Nuff respect my friends.. Let the music being  food of soul and take control :).. No more WAHALA

Amor mis panas es lo que siento por su musica. desde Venezuela

Yeah Yeah!!! We like it! Afrobeat Connexion from Paris

Afro

Originally recorded for the EMI Nigeria label and produced by legendary producer Odion Iruoje - Keyboard were a one-off studio project formed by Brodricks Majuwa and Isaac Digha from circa 1978. These two session men were often used at the EMI studio and played in multiple recordings that Iruoje produced throughout the era 

'Peaceable World' is taken from their extremely scarce and obscure record - 'Hungry Man' - which features amongst others Ignace de Souza of the Black Santiagos from the city of Cotonou, Benin and Jonni Wood from the band SJOB movement.

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Keyboard - Peaceable World

TPS 055 - TRANSIÇÃO NA TRADIÇÃO - Selections by Alex Figueira 
(Music with Soul) Holland, Amsterdam.
 
Another wonderful mix that has been long time over due, since we been friends for many years and so we are truly grateful for this one to show up finally by the talented and passionate Song Writer, Producer, Musician, Record label boss, Record collector, Selector and Artist Alex Figueira. If you want to find out more on what he doing in these times and his musical projects then i suggest to go and check out his Insta page https://www.instagram.com/alexvoudou
or click his linktr.ee/alexvoudou

All songs recorded on this mix are from dusty old vinyl LPs and 45s which he is truly passion about unearthing and all these songs come via Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Dominican Republic, Panama, Angola, Congo, Ivory Cost, Burkina Faso

if you enjoy this mix drop a comment and play it loud !

TPS 055 - TRANSIÇÃO NA TRADIÇÃO - Selections by Alex Figueira

War Hero

Release date 02.12.2014

"On his visit to Kinshasa James Brown dubbed him *Mister Dynamite*"  

It has been a struggle to lay hands on Verckys, although the man doesn´t go unnoticed. Notorious for being one of Congo´s most ruthless business men, the legendary musician had build a whole imperium in Kinshasa, the capital city of the central african power house (arguably one of the toughest places in the world) and has a whole building with his name, in the very heart of the city.

So I travelled to the Congo in June of 2013 to find Verckys only to find out that he headed in opposite direction to sort out his health issues. But I did meet his manager who gave me his phone number, so I called:  "Oh Monsieur Samy, we need to met, lets talk business", he said, probably not knowing that I was an independent record label, with all it represents.  But the more I spoke to the men the more I realised that he was genuinely interested in music more then anything else. The following message I received few weeks ago, confirmed my feeling:

"Samy, I am writing to you because I´m a little worried. I´ve been thinking about your selection and I now wonder if your compilation will do well due to the fact that the chosen songs had little impact in Kinshasa. Others had much more success"

I was surprised but pleased to see that he cared about the project although I had already paid him in full. But why wouldn't he? Its his music after all.

"Most of the songs you´ve selected were recorded in Nairobi, for the Kenyan market. These songs did very well there, also in Zambia, but here in the Congo they flopped...except for "Ya Nini", that was a monster hit. Still, I am very surprised you´ve mentioned it has become a legendary track in Colombia, positively surprised"

This compilation was supposed to be released in October as a limited edition of 2000 copies, but after a few Skype chats with Verckys, seeing that he has come to terms with his health issues, and pushing for a European tour come next summer, we´ve decided to release this as Analog Africa No.17 which is now going to see light of day first week of December. 

In the mean time enjoy this incredible slice of "Congolese AfroFunk", probably one of the best coming out of the continent. "Cheka Sana" has become one of the most sought after 7inch singles around (the B side is killer as well). Collectors and diggers offering crazy sums for it (I don't even dare to mention the sum here). It deserves to be heard by more then just a handful....and it should set fire to many dancefloors around the globe.

Be so kind and leave a comment in the soundcloud. I will forward all of them to Verckys himself as an encouragements to come back stronger !!! 
Thank you for reading.
Samy (Analog Africa)


Listen and buy here

Cheka Sana - Verckys & Orchestre Vévé - Analog Africa No.17 (Please leave a comment for Verckys)

City of Rijeka and cultural department of the city have put up a DJ contest regarding the city's candidature for European cultural capital of 2020. The goal is to represent the city with a 20 minute mix, and the main motives are: Water, Port, Work &amp; People! 4 DJ's with 4 mixes will be picked to represent the city!
This mix is my contribution and entry to the contest! I've managed to put together 14 special beats, all working together as one story...Short story of my hometown.
I hope you all will enjoy the mix, and if you do, your love and support for it would really mean a lot! 

Link to video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC-x9zBRjc0#t=163

RiEPK2020 - City That Flows

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Chris Ajilo & His Cubanos - Afro Mood

"Doctor's In" by Son Little from the self-titled debut album, available now

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Son Little - Doctor's In

Blufunk is a fact

The Invisible Ladder

I was recently asked to play at a good friends significant birthday party.
So I dusted off my decks and loaded my record boxes with some funk.
This is what it sounded like.
All 45's in this 1st hour (2nd part to follow).
Hope you enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/monkeypocket

Now Is The Time (live Soul & Funk set)

myspace.com/orgonemusic

or·gone  (ôr'gōn)   
    n.  A universal life force, a cosmic unit of energy, the creative force in nature.
     Los Angeles based band Orgone is many souls with a cosmic connection, a natural creative force and musicians who have played together for years.  They are self schooled and continue to shape their musical voice as a solid unit of guys who hang, spin records and jam out their shared inspirations. With a rooted sense of funk, soul, afrobeat, deep rhythms and an intimate understanding of dj culture as well as each others' individual talents, Orgone seamlessly slides through multiple styles and dynamic performances.  The group continuously injects whatever they play with a heavy brand of raw funk power.
     At the core of the band is a rhythm section comprised of close friends who have played together for more than 10 years. Having grown artistically as a unit they function as one organic and intuitive whole. The orginal 5-member band started out by putting their own gritty takes on tunes by the likes of the JBs, the Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among many others. They quickly gained underground respect and die hard fans.  With their searing live sets and original instrumentals, Orgone soon released their debut self titled CD, "Orgone," in 2002.  The result was a collection of all original down home, transcendental, tough and gritty funk instrumentals.
    The band fast grew to include a powerful three-piece horn section and a fiery soul singer who all shared the same spirit and deep reverence for the music that inspired them.  Singer, Fanny Franklin, joined the groups’ recordings after they were floored seeing her perform with Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra, and asked her to record with them. Their first recording together, Orgone's cover of “Funky Nassau”, became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide- first appearing on 7"(Nuff Rope) and then getting a 12" club re-edit by renowned dj Danny Krivit (Nuff Rope).  It then appeared on Ubiquity's Rewind Volume 4 comp, which began the band's relationship with the prestigious label. 
    Gaining worldwide recognition for their raw studio recordings and exciting live sets led to the release of "The Killion Floor" on Ubiquity records- a full length album of hard hitting afro-soul & funk from the 9 piece band. While enjoying comparisons to classic acts like Rufus, War & Mandrill, or modern funk staples like Sharon Jones or Breakestra, they’re quick to point out that Orgone is unique.
     “We draw from a wide musical and production palette ... it’s a reflection of the music and production aesthetics that we love.”
    Orgone backs this up by taking the listener on a musical journey from the sound of Los Angeles to horn and percussion driven Lagos to a New York club and to the raw sounds of New Orleans. The title of the album "The Killion Floor" is derived from the Orgone apartment/studio facility where the majority of the album was recorded. Singer Franklin delivers monster performances on tracks like the Memphis-drenched “Who Knows Who,” the laid-back and cosmic “Said and Done,” and the apocalyptic sound of “Do Your Thing". The album also features guest appearances by singer Noelle Scaggs (from the Rebirth),  trumpeter/arranger Todd Simon (Dapkings, Antibalas, CPK, Breakestra), and guitarist/producer Dan Ubick (CPK/ Lions).
    The band’s reputation amongst the funk, soul, and hip hop fraternity is further backed-up by an impressive and ever growing resume that expands their reach. This includes a spot in an Adidas campaign, a tour with and backing band for  Bun B(from UGK), Pharoahe Monch, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Little Brother, Nice and Smooth, Black Sheep and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at a Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also have featured in the make-up of Ubiquity acts the Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones, Breakestra, and have performed with the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Too Short, Macy Gray among many others. To top it off, most of the group can be heard on recent major recordings by Alicia Keys, Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Solange Knowles and many other R&B/Soul artists. 
    Orgone continues to tour, impressing audiences and winning new fans at festivals & clubs nationally and overseas.  2009 saw the release of their second fully independent CD  "bacano", a collection of all original cold-blooded funk gems representing what's always been going down in Orgone's funky, sweaty home-grown recording spot. It's a recorded history of the band and its musical family throwing down: check the lethal neck-busting bass intro of founding member Tim Glum on "You Already Doin It", the Detroit thump of bassist Dale Jennings on the deep hypnotic funk soundscape of "Vibromeyer", the dance floor soul of singer Gino Garafalo on the undeniably hip-shaking "Come Around" and the sub-atomic gut punch of Orgone bassist Ethan Phillips on the heavy psychedelic groove of "Hott Karl".
    Orgone live and recorded is 100% organic heart and soul an aesthetic and an attitude born out of half a lifetime of playing together.
    Orgone
    
    +Sergio Rios:Guitar
    +Dan Hastie:Keys
    +Ethan Phillips:Bass
    +Stewart Killen:Percussion
    +Sean O'Shea:Drums
    +Darren Cardoza:Trombone
    +Devin Williams:Trumpet
    +Joel Bowers:Saxophone
    +Fanny Franklin:Vocals
    
    EXTENDED FAMILY:
    Tim Glum: bass
    Dale Jennings: bass
    Gino Garafallo: Vocals / Bass
    Jordan Katz: Trumpet
    James King: saxophones
    Tommy O: flute, saxophone
    PRESS
    
    RELIX magazine ": ...an ultra-funky intertwining of infectious grooves with melodic phrases, even when they are at their most experimental. Despite the music’s complexity, it remains uncluttered and spacious...If you are into classic funk like Parliament Funkadelic, the Meters ...you should find Orgone intoxicating. In addition to the funk, R&B and jazz elements, the band exhibits an adventurous rock ‘n’ roll twist...This is one hell of a band."
       “Their music is terrifically unfussy, big slabs of grizzled R&B, greasy as fatback and thick as a very particular kind of smoke. At their best, they recall the majesty of Sly & the Family Stone; opening track “Who Knows Who” is all bleary horns and broken-heart vocals, “It’s What You Do” is a tight, itchy jam. There’s still a riot goin’ on, and Orgone is at the front of the crowd.”
    - eMusic
    "L.A.’s Orgone keeps the hotness of the recent retro-soul revival coming; lead singer Fanny Franklin fits in very nicely between Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse. As befits the band’s name, Orgone’s sound is quite organic, rooted in soul, funk, boogaloo, and jazz, with a classic appeal that’s nevertheless contemporary...the entire album is one non-stop groove. If smooth, soulful funk with jazzy arrangements makes you sweat, you just found your new favorite band." 
    - XLR8R
    "Orgone has provided all the elemental power to drive the funk/soul revival to new levels with The Killion Floor...Orgone will invigorate your groove spirit and get booty out of its little box and out on the dance floor."- KEXP, 90.3FM (SEATTLE)
    
    "By the time the listener gets to the nasty, distorted, finger-popping, ass waggling "Crabby Ali" -- where the deep brewed, second-line New Orleans old-school funk goes head to head with the gloss of L.A.'s Tower of Power styled horn charts -- it feels like the party's just getting started."
    
    - All Music
    A monstrous debut from one of the heaviest acts we've heard in years -- LA's Orgone, easily one of the most up-and-coming funky combos around! Although Orgone share a bit with some of the leaner deep funk groups who've cropped up in the past decade or so, they've also got a sound that's a bit more advanced overall -- sort of that second-generation approach to funk that hit the scene by the mid 70s, as some of the bigger funk acts like Black Heat or War moved out of the indie scene and really started to hit a wider audience! That doesn't mean that Orgone's commercial at all -- because they've got a sound that's still as sharp-edged as any smaller group -- but with a lineup that's quite large, they're able to encompass a very wide range of soulful styles -- gritty 45 riffing, slinky Chicano-styled grooves, Afro Funk, tighter soul tracks, and lots lots more -- all carried off with perfection throughout. The album feels like some lost masterpiece on Fantasy, or possibly some overlooked early 70s major label funk set on WEA or United Artists -- and titles include "Who Knows Who", "I Get Lifted", "Funky Nassau", "Lone Ranger", "Prism Break", "Crabby Ali", "Duck & Cover", "Dialed Up", "Said & Done", "Hambone", "It's What You Do", "Do Your Thing", and "Sophisticated Honky". 
    - © Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Orgone - Come Around

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The Lijadu Sisters - Life's Gone Down Low

Eivets Rednow - I Wish (Mark Wayward Rework)

Antibalas - Dirty Money (Radio/45 Edit)

"Love Overdue" is the 1st single from Tanika Charles forthcoming new album "The Gumption". 

                       “Definitely one to watch!” Mojo Magazine 
                    “Tanika Charles modernizes Classic Soul” AfroPunk
          “Post-Drake Toronto is developing a rep as a fertile scene for Soul and R&b, and Tanika Charles could be the city next breakout act” Uncut Magazine
        “Impressive vocal qualities, winningly honest lyrics, and a contemporary twist on classic soul sounds all point to great things” Albumism

Produced by a stable of some of Canada’s finest musical minds including DJ Kemo (The Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall), Chin Injeti (DJ Khalil, Eminem, Drake) and Daniel Lee (Hooded Fang, Phedre), Record Kicks proudly presents “The Gumption” the awaited new album by Canadian soul star Tanika Charles that will hit the streets worldwide on May 10.

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