A very Joyful Christmas classic for you and yours.  Enjoy and celebrate Christmas

Joyful Christmas...by_ KP-McBen Feat Ruby... 1

Funky Soul Brother - Funk Music

When it came out in 1984 the far-out album Sweet Sweet Dreams by Trinidad & Tobago’s Shadow (aka Winston Bailey) was described as “way ahead of its time”. Undeservedly it was panned by critics and, unable to reach markets, disappeared into the dusty record collections of a few music aficionados. Now, more than three decades later that cosmic dance-floor UFO is about to take off again, change all that and set the record straight. Remastered and cut by Frank Meritt at The Carvery the album is truly a masterpiece.

But who is this Shadow behind Sweet Sweet Dreams? Shadow is a man of understated magnitude. A truly enigmatic artist, he first emerged in Trinidad and Tobago during the 1970s, becoming a part of the tapestry of Caribbean music and reinvigorating calypso at the time. Calypso, the indigenous folk music of Trinidad and Tobago, has roots in West African kaiso rhythms, French Creole influences, and the hardships endured by the African slaves brought to Trinbago, whose descendants still use it as a tool for satire, self-expression,  and social commentary. Calypso has also given birth to several other music genres, including soca, with its uptempo beats and festival context. Shadow effortlessly moves between both.

Accoring to Carl "Beaver" Henderson, one of Trinidad's veteran producers; “Shadow broke all the traditional musical rules and made his own and that made him a musical giant. He changed the face of Calypso music in 1974 with the release of "Bassman" a tune in which Bass and magnificent horn line took central stage changing Soca music for ever. What Shadow did with his music was to put calypso on the International Dance circuit, giving it a totally different groove. You could take his music and swing it in any direction; Disco, Pop, Calypso, you name it. His music was different from anything that existed before”. 

This inert creativeness culminated in Sweet Sweet Dreams which was arranged by Shadow and deals with burning and ever-relevant themes like love and the ups and downs of relationships. a surprising fact for someone mainly known for his satirical and political lyrics. It prompted his manager to wonder if Shadow had written the lyrics while in a state of ‘tabanca’ (a word used in Trinidad and Tobago to describe lovesickness). 

Sweet Sweet Dreams was recorded at the legendary SHARC studios, located on a hill in Chaguaramas (near Port of Spain) and despite a fantastic sound and monster Soca-boogie tunes like “Lets get it together”, “Lets Make it Up” and “Way, Way Out” the album was a commercial flop, probably due to the fact that it didn’t sound like anything else coming out of Trinidad & Tobago at the time: It fused a range of different rhythms and new sounds, primarily heavy synth riffs.

Shadow took the album’s lack of success in his stride with usual aplomb:
“When I did Sweet Dreams I expect something could happen. But nothing big happen because I have no big market and no distribution and all this thing now. So I just cool myself and move on to another song. I wasn’t doing just one song. I used to always have plenty songs at the one time. And be writing music”.

What Shadow didn’t realise back then was that the proto-electronic cocktail he had mixed in 1984 would only find the recognition it deserved three decades later. Life has swung full circle: Sweet Sweet Dreams has come true and been elevated to holy grail status becoming one of the most sought-after Caribbean disco records in existence. Asked about this turn around Shadow mused  “I’m trying to understand that part. A lot of people ask me for it over a few years now. But I never give anybody it. That music wasn’t for then. It’s for now”.

Sweet Sweet Dreams

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LETS GET IT TOGETHER - SHADOW

Original Track : https://soundcloud.com/dashboarddj856/o-v-wright-db-lets-straighten




DJ " S " : 
- https://www.facebook.com/DjSonWeb
- https://soundcloud.com/deejay-stathis
- http://www.mixcloud.com/DjStathis/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_U64LLVhc

O.V. Wright - Let's Straighten It Out (Dj S Remix)

Bitches and Bitches, 

Heb een lekker playlistje gemaakt van platen die ik op selectors voorbij heb horen komen. Zitten ook wat andere plaatjes tussen die ik zelf gewoon lekkah vind. 

dacht deel het ff. 

x

PAT N'DOYE - More Love

La Torre Volumen Uno

Ahmed Fakroun - Nisyan

Mo' Horizons - Lovely Day Inside
A Momist Edit By Mr Turner
DL >> https://hypeddit.com/track/hdki2h

German duo of producers and DJs Ralf Droesemeyer & Mark Foh Wetzler. Formed in the late 1990s, since 2002 they were also performing as a live band.

Petko Turner Edit

Free Download

Mo' Horizons - Lovely Day Inside (Petko Turner's Momist Edit) Free DL

The Message (Limited Edition)

Gyedu Blay Ambolley-The Message

Razor-N-Tape bring out the big guns for their remix package of the Los Angeles Afro-Latino funk band @jungle-fire
@jkriv’s remix of 'Firewalker' channels the original live instrumentation into a bombastic, DJ-friendly workout, while Boston-born/Medellin-based producer @bosqmusic steps up to tackle 'Village Hustle' bringing his unique blend of rhythmic flavours to this melting pot of zesty goodness.

This diverse 12” also boasts the first remix and release by the newly-reunited @black-science-orchestra in 15 years! Original founding members @ashley-beedle and Rob Mello @noears take on 'Culebro' and transform it into a pulsating Afrobeat groover. Bringing the infectious bass to the foreground behind a shuffling rhythm layered with guitar and horn samples, BSO turn out a serious heater of a remix and dub, worthy of their triumphant return!

Razor-N-Tape:
https://soundcloud.com/razor-n-tape

RNTR023 - Firewalker EP

Order

PREMIERE: Jungle Fire - Firewalker (JKriv Remix) [Razor-N-Tape]

The Souljazz Orchestra - Dog Eat Dog (Official Video)

After the successful first volume of Disco Paradise, we at Breakbeat Paradise Recordings, thought it was about time to release some more of those happy vibes to try and lift us through these trying times.
Kicking of the album, is a legend of the disco/house scene, combining forces with a master of the funky breaks. Jet Boot Jack and Gramophone Soul have teamed up to give you a pumping dancefloor filler, filled with happy claps and pianos to make you smile. That&rsquo;s followed by a stomping track from the get go from Leygo, with his secret head nodding recipe to keep you going. Next up is the funk-fueled, vocal stabby number by Venture &amp; Capital, laced with an array of instruments bringing that old live style. Joy Legend comes in next with his downtempo vibe, reminiscing back to the days of Studio 54.

Keeping it on the smooth tip, Jayl Funk enters with his typical funked up style, and continuing in and around the same tempo, we have a debut artist on the label, by the name of Luke the Knife. Horns a plenty and a rolling bassline is the game of this one. Label bossman BadboE brings his world reknowned super funky breaks, hip hop vocals, and big beats, for all you staunch BBP fans. Moving onto the next, Stabfinger is a name synonymous with top quality production. This time he joins forces with Funny Ox, to supply a bass filled, synth laden beauty, that definitely gets the funky seal of approval. Label stablemates,
The Funkin Basstards have come with a rolling, grooving remix of Belle Epoque, while Pecoe slides in after with his well-known style of clean beats, cool guitars and subtle nuances throughout. Morlack, has been member of the BBP family for a long while, and definitely knocks it out the park with this one. It&rsquo;s got a bass heavy groove, punchy beats, and a sweet vocal to compliment. With a recent release on BBP, Boydex joins the disco club, combining forces with vocalist Aliz&eacute; for a hip swaying, chest pumping disco house number, before the connoisseur of production, Don Dayglow, comes with a downtempo, electro-disco track smothered on those 80&rsquo;s synth sounds and vocal floating above to take to that disco dreamworld. Finally, we have another new guy to the BBP family...
Skank Honto with a gritty disco breaks track, filled with plucky leads, and a catchy bassline to match.All-in-all Disco Paradise Vol.2 is filled a variety of disco styles, for all you lovers of the disco dancefloor.
More info on Artists here:https://soundcloud.com/gramsoulhttps://soundcloud.com/jet-boot-jackhttps://soundcloud.com/user-424911266 (Leygo)https://soundcloud.com/djjoy-1 (Joy Legend)https://soundcloud.com/ventureandcapitalhttps://soundcloud.com/jaylfunkhttps://soundcloud.com/luketheknifehttps://soundcloud.com/badboehttps://soundcloud.com/funny-oxhttps://soundcloud.com/stabfingerhttps://soundcloud.com/funkin-basstardshttps://soundcloud.com/pecoehttps://soundcloud.com/morlackhttps://soundcloud.com/boydexhttps://soundcloud.com/don-dayglowhttps://soundcloud.com/skank-honto<br />Delivered using <a href='https://www.promo-cloud.com'>Promo-Cloud.com </a> 

LETS GET IT TOGETHER - SHADOW

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