1619 Bad Ass Band - 1619 Bad Ass Band (1976)

Artist: 1619 Bad Ass Band
Title Of Album: 1619 Bad Ass Band
Year Of Release: 1976
Label: TSG Records
Genre: Funk, Soul
Quality: 320kbs
Total Time: 00:35:56
Total Size: 82mb

Badass funk from this obscure 70s band – one who play here with a really wicked edge to their groove!
At some level, the sound is right up there with some of the bigger ensemble funk acts of the time – particularly that Mercury Records generation who were tightening things up from the indie years of the earlier part of the decade. Yet there's also some rougher edges that really make the record great – some offbeat production touches, and weird raspy sounds from some of the instruments – not to mention some hard and heavy breaks on some of the album's best tracks! Bits of moog round things out with some especially nice touches on a few tunes – and titles include "Just For You", "Step Out", "I Am Mine", "Where Did I Go From Here", "Nothing Can Stop My Loving You", "Nobody", "Love To Love", and "For A Taste Of Your Love".

Tracks:

1 Love To Love
2 I Am Mine
3 Step Out
4 Nothing Can Stop My Loving You
5 Where Do I Go From Here
6 Just For You
7 Rain (Always Finds Me Crying)
8 For A Taste Of Your Love
9 Nobody

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Hot Chocolate - Hot Chocolate (1975)

Artist: Hot Chocolate
Title Of Album: Hot Chocolate
Year Of Release: 1975
Label: EMI/Cherry Red Records
Genre: Funk, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 01:01:34
Total Size: 161MB (Covers)

Tracklist:

01. Hello America (4:05)
02. The Street (3:26)
03. Call The Police (5:09)
04. Dollar Sign (3:58)
05. You Sexy Thing (2:58)
06. A Child's Prayer (3:52)
07. A Warm Smile (3:56)
08. Amazing Skin Song (5:25)
09. Love's Coming On Strong (4:06)
10. Lay Me Down (3:45)
Bonus Tracks
11. Cheri Babe (3:28)
12. Sexy Lady (2:53)
13. Blue Night (3:22)
14. You Sexy Thing (B-Side Version) (4:01)
15. Everything Should Be Funky (4:06)
16. You Sexy Thing (Single Version) (3:04)

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Midnight Star - Midnight Star (1988)

Artist: Midnight Star
Title Of Album: Midnight Star
Year Of Release: 1988
Genre: Electro, Funk, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 41:18
Total Size: 100MB

Tracklist:

01. Don't Rock The Boat (6:24)
02. 90 Days (Same As Cash) (4:51)
03. Heartbeat (5:07)
04. I Don't Wanna Be Lonely (4:37)
05. Snake In The Grass (4:22)
06. Request Line (5:36)
07. Love Song (5:38)
08. Pamper Me (4:43)

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The Eleventh Hour's - Hollywood Hot (1975)

Artist: The Eleventh Hour's
Title Of Album: Hollywood Hot
Year Of Release: 1975
Genre: Funk, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 35:22
Total Size: 78MB

Tracklist:

01. Medley (5:43)
Sock It To Me
It's Your Thing
02. Hollywood Hot (7:03)
03. Bumper To Bumper (4:36)
04. Get On Or Get Off (6:05)
05. Lady Marmalade (5:01)
06. You'll Never Know Until You Try (6:54)

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Invisible Man's Band - Really Wanna See You (1981)

Artist: Invisible Man's Band
Title Of Album: Really Wanna See You
Year Of Release: 1981
Genre: Funk, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 35:18
Total Size: 83MB

Tracklist:

01. Really Wanna See You (5:32)
02. Rated X (5:28)
03. Circles (5:18)
04. Party Time (4:15)
05. Along The Way (3:50)
06. Same Thang (7:15)
07. Rated X (Edit Version) (3:40)

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VA - Rhythmo De Cotonou 1: Vodoun Effect - Funk & Sato (2008)

“ If these 14 tracks are representative of the 500 or so that had to be sifted through from this West African band's prolific output between 1970 and 1983, then let's have the boxed set pronto! This is angular, punchy funk run through with vicious blasts of organ, and some of the finest oblique guitar riffs since Television. It's scary to consider that without the obsessive focus of label owner, Samy Ben Redjeb, this Benin band's music may never have seen the light of day again. Pick of the album: Art rock meets James Brown: 'Mi Ni Non Kpo'

Tracklist:

1. Mi Homlan Dadalé (5:58)
2. Assibavi (4:43)
3. Se We Non Nan (5:04)
4. Ako Ba Ho (3:34)
5. Mi Ni Non Kpo (4:35)
6. Se Tche We Djo Mon (4:11)
7. Dis Moi La Verité (6:01)
8. Nouessename (3:23)
9. Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni (4:12)
10. Akoue Tche We Gni Medjome (3:58)
11. Nou De Ma Do Vo (3:33)
12. Koutoulie (5:03)
13. Kourougninda Wende (4:36)
14. Mawa Mon Nou Mio (16:29)

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“ Formed in 1966 and still sort-of existent today (at least they got together for a scene in Raymond Dumas’s forthcoming The Legends Of Afrobeat movie), the Orchestra Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou enjoyed a long run as Benin’s top band. Analog Africa boss Samy Ben Redjeb, who curated this compilation from hundreds of records he secured during years of crate digging in West Africa, overstates things a bit when he calls them the best-kept secret from that neck of the woods. After all, they have already been the subject of two (currently out-of-print) collections on Soundway and Popular African Music; they’re the backbone of the recent African Scream Contest collection, also on Analog Africa; and their convulsive yet intricate “Minsato Le, Mi Dayihome” proved hard to top a few years back as the opener to Luaka Bop’s World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love’s A Real Thing. But if they’re not total unknowns, their reputation outside their homeland falls far short of the quality of their music, a fantastic synthesis of funk (known locally as jerk), Latin, rock, and various African styles with homegrown Sato and Sakpata rhythms derived from Vodoun ceremonies. Despite focusing on a single band, this set is as satisfying as any of the fantastic multi-band collections of ‘70s groove music from Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo that have come out in recent years. And the circumstances under which The Vodoun Effect‘s contents were made and marketed could speak right to the heart of the rare groove shoppers and indie-rock nerds that comprise the record’s target audience here.

Redjeb’s projected two-volume excavation of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo’s ’70s legacy splits into two parts, a forthcoming album that covers their more popular recordings for the Albarika Store label and this one, which cherry-picks their recordings for various fan-run independent labels that the band made for extra cash while Albarika Store’s boss was out of town. Most of The Vodoun Effect’s tracks were pressed in editions of a few hundred at the dawn of Benin’s vinyl age, and they were generally recorded live with one or two microphones and a Nagra reel-to-reel tape machine in someone’s living room or backyard, often in between jet flyovers in the neighborhood near Cotonou’s airport. Such rough conditions didn’t result in unlistenable recordings; the set-up is perfect for capturing the essential tightness and incendiary chemistry of a well-drilled working band quite capable of balancing its own sound in front of the mic. Guitar, percussion, voices and horns weave in and out of the mix as they might have at a gig, with lead singers Lohento Eskill, Vincent Ahehehinnou and Amenoudji Vicky right up front delivering the insistent and quite indelible tunes, and Bernard “Papillon” Zoundegnon’s echo-drenched guitar and organ solos bequeathing the proceedings a marvelously trippy aura. The horns suffer most, often overloading the mics, but if you can deal with the distorted horn charts on you average Ethiopiques release, you’ll be fine with the in-the-red sax and trumpet punctuation on The Vodoun Effect.

Ironically, another hook that might reel in Western listeners is the whiff of failure that swirls around these tracks. They weren’t hits, and Redjeb admits in the liner notes that Eskill and band founder Melome Clement not only couldn’t remember some of these tunes when he played them back, they believed his compilations would flop in the contemporary Beninese marketplace. Despite the rare quality of these grooves and the band’s popularity, they’re hopelessly obscure – and undeserved underdog status is fool-poof discaholic bait. Consider this listener hooked.

The aforementioned notes help. The CD comes with a 44-page booklet full off photos and colorful tales of a Redjeb’s triumphs and travails in a country where a lot of label heads burned the stock that wouldn’t sell, leaving what’s left in the scorpion-infested backrooms of embittered business men and eccentric music lovers. As swell as the booklet is, it’s that music – rough, accomplished, passionate, catchy, and indomitably funky – that tells the story you’ll want to hear over and over again.

Los Po-Boy-Citos - New Orleans Latin Soul (2008)

tist: Los Po-Boy-Citos
Title Of Album: New Orleans Latin Soul
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Superultramega
Genre: Latin / Soul / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~250 Kbps
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 37:40 min
Total Size: 67 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. Cool Man 03:08
02. Big Chief 04:08
03. Wobble Cha 05:41
04. Danzon Boogaloo 04:23
05. Fat Mama/Mother-in-Law 03:47
06. Barrio Blue 05:17
07. Sweet 'Tater Pie 03:51
08. Fried Neck Bones and Some Homefries 04:50
09. Ay Cosita Linda 02:30

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About Los Po-Boy-Citos
• 2009 Gambit Weekly Best of the Big Easy WINNERS (Best Latin Band)
• 2008 OffBeat Best of the Beat Winners (Best Emerging Band)
• 2008 Gambit Weekly Best of the Big Easy Nominees (Best Emerging Band)
Los Po-Boy-Citos formed in the fall of 2006 in a Garden District living room in New Orleans, Louisiana. Armed with crates of boogaloo records and surrounded by New Orleans music in the streets and in the clubs, in a city whose very makeup is mixed up like gumbo, it seemed natural to cook up Spanish Harlem Latin funk and New Orleans soul. The result was Los Po-Boy-Citos, New Orleans Latin Soul. After the band went through several incarnations and cut its teeth in bars and clubs, on outdoor stages, and once on the sidewalk on Frenchmen Street, it went into the studio to work with veteran NOLA music producer Mark Bingham on its debut cd. New Orleans Latin Soul was released in October of 2008. Named OffBeat Magazine's Best Emerging Band of 2008, Los Po-Boy-Citos followed their debut's success with a year at clubs and festivals, then switched to analog! Their new single is a 45 rpm record, on slick black vinyl.
In April 2010, Los Po-Boy-Citos were recognized by the Gambit Weekly as the Best Latin Band in New Orleans. Los Po-Boy-Citos plan to boogaloo in New Orleans for some time.

VA - Let the Groove Move You: 20 Modern Funk Anthems (2006)

More info: www.freestylerecords.co.uk

Track list:
1. Bamboos & Alice Russell - Step It Up (3:33)
2. Cookin' On 3 Burners - Cressy St Breakdown (4:15)
3. Breakestra - Got To Let Me Know (3:26)
4. Poets Of Rhythm - More Mess On My Thing (4:03)
5. Quantic Soul Orchestra & Alice Russell - Pushin On (3:16)
6. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Genuine (3:53)
7. Orasio Garcia & Young Musicians Aware - Outer Space (4:17)
8. Marva Whitney - I Am What I Am (4:36)
9. Speedometer - At The Speakeasy (3:14)
10. New Mastersounds - Give Me A Minute (3:01)
11. Boogaloo Investigators - Let's Work A While (3:30)
12. Quartertones - Caffeine (3:24)
13. Limp Twins - Another Day In The Life Of Mr Jones (3:11)
14. Budos Band - Budos Theme (3:05)
15. Soul Snatchers - Get Yourself Together (3:13)
16. Kashmere Stage Band - Superstrut (6:38)
17. Apples - Attention (3:34)
18. Clarence Foster & The Internal - Fry Chicken In Your Hotpants (1:45)
19. Natural Self & Alice Russell - I Don't Need This Trouble (3:59)
20. Naomi Davis - Wind Your Clock (5:06)

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Following on from last years hugely popular 'Stay On The Groove ' compilation of modern funk anthems, 'Let The Groove Move You ' picks up where the last left off with 20 more slices of funk made to make you move your butt. As with the first compilation, all of the tracks are written and performed by bands in the modern funk scene: those who are not just re-living but also re-defining the funk sound for a new generation.All the big hitters are present - Quantic Soul Orchestra, Breakestra, The Bamboos, Poets Of Rhythm, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and The New Mastersounds alongside lesser known artists such as Natural Self (Tru Thoughts/Breakin Bread), The Budos Band, Cookin' On 3 Burners, The Soul Snatchers and the Limp Twins.As well as the above, there are also a number of exclusives: making their appearance on CD for the first time. James Brown's legendary soul sister Marva Whitney comes correct with the amazing 'I Am What I Am': amazingly still sounding only 20 years old! Canada's Quartertones drop a sleazy slice of carchase funk: with UK b-boy DJ Format applying the brakes on the remix. You will also find the rarer-than-hens-teeth 'Wind Your Clock' by Naomi Davis: only 10 copies of this track exist as it was never commercially released: what a killer!

VA - The Brazilian Funk Experience: Patrick Forge Presents Rare Grooves

VA - The Brazilian Funk Experience: Patrick Forge Presents Rare Grooves from the EMI & Odeon Vaults 1968-1980

Tracklist:

01. Meirelles - No Baixo Do Sepateiro (3:16)
02. Os Devaneios - Embalo Diferente (3:28)
03. Som Tres - Homenagem A Mongo (4:24)
04. Elza Soares - Chove Chuva (2:04)
05. Marcos Valle - Garra (2:58)
06. Dóris Monteiro - Maita (2:56)
07. Claudia - Baoba (3:25)
08. Djavan - Nereci (3:22)
09. Claudio Jorge - Trem Da Central (3:01)
10. João Donato - Cala Boca Menino (2:23)
11. Simone - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser (2:19)
12. Alaide Costa - Catavento (2:43)
13. 14 Bis - Bola De Meia, Bola De Gude (2:56)
14. Djavan - Aquele Um (3:06)
15. Elis Regina - Sai Dessa (2:11)
16. Dóris Monteiro - Se E Questao De Adeus Alte Logo (2:41)
17. Joyce - Banana (4:17)
18. Marcelo - Algo No Ar (4:06)
19. Toninho Horta - Aquelas Coisas Todas (Sanguessuga) (5:30)
20. Evinha - Que Bandeira (2:28)

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Compiled by UK DJ Patrick Forge, The Brazilian Funk Experience hooks into Patrick's personal love affair with the funky 70s Brazilian sound, digging deeper than deep into the respected EMI Odeon Label. Here he presents 20 solid gold Brazilian nuggets, most as rare as hen's teeth and on CD for the first time. Strangely every melody and jazz break sounds sooo familiar... might just be you've heard it on a radio show or at a club round London town. And it might just have been Patrick or one of his followers that was spinning tunes behind the decks at the time. So people, get on your Rio shoes and enjoy the grooves.

Bar-Kays - Propositions (1982)

Artist: Bar-Kays
Title Of Album: Propositions
Year Of Release: 1982
Genre: Disco/Funk
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 192kbps
Total Time: 39:22
Total Size: 55MB

Tracklist:

01 Propositions
02 Tripping Out
03 Anticipation
04 Busted
05 Do It (Let Me See You Shake)
06 She Talks To Me With Her Body
07 I Can't Believe You're Leaving Me
08 You Made A Change In My Life

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Bar-Kays - Contagious 1987

Artist: Bar-Kays
Title Of Album: Contagious
Year Of Release: 1987
Genre: Dance/Funk
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 192kbps
Total Time: 45:04
Total Size: 62MB

Tracklist:

1 Certified True
2 Don't Hang Up
3 Many Mistakes
4 Freak City USA
5 Contagious
6 Something In The Air
7 This Could Be The Night
8 Time Out
9 Touch

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Bar-Kays - Too Hot To Stop (1976)

Artist: Bar-Kays
Title Of Album: Too Hot To Stop
Year Of Release: 1976
Label: Mercury
Genre: Funk, Soul, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 34:45
Total Size: 86MB (Covers)


Tracklist:

01. Too Hot To Stop (Part 1) (6:27)
02. Cozy (3:31)
03. Bang, Bang (Stick'em Up) (3:44)
04. Spellbound (5:04)
05. Shake Your Rump To The Funk (3:49)
06. You're So Sexy (3:48)
07. Summer Of Our Love (4:22)
08. Whitehouseorgy (4:00)

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VA - Stax Funk (Get Up And Get Down) 1998

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Stax Funk (Get Up And Get Down)
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Ace Records
Genre: Soul, Funk
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 60:21
Total Size: 144MB (Covers)


Tracklist:

01. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
02. Dynamic Soul Machine - Moving On
03. Fat Larry's Band - Castle Of Joy
04. Sho Nuff - Funkasize You
05. Sons Of Slum - What Goes Around (Must Come Around)
06. Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost
07. Dramatics, The - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
08. Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft
09. Inez Foxx - Circuits Overloaded
10. Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers - The Dryer (Part 1)
11. Fat Larry's Band - FLB
12. Mar-Keys, The - Black
13. Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff
14. Dramatics, The - Get Up And Get Down

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The Holmes Brothers - Righteous! The Essential Collection (2006)

1. Got Myself Together - 4:54
2. Promised Land - 3:34
3. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - 6:32
4. Fannie Mae - 3:19
5. The New And Improved Me - 3:55
6. I Surrender All - 4:44
7. Train Song - 2:56
8. None But The Righteous - 5:58
9. Dashboard Bar - 3:44
10. Don't Spare Your Sword - 6:09
11. I've Been A Loser - 3:21
12. Please Don't Hurt Me - 4:19
13. The Final Round - 2:51
14. There Goes My Everything - 5:55
15. There's A Train - 3:55
16. And I Love Her - 4:50
17. Walk In The Light - 3:15

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Andy Breslau described the Holmes Brothers' music as "gospel-infused doo wop funk," which pretty much captures the spirit and synthesis of their style. Combining old R&B, soul, and gospel, brothers Sherman and Wendell Holmes along with Popsy Dixon create a rich sound filled with lovely harmony. The intensity of the group's studio performances evokes a live feel, offering an inkling of what their performances at Lynch's in Manhattan must have sounded like during the '80s. Righteous! collects almost 75 minutes of material from the group's four Rounder albums, beginning with In the Spirit in 1990 and ending with Promised Land in 1997. The album kicks off with a bit of electric blues topped with a healthy dose of soul on "Got Myself Together," a song that jumps out of the gate at a gallop and holds to a steady gait for five minutes. Gospel-drenched pieces like "Promised Land," complete with electric guitar, will have non-believers singing along, while classics like "There Goes My Everything" combine classic soul with a touch of country. One also wouldn't want to miss the Holmes Brothers' takes on Tom Waits' "Train Song" and the Beatles' "And I Love Her." Breslau's liner notes, which travel back to the Holmes Brothers' residency at Lynch's, are both edifying and fun to read. While all of the albums the Holmes Brothers recorded for Rounder are worthy efforts, Righteous! offers a solid introduction to anyone who has missed out on their wonderful music.

Hiram Bullock - Too Funky 2 Ignore (2006)

Artist: Hiram Bullock
Title Of Album: Too Funky 2 Ignore
Label: BHM Productions
Year Of Release: 2006
Genre: Jazz-Funk / R&B
Format: mp3, VBR
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 63:25 min
Total Size: 93.9 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/hirambullock

Tracklist:
1. Give 'Em the Rock (4:23)
2. Everything U Do (4:26)
3. Mr. Brown (5:41)
4. You're Not What U Seem (6:01)
5. If You Don't Mean It Don't Say It (4:33)
6. Too Funky 2 Ignore (5:39)
7. Shine the Light (4:01)
8. Get in That Kitchen (And Make Me Some Chicken) (4:55)
9. Hang All Night (5:24)
10. Gimme the Night (5:24)
11. Quiero el Soy y la Playa (7:04)
12. Missin' U Tonight (5:54)

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Over the course of his career – from his run with the Brecker Brothers to various stints as a hired gun for everyone from Gil Evans and David Sanborn to Miles Davis – Hiram Bullock has earned a reputation as a bona fide guitar hero. Known best as a giant of jazz fusion, Bullock has been developing his skills as a songwriter all along. "Too Funky 2 Ignore" demonstrates just how accomplished he has become at the craft. Features special guests Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Will Lee and other favorites.

Boosty Collins - The Best Of Bootsy (1994)

Artist: Boosty Collins
Title Of Album: The Best Of Bootsy
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Funk, Soul, Disco
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 01:16:05
Total Size: 176MB (Covers)

Tracklist:

01. Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby (6:49)
02. Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band) (6:50)
03. The Pinocchio Theory (6:07)
04. Hollywood Squares (6:12)
05. I'd Rather Be With You (4:46)
06. Bootzilla (5:36)
07. What So Never The Dance (3:58)
08. Can't Stay Away (5:24)
09. Jam Fan (Hot) (3:50)
10. Mug Push (3:50)
11. Body Slam! (6:24)
12. Scenery (3:57)
13. Vanish In Our Sleep (5:46)
14. Psychoticbumpschool "Live" (6:36)

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Quinteto Violado - Quinteto Violado (1972)

01. Asa Branca (Luis Gonzaga / Humberto Teixeira)
02. Freviola (Marcelo Melo)
03. Sant'ana (Fernando Filizola)
04. Reflexo (Luciano Pimentel / Fernando Filizola / Toinho Alves)
05. Imagens do Recife ( Deda / Marcelo Melo / Toinho Alves)
06. Ciranda de Roda (Marcelo Melo / Toinho Alves)
07. Baião da Garoa (Luis Gonzaga / Hervé Cordovil )
08. Acauã (Zé Dantas)
09. Marcha nativa dos índios Quirirís ( Toinho Alves / Marcelo Melo)
10. Vozes da seca (Zé Dantas / Luis Gonzaga )
11. Agreste (Fernando Filizola / Sando )
12. Grilo, e Nara Leão (CD bônus track )
13. Pinga Fogo , e Nara Leão (CD bônus track )

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This is Quinteto Violado (1972), for Philips. Quinteto Violado music brings elements of the Brazilian Northeast region and folklore, blended with elements of the pop culture from the big cities. Their recording career spans more than 30 years with approximately 40 albums recorded in Brazil and overseas.

Jorge Ben - Negro e Lindo (Remastered) (1971/2009)

Tracklist:

01. Rita Jeep (3:04)
02. Porque e Proibido Pisar Na Grama (4:57)
03. Cassius Marcelo Clay (3:45)
04. Cigana (3:16)
05. Zula (2:58)
06. Negro e Lindo (3:04)
07. Comanche (2:57)
08. Que Maravilha (4:07)
09. Maria Domingas (3:41)
10. Palomaris (3:04)

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Samba, Afro-Cuban jazz, or was it bossa nova? No sooner has the infectious mix of styles of Brazilian music begun its whirlwind around your ears than you start to lose your grip on the terminology. The Afro Samba, yet another Brazilian variant, which the singer Jorge Ben established during the rhythmic merry-go-round of the ‘60s and ‘70s, completes the cycle of confusion. Yet those who have heard “Mas Que Nada,” that huge hit for which artists such as Sergio Mendes and Dizzy Gillespie have recorded cover versions, will know the man behind this album, at least by name. Ben’s compositions and arrangements can only be compared to those of Jobim or Mendes in a rudimentary sense.

The Nite-Liters - A-Nal-Y-Sis (1973/2009)

The Nite-Liters - A-Nal-Y-Sis (1973/2009)

Tracklist:

01. Serenade For A Jive Turkey (04:54)
02. Anything Goes (02:45)
03. The Happy Hooker (04:21)
04. Craaaashing (02:29)
05. Damn (03:47)
06. Valdez In The Country (02:48)
07. Drumology (07:38)
08. Cowboy (04:46)
09. Excuse Me While I Do My Thing (02:56)
10. Pee-Foul (02:51)

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The Nite Liters were a legendary funky combo that provided the backing for some of New Birth's best albums – but on their own, they were even funkier, and had a sound that was part JBs, part Meters, and all funky! This album may well be the group's best – their last for RCA, and a set that really has them honing their edge incredibly. The drums are amazing, the keyboards great, and the horns have this quality that's both complex, yet right on the money – making for a richness in sound that really sets the group apart from their contemporaries. A few singers from The New Birth provide chorus vocals on a few tracks – but most of the set is instrumental, and the record's one we'd gladly stack next to our Meters albums on Josie or JBs classics on People.

VA - Mirage Records Soul & Funk Collection Vol 1 (2008)

VA - Mirage Records Soul & Funk Collection Vol 1 (2008)

Tracklist:

1. The System - This Is For You (Long Vocal Version)
2. Anthony Franklin - Hot Number (Vocal 12" Mix)
3. Fonzi Thornton - I Work For A Livin
4. Roz Ryan - Boy where Have you Been (Long Vocal Version)
5. T.S. Monk - Fantasy
6. Ingram - D.J.'s Delight
7. First Love - Things Are Not The Same (without You) - (Vocal Long Version)
8. Carl Weathers - You Ought To Be With Me
9. Nile Rodgers - Yum Yum
10. Carly Simon - Why (Vocal 12")
11. The M-Zee Band - bop Box (Long 12" Version)
12. Stroke - You Are The One (Tony Humphries Mix)
13. The Future - Nuclear Holocaust (12" Version)

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A cool collection of 80s groovers from the legendary Mirage Records – a relatively short-lived imprint, but home to some real classics from back in the day! The Mirage approach was a crucial step in the post-disco years – a way of bringing some leaner sounds to the dancefloor by picking up on the best funk and club elements of the time – yet also fusing the whole groove into some soulful leads that often put Mirage right in the middle of the mainstream too!