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.

Phat Fred - Don't Spoil The Soup! (2006)

Artist: Phat Fred
Album: Don't Spoil The Soup!
Label: Hammondbeat Records
Released: 14 Nov 2006
Genre: Funk, Jazz
Style: Deep Funk
Format: mp3 320 kbit
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 48:45
Total Size: 115.6 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/dontspoilthesoup

Track list:
1. Stay On The Groove (4:29)
2. I Turned You On (4:04)
3. Yo Mama (6:13)
4. Yu Nou Rili (3:45)
5. Titos Buga (3:40)
6. Get Downg (4:53)
7. Beefsteak (5:03)
8. Starforce (4:39)
9. Stop Your Jive (3:30)
10. Home Sweet Home (4:02)
11. Hand Brake [Bonus Track] (4:27)

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Phat Fred is 4 guys from different parts of the world united by their love of music. The music they create is catagorised as funk. But Phat Fred is never limited by catagories. Mixing funk with blues, disco, jazz, rock and psychedelia their music is 100% "dance-able" and the live show, bordering on the bizzare, has had them described as "Punk Funk!" One thing's for sure, not content with "chasing ghosts" and trying to sound like bands been and gone, Phat Fred is about dancing, getting down and dirty, partying, letting loose from social and musical constrictions and generally having fun!

Osibisa - Welcome Home (1997)

Artist: Osibisa
Title Of Album: Welcome Home
Year Of Release: December 12, 1997
Label: Aim Records
Genre: Afro-Rock, Afro-Pop, WorldBeat , Funk/Soul, Tribal, Disco
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: lossless/320 kbps
Total Time: 40:45 min
Total Size: 344mb / 130mb (+5% rec.)

Tracklist:

1. Sunshine Day (5:00)
2. Welcome Home (4:22)
3. Densu (5:23)
4. Chooboi (Heave Ho!) (5:10)
5. Do It (Like It Is) (4:24)
6. Right Now (3:11)
7. Seaside - Meditation (5:18)
8. Uhuru (3:27)
9. Kolomashie (4:35)
10. Bum To Bum
11. Agoro
12. Sunshine Day (Single Edit)

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The most rare of Osibisa's releases, originally only released in Africa.

Biographi
The brainchild of Teddy Osei, a Ghanaian sax player, composer, and drummer who came to London to study music, Osibisa was one of the first African bands to win worldwide popularity. Their mix of African (especially highlife) and Caribbean forms made them a sensation in the mid 70s and their popularity continues today, even though recording dates have fallen off. ~ J. Poet, All Music Guide

Osibisa: Teddy Osei (drum); Kofi Ayivor, Kiki Gyan, Mike Odumusu, Mac Tontoh, Sol Amarfio, Wendel Richardson.

Personnel: Wendel Richardson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Teddy Osei (vocals, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Mike Odumusu (vocals, bass guitar); Paul Golly (guitar); Mac Tontoh (didjeridu, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion); Kiki Gyan (clarinet, piano, Clavinet, organ, keyboards); Wiki Gyan (piano, Clavinet, organ); Ray Allen, Robert Bailey , Barbara Thompson (vibraphone); Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue (bass guitar); Sol Amarfio (drums, congas, bongos, percussion, bells); Kofi Ayivor (congas, percussion).

Recording information: Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, England (1975).

Osibisa: Wendell Richardson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Teddy Osei (vocals, tenor saxophone, flute, african drums); Mike Odumosu (vocals, bass guitar); Mac Tontoh (trumpet, flugelhorn, prenpresua, digereedo, percussion); Kiki Gyan (clarinet, piano, organ); Sol Amarfio (drums. percussion, bells); Kofi Ayivor (congas, percussion).

The New Mastersounds - Plug & Play (2008)

Artist: The New Mastersounds
Album: Plug & Play
Label: One Note Records
Released: Jun 2008
Genre: Funk/Jazz
Style: Deep funk/Revival
Format: mp3 320 kbit
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 45:10
Total Size: 104 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/newmastersounds

Track list:

1. Hole In The Bag (3:22)
2. I Mean It So feat. Dionne Charles (3:45)
3. Thermal Bad (4:09)
4. Looking For An Answer feat. Dionne Charles (3:29)
5. Altitude (5:58)
6. Kuna Matata (3:19)
7. Chrysalis (3:29)
8. Idris (3:49)
9. All We Can Do feat. Dionne Charles (4:45)
10. Beyond The Bleak Horizon (5:14)
11. King Comforter feat. Dionne Charles (3:51)

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"Like Fred Wesley & The New JB's, Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney or Maceo & The Macks in their day, the Mastersounds know groove and furrow it out like hogs on truffles." Jambase Review

"Here's a marriage made in heaven: The New Mastersounds with Dionne Charles." Mark Lamarr - BBC Radio Two

"There is a good reason why these guys are the daddies of the UK scene and it is all in this album. Soul, Afro-funk, New Orleans-Funk and one blinding piece of Soul-Jazz. Plug & Play is simply a non-stop party". Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show

"The New Mastersounds are an organ-heavy group from Northern England who are in love with old American boogaloo records of all stripes (jazz, soul, funk and whatever else gets you on the dancefloor). Beloved for their energetic live shows, the New Mastersounds are joined here (about half the time) by Dionne Charles, a ferocious R&B belter who triumphs on tunes like "All We Can Do" and "Looking For An Answer." While it may initially seem like the band's appeal is limited to mod-suited soul nostalgia, jam rockers, crate diggers and night clubbers will definitely dig the New Mastersounds". Nick Dedina, Rhapsody.com