A Collection of DJ friendly edits from around the world tweaked for maximum dancefloor usage (largely Antillean retro zouk)

JOSH FB (aka Discothèque Tropicale) EDITS

By legendary Guedeloupe zouk artist Edith Lefel from her 1988 record 'La Klé' - first of a series of edits me and the Discothèque Tropicale crew are working on, hope you enjoy it x

Edith Lefel - Etiw Doudou (JOSH FB / Discothèque Tropicale Edit)

Taken from the iconic Hibiscus Records' 1990 release of zouk/reggae fusion band 'Shango'. The Bamboo Beat album is a straight up killer record with 'Irie' being one of my all-time favourite tracks ever put out.

I changed the intro, cut out some parts and rearranged bits to make the breakdown you can hear at 0:31 for example. Hope you enjoy the edit, more to come... :)

Shoutout to my good pal and fellow zouk digging nerd Bedoui for turning me onto the record. It's sadly very rare, I'd love to be able to reissue it on my label 'Discotheque Tropicale' one day so more people could listen to this wonderful work of music x

Shango - Filinn' (JOSH FB / Discothèque Tropicale Edit)

Taken from the 1992 release on the legendary label 'Debs' from zouk duo Guy Houllier & Yves Honoré. Dug out in Paris from one of the most impressive private collections of Caribbean music I've ever seen - was great to see the record lived up to its impressive artwork... these guys clearly had some style!!

Intro is adjusted to be more club ready with several other tweaks here and there. As always big thanks to anyone who checks this out - I hope you enjoy!

Guyves & Co - Danje (JOSH FB / Discothèque Tropicale Edit)

Discovered courtesy of our good friend Under Radaar / Arthur - aka the zouk wizard I aspire to be! 

Taken from a truly wonderful 1988 zouk record from Barbados released on the iconic Hibiscus Records. En Nou Alle Zouké is also glorious, but this slower and more emotive track also deserves some serious attention!

Amazing horns, vocals, guitar riffs and melodies - what a Jam. Catch the OG on our Discotheque Tropicale youtube channel - It is amazing! his one has an altered intro, an interlude removed, more horns and is just a but more dancefloor/DJ ready. 

Thanks for checking it out, hope you enjoy x

Fil Pak - Moin Ké Diw (JOSH FB / Discothèque Tropicale Edit)

A real legend of the game! Jean Philippe Marthély has a huge discography, and since 1981 has been part of the legendary zouk band Kassav'!

The influence of this super-group on music not only in the Caribbean, but also across West Africa and beyond cannot be overstated. The pioneering collective of incredible Antillean musicians basically founded the zouk genre, and Jean Philippe has been a choice vocalist for decades.

This edit I dedicate to my grandmother Lulu. With the title and vocals to me sounding like "To Lulu" especially in the call response chorus, this was immediately the first thought that came to mind. Just like this track she had incredible positive energy and was a force to be reckoned with, may she rest in peace. Thank you to Hunee for the continued inspiration!

I hope you like it - as always if you're reading this and listening to the track.. a huge thank you to you all x

Jean Philippe Marthély - Touloulou (JOSH FB's 2-U Lulu Edit)

Bhundu Boys - KIX EDIT

Don Coco - KIX_Edit

ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕙𝕒𝕞 𝕃𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕧𝕖 Red alert 🚨 Watch out for this truly ridiculous zouk banger! 100% dance-floor heat sure to light up any crowd, this is without doubt one of our favourite ever uploads on the channel. Everything that's magical about zouk is present here, an example of some of the best things this genre has to offer! 

Joyous, yet beautifully bittersweet vocals accompany mind blowing horn sections, with a killer baseline holding the groove. The track refers to 'divine sunshine' which is apt as thats exactly the feeling and imagery this wonderful song elicits

Big credit to monsieur Rackham Le Groove for the all important dig and tweaks to maximise the utility of this DJ tool. The snares in particular are a wonderful addition. We really can't claim too much credit here at DT, we instantly fell in love with RCKHM's first edit, but upon repeat plays decided to loop some horn sections and remove several breaks that we felt didn't maximise the energy and dance-floor effect this wicked track can offer! Plus you can still checkout the initial edit on RCKHM's soundcloud.

Discogs link:
https://www.discogs.com/release/85603...

Rackham Le Groove's Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/rckhmlegroove

Where to find all things Discothèque Tropicale:
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Ursula, Roberto, Papo - Soleil Divinité (Discothèque Tropicale & RCKHM Edit)

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The debut release from the recently-launched London party of the same name, Balearic London shines a light on lesser known grooves from the past in this new edits series - and reappraisals of some classics given a new twist. A1 will result in spicy synchronised dancing wherever you play it so proceed with caution. 

Balearic London summer dates:

May 25 - Paper Dress Vintage, London
July 13 - Multi Multi, London
July 28 - Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire
Aug 16 - Field Maneuvers, UK
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Mac & (Less) Cheese

Here's Safe Injection VA!!

This time, the edit series 'Safe Injection' brings 4 edits from homies Orion Aggasi, RPDD, Slowlife and Tucan Discos. Based on 8-90s Dance Music with their tastes, Funky, Looping, Balearic, Soulful House tracks will be the appropriate weapons for your dance floor. 

Huge thanks to the artists, especially Orion Aggasi for the mastering and the artwork!

Hope you enjoy with this;)

E'lissa - Hola Hola (Orion Agassi Edit)

Debbie Malone - Rescue Me (Tucan Discos Edit)

💿🔥 Out on "Saudedits 005 ~ Italo Inferno": https://souldade.bandcamp.com/album/saudedits-5-italo-inferno

Infectious synthesizers and silly Spanish chorus for the win, mixed with vocoder and smooth bridges to spice it up 💃🤖🔥🎹

Souldade - Yo Te Quiero Mucho (Edit)

Buy on bandcamp

Forever and Always (Club Version)

https://deep88.bandcamp.com/track/psychopolitics

Deep88 - Psychopolitics

All of my favourite Moods and Grooves tracks in one mix.

Moods+Grooves Compilation

An edit of Patti Austin - Body Language (1980)

Enjoy

Patti Austin - Body Language (Foreverdeep Edit)

Josh, Dan, Matt & Omar 🏝️

Although only in its infancy, Discothèque Tropicale has quickly gained support from the likes of Antal, Hunee, Mendel, Barbara Boeing, Poly Ritmo and Dar Disku to name a few. 

The collective, London based events series, and licensed reissue label’s first project is focussed on highlighting the sounds of Guadeloupe and the Southern French Antilles. In doing so they hope to champion and honour the talented artists that birthed this beautiful music.

Record loving selector DJ based in London (and formerly Edinburgh). I love sticking my head in crates and learning more about the amazing music that can be found across the world. 

I'm a bit of retro zouk specialist (checkout my zouk show on My Analog Journal for more) but also have a great interest in soca, highlife, makossa, PALOP music, bubblegum, kwaito, latin freestyle and beyond - I enjoy celebrating globally sourced groovy records to fill dancefloors, and deliver an experience that makes club goers smile while they move

My mission is to spread this wonderful music and the talented artists that contributed to its creation with as many as people as possible! 

I run a clubnight and reissue / edits label along with a few friends called “Discothèque Tropicale”. Music to bring the boogie, fill the floors and put smiles on faces! 

I do the programming for London based radio station LOOSE FM where I also run the radio shows ‘The Listening Bar’ & 'Musical Backpacking' focussing each show and the record digging on a specific genre, theme or area. 

Pls ask for IDs I’ll always give them! Don't be a stranger, drop me a DM on Instagram anytime I always love to connect with fellow music lovers from around the world. Send me music pls 🙌

Music is a universal language with the power to break barriers and bring people together ❤️ 

jtsfryerbloom@gmail.com for bookings or probs faster to whack me a message on insta (@joshffb). Much Love, JOSH FB xx

Ursula, Roberto, Papo - Soleil Divinité (Discothèque Tropicale & RCKHM Edit)

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