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.

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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)

- Clique Aqui:

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.