(the charts appear in the order they arrive at funk-me. charts are compiled exclusively for funk-me. if you wish to submit a chart please email here and request the chart info - please do not just send a chart hoping it will appear here!)
favourite tunes - compilers own theme - february / march 2004
funk-me - ben jolly - nik weston - mkl - dom servini - simon haggis - adam 'almagest' cruz - g-man - young lee - osunlade - dj marcia carr - dj kyri - curtis kirkland - ben taaffe - martin batacuda - dj cosmo - james starling - pete adarkwah - laura stone - raul saarements - matt m - dj debbie
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funk-me "fourteen" (not in any particular
order)
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roy ayers - searching (yoruba remixes) [bbe] - osunlade remixes roy ayers...need i type more? jazztronik dance with me / samurai [especial distribution] pete
rock feat grap luva collectors item
[up above] various hip hop forever ii mixed by jazzy jeff [bbe] the rebirth this journey in [kajmere] - was going to put the new release here, but i'm feelin this one more... various - the
world of arther russell [soul jazz] gene
harris los
alamitos latinfunklovesong
(bugz in the attic rework) [blue note] floetry feat mos def - wanna b where u r (thisizzaluvsong) [interscope] directions busted trees [diaspora in session] - diggin the carl craig remix for a while...but the original is a just as good. the
soul serachers salt of the earth (album)
[sussex] lindbaek
& lindstrom alien
in my pocket
[modal] dj
mitsu the beats ep
[planet groove] siji sanctuary (dj deep remix) [bbe] - hot!
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| "forget
disco, soulfolk is the new lounge. or something. eighteen beautiful tracks
for a compilation cd. tune in and forget whatever the f*ck the day threw
at you" (in no
order) by
ben jolly of
barely breaking even
clubs and promotion:
ben can be seen djing in and around london with pete adarkwah at "bubbling over" @ bar rumba on sundays; and at other one off's.
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fred
neil the dolphins
[capitol] john
martyn may you never
[island] bert
jansch needle of death
[demon] joni
mitchell my old man
[wb]
nick
drake one of these things first
[antilles]
blind
faith cant find my way home
[polydor] tim
hardin first love song
[cbs] bob
dylan ill be your baby tonight
[columbia] tim
buckley buzzin fly
[asylum]
gene
clark lady of the north
[asylum] van
morrison youre my woman
[wb] traffic
feelin alright
[ua] neil
young down by the river
[?] davey
graham cocaine
[decca] precious
bryant dont let the devil ride
[terminus] richie
havens it could be the first day
[stormy forest] fairport
convention autopsy
[a&m] neil
halstead two stones in my pocket
[4ad]
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nik weston current chart (in no order) check
out the 'forwardsbackwards' radio show with nigel prankster & nik
weston on www.milkaudio.com |
corners
quintet devil kicks/three corners
[ricki tick 10'' finland] liz
fields when i see love/say the word
(mixes) [unisex 12''] various
brasil
nights vol 4
[blj - japan 12''] gene
harris los
alamitos latinfunklovesong
[blue note-uk 12''] manuvers
supernatural
tangents
[counterflow 7'' usa] gats
tkb show remixes
2
[blj - japan 12''] kenkou
everlasting
dreams/frosty air
[music conception japan] count
bass d real
music v's bulls
[authentic vinyl -japan 12''] studio
apartment proud
bridge
[flower - japan 12''] various sakura aural bliss [kriztal 12'']
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| "playing
at the moment" by mkl
(not in any particular order)
producer and visionary behind the innovative underground dance group three generations walking (spiritual life music) involved with spiritual life records. teamed up with producer soy sos in 1998 - mkl vs soy sos dj's regularly at new york venues such as body & soul, psi, giant step, centro fly and spun to thousands at central park's summer stage in july 2002.
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alicia
keys heart burn
(? remix) [cdr] clara
hill restless
times [sonar
kollektiv] downtown
brooklyn inc 10
jay street [ibadan] kabuki
after
the fire [best
seven] i
love firefly soundblind
in ann arbor [poussez] irfane
just a little
lovin blaze
featuring joi cardwell be
yourself [king
street] yes
them
drums remixes
[version music] choose
to believe (dub) [mahogini
music] still
phil runnin
from love (mkl
closure remix) [cdr] jinadu
turning the
tide (domu &
jinadu's broken mix) [bitches brew] dennis ferrer & jerome sydenham - sandcastles [ibadanrecords.com]
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| "dom servini's west
stand chart" by dom servini (not in any order):
dom servini runs the wah wah 45s and wah wahmoose record labels, mouseorgan @ herbal, writes the "soundin' off' page for straight no chaser, and can be found djing at various venues worldwide and watching arsenal at the west stand, highbury with pete adarkwah from bbe. |
12th
floor take
it back
[wah wah 45s] - brand new soulful cut in
a red astaire stylee! skalpel
skalpel
lp
[ninja tune]
- cheeky jazz brakes from poland.. 100
strong ft. joseph malik all
ain't the same
[altered vibes]
- killer soul with hip
hop cuts 'n beats simbad
peaktime
(4x4 mix) [earth project] -
best house
record in ages
deep! 7
samurai save
deir soulz
[g.a.m.m.]
- more naughty booty madness daniel
merriweather city
rules
(organic mix) [cd-r]
- blimey..why isn't
this guy a superstar? diesler
xibaba
(hint's future boogie mix) [tru thoughts] -
crazy latin/broken beat bizz from mr j hint. paul
weeden flat
foot
(speedy's edit) [wah wahmoose] -
old
scandy jazz soundin fresh! zero
7 home
(stereolab mix) [ultimate dilemma] -
bad
arse rework of the new single. jonny miller essi [wah wah 45s] - top notch broken beat with a jazzy flavour from manchester!
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| "current
chart" by simon
haggis
(in no order)
simon can be seen djing in the uk and around the globe. resident dj at the whistlebump events, records as klash check out the whistlebump 5th birthday party on 28th feb at egg, london. more info on the website: www.whistlebump.co.uk
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alan
smithee in blue blackness sounds
like ultra
[white] reel
people the
light
[papa] jacque
love
will save the day
[jellybean] solid
gold playaz u
with me
[silver newtwork] klash
silicon
city blues
[whistlebump] said
to
motherland
[wave] chicks
on speed wordyrappinghood
[cos records] blaze
be
yourself
[king street] directions
busted
trees
(carl craig) [diaspora in session] patchworks
corn
bread
(sylvester over) [q-tape] willie
colon set
fire to me
(dub) [a&m] no
tenshun & sandy mill soul
music
[chillifunk] para:diso
waiting
4 the sun 2 shine
[dome] lil
louis & the world the
story continues
[epic] physics
feat. teresa this
feeling
[soulstar]
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| "current
chart" by
adam 'almagest' cruz
(not in any
particular order):
hailing from new york city, adam cruz got his musical roots from his neighborhood, from latin to hip hop to freestyle to disco. djs
at: "red" and "andalu" alongside 95 north and
moncef belyamani in washington, dc and baltimore, also "filter 14"
alongside yellorange in nyc. he has
played internationally at "notting hill arts club", "the
elbow room", and "soshomatch" in london. check
out the almagest and special guests at his weekly residency at halcyon in
brooklyn called "mixtape
sessions." |
mike
grant - "how long must i continue"
[moods & grooves] johnnick
and ftl - "a breath of fresh air"
[west end records promo]
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| current
ten by g-man
(in no order):
a
french immigrant who developed a strong taste for house music in the
early 90s...moved to the capital to experience the atmosphere of the
parisian dancefloors and quickly embraced the sounds played by people
like dj gregory, dj deep, eric rug and shazz... a few clubs
nights and a weekly radio show quickly followed the move. an old' smoke resident since 1998, he has worked for a while with vinyl junkies records store to help to promote deep underground music. check g-man's site: www.the-crystal-room.com
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jihad
muhammad movement
blues [west end
records] - top new jersey
dj and movement resident jihad muhammed delivers here a total killer!!! gwen mcrae
keep the fire
burning [atlantic] faith evans
love like this
[bad boy] - unfortunately
recently re-worked and in my eyes ruined by fatman scoop and his posse, the
original with its clever use of a 'chic' sample is still the best!!! amp fiddler
possibilities
[genuine] jovonn
bad chick good
chick [coco
machete] jovonn
something 'bout dis
luv [west end
records] - jovonn really
is back!!! mental
remedy obatala
[spiritual life] - this
devastating tune has been causing havoc on the shelter dancefloor for a
while now but yet is nowhere to be found!!! watch out! it's gonna hurt! dennis
ferrer & jerome sydenham sandcastles
(no 3) [ibadan] - on
the verge of being a techno record, this record certainly deserves to be
played with all the lights off!!! wow! kerri
chandler glory
to god [subwoofer]
- a little bit of kerri
never hurts! sandy
rivera liquid
interlude [deep
vision] - dark deep
house!
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| current
tunes by
young lee
(in no particular
order):
6hr
set every saturday at bedroom bar, rivington st, shoreditch
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d'nell
i read about
[cdr] amp
fiddler i
believe in you
(bugz in the attic mix) [genuine] zero
7 home
[ultimate dilemma] greyboy
feat quantic got
to be
[ubiquity] roy
ayers virgin
ubiquity
[bbe] half
tooth recs present u
don't know the half
(feat j-live, little brother, kenn starr, oddisee etc) [half tooth] amma
keep
hoping
(jay j mix) [inspirit] amy
winehouse take
the box
(seiji mix) [island] audiomontage
the
lightness
[freerange] shades
of soul give
in to me
[sunnyside] phat
kat the
undeniable lp
[barak] dirty
star dirty
star ep
[dirty star] roy
ayers sugar
(joey negro mix) [bbe] a
tribe called quest i
see you doing it
(shizola copicat remake) [white] dwele
early
morning
[detroit city] osulande
pride
[set] blackbeard
reworks 4 talib kweli - get
by
[white] russ
gabriel the
crossing
[soul on wax] the
beatconductor balanco
[gamm] russ gabriel audio spectrum [emoitcon]
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"yoruba
gold chart" by osunlade
(in no particular order)
where does one begin? dj, remixer and producer. current resident of puerto rico after escaping new york! man behind the yoruba records label and the yoruba soul remixes. worked with musiq soulchild, little louie vega, erro and recently remixed roy ayers' "searching" for bbe records - out in april |
sun
ra - "neptune
[el saturn research records] osunlade
- "the
year of the monkey"
(promo ep) [yoruba records] frank
biyong - "we
shall overcome"
[hotcasa records] jesse
outlaw - "self
satisfaction"
[gotsoul records] roy
ayers - "searching"
(yoruba suite) [bbe records] hi
perspective - "adios
noninos"
[milan entertainment] downtown
brooklyn inc - "10
jay st."
[ibadan records] lotus
the
grand masterplan"
(promo) [yoruba records] tama
waipan - "april's
lady"
[obiqusound] john
beltran - "dia
brioso"
[ubiquity records]
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tmp/souls our
style recordings/soul sista chart from dj marcia carr.
(in no order)
marcia carr's profile is way too long to list here! she guest dj's at major parties and guest presents radio shows. current events include our time is coming/propoganda/pick up the fish - london. don't forget to check her
website: www.plasticmine.nl |
quant tryin/chills n thrills [ecco chamber] - soul electronica with its head high in the clouds accompanied by a broken jazz beat gerd 4lux mix - a talking piece highlight in dj sets.notenshun ft. sandy mill soulmusic [chillifunk] - lofty delivers a simple soul groove we can enthusiasts can relate too especially a hypnotic listen now deepness mix which says it all!copeland green unconditional love [souls our style] - quintessential, profound, soul house music with emotive dark dub-break on main mix, and classic treats on flip from sweet abraham and blak beat niks.jacque love will save the day [jellybean recordings] - a bright and polished update of a classic whitney no. organ-straighted and whipped into shape with the help of dennis f and marlon d. classic!physics ft. teresa this feeling [soulstar] - flirtatious beats from harley & muscle introducing their broken soul vibes, along with the tantalizing retro-flavoured electro creative version for you soul shakers and movers.nicky lawrence dreamer [diaspora] - frankie valentine shows his multi moods of soul in these uplifting hand crafted gems, and sweet abrahams tasters just made it onto the a-list too!reel people ft. vanessa freeman the light [papa] - soul winning music from the heart, beautifully complimented with copyright essential time pieces!jasper street company got me going/hes alright [gods house] - spens soul classic got me going is going all the way in a sounds of blackness mode, and a handclapping fanfare proves to be a hands down winner on basement boys mix of hes alrightrobert randolph & the family band i need more love [warner bros] - dj pierre offers up some ol school tasty grooves and the beats are so fly on this gospel rock tune, its also refreshing on dance floors.the rebirth every body say yeah / got your madness [kajmere]ben watt ft. sananda maitreya stronger man (buzzin fly samper vol. 1) [buzzin fly] - crossover deep house out doing itself again with bonus new charles webster enlightening take of the sad pianobig moses deep inside [big moe] - the brighter days man becomes sentimentally in touch with his woman on blaze trailing after hours floor mover.goaple closer [loveslap! recordings] - dj spinna spins me round-round baby, round-round and im loving these fresh mixes including a dirty late-hour dub from miguel migsroy ayers sugar [bbe / lost & found] - joey negro makes a super impression with these sultry classic disco licks on this former lost gem.rise ashen piri wango iya [white label] - going deep are the afro latin dub riddims out of africa from canadian rising star.a-studio sos [ark]mood ii swing cant get away [defected]soul fuzion ft. vee i got rhythm [dope wax]teknostep nextune [casa rosso]sara devine take me home (maw mixes) [white]
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| "yes my friend, i
got gooooood tune for you..." by dj
kyri. (not in
particular order)
kyri runs r2
records bobbito's 'earthtones' is available now
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roy
ayers searching
(yoruba soul mix) [bbe] red
astaire rollin
stone
[gamm] amp
fiddler possibilities
(ron trent remix) [genuine] camiel
sintra
(osunlade mix) [central park] plant
life 3am
(why'd you call me)
[counterflow] gene
harris los
alamitos latinfunklovesong
(bugz part 1) [blue note] solid
gold players shhh...(quiet)
[silver network] matthew
herbert wake
up
[soundslike test] dudley
perkins momma
[stones throw] kelis
trick
me
[virgin] isol8
feat. colonel red happy
[neroli promo] sia
breathe
me
(four tet remix) [white] 1050
east searchin
[cosmic flux] jt
donaldson come
within
[gallery] mr complex feat. biz markie glue [72 records]
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| "current
chart" by curtis
kirkland (not in any particular order)
curtis runs dance-for-life
(www.dance-for-life.com) and
dj's in and around london. he also records as ghetto soul
combining soul/funk/jazz musicians to create organic soulful dance
grooves! |
roberta
flack/still phil - "tryin
times"
[cd-r] louie
vega - "jungle
fever"
[ubiquity] verna
francis - "sunshine"
(phil asher remix) [chillifunk] amp
fiddler - "waltz
of a ghetto fly lp"
[genuine] erkykah
badu - "back
in the day"
[motown] new
sector movement - "turn
it up"
(album sampler) [virgin] boyd
jarvis - "nabudoo"
[compressed effects] onda
- "waiting
for your love"
[wave music] los
hermanos - "my
mother's guitarra"
[underground resistance] kyoto
jazz massive - "shine"
(kenny dope mix) [sony japan]
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"current chart" by ben taaffe (not in any particular order): ben taaffe can be heard spinning soulful house and deep music in various places around perth, western australia, where his love of music and records began at the age of 17. since, he has played at and/or been involved with organising some of the few quality international gigs that this city has seen. |
best
12s shade
of soul ft. marylin david - give
in to me"
(4hero remix) [sunny side] soul
fuzion ft. vee - i
got rhythm
[dopewax] roy
davis jr. - about
love
[classic] quantic
soul orchestra - take
your time, change your mind
(faze action remix) [tru thoughts] dj
gregory - dont
know malendro
[faya combo] sarah
devine - take
me home
[giant step] deyampert
- its
you
[sonar kollektiv] hanna
- shimmer
[irma] osunlade
ft. maya james - same
thing
[papa] dennis
ferrer ft. aaron pearson - its
a beautiful life
[sfere] best
lps tm
juke - maps
from the wilderness
[tru throughts] ty
- upwards
[big dada] diverse
- one
a.m.
[chocolate industries] premier
cru - enjoy
detroit
[premier cru] triosk
meets jan jelinek - 1+3+1
[~scape]
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| "current
chart" by
martin batacuda (not in any
particular order):
martin batacuda - chief spiel creator at www.batacuda.com it's all change at cherry jam as new night, hotel, replaces no hard feelings : catch us fresh from refit every 2 weeks starting march 20th; april 3rd; april 17th, etc.. : crazy downtempo electronic soul music and vibed up loungin' styles. |
isoul8
- "happy"
[neroli] tribute
to nina simone - "westwind" (wonderland
mix) [white] kongas
- "anikana-o"
[salsoul] afrodizz
- "kalakuta show"
[freestyle] new
sector movements - "don't say it"
[virgin] lost
heroes - "nega do obal"
[boot] original
disco ted - "scratchin in your bed"
[better days] tribute
to horace silver - "goodshine"
[easy breezy white] the
rebirth - "everybody say yeah"
[kajmere] raphael saadiq - "be here" (earl remix) [white]
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chart" by
dj cosmo
(in no particular order):
having dj'd at body and soul and the loft parties in new york, cosmo now blesses us with her soulful grooves in london. residencies around london; you can catch her at various spots around the globe. check out the new weekly residency "spirit" every thursday at aka, london. she also runs bitches brew record label
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stash
fools
gold
[bitches brew] rex
the dog prototype
[kompakt] lcd
soundsystem yeah
pretentious version
[output] reel
people feat. vanessa freeman the
light
[papa records] throbbing
gristle hot
on the heels of love
(carl craig re-version) [novamute] sequel
upsolid
re-edit
[sonar kollectiv] lindbaek
& lindstrom alien
in my pocket
[modal] onda
waiting
for your love
(fk dub mix) [wave] telemark
dizzydancing
[virgo music] cosmobrown
jumpin
4 joy
[set] |
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| "current
chart" by
james starling
(not in any
particular order)
james
no longer works for charged and now is busy deejaying and running nights
here there and everywhere. hopefully the occasional releases on the
fidgit imprint will become less occasional
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hoop
lost it once
[fidgit cdr] various
rebtubz vol 2
[white] the
beatconductor crazy in kingston
[gamm] nerd
she wants to move
[virgin] little
brother make me hot
(yam who re-edit) [white] various
600% dynamite
[soul jazz] lenny
kravitz, p diddy, loon & pharrel show
me your soul [island] beatphreak
bomblike
[jacques laverne] rolling
stones sympathy for the devil
(neptunes remix) [virgin/decca] -
ok
i know its old but i just picked it up - ltd copies left at 'listen' in
crouch end quantic pushin on [tru thoughts]
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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 'bubbling over' @ bar rumba on sundays, monthly @ cherry jam, monthly @ neighbourhood and at other one off's.
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pete rock soul survivor 2 [bbe] roy ayers
"searching" (the africa 70 version) osunlade mixes [bbe] joe cocker woman to woman [a&m] siji sanctuary (dj deep mix) [bbe]dj gregory - "attend" [kitsun] outkast - "spread" [arista] djinji brown - "house calls" [r2 records] jay z - "lucifer" [roc-a-fella] mandrill - "movement 111"
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ten by laura stone
(in no order):
regular bookings around the
uk has ensured laura is one of the best rising soulful house dj's around. regular gigs
at garage city, played at ministry of sound, voodoo
lounge and many more.... |
reel
people the
light
[papa records] notenshun
feat sandy mill soul
music
[chillifunk] nikos
city
of angels
[under my skin] roy
ayers sugar
(joey negro remix) [bbe] big
moses deep
inside
[big moe] jaque
love
will save the day
[jellybean] ron
carroll come
together
[bumpin city] jay
sinister vs earth wind and fire -
all
in the way
[atal] blak
beat niks sun
will shine
[slip n slide]
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chart by raul
saarements (in no
order):
estonian raul saarements is one of the pioneering djs to bring soulful house and the club scene to estonia. regularly works alongside rhythm doctor check out: www.mutantdisco.com and www.umblu.com for more info. |
lcd
soundsystem yeah
exmen
jaguar justin
martin the
sad piano
(charles webster remix) dudley
perkins momma
[stones
throw] roland
clark resist
(southern divide weekend remix) metal
fingers - "special
herbs vol 1 vol 2"
[shaman work recordings] back
shop backside
(franck roger remix) cajmere
feat walter phillips midnight sequel
motorised
instinct clara
hill restless
time
[sonar kollektiv] stereolab
margerine
eclipse
[duophonic] roy
ayers virgin
ubiquity
[bbe] kamal
the abstract untitled holmes journey (holmes rmx)
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| "current
chart" by matt
m (not in any particular
order)
matt hosts a weekly mix show on www.routesinrhythm.com. a website that he also runs and maintains. "...apart
from helping scared sparrows down from trees with ladders fashioned out of
match sticks and sticky tape, i am a "multi-media" designer.
>www.signor.com<
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richard
groove holmes groovin'
for mr g
[blue note] cesaria
evora miss
perfumado
(4 hero rmx) [lusafrica] roots
manuva witness
the fitness
[big dada records] leaders
of the new school case
of p.t.a
[elektra] epmd
i'm
mad
(dj scratch jazz mix) [def jam ] oliver
nelson stolen
moments
[impulse] shade
of soul feat. marylin david give
it to me
[sunnyside] t.s
monk last
of the wicked romancers
[mirage] marlena
shaw
go
away little boy
[sony]
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| dj
debbie - "current
ten" (in no order)
likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.com alt sats between 4-6pm i dj at various places when asked!
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fusing
naked stolen
generation [just play
records] - asif ali and port
ms fresh take on asian (break)beats ranges from contemplative lyrical
explorations with miss kat and najmar akhtar to full on
mc dance vibes garnering serious airplay and reviews. www.fusingnakedbeats.co.uk
- proud theyre in my management rosta! various
"global hip-hop
beats and rhymes - the nu world culture
[manteca] - about the only
thing that could make this record any better is the inclusion of weird mc, aside
from that its brilliant. stand-out artist? daara j. various
buddha-bar vi
by ravin [george
v] - impeccable selector
ravin goes even more mellow on this chilled compilation where mixes of eric
satie and sarah vaughan join beautiful tracks from 1 giant leap and b tribe miles_gurtu
miles_gurtu
[salt] - electric/eclectic
dance/radio producer miles joins multi-percussionist trilok gurtu who loves
unexpected collaborations. each track takes you by surprise. just when
you are thoroughly chilled the beats take over, its wonderful linval
thompson and others whip
them king tubby [auralux
recordings] - real
reggae, king tubby stylee with unusual tracks riding well-loved rhythms voiced
by the greats man like linval thompson, johnny clarke, horace andy with the dubs
as a real treat dj
cheb i sabbah (tho strictly various) - as
far as a dj mix
[six degrees] - been out a
while, long enough to be various djs album of 2003, deservedly so one of
the best mixes ive heard, including pure global vibes as well as stunning
desi/maghrebi remixes by chebi and others. najmar and natacha atlas feature
powerfully various
sunset nights
[nutone] - mixed by meta4 aka
canadian ian menzies this gives an insight into some-new-to me jazzy/housey
names alongside some favourites. stand out afro jazz house track yoruba
road - boozoo bajoo vs tony
allen is spine tingling dele sosimi turbulent times [eko star] - d s was felas keyboardsman and his thorough grounding in afrobeat enables him to venture to jazz and occasionally deconstructed excursions, whilst maintaining a true vintage edge. 419
squad and guests have
you got skills? vol 1
[backbone music] - skillz is
the alta ego of jjc, big brovas producer - the link between these uk mc trax
including notably my artist, afrobeat hip-hop female mc, weird mc and also
jamelia ammaracciccappa!
- ecciccapparrappa
[white label] - desert
sounds from north africans in italy alongside italian musicians showing how
potent and seductive that mix can be
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