atuwaba (0:49)
10. Alutere (3:43)
11. Elewon Po (5:43)
12. Elewon Po (Instrumental) [Bonus Track] (5:39)

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The drummer Tony Allen helped create the sounds of Afro-beat. With his solo recordings, however, Allen has refused to remain stagnant, incorporating dub and avant-garde hip-hop influences into his modern African dance music.

Raw and uncut, foursquare in the roots Afrobeat tradition, Secret Agent has all the ingredients that combine to make the style so special. Fat, full-throated, hard riffing horns, nagging tenor guitars, jazz- and funk-informed saxophone and trumpet solos, effervescent chicken-shack keyboards, lyrics rich in folk metaphors and proverbs—some of which confront state corruption and oppression, Kuti's most frequent targets, still alive and toxic in Nigeria today—call and response vocals, and, of course, energising everything around it, Allen's magnificent drumming.

Janko Nilovic – Soul Impressions (Montparnasse 2000) ‘1975

Tracklisting:

01 Hippocampus (3:00)
02 Open Country (1:46)
03 Crazy Enterprise (2:00)
04 Soul Impressions (3:22)
05 Lettre De Mer (2:18)
06 Drug Song (3:14)
07 Man Of Genius (3:07)
08 Push Push (2:12)
09 Black Swan Lake (2:12)
10 Lady Day (2:39)
11 To And Fro (1:57)
12 Family Tree (2:09)

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Janko Nilovic is a pianist, poet and composer extraordinaire from Montenegro who has lived in France since 1960. He is one of those musicians who devote themselves to music fanatically. This resulted in a great number of published works, but most of them are on library labels not available for sale. His opus stretches from Classical, Jazz and Funk to Pop, Psyche and Easy Listening. He touches all these styles in a characteristic way.
Soul Impressions is his funky instrumentals masterpiece! Half tracks on album are groovy killers! Including Blaxploitation style trilla-drivers “Hippocampus” and “Crazy Enterprise”!

Willie Hutch - The Mack OST [Motown] '1973

Tracklisting:

1 Vampin' 2:45
2 Theme of the Mack 5:36
3 I Choose You 3:42
4 Mack's Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene) 3:08
5 Slick 3:36
6 Mack Man (Got to Get Over) 5:11
7 Mother's Theme (Mama) 3:56
8 Now That It's All Over 4:32
9 Brother's Gonna Work It Out 4:46

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Mark Drummond and Grooveometri - Six Strings, One Love (2008)

Artist: Mark Drummond and Grooveometri
Title Of Album: Six Strings, One Love
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Mark Drummond Creative
Genre: Funk / R&B / Smooth Jazz
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 19
Total Time: 01:10:42
Total Size: 97 MB
WebSite: markdrummondcreative.com

Tracklist:

01. Flow (4:06)
02. Power (3:56)
03. Skin Tight (4:21)
04. Change My Plane (3:38)
05. Cowboy Souljer Part 1 (3:10)
06. Cowboy Souljer Part 2 (2:26)
07. Drummadu (4:04)
08. Open (5:46)
09. Mo' Flow - Interlude (0:45)
10. P.r.g. - Phunky Radio Groove (3:58)
11. Habit (3:01)
12. Lookin' Back (4:43)
13. Mkd's Cruise (3:11)
14. Diggin' (4:45)
15. Without Love (5:36)
16. Wrasslin' (2:35)
17. Jingle Jazz (5:23)
18. Grooveometri Theme (4:24)
19. Keep On Flowin' (0:46)

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Album Notes
Mark Drummond is a Southern California-based guitarist and producer with a funky, soulful approach to smooth jazz and R&B. He spent years honing his style in Mid-South show bands before relocating to Southern California to pursue a career in broadcast radio.

The lure of performing too strong, he joined a country-influenced original R&B group called "Cowboy Soul", as a sideman on lead guitar. It was with this band that Drummond's Southern blues-rock roots were best heard, on several tracks he wrote and produced for the band's CDs.

During this time, Mark also hit his production stride, partnering with a successful Nigerian record company for a string of successful remixes that fused the energy of itinerant Nigerian performers with digital production techniques into genre-bending dance and AfroPop compositions. With lifelong songwriting partner Aljay Boyd, Drummond composed and produced the soundtrack to the film short "Bringing Up BayBay" for Soleil Films. Mark also contributed production skills and guitar to gospel jazz pianist Daniel A. Nelson's CD "Just A Touch". This collaboration yielded such a pleasing result that the two musicians teamed up for a smooth jazz CD, "2 Smoov 4 Words", released in early 2009.

After giving so much of himself to so many successful projects, the next natural next step is for Mark Drummond to offer his own musical vision on the CD "Six Strings One Love". With an eclectic track listing variously described as "R&B", "Funk", and "smooth jazz", SSOL is at once all and none of the above. It is an aural representation of one guitarist's influences, ranging from echoes of Wes montgomery's octave melodies drifting through the leadoff track, "Flow", to the all-out finger-licking funk of Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner's (of the Ohio Players) iconic "Fire" motif installed into the ridiculously funky "P.R.G.".Six Strings, One Love manages to touch on several subgenres of R&B, but everything is glued together by Drummond's guitar: tasteful, textured, and always rhythmically in the pocket.

Speedometer - Soul Groovin' (2009)

Artist: Speedometer
Title Of Album: Soul Groovin'
Year Of Release: June 5, 2009
Label: Freestyle Records
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Soul
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~230 kbps
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 49:40 min
Total Size: 85 MB
WebSite: speedometer-funk.co

Tracklist:

01. Speedopener
02. At The Speakeasy
03. Kool To Be Uncool
04. What Am I Gonna Do?
05. Answer To Mother Popcorn
06. Make It Alright
07. Kool & The Gang / Let The Music Take Your Mind
08. Four Flights Up
09. Soul Grooving
10. Am I Your Woman (Tell Me So)
11. No Man Worries
12. Work It Out

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The UK's premier funk band started out as a quartet gigging in small clubs in the Southeast of England in 1999, playing classic funk tunes by artists such as The Meters and The JB's. The band soon expanded, adding the now renowned horn section (The Rev Horns) and vocalists (The Speedettes) in 2001, which has enabled them to deliver the powerhouse deep funk sound they're known for today.

In 2000, the first single was released "Soul Safari" on Soul Fire Records and soon followed several other releases by other labels. Each of the limited run 45 singles sold out to a rapidly growing funk audience.
Three years later the band joined forces with Blow it Hard Records to record the first Speedometer LP. THIS IS SPEEDOMETER (VOL.I) which blended their love of heavy deep funk with Soul and fused this with Latin grooves that gave the eagerly awaiting funk fans and DJ's one of the best new authentic funk albums since the 1970's.

2005 saw the follow up album "THIS IS SPEEDOMETER (VOL. 2)".This second volume proved the bands credentials in delivering unrivalled heavyweight funk grooves and super-soul vocals from soul diva Ria Currie and the Speedettes. The funky re-work of Beyonce’s “Work it out” has been one of the most successful new funk 45’s to date and in the top 10 of most funk/soul DJ’s around the globe. The album also led them to Japan for a fantastic sellout tour playing 8 shows in Nagoya & Osaka. Check out 'Speedometer live in Japan' video on u tube. Just type Speedometer funk into the search box.

2006 saw Freestyle Records in the UK release “Diggin Deeper”. A compilation of all of Speedometer’s early 7" 45 releases in one place on CD for the very first time. It also saw them back in Big Noise Studios to start laying tracks for the next album "4 Flights Up" due out in early 2007 on Freestyle Records. Over the years, Speedometer has worked with many of the US funk legends including Sir Joe Quarterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, James Bell (The Highlighters), Lee Fields, Billy Wooten and most recently, gigging and cutting two tracks in the studio with Robert Moore. (To be released soon)All the artists were blown away by Speedometer's authenticity to the original soul-funk sound The 2007 album "Four Flights Up" is widely regarded as one of the best funk albums of the last 10years. The band will be releasing a live album in March 2009 and start recording their 5th studio album in summer 2009 for release end of the year. The heaviest funk is yet to come........

Band Members:

Leigh Gracie – guitar/percussion
Professor Chris Starmer – drums
Matt Wilding – percussion
Richardo Hindes - bass
Sting Davies – hammond/rhodes
Simon Jarrett – tenor sax
Matt McKay – alto,baritone sax/flute
Neil Penny – trumpet
Ria Currie – lead vocal

Speak Low - I'm Gonna Groove Ya (2006)

Artist: Speak Low
Album: I'm Gonna Groove Ya
Label: Acid Jazz
Released: 2006
Genre: Funk/Soul, Jazz
Style: Deep Funk / Jazz / Latin
Format: mp3 vbr
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 39:03
Total Size: 59.1 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/speaklowfunk

Track list:

1. In The Fridge (1:17)
2. Trouble Maker (3:43)
3. Funky Falafel (3:44)
4. To My Friend Georgie (4:53)
5. Meters Bread (Speak Low) (4:38)
6. Booganova (4:18)
7. I'm Gonna Groove Ya (3:18)
8. If You'd Be Mine (6:35)
9. Moon Cresta (5:04)
10. Aceituning (1:33)

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In 2002 , three friends joined to set a Hammond trio: Julian Maeso (hammond organ), Jose Garcia (guitar) and Antonio Pax (drums). Starting with covers from Lonnie Smith, Brian Auger, Georgie Fame, Lou Donaldson, The Meters.... the trio would find their own sound and new compositions. After two years burning clubs all around SPAIN, they decided to record 10 songs with a new member in the band, a young talented saxofonist and horns arranger called Martin Garcia. With a 5 piece horn section and new crazy percusionist David “el Indio” on board, they completed their fresh and deep first album “I ..M GOONA GROOVE YA”, that would be released by ACID JAZZ RECORDS (London) in May 2006. After this successful release they supported James Taylor Quartet, Sugarman 3 with Lee Fields, and Big Boss Man in their hot appearances in Madrid, and were invited to play in Gijón International Euro Ye-Ye Weekend, Purple Weekend and Soul Ascension in Berlin as well as important clubs in Europe.