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Etta James - Let's Roll - 2003

Year: 2003
Style: blues-rock, blues, soul
Country: USA
Format: mp3@320 CBR Stereo + covers
Size: 136 MB

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Review by Alex Henderson
These days, the blues market often functions as a sanctuary for R&B artists who still provide soul and/or funk as we knew it in the '60s and '70s. Sounding a lot like Sam & Dave or Wilson Pickett won't get you on urban contemporary radio — actually, it will probably keep you off urban radio — but it might result in a gig at the Chicago Blues Festival or a contract with Alligator Records. For Etta James, refusing to embrace urban contemporary-style R&B has meant two things: (1) zero airplay on modern black stations, and (2) an enthusiastic following in the blues market. James has always been more of an R&B singer than a blues singer, but because she's so rootsy by today's standards, this 2003 release will get much of its support from blues fans. James, who turned 65 on January 25, 2003, is in fine form throughout the CD. Over the years, James has worked with a variety of producers, but she produced Let's Roll herself — and the result is one of her most rock-minded releases. A few of the tracks have a blues-rock outlook, including "The Blues Is My Business" and a gutsy performance of Billy Beck's early-'50s hit "Stacked Deck." But much of the time, James favors a rock-influenced approach to Southern soul. In fact, many of the selections recall Ike & Tina Turner's '60s and early-'70s output, especially "Strongest Weakness," "Lie No Better," and "Somebody to Love" (not to be confused with the psychedelic Jefferson Airplane classic). James' longtime fans will be happy to know that she is very much on top of her game throughout this excellent CD.

James Brown - There It Is

Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 314 517 986-2
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 23 Mar 1993
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Soul
Notes: Original Polydor PD-5028 released in June 1972.

Tracklisting:

1 There It Is (Parts 1 & 2) (5:47)
2 King Heroin (3:58)
3 I'm A Greedy Man (Parts 1 & 2) (7:04)
4 Who Am I (4:59)
5 Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing (7:47)
6 Public Enemy #1 (Part 1) (5:05)
7 Public Enemy #1 (Part 2) (5:07)
8 I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone) (3:29)
9 Never Say Goodbye (3:02)

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One of the best James Brown soul LPs from the 70's, with a great mix of funky tracks and deeper soul tracks. The latter is represented by the classics "Public Enemy #1" and "King Heroin", both hard soul political tracks. The funk is represented by "Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing", "There It Is", and James's version of "I Need Help" (which was also recorded by Bobby Byrd). Another great reissue of an album we hardly ever see in good shape.

Fast And Furious 4 Soundtrack (OST 2009)

Tracklist:
1. Brian Tyler — Judgement
2. Brian Tyler — Crossing The Border
3. Brian Tyler — It's On A
4. Brian Tyler — Outta Sight
5. Brian Tyler — Tunnel
6. Brian Tyler — Brian Vs. Dom
7. Brian Tyler — Revenge
8. Brian Tyler — It's On B
9. Pitbull & Pharrell — Blanco
10. Does It Offend You, Yeah? — We Are Rockstars
11. Pitbull & Tego Calderon — You Slip, She Grip (Mstr.)
12. Soulja Boy — Crank that (Travis Barker Remix)
13. Rye Rye — Bang (feat. M.I.A.)
14. Busta Rhymes — G-Stro
15. Kenna — Loose Wires
16. Pitbull — Krazy (feat. Lil Jon)
17. Shark City Click — Head Bust
18. Pitbull — Bad Girls (feat. Robin Thicke)
19. Don Omar — Virtual Diva
20. Tasha — La Isla Bonita
21. Pitbull — Blanco (feat. Pharrell) (Spanish Version-Bonus Track)
22. Acafool — Ride
23. Angel & Khriz — Muevela
24. Enmicasa — Street Code
25. Don Omar — Bandoleros
26. Run DMC — Raising Hell
27. TVXQ — Rising Sun
28. Def Con Dos — Los Dias Pasan Mal
29. Common — Universal Mind Control
30. Mala Rodriguez — Volvere
31. Kumbia Kings — Boom Boom
32. Don Omar — Anda Sola
33. Orquesta Guayacan — Amor Traicionero

Score soundtrack
1. Landtrain
2. Fast And Furious
3. The Border
4. Letty
5. The Tunnel
6. Amends
7. Dom Vs. Brian
8. Hanging with Dom
9. Suite
10. Revenge
11. Accelerator
12. Vaya Con Dios
13. In the Name of the Father
14. Outta Sight
15. Brian And Mia
16. Tracer
17. Letty's Cell Phone
18. Real Drivers
19. Fate
20. The Exchange
21. No Goodbyes
22. Vengeance
23. Memorial
24. The Showdown
25. Judgment

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Sex And The City

1. Fergie — Labels Or Love
2. Jennifer Hudson — All Dressed In Love
3. Duffy — Mercy
4. Nina Simone — The Look Of Love (Madison Park VS Lenny B Remix)
5. Morningwood — New York Girls
6. The Weepies — All This Beauty
7. Kaskade — I Like The Way
8. Jem — It's Amazing
9. The Bird & The Bee — How Deep Is Your Love
10. India.Arie — The Heart Of The Matter
11. Mairi Campbell & Dave Francis — Auld Lang Syne
12. Bliss — Kissing
13. Al Green Featuring Joss Stone — How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
14. Run D.M.C Featuring Steve Tyler And Joe Perry Of Aerosmith — Walk This Way
15. Pfeifer Broz Orchestra — Sex And The City — Movie Theme

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Reservoir Dogs

1. And Now Little Green Bag [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)
2. Little Green Bag (George Baker Selection)
3. Rock Flock Of Five [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)
4. Hooked On a Feeling (Blue Swede)
5. Bohemiath [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)
6. I Gotcha (Joe Tex)
7. Magic Carpet Ride (Bedlam)
8. Madonna Speech [Dialogue] (feat. Harvey Keitel & Steve Buscemi & Lawrence Tierney & Eddie Bunker) (Quentin Tarantino)
9. Fool For Love (Sandy Rogers)
10. Super Sounds [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)
11. Stuck In The Middle With You (Stealers Wheel)
12. Harvest Moon (Bedlam)
13. Let's Get A Taco [Dialogue] (feat. Tim Roth) (Harvey Keitel)
14. Keep On Truckin' [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)
15. Coconut (Harry Nilsson)
16. Home Of Rock [Dialogue] (Steven Wright)

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Sin City

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Men In Black/ The Original Soundtrack

01. Will Smith — Men In Black
02. Snoop Doggy Dog featuring JD — We Just Wanna Party With You
03. Ginuwine — I'm Feelin' You
04. Alicia Keys — Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)
05. Will Smith — Just Cruisin'
06. The Roots feat. D`Angelo — The 'Notic
07. Trey Lorenz — Make You Happy
08. NAS — Escobar '97
09. Emoja — Erotik City
10. A Tribe Called Quest — Same Ol' Thing
11. Destiny`s Child — Killing Time
12. 3T — Waiting For Love
13. De La Soul — Chanel No. Fever
14. Buckshot Lefonque — Some Cow Fonque (More Tea,Vicar?)
15. Danny Elfmann — M.I.B. Main Theme
16. Danny Elfmann — M.I.B. Closing Theme

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Rock'n'Rolla / Original soundtrack

Traklist:

01. Dialogue Clip — People Ask the Que
02. Black Strobe — I'm a Man
03. Sonics — Have Love Will Travel
04. Dialogue Clip — No School Like the
05. Clash — Bankrobber
06. Kim Fowley — The Trip
07. Dialogue Clip — Slap Him!
08. Steve Isles — Ruskies
09. War — Outlaw
10. Flash And The Pan — Waiting for A Train
11. Dialogue Clip — Junkies
12. Subways — Rock & Roll Queen
13. Lou Reed — The Gun
14. Hives — The Stomp
15. Scientists — We Had Love
16. Dialogue Clip — Sausage & Beans
17. Beat — Mirror In the Bathroom
18. Wanda Jackson — Funnel of Love
19. 22-20s — Such a Fool
20. Sector Gaza — Dopilsya
21. Miguelito Valdes — Negra Leono

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VA - Discovered - A Collection Of Daft Funk Samples

Label: Rapster Records
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: Oct 2007
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco


Tracklist:

1. Breakwater – Release The Beast ("Robot Rock")
2. George Duke – I Love You More ("Digital Love")
3. Edwin Birdsong – Cola Bottle Baby ("Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster")
4. Cerrone – Supernature ("Verdis Quo")
5. Tata Vega – Get It Up For Love ("Da Funk")
6. Karen Young – Hot Shot ("Indo Silver Club")
7. Chaka Khan – Fate ("Music Sounds Better With You" – by Stardust)
8. Sister Sledge – II Macquillage Lady ("Aerodynamic")
9. Oliver Cheatham – Get Down Saturday Night ("Voyager")
10. Eddie Johns – I Put A Spell On You ("One More Time")
11. Little Anthony & The Imperials – Can You Imagine ("Crescendolls")
12. Jerry Goldsmith – The Rec Room ("Around The World")

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DJ PR!MO

Hoje faz 1 ano que Dj Primo nos deixou,ja li muita coisa hj, muita coisa de conteúdo outras nen tanto,vi muito ''rip'' aqui ''rip'' ali,e engracado a iproquisia de certas pessoas "djs" muitos que falavan mal do cara agora so fica nesse tal de ''rip'' aqui e ali....
Vo contar a minha experencia, no ano de 2004 começei um projeto na cidade que morava na época São José dos Campos. O projeto comecou no antigo Café Cancun,que me deu a quinta-feira o dia + esculhanbado que tinha la não ia ninguen no pico esse dia.
Eu e o meu parceiro dj cirilo que tocava neste dia e tivemos a ideia de começar trazer un djs convidados,andando la pela galeria estávamos na cash beat da saudosa flora quando chegou o Primo conversamos ele saiu e o cirilo falo mano vamo chamar o Primo !!! falei po cirilo o cara e dj do D2 vai meter a faca não temos grana pra pagar...mesmo assin conversamos e fechamos um valor lembro q ele me disse que queria tocar na cidade.
Tudo fechado data e tudo + mandei fazer os flyers,mas aconteceu a parada + loca que ja vi,a casa abriu normalmente quinta sexta e sabado quando acabou a festa de sábado o dono do pico que e o mesmo maluco que e dono do cafe cancun de Goiania,feechou o pico encostou uns caminhoes empacotaran tudo e ja era o cafe cancun,detalhe a festa seria na proxima quinta.
Nesse meio tempo abriu uma nova casa e eu fiquei na cabeça do dono deste pico pra transferir o projeto para la,consegui no ano seguinte,e e deran a quinta porque do mesmo jeito do cafe cancun era o pior dia da casa e la pior ainda, no exato dia 14 de janeiro de 2005 começou a festa Black Deluxe na Aquarius Club com dj Primo tocando em 4 toca-discos e casa estrunbada.
Para a cidade foi um evento que ninguen acreditava, nem os donos da casa nem a imprensa,nem os "manos "do rap alias esses torceran contra...enfim ninguen.
E a festa ficou por 2 anos bombada Dj Primo tocava a cada 45 60 dias, e por la passou os melhores dj do brasil.

Obrigado Dj Primo por acreditar em nos.

Stones Throw X Serato (Vinyl) (2009)

Limited to 2000 copies release double 12″ from Stones Throw. Comes in a clear pack, containing:
2 X 12″ (with Serato Control Signal intended solely for use in conjunction with Serato Scratch Live Software on sides B and D, and exclusive Stones Throw artist tracks sides A + C)
2 X White slipmats with gold ‘Stones Throw’ logo.

Saiba +:

Pô levei un sabão da Stones Trown por ter postado o novo disc0 do Madlib,nen sou tão fã dele assin... então resolvi da uma puxada de saco pros cara...

VA - The Ultimate Italian Disco Funk Collection Vol. 1

Label: PTG
Format: CD, Compilation
Style: Disco, Funk
Quality: MP3 320 CBR
Total Size: 181 Mb

Tracklist:

01. BOEING — Dance On The Beat (4:46)
02. TRANCE — Hang On It (5:49)
03. SELECTION — Ride The Bream (6:15)
04. RAINBOW TEAM — Stay (4:10)
05. METROPOLE — Miss Manhattan (7:57)
06. THE ARMED GANG — Love Shot (Club Version) (4:32)
07. KORJA — My Mind (4:30)
08. GEORGE AARON — Silly Reason (5:05)
09. ASSO — Don't Stop (5:36)
10. KANO — Can't Hold Back Your Lovin' (Dance Mix) (4:54)
11. KASSO — Dig It (5:25)
12. MICHAEL BAKER — Don't You Want My Lovin' (Dance Mix) (4:54)
13. THE GONG´S GANG — Gimme Your Love (Vocal Disco Mix) (6:42)

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A wonderfully wicked collection of tunes — all solid 80s groovers from a variety of Italian groups — most of whom we'd never heard before! The style here isn't the cheesy electronic Italian disco you might know from crossover chart hits — but a bass-heavy, boogie-grooving, post-disco style that's filled with the same great jazzy riffs and keyboard parts you'd expect from American club soul of the time. Grooves often roll into some tightly snapping rollerskating rhythms — and although most instrumentation is electric, including the percussion, the overall sound is wonderfully soulful throughout. Titles include "Don't You Want My Lovin (dance mix)" by Michael Baker, "Gimme Your Love (voc disco mix)" by The Gong's Gang, "Dig It" by Kasso, "Silly Reason" by George Aaron, "My Mind" by Korja, "Love Shot (club)" by The Armed Gang, "Miss Manhattan" by Metropole, "Ride The Beam" by Selection, "Hang On It" by Trance, and "Dance On The Beat" by Boeing.

Rick James - Street Songs

Tracklist:

1. Give It To Me Baby
2. Ghetto Life
3. Make Love To Me
4. Mr. Policeman
5. Super Freak
6. Fire And Desire (with Teena Marie)
7. Call Me Up
8. Below The Funk Pass (Pass The J)
9. Give It To Me Baby (12" mix)
10. Give It To Me Baby (instrumental)
11. Super Freak (12" mix)
12. Super Freak (instrumental)

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Street Songs became the biggest R&B album of that year, staying at the top of the charts for 20 consecutive weeks and since then the album has gone multi-platinum.

The sound quality is amazing, much clearer than the first copies of this CD in the mid-80s.The songs are all here!
There's the bass-heavy "Give It To Me, Baby", the street anthem "Ghetto Life" (which surely inspired a lot of the hip-hop that was soon to follow),the nice slow jam "Make Love To Me", and the reggae-tinged "Mr. Policeman", which, must have inspired latter rap songs about police brutality.
Then there is the masterpiece, the New Wave-styled "Super Freak", which still sounds fresh and new after all these years. The duet with Teena Marie "Fire and Desire" is steamy and intense, even if they do go a little overboard, vocally. "Call Me Up" is sexy and to the point, while "Below The Funk(Pass The J)" is a perfect album closer, another badass street anthem that reflects the mood of the album. Fortunately, the fun doesn't end there.
At the end of this first disc, there are bonus 12" versions of the hits "Give It To Me Baby" and "SuperFreak". The 7-minute remix of "SuperFreak" is particularly fierce, with the catchy sing-along hook "SuperFreak,the girl's a SuperFreak....SuperFreak,the girl's a SuperFreak".
Rick James had already reached the top of the R&B charts numerous times before STREET SONGS, but this 1981 release was the crossover breakthrough that earned him pop stardom. This is where his mix of P-Funk grooves and Blowfly lyrics hitched ... Full Descriptionits wagon to some surefire pop hooks without losing any of the funk. The album is best remembered for its two enduring hits, "Give It To Me Baby" and "Super Freak," but the action doesn't stop there. James unleashes his inner Barry White on "Fire and Desire," a romance-dripping slow-jam duet with Teena Marie, and the tight, funky grooves of "Below the Funk" and "Call Me Up" are as irresistible as those of the album's better-known tracks. Oh, and just in case anyone wants to stop dancing long enough to think about it, STREET SONGS is supposedly a concept album about the street life of ladies of the night and their, um, business managers.

Biga - Som Barato

Mixta-Tape "Phodastica" ( com Ph mesmo pra dar + moral ... ) Confesso que desde a (Cultura Copia) do Dj Nuts não tinha ouvido algo tão consistente,a proeza é do meu amigo da Italia, Francesco ,o nome "Som Barato" e uma alusão aos discos que foi usado na mix-Tape geralmente raros e muito caros aqui e na europa.....
Nela voce encontra o funk,Psicodelia e Samba-rock Brasileiro tudo bem selecionado e mixado por esse exelente Dj.
Acesse o Blog do cara.

Aqui fica a sugestão pra nós brasileiros,vamos fazer como os gringos vamos pesquisar a nossa cultura musical....


01- intro
02. mpb4 - palhaços e reis
03. marcos resende & index - vidigal
04. arthur verocai - caboclo
05. pedro santos - desengano da vista
06. wilson das neves - jornada
07. waltel branco - luar do sertao
08. marku ribas - orange lady
09. ed kennedy - angra
10. erlon chaves - carly & carole
11. doris monteiro - se questao de adeus ate logo
12. abilio manoel - luiza manequim
13. paulinho boca de cantor - vestido da prata
14. wilson simonal - coisa de louco
15. s samba - eu bebo sim
16. elizeth cardoso - eu bebo sim
17. os incriveis - vendedor de bananas
18. amado maita - samba de amigo
19. erasmo carlos - preciso dar um jeito, meu amigo
20. gal costa - pontos de luz
21. angela valle paulo sergio valle - o cafona
22. osmar milito & quarteto forma - corpo sano em mente sa
23. osmar milito - mais cedo ou mais tarde
24. silvio cesar - agarre seu homem
25. som nosso - levante a cabeça
26. edson frederico - bobeira
27. helio matheus - eu reu me condeno
28. burnier & cartier - mirandolina
29. ed lincoln - se voce quiser
30. orlandivo - bolinha de sabao
31. azambuja & cia - tema de azambuja
32. marilia medalha - xaxado de espantar tristeza
33. cravo & canela - iboru iboya
34. secos e molhados - assim assado
35. antonio adolfo e a brazuca - caminhada
36. emilio santiago - bananeira
37. erasmo carlos - mane joao
38. ivan lins - hei voce
39. gal costa - vou recomençar
40. trio esperança - nao aguento voce
41. sivuca - ponteio
42. conjunto roberto menescal - influençia do jazz
43. agostinho do santos - ?
44. gilberto gil - futurivel
45. orquestra afro-brasileira - india
46. outro

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Dj Uilson Presents Isaac Hayes

1- Intro
Theme Fron Shaft
Shaft II
The End Theme Shaft
2- Persuit of the Pimpmobile ( truck Turner )
3- Joe Bell ( Tough Guys )
4- Breakthrough ( Truck Turner )
5- Hung up on My Baby ( Tough Guys )
6- Café Regio’s ( Shaft )
7- Joy - Part. 1 ( joy )
8- Never Gonna Give You Up ( Black Moses)
9- A Friend’s Place ( Shaft )
10- Medley – “ Ike’s Rap” “ Help Me Love “ ( Black Moses )
11- Run Fay Run ( Tough Guys)
12- Dorinda’s Party ( Truck Turner)
13- Title Theme( Tough Guys)
14- Do Your Thing ( Shaft )

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Fiesta Del Funk Naciente

Apesar da "gripe suina" frio e varios conselhos de amigos para não viajar,eu fui pra Buenos Aires neste ultimo dia 2 de julho,a festa aconteceu no dia 3 uma sexta feira no Niceto Club uma casa de espetaculos enorme no baiiro de Palermo,um bairro como o jardins aqui de Sampa,alén de min teve a presença de uma super Banda de Funk "troimaclur"

e os Rapers " Sutil y Benja" do selo portenho "Raptores Records" entre outros.

A produção fica por conta dos meus amigos Lenni e Sebasian.

O albun de fotos esta disponivel no meu Flickr .

VA - Sensacional Soul Vol.2

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Sensacional Soul Vol.2
Year Of Release: August 11, 2009
Label: Vampisoul
Genre: Spanish funk, soul, r&b

Hard hitting Spanish funk, soul, r&b and moddish gems - the second volume of Sensacional Soul from the late 60s and into early 70s, even better than the first volume - and a treasure from the folks at Vampi Soul! The Spanish soul sound here is rugged and raw, usually with furious drums, gritty, usually Spanish language vocals and punchy bits of horn - some with fuzzed out guitar and organ grooves that give them more of a garagey r&b style. Whether it's primarily in a funk mode or more of a mod r&b dancefloor style, it's really exciting stuff all the way! Includes "Hey Hey Bunny" by Los Gatos Negros, "Sintonia En Soul" by Jae's Soul, "Bugulu" by Los Albas, "Soul" by Chus Martinez, "Rudi's In Love" by Los Bravos, "Limon Y Sal" by La Nueva Banda De Santisben, "Donkey" by Henry C Martin, "El Sol Es Una Droga" by Los Kifers, "No, No, No" by Los Pops, "Para Siempre" by Wagon, "I'm Walking High" by Evolution", "El Fuegy" by Los 5 Diablos and much more. 32 tracks on 2CDs with a thick booklet of notes & photos.

TRACKLIST
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01. Los Gatos Negros - Hey, Hey Bunny 2:54
02. Jae's Soul - Sintonia En Soul 2:27
03. Los Albas - Bugulu 2:20
04. Conjunto Brillant's - Las Bellas Ilusiones 3:12
05. Karlo Y Su Conjunto - Abandonado 2:05
06. Los Go-Go - Tu Lo Tienes, Mi Amor 2:23
07. Chus Martinez - Soul 2 2:17
08. Ossie Lane - Higher & Higher 4:04
09. Los Bravos - Rudy's in Love 3:16
10. Las 4 Monedas - Perdoname 2:41
11. Los Roberts - El Saltamontes 3:13
12. Gino - La Vida Es Un Juego De Azar 2:39
13. La Nueva Banda De Santisteban - Limon Y Sal 3:05
14. Henry C Martin - Donkey 2:31
15. Los Brisks - Stone Free 2:51
16. Los Roller - Camino Cortado 3:38

CD-2
01. Los Kifers - El Sol Es Una Droga 2:42
02. Henry - Lo Que Puede Ocurrir Con El Cafe 2:04
03. Los Pops - No, No, No 1:43
04. Lone Star - La Maquina Infernal 3:12
05. Conexion - I Don't Know What to Do 3:55
06. Evolution - I'm Walkin' High 4:03
07. Wagon - Para Siempre 3:38
08. Los Pekenikes - Polucion 2:59
09. Los Ros - áyeah! 2:05
10. Manolo Y Ramon - Lagrimas, Sonrisas 2:53
11. Joe Cogra Group - Darkness 2:02
12. Ritmo Pile - Pile Beat 2:49
13. Peter Soto - Boom Boom 2:46
14. Los Talismanes - East Side Story 2:10
15. Los 5 Diablos - El Fuego 2:45
16. Alex Y Los Findes - Es Mejor Dejarlo Como Esta 3:15

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Chris Joss - Dr Rhythm (2002)

Artist: Chris Joss
Title Of Album: Dr Rhythm
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Irma
Genre: Acid Jazz / BreakBeat / Electro / Funk


Tracklist:

1 Table Of Contents (1:55)
2 Dr Rhythm (5:18)
3 The Gnomes (5:49)
4 Back On Stage (3:54)
5 The Sequel (6:51)
6 The Break In (1:08)
7 The Fuse (4:06)
8 No Sampling Allowed (5:04)
9 Woolly Waltz (4:40)
10 Blizzard White Out (2:41)
11 I'm So Electric (3:31)
12 Constant Vibration (4:24)
13 Lesson One (6:28)
14 Bakara (3:30)
15 Bombay Revisited (5:37)

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The Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die (2007)

Artist: The Souljazz Orchestra
Title Of Album: Freedom No Go Die
Year Of Release: 2007
Genre: Acid Jazz / Funk / Afro-Beat

Tracklist:
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1. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mista President (6:36)
2. The Souljazz Orchestra - Blind Leading the Blind (3:27)
3. The Souljazz Orchestra - Insurrection (3:39)
4. The Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die (5:48)
5. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mojuba (5:11)
6. The Souljazz Orchestra - Secousse Soukous (5:08)
7. The Souljazz Orchestra - Little Habana (5:03)
8. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mugambi (4:10)
9. The Souljazz Orchestra - Creator Has a Masterplan (7:34)

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Legend has it that, in the mid-sixties, James Brown's exposure to West African highlife musicians, such as Orlando Julius and Tony Allen, led him to transform his already potent brand of soul into a new music now referred to as funk. Likewise, during his 1969 trip to the United States, Fela Kuti's introduction to American funk and soul, in particular the Godfather’s own music, compelled him to reshape his highlife jazz into a controversial new style he would call afrobeat.

Noticing this undeniable link, the Souljazz Orchestra thus decided to bridge the gap between the worlds of funk and afrobeat, all the while staying open to the exploration of related genres, from boogaloo to soul, from highlife to jazz. Combined with lyrics touching on politics and spirituality, the resulting music is raw and dirty afrofunk like you've never heard before.

Formed in 2002, the Ottawa-based band has since had the honour of sharing the stage with Femi Kuti, Dele Sosimi (of the Egypt 80), Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Etta James, Alpha YaYa Diallo, John Lee Hooker Jr., and more. The group has toured across the Canadian nation, from Halifax's Atlantic Jazz Festival to Calgary’s Afrikadey. Now, with international dates in the works, the Souljazz Orchestra is set to bring its earthquaking afrofunk sound to the rest of the world.

The group released its latest album, Freedom No Go Die, in September of 2006. This high-energy release features the vocal stylings of Rwandan/Burundian musician Mighty Popo, as well as those of soul sisters Marielle Rivard and Alanna Stuart. The album has since created quite a stir on the international DJ scene: "firing horns, funky keyboards and polyrhythmic beats to rock dance floors" enthused Straight No Chaser, "a sound as tight as the power fists that adorn the cover" raved Exclaim. IDJ has also sung the album’s praises: "A marching groove and firing horns evoke not only the spirit of a certain Mr. Anikulapo-Kuti, but also a packed shrine going nuts. Amazing stuff." The listeners of Gilles Peterson’s BBC radio show actually voted the album’s opening track, Mista President, as one of the top ten tracks of the year.