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(the charts appear in the order they arrive at funk-me/charts are compiled exclusively for funk-me)

funk-me current top ten (not in any particular order)	1. various artists - "good times" lp (compiled by norman and joey jay) [nuphonic] 2. cleptomaniacs vs stevie wonder - "all i do" [white] 3. awa band - "timba" [defected] 4. hil st soul - "until you come back to me" [dome] 5. de la soul - "art official intelligence" lp [tommy boy] 6. third world - "now that we found love" [island] 7. kerri chandler - "coro" [nitegrooves] 8. geraldine hunt - "can't fake the feeling" [prism] 9. various - "400% dynamite" [soul jazz] 10. 'little' louie vega feat arnold jarvis - "life goes on" [maw]

current top ten by lee bright of bbe records (in no particular order): lee is also promoter & resident of the extended family look out for forthcoming nights. regular visits include off centre, revolver (333 old st). also embassy bar (essex road), medicine bar (upper st)	1. edge of daybreak – "eyes of love" [bohannon’s records 1976] 2. love committee – "just as long as i got you" – dimitri from paris re-edit [bbe records 2000] 3. neil young – "only love can break your heart" [reprise 1970] 4. the amalgamation of soundz – "batunova scat" [ ubiquity records 2000] 5. nuspirit helsinki – "orson" (jcr 2000) 6. ben neville – "designer drugs" (sandinista 2000) 7. little ‘louie’ vega feat arnold jarvis – "life goes on" (maw 2000) 8. kenny dope – "brazillica" (dope wax 2000) 9. kerri chandler’s jazz café – "when i get away from here" (flipside 2000) 10. david benoit – "linus & lucy" (universal 2000)

dj debbie - global beats – current faves (not in any particular order) – likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.co.uk alt sats between 4-6pm (sep 16th 30th etc) i dj at various places – when asked!	1. various artists - "the shrine: afrobeat" [ocho] the funkiest music ever made claims the blurb. yes i! rita ray, max reinhardt and nikki lucas spearhead a musical insurrection representative of their club named for fela’s. beats that insist you dance with less well-known artists alongside the masters themselves fela anikulapo kuti, jimi solanke and tony allen. 2. robert "doc" mathalane - "respect" [m.e.l.t. 2000]: achingly beautiful acoustic jazz from ‘the jimi hendrix of south africa” who sadly died before hearing the finished product. with luminaries brice wassy, busi mhlongo, mabi thobejane (miles davis) and madala kubane alongside, this is essential. 3. errollyn wallen - "meet me at harold moores" [wallen music and production]: defying all attempts at genre pigeonholing, belize-born wallen swoops from richly voiced torch songs to cinematic orchestral blues and off the wall goodtime contemporary classical informed jazz. enjoy! 4. rukiza okera - "shamba" [afrikan music] (mail order from afrikanmusic@yahoo.co.uk ): message reggae swahili stylee with unmistakable tanzanian rhythms intertwined and some pure (east) african tracks. beautifully produced, this satisfies the soul and the feet! expect higher heights for this new uk based artist. 5. daweh congo - "guidance"/junior kelly "rise" [charm (jetstar)]: cheating here with two together! so positive to find uk label support for new conscious (jamdown originated) reggae. rasta philosophers who are not afraid to get political … or sexy riding two-step and dance-hall riddims. some say back-a-yard based studios do it better, but i’m more than happy with these! 6. various artists including patato & john santos and the machete ensemble - "cuba without borders" [six degrees]: a truly fresh take on cuban music (son, mambo, rumba, cha cha cha and afro-cuban jazz) from this adventurous us based label new to the uk. live artists sounding like a1 remixes, there’s no end to cuban virtuosity. 7. back to base feat benjamin zephaniah - "heading for the door" hull based truly outernational vibes incorporating the heaviest dub, spaciest house and psyched out trance without compromising on da politrix. you must have heard the classic “nu blue suede shoes” (me na have no blue suede shoes but me really wan fe rock). crucial. 8. various artists - "reggae over africa" [nascente]: cameroonian sally nyolo cuts it for women with her 'reggae in japan' alongside heavyweights on the diasporon reggae scene like majek fashek, lucky dube, baaba maal and ernest ranglin in his senegalese mode. from the roots for real 9. various artists - "co-op the brainchild of key club dance creators like phil asher, i g culture, alex attias" :a co-op built on respect to get the real music out allowing leftfield fascination with latin rhythms and schisms full vent. deep house thru to future jazz, d'n'b and ambient grooves. i usually play deeper roots but this i can't leave alone. 10. wilby - "precious hours" :rosie wilby delivers a beautifully crafted lyrical album that subtly crosses the genres with grace, whether on the upfront guitar dance or acoustic side. al green, tom waits and portishead move her (she says) and those spacey muscle shoals riffs are certainly there as rosie's lovely voice sings superbly wry lyrics www.wilbymusic.freeserve.co.uk to order

current favourites being played by pete adarkwah of barely breaking even records (not in any particular order) pete can be seen djing in and around london with ben jolly at night people @ bar rumba on fridays, bubbling over @ bar rumba on sundays and at other one off's. don't forget to check the latest bbe releases.	1. various artists - "disco forever" compiled by dimitri from paris [bbe] 2. keb darge/nick van gelder "rio moon" from deep funk [bbe] 3. various artists - "maw retrospective part ii 1996 - 2000" [bbe] 4. mark grant - "jazzy kinda sum'n" (sprit of hendrix mix) [cyclo] 5. chico hamilton - "the master" [stax] 6. leon thomas - "china doll" [flying dutchman] 7. 'little' louie vega feat arnold jarvis - "life goes on" [maw] 8. lucy pearl - "dance tonight" (mood ii swing) 9. sweet inspirations - "you roam when you don't get it home" [stax] 10. black eye peas - "get original"

'desert island stompers' - ten tunes from the last three decades guaranteed to get the grass skirts shaking (not in a particular order) by miles j - contributor to funk-me and once a member of a group that spilt up before fame got the better of them.	1. "machine gun" - the commodores [motown]: from '74 before lionel richie put too much sugar in the mixture 2. "let's go round again" - average white band [rca]: awb goes full-on disco in 1980. (also known, to a girl at work as, 'let's go down again"!) 3. "best of my love" - the emotions (1977) [epic]: maurice white-penned classic which still sounds great despite inordinate number of playings on heart fm on a saturday evening. 4. "forget-me-knots" - patrice rushen (1982) [columbia]: was there a cooler floor-filler in the whole decade? i think-me-not! 5. "peg" - steely dan (1977) [mca]: weirdy-beardy jazz rocksters can groove too you know! ashley beedle played this at fabric a couple of months ago and jammed the floor ! 6. "blacker" - ballistic brothers (1997) [soundboy]: following neatly on in a link that radio 1 would be proud of, this bit of jazz-inspired groove with gil scott-heron vocal sample is essential. 7. "runaway" - salsoul orchestra featuring loleatta holloway (1985) [salsoul]: road-tested by norman jay (i'm sure not for the first time!) at carnival this year to prove its 'outdoor stomper' credentials and passed with flying colours. 8. "remember me" - blue boy (1997) [guidance]: a dead cert to get the natives back on track if they start getting restless. the main man from funk-me assures me it never let him down! all this and marlena shaw too. 9. "spread love" - lenny fontana presents black sun (1999) [estereo]: joyously uplifting slice of (banana leaf) house. you'd want to be dancing to this as the sun comes up! 10. "felony funk" - swag (1999) [swag]: definitive groover in it's own right but even better for containing a sample from the 1980 eponymous top stomp tune by the brothers johnson.

current ten by dj detox (not in any particular order) dj detox can be seen djing at "outcaste" @ the notting hill arts club - second saturday of the month. also at various one off's in and around london.	1. badder than evil - "tell that man to go to hell" [buddah] 2. eddie warner - "brutus drums" [fat city] 3. dj zinc - "138 trek" [phaze:one] 4. marlena shaw - "the spice of life" [cadet] 5. guy pedersen - "indian pop bass" [blow up] 6. morcheeba feat. biz markie - "in the hands of the gods" [china] 7. various - "bollywood funk" [outcaste] 8. dj z-trip - "further explorations into the black hole" [future primitive sound] 9. jd and the evils dynamite band - "haaa-sheesh" [soul fire] 10. attica blues - "test don't test" [higher ground]

current ten by simon haggis (not in any particular order): simon can be seen djing at whistle bump, every month @ the rhythm factory, london and at other venues around the uk. he also records as klash and works for strut records.	1. cricco castelli - "streetlife" [pete z unreleased mix] - cdr 2. archie shepp - "a sea of faces" (emotional deep mix) - [mo' smog records] 3 . luv n u - "traxx for daze vol. 1" - [k. hand] 4 . common factor + john redmond - "world is mine" (spacemix) - [planet e] 5 . klash productions vs robert owens - "i need more" - [hiptonic] 6 . unit 46 - "don't go (again!)" - people sampler no.1 7 . choc electrique - "ensaneia ep" - [invincis] 8. brother of soul - "music" - [guidance] 9. dj duke - "tribal liberation vol 2" - [earth, moon and sun] 10. letta mbulu - "mahlalela" - [strut]

funk-me top ten masters at work tunes - production/remix: in recognition of the 10th anniversary of maw (not in any particular order)	1. nuyorican soul feat. jocelyn brown - "it's alright, i feel it" [giant step/talkin loud] 2. river ocean feat india - "love and hapiness" [strictly rhythm] 3. barbara tucker - "beautiful people" [strictly rhythm] 4. the braxtons - "the boss" [atlantic] 5. masters at work feat india - "i can't get no sleep" [maw] 6. cajmere feat dajae - "brighter days" [emotive] 7. masters at work feat india - "to be in love" [maw] 8. george benson - "the ghetto/el barrio" [verve/maw] 9. nuyorican soul - "the nervous track" [nervous] 10. nuyorican soul feat. jocelyn brown - "i am the black gold of the sun" [giant step/talkin loud]