Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-payback-vol-3-j-b-the-soul-mates

Watch the teaser here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eofpUDmnQWE&feature=youtu.be

1. Bob Brown = James Brown x Bob Marley
2. Busta Brown = James Brown x Busta Rhymes
3. The Notorious J.B.'s = James Brown x The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Mobb Brown = James Brown x Mobb Deep 
5. Fela Brown = James Brown x Fela Kuti (feat Jeru The Damaja)
6. Jackson Brown - James Brown x Michael Jackson
7. The Illmatics = Nas x The Dramatics (feat. James Brown)

This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.  

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums. 

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has.  With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it." 

Stream The Big Payback Vol. lll in it's entirety below and head here to grab the free download.

*The Big Payback album artwork was developed exclusively for this series by Cojo "Art Juggernaut" - www.ArtJuggernaut.com*

Download

Bob Brown - Who Is Mr. Brown? (Popcorn Dub Mix)

thanks to https://soundcloud.com/amerigomusic

Krs Fela Kuti Amerigo Gazaway (mashup)

Idris Muhammad - Loran's Dance

No one has lived a life quite like Marcos Valle. He became an overnight international sensation, fled a military dictatorship, dodged the Vietnam war draft, had his music sung by Homer Simpson, made enemies with Marlon Brando, and became an unsuspecting fitness guru for multiple generations. But to truly understand the great Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and multi instrumentalist, one must listen to his music.

Between the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music. He has also had his songs recorded by some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes, Elis Regina, and (last but not least), Emma Button of the Spice Girls. He has also had his music sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pusha T and many more. With his twenty-third studio album Túnel Acustico, Valle set out to bring it all together.

“I believe my music is many things. It goes in different directions. I have many different ways of writing music, sometimes it’s melodies and harmony, sometimes the groove is the focus. But all the music I have made over my sixty year career is unified. It is all natural and it is all sincere. And this is what I wanted to bring to my new album.”

A prominent feature of Valle’s career has been his dual residence between Brazil and the USA. Originally moving over in the mid-sixties on the back of bossa nova’s international proliferation, Valle toured with Sergio Mendes and became hugely in demand as a composer and arranger. But the Vietnam War loomed and the threat of being drafted saw him return to Brazil. He spent the following years in Rio writing music for TV and film, as well as four cult favourite albums in collaboration with some of Brazil’s most groundbreaking musicians including Milton Nascimento, Azymuth, Som Imaginario and O Terco.

By 1975, Brazil's military dictatorship was at its most oppressive, making living and working increasingly difficult. Valle moved back to the US where he would reside in LA, writing songs for, and collaborating with the likes of Eumir Deodato, Airto Moreira, Chicago, Sarah Vaughn and Leon Ware, amongst others.

Túnel Acústico features two songs originally conceived during Valle’s time on the West Coast: “Feels So Good”, a stirring two-step soul triumph written in 1979 with soul icon Leon Ware, and the sublime AOR disco track “Life Is What It Is”, composed around the same time, with percussionist Laudir De Oliveira from the group Chicago.

On Túnel Acústico, Valle's core band features two members of the renowned Brazilian jazz-funk group Azymuth: Alex Malheiros on bass and Renato Massa on drums. The rhythm section is completed by percussionist Ian Moreira, with additional contributions from guitarist Paulinho Guitarra and trumpeter Jesse Sadoc.

The contemporarily composed music on Túnel Acústico features an impressive lineup of guest lyricists, including renowned Brazilian artists: Joyce Moreno, Céu, and Moreno Veloso, as well as Valle's brother Paulo Sergio Valle.

The album closes with "Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)", a tribute to the legendary composer who passed away in 2023.

Marcos Valle & Leon Ware - Feels So Good

NOWADAYS Mixtape
Welcome back to FRITZ's LAND!
(All Tracks produced by aCatCalledFRITZ)
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1_ I DON’T NEED Intro
2_ BLAST! / Aud & Fritz [Fresh]
3_ PROPS OVER HERE (Answer remix) / Beatnuts
4_ ONE LOVE (Ego remix) / Nas
5_ FLOWERS (skit)
6_ DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, LET'S DANCE / aCatCalledFRITZ [Fresh]
7_ FAMILY STAND (El Gato remix) / BJ
8_ THE WAY YOU DO IT (Walking Wave remix) / Little Brothers
9_ A NEW DAY (Instrumental) / Aud & Fritz
10_ NOWADAYS / aCatCalledFRITZ [Fresh]
11_ LE VIDE / [dajzœlski] aka Dyzberg [Fresh]
12_ FAR AWAY (skit)
13_ NEXT UNIVERSE (Nature Humaine remix) / Mos Def
14_ ALLEY OOP / Fisto feat. Dj P [Fresh]
15_ STAKES IS HIGH (Wild Cat remix) / De La Soul
16_ THE WORLD IS YOURS Outro
17_ PUSSY CAT Intro
18_ I CONFESS (Jazz center remix) / Bahamadia
19_ WE SPECIALIZE (Little remix) / Pete Rock & C.L Smooth
20_ SOUNDS LIKE LOVE (My Mic & Me remix) / Illa J
21_ DIGGIN' IN THE CRATES (Paradise remix) / ShowBiz & AG
22_ QUEENS CITY (Make sense remix) / Piakhan & BJ
23_ FOR MY PEOPLE / aCatCalledFRITZ
24_ MASTA IC (Mc Dlanod remix) / Mic Geronimo 
25_ RESISTANCE (Day by Day remix) / Stahhr the FEMCEE
26_ LA MER A BOIRE (Remix) / Pumpkin feat. Jay Prince [Fresh]
27_ B-BOY (Glory remix) / The Unspoken Heard
28_ BAYANE / aCatCalledFRITZ
29_ COAST TO COAST (Instrumental) / aCatCalledFRITZ [Fresh]
30_ COMME TOUT LE MONDE (Instrumental) / Lemdi & Moax [Fresh]

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Let’s enjoy 80 minutes mixtape, between, Remixes, Beats & Feats!

“NOWADAYS Mixtape” is the fruit of a producer work revisiting some Classics US hip hop music, while including some beats and exclusive tracks. The entire mixtape is composed and mixed by aCatCalledFRITZ.
This mixtape (free download available here and soon on cassette tape) includes remixes of Nas, Beatnuts, Pete Rock &CL Smooth, Mos Def, Stahhr, Illa J, Bahamadia, Little Brother… and some unreleased tracks such as "BLAST!" with Audessey, "ALLEY OOP" with Fisto + Dj P, "LE VIDE" with [dajzœski] aka Dyzberg, Nowadays or Don't wait too long, Let's dance...

Enjoy!

80 min de music made by FRITZ, entre Remixes, Beats & Feats !!!!
 
"NOWADAYS Mixtape" est le travail d'un producteur re-visitant quelques classiques US, tout en incluant Beats et Exclus, intégralement produit et mixé par aCatCalledFRITZ.
Cette mixtape disponible en Free Download (et prochainement sur cassette), comporte des remixes de Nas, Beatnuts, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mos Def, Stahhr, Illa J, Bahamadia, Little Brother...
et des Inédits tels les tracks "BLAST!" avec Audessey, "ALLEY OOP" avec Fisto + Dj P, "LE VIDE" avec [dajzœski] aka Dyzberg, NOWADAYS or DON't WAIT TOO LONG, LET's DANCE...


Bonne écoute !

NOWADAYS Mixtape by aCatCalledFRITZ

Alan Taylor. The Secret (Full Album)

© Votary Disk/Roundtable/Dual Planet and Light in the Attic
Uploaded with permission.

From the soundtrack to 'La Gatta in Calore' by Gianfranco Plenzio.

Read the story about the film at Wax Poetics:

http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/guest-blog/obscure-italian-film-la-gatta-in-calore-spawns-rare-soundtrack/



"Grigio Perla" by Gianfranco Plenzio

After years of making their name on the scene in Detroit, Will Sessions are launching their very own label called Sessions Sounds.  The band will be releasing their debut album of funk originals entitled Deluxe this fall, with future releases spanning everything from funk and boogie to hip hop and jazz fusion, showcasing the unmistakable resonance of the Detroit sound.

The label’s first 7-inch vinyl release will be “Seven Mile,” on which the band teams up with Motor City icon Amp Fiddler for a tune that instantly recalls the lush arrangements of early-70s Motown.   Look out for a full-length LP from Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler to be released on Sessions Sounds in early 2017.

Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler - Seven Mile

JUST HAVING SOME FUN WITH A CLASSIC...BACK TO BASICS,THE ESSENCE.

NAUTILLEST ~ KON KAPRI FLIP

Brownout - Fight The Power

Super-funky business from Nigerian-born multi-instrumentalist, Peter King; fuses funk, jazz and highlife vibrations. Official Mr Bongo reissue.

‘Omo Lewa’ follows his ‘Miliki Sound’ album, also available on Mr Bongo. Recorded in London, originally released in 1976 by Orbitone, this is one of his finest records.

Licensed from Clinton Roberts.

Omo Lewa

Peter King - AJO

Musician/producer with a deep love for old school Dance Music.
Contact me at keobeo.taylor@gmail.com