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“Got It Goin' On”
A party jam inspired by Yvette Michelle’s “Im Not Feeling You”


2 of Australia’s finest emerging talents on the international scene come together in the
1st of an EP trilogy. MERGIO Presents THE MERGIO PROJECT - ONE

The tracks are DJ ready = both Serato & CDJ Rekordbox analysed

Got It Goin' On

Weekly Funk and Beyond Radio Show on Megapolis FM (megapolisfm.ru 89,5 FM Moscow)
listen every Sunday from 18 till 19 (Moscow time. GMT+3)

for tracklisting please visit beyondfunk.com

Funk and Beyond Radio Show. 14/07/2013

Uptown Edits

Clean Up Woman (Jim Sharp Edit)

Weekly Funk and Beyond Radio Show on Megapolis FM (megapolisfm.ru 89,5 FM Moscow)

listen every Sunday from 18 till 19 (Moscow time)

for tracklisting please visit beyondfunk.com

Funk and Beyond Radio Show. 11/08/2013

Ondatrópica - Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazón (Sol Power All-Stars Remix)

Soundway present a very limited vinyl-only re-issue of an obscure LP by the enigmatic Nigerian artist Easy Kabaka Brown. The LP was originally released and recorded by Philips / Phonogram in 1976 and only sold in very small numbers. Musically it's a intriguing mix of mostly Nigerian highlife with a bit of afro-jazz sung in the language of Kalabari from the Delta region of Southern Nigeria.  From the bouncy good times of Belema to the deeper extended afro workout of Agboho this unique album stands out from thousands of others of it's time with a sound of its own that draws on many influences, with Congolese and latin touches to jazz trumpet and psychedelic organ lines.

Easy Kabaka Brown (Opotopo was his nickname) was a versatile and eccentric musician who recorded two full length albums (this is the first) and only a couple of 45s. We at Soundway have deemed this record way too sweet  to be forgotten, only to gradually ebb away and disappear with time. It's a record that will give you a golden, warm feeling. Your toes will tap, your face should smile and it certainly deserves to be heard by far more than only the few hundred people who bought it nearly 40 years ago. Strictly limited to 1000 x 180g vinyl copies and released in a rigid paste-on sleeve, these will not last long so don't sleep!

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Easy Kabaka Brown - Belema

Soundway Records present ‘Africa Special’, a digital only collection that draws on some the best songs from their genre defining African compilations ('Ghana Special', 'Nigeria Special' & 'Kenya Special'). Compiled by label boss Miles Cleret, ‘Africa Special’ focuses on tracks that are particularly 'African' in sound as opposed the US influenced 'Afro' records that also feature on these compilations. From Ghanaian highlife to Nigerian blues, Kenyan benga and Congolese influenced sounds, ‘Africa Special’ is a condensed volume featuring musicians from all over Africa that were resident in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya in the 1960s, 70s & 80s (the golden era of African music).

The earliest Soundway compilation to feature on this new compilation is the now seminal ‘Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6’. Described by NPR as "essential", 'Nigeria Special' was the start of a series that spawned the equally vital ‘Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968 – 1981’ and this year’s acclaimed ‘Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s’.  

Soundway Records was conceived in 2002 by label owner Miles Cleret whilst returning from Ghana in 2001 with bags of dusty old 45s and LPs that had mostly not been heard outside the former Gold Coast since their original release. Soundway’s first release 'Ghana Soundz - Afro-beat, Funk & Fusion in 70's Ghana' was the start of a series of well recieved compilation albums that made available classic and obscure recordings that had previously never made it out of the countries they were originally recorded in.

ALSO FEATURED ON: Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968 - 1981

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Kyeremateng Stars – I Go Die for You

Feel. 
George Duke 1971-1980

	ThunderCat’s recent cover of For Love I Come inspired me to have a listen again to the amazing music of George Duke.  When most of the records on this mix were made it was an extraordinarily creative time in LA.  A family of musicians were bringing new rhythms, new instruments, new humor, new international influences to jazz.  CannonBall was an important figure and his partner David Axelrod - but the new arrivals Airto Moreira and Flora Plurim were also instrumental and then George Duke from the Bay Area who had collaborated with Frank Zappa.
 	George Duke has been an inspiration to hiphop for many many years…… Back in 1991 an album came out called Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. You may know the name for another reason but anyways on a song called The Infamous Date Rape Tribe sampled Steam Drill by Cannonball Adderley featuring George Duke and we were off to the races. Ice Cube sampled Duke for True to the Game from Death Certificate that same year.  Since then many more beat heads have been attracted to Mr. Dukes amazing keyboard playing, sense of rhythm and unique lyrical stylings. Dilla has definitely listened as has Madlib, Pete Rock, Kanye, Karriem Riggins and now well ThunderCat.
	ThunderCat for all his youth has actually played with George Duke.
Anyways this mix is in tribute to George Duke as it is in celebration of ThunderCat.
I think we are in a similarly creative moment now in LA as existed in the mid seventies and it seems fitting to make the link.
	Good musicians will make you listen again and 
ThunderCats For Love I Come surely made me do that.
	Enjoy.
B+ 
(for Mochilla.com)


FEEL. George Duke 1971-1980

Remix for Motema recording artist Lakecia Benjamin. Original version appears on her "Retox" album out now. 

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Lakecia Benjamin - Share My Life (DJ Center Remix)

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Luv N’Haight presents Lost Soul; a comprehensive collection of material recorded by Geater Davis for the House Of Orange label. The name of the album is an accurate description of the life and career of the legendary blues and soul singer who passed away at age 38 while on the verge of breaking through.

Geater Davis’ career began in Texas but with the success of a few regional hits he was able to go to Shreveport and all throughout the South. He was always on the move looking for a better chance, keeping his career alive and the “big break” so many artists look for. Just weeks after moving to Dallas he suffered a heart attack and a few weeks later died from heart failure on the day he was supposed to record a session. Although he didn’t find the success he sought while he was alive, his legacy is secure as one of the finest blues-soul singers of the 1970’s.

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Geater Davis : My Love Is So Strong For You

JOESKI - JAZZ HUSTLE (UNMASTERD) CLIP

"Tribute to Hank"
by The Gaff

**This track available Digital Only, will not be on 7" vinyl**

Out now on: 
iTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gaff-ep/id602747304?uo=4
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Beatport - www.beatport.com/release/the-gaff-ep/1044002 



Tracklisting: 
1. Do That Thing 
2. Under The Sun 
3. Tribute To Hank (Digital Only) 
4. Do That Thing - Bonus Beats 
5. Do Those Drums

**Coming Soon: 7 inch Vinyl Release - yes a 45 of "Do That Thing" - so hold tight!!!

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Tribute To Hank

In anticipation of the forthcoming Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s and '80s compilation, Soundway release a special remix and edit 12" featuring two tracks from the collection and two exclusives. 

The A side kicks off with Batida's remix of a 1977 benga 45 (Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe) from the Mbiri Young Stars.  Fast 120bpm plus 4/4 rhythms with liquid guitars and machine-gun drumming are married with kuduro drum programming. Second up and surging with sub bass, British production duo The Busy Twist inject The Kalambya Boys' Kivelenge (also from 1977) with a slice of London club culture. Many late 70s Kenyan benga 45s were cut loud and heavy with often ludicrous amounts of low end squeezed onto sides that technically shouldn’t have exceeded three-and-a-half mins but frequently topped five. Perfect fodder for remixes these cuts were way ahead of their time production-wise and sound even more amazing considering the limited equipment Kenyan engineers had at their disposal in the late '70s.

On the flip Sofrito's Frankie Francis subtly tweaks a sublime Nairobi Matata Jazz track from the mid '70s: focusing on the wobbly guitar lines and letting the blaring horns speak for themselves. Consisting of both Kenyan and Congolese musicians Nairobi Matata Jazz were a perfect example of how rumba from Congo (which consumed East Africa in the 1970s) was blended with rat-a-tat-tat benga style Kenyan drum patterns and Swahili language vocals. These same rhythms are in full effect on the last track by the Gatanga Boys Band, edited and chopped up by Hide and Smile (Frankie Francis and Miles Cleret) - super fast instrumental benga guitar and drum interplay, heavy on the cymbals and dynamite on the floor.

A2 - Kalambya Boys - Kivelenge (The Busy Twist Remix)

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Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs.It follows on from Soundway’s much acclaimed African ‘Special’ series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana.

Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time. 

In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya’s unique contribution to afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with it’s fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands many of whom settled in East Africa - influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock ‘n’ roll riffs, elements of ‘afro’ music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha.

Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya’s past. 

The Rift Valley Brothers - Mu Africa (Kenya Special)

Melodica player and up-and-coming reggae force Addis Pablo (son of the late Augustus Pablo) and his group Suns of Dub re-imagine reggae posse cut "Selassie Souljahz" (featuring Chronixx, Protoje and Kabaka Pyramid and Sizzla) in dub form.

Get the full story here: http://largeup.okayplayer.com/2013/04/23/audio-addis-pablo-the-suns-of-dub-selassie-souljahz-vocal-dub/ 

"Selassie Souljahz In Dub" EP is out May 7 on Royal Order Music. 

ADDIS PABLO & THE SUNS OF DUB - Selassie Souljahz (Melodica Version)

FREE D/L

Remember Me (Jim Sharp Remix)

DJ Nu-Mark featuring NY Oil. Download for free.

Lay Em Low Instrumental

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This Friday freebie comes to you courtesy of a man whose name needs no introduction in the edit game -- THE REFLEX!   Here's 4 min of heavy deep funk, as only he can do!

Check out all of The Reflex's jams here: http://soundcloud.com/thereflex

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