LP/Compilation: IN THE RED / Cat Nr: CHUWANAGA001
The finest Britfunk (1980-1983), selected by @saint-james. Available on November 6th 2017 as vinyl LP with Linernotes on Chuwanaga. Available as Digital as well. 

TRACKLIST:
A1. Equa – In The Red 
A2. Congress – Something That You Got (Real Hot) 
A3. Potion – Catch The Feelin’ (Showstopper) 
B1. Inch By Inch – If It’s Magic (We Don’t Want It) 
B2. Index – Starlight (The Break)
B3. Spookey - Friends

Between the end of the 70's and the early 80's, a new sound appeared in London and its surroundings, a unique mix of Funk, Jazz-Funk and Disco labelled as Britfunk. Characterized by its raw energy that can put the needle In The Red, this up-tempo sound was a match for the UK's dancers and Jazz-Funk clubs.

This first release by French label Chuwanaga features some of the most exciting, rare and powerful tracks from that era compiled by the Parisian DJ and activist Saint-James, with bands such as Equa, Potion, Inch by Inch, Congress, Index and Spookey. It features also an insert with an in-depth focus on this musical era.

These young British musicians were equally inspired by the American Jazz-Funk productions and by Dub music and Reggae pushed by the Afro-Caribbean community who were at the heart of Britfunk’s development. They gave Funk a unique British flavor. However, more than just a music genre or an enclosed expression of black Britishness, it was part of a genuine musical and social movement with its own dedicated labels, fashion sense and most importantly its own set of values that fueled the whole scene. Britfunk built itself within a multicultural evolution: black people, white people, straight and queer, all dancing in the same room to the same loud sound.

Available now at The Pusher Distribution / info@thepusher.fr www.thepusher.fr/thepusherdistribution.html

In The Red - A compilation of the finest Britfunk by Saint-James - SNIPPETS (CHUWANAGA001)

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Listen in real_some UPCOMING & PAST GIGS 
11.12.21 Terra Magica Rec, Arkaoda, BLN
27.11.21 Terra Magica Rec Nite w/ DJ Normal 4, Hektisch Sprengen DJs, Unter Deck, Muc
16.08.21 Terra Magica Festival, Croatia
14.07.19 Supreme La Rock, HKTR @ Counterculture, Pinakothek der Moderne
25.04.19 DJ Hell & Hecktor @ Krone
02.12.18 | Kater Blau, Berlin
27.07. 18 | Unter Deck w/ Kalakutta Soul Rec
02.06.18 | BLITZ w/ Antony Parasol, Toshiya Kawasaki, Mirko Hecktor, Octa Octo a.o.
31.05.18 | Lovelace w/ Toshiya Kawasaki, Mirko Hecktor
31.12.17 | Kater Blau, BLN w/ Africaine 808 Band a.o.
09.11.17 | Lovelace, Muc w/ Peter Kruder
07.10.17 | MITM, Bulgaria Damians B-DAY Special w/ Just Jack, Kontroversi, a.o.
23.06.17 | Wilde Renate, BLN w/ Knuggles All Stars
18.02.17 | Project 01 Live & HKTR at Kaunas, Estonia
28.12.16 | Vulkandance Tour w/ NOMAD, HKTR, Unter Deck, Muc
01.10.16 | Hecktor & Guy Dermosessian @ Römer, Bremen
30.09.16 | Goldkante, Bochum
08.07.16 | Africaine 808, HKTR @ Rote Sonne, Muc
02.07.16 | Hecktor, Guy Dermosessian @ Registratur, Muc
01. & 02.07.16 | Improvise Now!!! Part 1 Chapter 2_ On the Killasan Soundsystem w/ Traxx, Konono Nº 1, Mark Ernestus w/ Tikiman, Uta, Hecktor
23.10.15 | Pawas, Project01 (live) @ Renate, Bln
01.08.15 | 10 Y Rote Sonne Festival, Muc
21.06.15 | Hecktor, Public Possession, Botanikum, Muc
14.05.15 | Heard Live @ Bar Tausend , BLN
08.04.15 | GQ First Look @ Goldene Bar, Muc
21.03.15 | Florian Meindl, Hecktor, TingelTangel et. al. @ Pratersauna, Vienna
06.03.15 | Dirk Leyers, Hecktor, Registratur, Muc
27.12.15 | Moodymann, Hecktor et. al., MMA, Muc
07.11.14 | ELBEE BAD & Hecktor at Soul Industries, Freiburg
31.10.14 | Africaine 808 & Hecktor @ Kong, Muc
30.08.14 | Jimmi Tenor, Hecktor, Volksbühne, BLN
27.07.14 | NOMAD, Hecktor at Charlie, Muc
13.06.14 | Meadows In The Mountains, Bulgaria
06.06.14 | Krautok Festival @ About:Blank, Berlin
30.04.14 | Project 01, Hecktor at Spedition Bremen
17.01.14 | MDMD at KONG w/ SAN PROPER, MIRKO HECKTOR, Muc
15.01.14 | Fashion Week !!!The Official Kate Moss B-Day Party !!!, King Size Bar, Berlin
06.01.14 | Plus 1, Banja Luka, Berlin
07.12.13 | Club Eden, Ulm
06.12.13 | Katerholzig, Berlin
15.11.13 | Knuggles Rec | Loftus Hall, Berlin
12.10.13 | Nachtleben Berlin - 1974 bis heute |  Bookrelease | HAU 2, Berlin
28.09.13 | Palomabar luv Majic & Knüppel, Berlin
11.09.13 | Pinakothek der Moderne, München
07.09.13 | Humboldthain, Berlin
Vulkandance »We(dding) Love(s) NYC« |
Africaine 808 Live | Lee Douglas | Mirko Hecktor | Tropical Jeremy | NOMAD 
18.08.13 | KNUGGLES ALL STAR @ ABOUT:BLANK, BLN
13.07.13 | KNUGGLES | GOLDEN PUDEL, HH
11.07.13 | PHOUNG DAN & HECKTOR | GOLEM, HH
07 - 09.06.13 | MEADOWS IN THE MOUNTAINS, BULGARIA
17.05.13 | DISCOURSE, BREMEN
16.03.13 | KNUGGLES @ CHARLIE, MUC
09.03.13 | DISCO STATT THEATER, THEATER BREMEN, BREMEN
13.02.13 | ARTIST NIGHT @ KINGSIZE, BLN
09.02.13 | DIRK LEYERS | MIRKO HECKTOR @ GOLDEN GATE, BLN
14.12.12 | MIXMAG PARTY | FIRE | LONDON
23.11.12 | TBA, FLO KELLER 25 Y DJ JUBILEE 
20.10.12 | HDK; MUC
THOMAS MEINECKE & MIRKO HECKOR 
13.10.12 | DISKURS FESTIVAL FÜR JUNGE KUNST, GI
25.08.12 | KRYPTA | GOLEM, HH

Chuwanaga is a french label born in 2017 and based in Paris just like its two founders, parisian deejays @clementine-fr and @saint-james. From jazz-funk to mellow grooves, the label brings back musicality on the dancefloors. They release quality licenced and remastered reissues of lost or forgotten tunes but also new music from today’s talents. 

Contact : chuwanagarecords(at)gmail.com

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