Special shout out to:
Katt Williams (It's Pimpin' Pimpin' + Pimp Chronicles Vol 1 & a lot of stand up comedy, HBO, Netflix).
Celebrating: 
Dancing at all those concerts this year. 
Traveling all over the country this year, 
overcoming heartbreak, 
earning TENURE in 2017;
2017 in the rearview
(25 in the rearview - turn the page...)
hello future
I'm dancin' & singin out loud 
toward whatever is left & 
what might even be best. 
packing light
let's play
let's chill
let's keep dancin'
in the twinkle lights
as the dusk becomes twilight
into the dawn....
@

Dancing into the future: Life Soundtrack Vol. 1

"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life.

Sir Duke

This playlist was selected by San Luis Obispo DJ, Velanche. Like this sound? Check out more from SLO based DJ and his collective online at velanche.com & souldustpro.com, as well as @velanchedj & @souldustpro on IG.

Featured artist: Curtis Mayfield 
Graphic Design: Hana Shiozaki
 
Take a moment to learn about the historical context and featured artists of this genre.

The 1970s was one of the golden times for soul music. Detroit. Memphis. Philadelphia. Atlanta. The dominance of the feel-good Motown sound of the 1960s gave way to a more daring and profound period in which producers from Them Bell and Gamble & Huff,  to Issac Hayes to Quincy Jones, flourished. Even Barry Gordy, the man behind Motown, had to adapt to the new boldness that further unveiled the Black experience as never before, and he had the power trio of Holland/Dozier/Holland, among others, to help. Combining Black gospel with rhythm and blues up until the late 1960s, soul music of the 1970s was a fertile period of creativity that may never be duplicated.


Playlist creator spotlight:
Velanche, a DJ and tastemaker for over 20 years, is the founder of Soul Dust Productions, a collective of local DJs with a deep love and respect for all things soul and funk, but whose musical palettes stretch the spectrum. The collective has put on many events and parties throughout San Luis Obispo and surrounding cities, from theme parties to company events, since its founding in 2016.

Velanche was also a radio DJ, having hosted the long-running “Urban Landscapes” for over 15 years on KCPR, the college radio station at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The show and podcast has showcased a wide variety of jazz, soul and club-influenced music from around the world until its final airing on radio in 2015. The show will soon return with new episodes, in podcast form.

On the subject of Cal Poly, Velanche has moved to San Luis Obispo to attend the university, then hired there after graduation. Having just recently retired from Cal Poly, he’s putting his focus on sharing his love of music, including music production, social media content creation (YouTube and Instagram) and eventually live performances. And surely, there’s more to come. 

Tracks:
Would You Mind - Earth, Wind & Fire
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
Walkin’ in the Rain With the One I Love - Love Unlimited
Love Ballad - L.T.D.
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters
I Want to Be Where You Are (Unedited Mix) - Marvin Gaye
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Adventures in Paradise - Minnie Riperton
Love Train - The O’Jays
The Whole Town’s Talking - Billy Paul
What’s Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Theme from “The Men” - Issac Hayes
Are You Man Enough? - The Four Tops
Back Stabbers - The O’Jays
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Three The Hard Way (Chase & Theme) - The Impressions
Whatcha See is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
We Got to Have Peace - Curtis Mayfield
Love Has Found Its Way To Me - Blue Magic
Mighty Love - The Spinners
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
I’ll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders
Happiness is Just Around The Bend - The Main Ingredient
Sadie - The Spinners
People Make The World Go Round - The Stylistics

Golden Soul

These are my sacred steps ~ NRW Mix

Clear Horizon - The Best Of Basia

Cruising for Bruising

REMIX OF  THRU IT ALL by WINTERTIME (u bout to blow up boi)?
produced by WINTERTIME
touched/ engineered by ZACH WITNESS
HAPPY 4/20
"this that real ninja shit."

E. Badu - I BEEN GOIN THRU IT ALL- HAPPY 4/20 mix

Come And See Badu  - the official BADU PARTY NEXT DOOR DUET REMIX

Frank Ocean - Biking (Solo Version)

Personel:
Angus Munroe - Lead Vocals / Saxophone
Steven Rodger - Backing Vocals / Keyboards
Ian Hendry - Drums / Mixing
Fraser Jackson - Guitar / Engineering
Scythe- Bass
Barry McAleenan - Guitar / Backing Vocals

"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" (also known as "I Keep Forgettin'") is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, from his debut album If That's What It Takes. It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford. Its similarity to the earlier song "I Keep Forgettin'", by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by Chuck Jackson, resulted in Leiber and Stoller also being given a songwriting credit.

I Keep Forgettin' (Live)

DJ TopCat - Get High on Mary Jane (Cypress Hill, Rick James, Tom Petty)


Cruising for Bruising

Basia

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