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From the compilation:
Afrobeat Airways 2 - Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983
Release Date: September 17th, 2013
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From the coastal cities of Accra and Cape Coast, basked in a tropical sound heavily influenced by highlife, to the semi-Saharan cities of Tamalé and Bolgatanga (part of a self-proclaimed ‘Islamic Funk Belt’) via the central city of Kumasi, Analog Africa (http://analogafrica.blogspot.com/) has criss-crossed Ghana in search of rare tracks, part of its ongoing, hard-grooving mission to bring the soul, funk, and vintage local pop out of obscurity and into its deserved international place.

Building on the success of the first installment in 2009, Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa; release: September 17, 2013) is a selection of 13 ultra-rare tracks by some of the musical giants who had created a movement that rocked the West African nation throughout the ‘70s: legendary singer K. Frimpong; Nana Ampedu (leader of the mighty African Brothers Band); Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and his superb guest appearance with The Complex Sounds; afrobeat star Ebo Taylor, backing his son in an unreleased track called ‘Children Don’t Cry’; the enigmatic Rob and his unique blend of twisted afrofunk; innovative drummer De Frank; and Uppers International, with their raw Islamic funk style. More obscure artists such as Los Issufu and his Moslems, Waza Afrika 76 and Tony Sarfo and his Funky Afrosibi make northern hemisphere debuts, adding to a rich list of Ghanaian artists whose music could be transferred seamlessly to any dancefloor in the world.

As with all Analog Africa releases, this is about more than just the sounds. It’s about the place, time, and people who shaped the scene. To document this, the accompanying 44-page booklet of Afrobeat Airways 2 features an introductory essay written by Afropop Worldwide editor Banning Eyre, exploring the development of soul, funk and afrobeat during the ‘60s and ‘70s in Ghana. The remaining 30 pages are packed with interviews and biographies of the artists and producers involved in the creation of this wonderful music.

Additionally, the Analog Africa team have managed to track down the photographers of the famous Modern Photo studios, located at the front of Accra’s legendary TipToe, a venue notorious for organizing unforgettable dance competitions, ‘Miss Tip Toe’ contests and the most in-demand highlife and afrobeat gigs of the day. 400 negatives have been lent to the Analog Africa team. Samy Ben Redjeb selected 50 of the most expressive pictures to document this little-known but striking musical scene.

AJA WONDO - Uppers International

Cametá, a historical little Amazonian town on the shores of the river Tocantins, is the birthplace of the scorching music known as “Siriá”; a cross pollination between the music of the inhabitants of the quilombos, a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by escaped slaves of African origins, and the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest. It is a breathing, pulsing, emphatic beat, and the modernised version of this local music, created by Mestre Cupijó, has been igniting street parties and traditional festivals across the state of Pará in Northern Brazil for decades. And at last in 2014, the combustible sound of Siriá will be celebrated internationally as the feverish, tropical sound of the summer!

Foretelling his talent to flow between cultures, Cupijó was named after a local river when he was born in 1936, into a family of musicians. His father, Mestre Vicente Castro, was also known as Mestre Sicudera, the musical director of Centennial Euterpe, one of Brazil ́s oldest bands, founded in 1874. 

At 12, Cupijó started to play the clarinet. He also became proficient at the piano, mandolin and guitar, although the instrument that came to personify his sound was the alto saxophone. Waltz, bolero, cha cha cha and an assortment of dance hall music became part of Cupijó's repertoire, but it was Carimbó and Siriá, the music played by the black communities of Pará, that had the strongest impact on the young musician.

To grasp the soul of this music, Cupijó went to its source and lived with the quilombolas (maroon) community of the Amazon. Upon his return, enriched by this life-changing experience, he founded the band "Jazz Orquestra os Azes do Ritmo" with the goal of reinventing Siriá and modernising Samba de Cacete, Banguê and other folkloric music of the state of Pará. Airwaves from the Caribbean and Latin America had also brought the cumbia sound of the mighty Colombian orchestras, Merengue from the Dominican republic and Cuban music to the Amazon, all of which had an impact on the music of Northern Brazil, Mambo especially! Mestre Cupijó took these influences and mixed them in with the ingredients he had studied in the Quilombos. That fusion – as we are witnessing on this record – had explosive effects.

His fresh new sound became the soundtrack to Cametá's legendary Carnival and soon his troupe were invited to other festivals along the river. Transportation to these concerts was via small boats, where three or four musicians would share a vessel with their instruments tucked between their legs. In those days there were no posters or radio adverts to promote the shows in any way, yet Cupijó’s shows became notorious. In an interview one of his band members explains: "Whenever there was a party – on a Saturday for example – and it was known that Mestre Cupijó would play, the news would spread incredibly fast, just by word of mouth. We didn’t understand how that was possible, but it certainly was amazing."

After the initial wave of enthusiasm, the first two LPs were recorded with rudimentary equipment in a dance club in Cametá. However, it was the third attempt, recorded in a studio in Belém, which would trigger a phenomenal success. "Caboclinha Do Igapo" and "Mambo do Martela", included on this record, became instant hits. A year later, "Mingau de Açai", one of Cupijo ́s most popular tunes, took the region by storm. In total six LPs were recorded by Mestre Cupijó.

He then created "Concurso de Musicas Carnavalesco de Compositores Cametaenses”, a contest for carnival music composers. The songs composed expressly for these contests in the 70s are still performed today during carnival season. In addition to evolving the Pará music culture in this way, he also owned a makeshift soundsystem, "Musicolor", to spin the discs of local artists before his own shows to the frenzied crowds. Mestre Cupijó proved himself a philanthropist as well as a conductor for the people’s music, and acted as a provisional lawyer for the city of Cametá, specialising in help for the poor. He also had a short spell in politics and was elected by a vast majority to the station of Municipal Councillor of Cametá.
Master Cupjó, the pillar of Pará's festive culture, and a humble pop icon who was ushered prominently into the country’s history books, passed away on 25 September 2012, at the age of 76.

We at Analog Africa are ferociously proud and honoured to have the chance to present these carefully selected tracks from Mestre Cupijó’s six studio albums. We hope that his music captivates you with the magic and bewilderment that is has us. We recognise his compositions as true anthems of life and vitality, vibrantly encouraging all to drink and dance until sunrise! Let go of your inhibitions and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Mestre Cupijó........ Segura!!!

Mingau de Açai - Mestre Cupijo (OUT NOW)

(FEELING IN A GENEROUS MOOD TODAY SO HEAR YOU GO PEOPLE, ENJOY)

LITTLE EDIT OF IN MY OPINION THE BEST BRASS CONSTRUCTION TRACK.

HOPE YOU LIKE



BRASS CONSTRUCTION - HAPPY PEOPLE (SCOTT M EDIT) (320 kbps FREE DOWNLOAD)

Canto de J5 Short Edit

7" available now from www.sofrito.co.uk

Originally from the island of Boa Vista, Abel Lima was part of a large wave of Cape Verdean migration to Europe in the late 60s – fleeing the political turmoil that accompanied the end of Portuguese colonial rule. Settling in Paris, he recorded several albums with ‘Les Sofas’ a multinational group featuring musicians from France, Senegal, Cameroon, Angola and Guadeloupe.

Arranged by Camerounian star Eko Roosevelt Louis, Corre Riba Corre Baxo (what goes up must come down) is taken from the 1977 album ‘Cantam nos Bida‘ and combines a rock-solid bassline with a hypnotic guitar riff.

Nos Maos – arranged by Guadeloupean pianist Roland Louis – has more of a Caribbean feel, bringing elements of Cadence in to the mix. The politically-charged lyrics – half in French and half in Portuguese – deal with European complicity in economic and social problems in the developing world

Combining the Morna and Coladera styles of Cape Verde with Jazz, Cadence, disco and West African styles, Abel Lima’s output reflected the rich mixture of musical styles and cultures that was (and still is) present in Paris. Both tracks are dancefloor classics.


Sofrito Island Series // Abel Lima e les Sofas 7" // Cape Verde

From the upcoming album Jaiyede Afro by Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, out September 8th on Strut. <a href="http://geni.us/JaiyedeAfro">Pre-order now via iTunes</a> and receive this track instantly. 

Orlando Julius on "Buje Buje:"
"My parents used to tell us stories, folk tales and there were a lot of different stories involving tortoises - they often made tortoises sound like human beings. There was one about a tortoise who had a farm and I always thought, ‘how could a tortoise have a farm?!’ This tortoise is working on his farm and a pretty lady is passing by. So, he cuts his foot with his cutlass and pretends that he is injured so that he can get her attention. The lady comes over and tries to help him and he says, ‘I can’t work with this cut. Could I climb on your back to go to get help?’ She agrees, he climbs on her back and she starts to walk. He says, ‘I’m too far up, could you push me further down your back?’ Finally, the lady realises that he is up to no good, she is very unhappy and tells him to find his own way. Once she has left, the tortoise continues to play this trick on other women.

“I made the story into a song and brought human nature into it – good people and bad people. The song teaches us not to copy something that is bad, fake or deceptive.”

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Buje Buje

Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics - Buje Buje

Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru's Radical Decade  

CD, Double Gatefold LP and digital

Following on from our debut vintage selection, we’ve crossed a bridge and left the chica, cumbia and salsa sounds of Peru Maravilloso to visit the soulful and funkier sounds of Peru Bravo.

The record features cover versions of The Meter's 'Cissy Strut'' Jimi Hendrix's 'Hey Joe' & Steppenwolf's 'Sookie Sookie'

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Los Belking's - Sabata

Spirit Of Malombo: Julian Bahula's Malombo Jazz, Jabula & Jazz Afrika 1966-1984
Out October 20th 2014 on Strut
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Malombo Drums: Julian Bahula
Flute: Abbey Cindi
Guitar: Lucky Ranku
Vocal: Hilda Tloubatla

Voiced by Hilda Toubatla of the Mahotella Queens, ‘Hleziphi’ was one of Malombos’ most well-loved tunes in South Africa, where it gained the title of ‘the magical Hleziphi’ after appearing on the 1967 Malombo Jazz Makers Vol. 2 LP. The lyrics call to a girl, Hleziphi, to come home - ‘Come Hleziphi, bring the cows home to the kraal, it will rain soon’ and the song featured on the programme of the Into the Heart of Negritude show.  

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Malombo Jazz Makers - "Hleziphi" [from: Spirit of Malombo]

Teenage DJ aka Greg Wilson ‘Time And Place (Disco Break)’

124 bpm

Previously limited vinyl only 2005.

Another of the Acid sketches I put together in the years prior to my DJ return(more detailed lowdown here: http://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/teenage-dj-aka-greg-wilson-i), this time drawing on the groove from Oliver Cheatham’s 1983 release, ‘Get Down Saturday Night’.

My working title for it was ‘Twister’(Twist via Oliver) and, having immediately spotted its commercial possibilities, I resolved to develop it further . However, I left it on the backburner too long, my plan biting the dust good and proper when I realised that someone had well and truly beaten me to the punch - an Italo-Belgian DJ called Vito Lucente, who’d score a #1 hit in 2002 with the Room 5 single ‘Make Luv’, which also featured part of the original vocal to great effect. There was no point pursuing the ‘Twister’ idea now, so with a ‘such is life’ shrug of the shoulders I resigned it to the ‘what might have been’ file.

However, when I started deejaying again I realised the ‘Twister’ would come in handy, so I began to play it here and there. The Room 5 was too housed-up for me to consider using, not to mention the fact it had been played to death, but ‘Twister’ retained the early 80’s feel that fitted my vibe – it was a useful track to drop when you needed to give the dancefloor something familiar, but with your own twist. Subsequently, it was an obvious candidate for the ‘Teenage DJ Disco Best’ 12” EP I pressed up in 2005 – with ‘I Was A Teenage DJ Pt 1’ providing such a strong lead track, it could play an important subsidiary role, which is exactly what transpired. It was at this point it became 'Time And Place (Disco Break)', referencing some of the samples I'd dropped in.

I actually met Oliver Cheatham when ‘Get Down Saturday Night’ was released in the UK back in ’83. His record company, MCA, brought him to my night at Legend in Manchester, where he made a personal appearance, performing the single on the club’s dancefloor. Wigan Pier and Legend hosted numerous PA’s in the early 80’s, none of which we paid the acts for, their record companies footing the bill as part of their promotional budget, wanting to get their artists exposure in the most influential dance venues.Other PA’s included Gwen Guthrie, Imagination and David Joseph (it was a consequence of the David Joseph PA that I was invited to demonstrate mixing on the TV show ‘The Tube’:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sjud0zLJY) .

Greg Wilson July 2011

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Teenage DJ aka Greg Wilson 'Time And Place (Disco Break)'

Gecko Turner - let's stay tonite (Doctor Stereo "cowbell claps and tambourine" edit)

London-based producer DrumTalk flips the Asiko rhythms of Ghana’s Mpese Mpese Band - bridging the gap between Hackney and Accra.

The original track came out in NIgeria in 1986.



MPESE MPESE BAND - MPESE MPESE THEME (DRUMTALK REMIX)

As a special treat Soundway here serve up three courses of Panamanian calypso-funk and Caribbean soul from down on the Isthmus. The 1960s and 70s were fertile times for Panamanian music as Soundway’s three volumes of the much loved Panama! series of compilations has proved. Being the bridge between North and South America, Panama became a melting pot of musical influences, with local bands playing to entertain not only Panamanians, but also the hordes of sailors that passed through the canal from all over the world. Consequently, the Combos Nacionales (as the family of local bands became known) stuffed as many styles as possible into their repertoires from cumbia to salsa, reggae, calypso and funk.

On the A-side Fredrick Clarke’s alter-ego Chombo turns his attention to a belting calypso-soul-funk cut with ‘Soul Chombo’ from his extremely scarce 1972 LP Chombo’s Show. On the B-side we stray more into Northern Soul style territory with another 2 very-hard-to-find cuts originally released only as 45s in Panama at the time. Ralph Weeks is another artist who featured with Fredrick Clarke on Panama! Volume 3 and is perhaps best known for singing with the famous Exciters combo. With his soul cut We’re Still Strong you’d be forgiven for thinking he was based in Miami, New York or Chicago rather than Panama City. Lastly the enigmatic and unknown artist Jungle Rat USA gives us a great piece of Latin tinged dancefloor soul with Just Love One Another, recorded at top Panamanian producer Eduardo ‘Balito’ Chan’s studio in the early 70s.

Tracklisting:

A1: Soul Chombo - Fredrick Clarke
B1: Just Love One Another - Jungle Rat USA
B2: We're Still Strong - Ralph Weeks

Panama Soul 12" Medley

PAPERVINYL 06

Research – Day By Day

A – Day By Day - Psychemagik Mix
B – Day By Day (Dub)

 Paper Recordings are back to the wax with a heavyweight release, Day By Day by Research complete with a Psychemagik remix.

 Research were a post punk, industrial jazz funk band who formed in the early 80s supporting bands such as Material and Pigbag as well as playing sessions for the BBC and Womad.  They have released three still sought albums Laws of Motion,  Social Systems and The Perpetual City.

Recent interest in the band resulted in releases on Rong / DFA and Bearfunk. Their 2010 Reworks twelve-inch was awarded single of the week on Boomkat.

The Day By Day Dub is stripped back disco not disco that fuses live percussion, bass, guitars, drums, pads and vocals by Valerie Maxfield (Groove Armada / Freestylers) but with studio touches locking it down to a fierce groove.  The tension builds until the Rhodes chords drop to give it some deep soul disco.  

 Psychemagik continue their purple patch with a floor heavy mix that mixes up disco and deep house but is all class.  They retain the original elements but add stabs, pads and bass and completely re-arrange it for dance floor impact.  Best buckle up for this one.


Chris Todd (Crazy P / Hot Toddy) -  Superb! I think the original takes it for me on first listen, total breath of fresh air, love the fussion of the live funk feel with modern production and style.  The Dub and Spiegelsound mix are also doing it for me.

Benoit C - Coooool EP.

Rune Lindbaek - Cool.

Jim Baron (Crazy P / Ron Basejam) - Really excellent release. Original & dub for me, wonky, funky, right up my strata!

Pathaan - Hotness!

diskJokke - Psychemagikkkkk.

Terry Farley - Love the Speigelsond mix .. future retro.

Billy Scurry - Really digging the vibe, lovin the Psychemagik rmx!! The dub is awesome!!

DJ Alex from Tokyo - Great feel good electro boogie jam!

Sleazy McQueen - Yeah! I've been hearing the clips and now I get to hear the whole thing, it's great!

Andy (Inland Knights) -  Wicked! Loving the Psychemagik mix but all cuts are strong.

Cosmic Disco - Great package, Original and Dub are top and the Psychemagik mix gives it another swerve. Enjoyed.

Death on the Balcony - Cool!!! Pyschemagik is killer!

Andy Ash - The dub is really cool... Good release! 

Bill Brewster -  Like the Psyche mix.

Aldrin Zouk - Psychemagik remix tops it.

Christopher Tubbs (6 Music) - Research is one of the strongest engineer/producers out there... Big fan. Love the dub here and really feeling the Spiegelsound remix... Really strong. Great package!

Jerry Bouthier (Kitsuné) - Psychemagik for me.

Tim Love Lee - Smooth!

Marius Våreid (Full Pupp) -  Very nice guys! Psychemagic and OG are favs here!

Tunnel FM (Sweden) - Killer Stuff, Psychemagik Mix gets full support.

Mighty Mouse - Great EP, Psychemagik remix is great and will play, but my fave is the Spiegelsound remix. 

Lewis Dene -  A very Princely sounding release.


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Research - Day By Day (Psychemagik Mix) - Low rez snippet

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From the liner notes for International Soundclash:

The Midnight Groovers, led by local legend Chubby, are one of the most influential and longest running bands to come out of the small but musically fertile island of Dominica. This late ‘70s track is a masterclass in cadence-lypso, mixing an angular cadence rhythm and rolling bassline with ominous synths and a minor key vocal.

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Midnight Groovers - O Ti Yo (from Sofrito: International Soundclash)

New York City Born and New Jersey City based Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia), a multi instrumentalist and guitarist with the afrobeat orchestra Antibalas  is to release his solo ‘Manifest Tone EP’ through Soundway Records on 12th November. 

The EP represents four of the choicest cuts from Chico Mann’s ‘Manifest Tone’ Volumes 2&3 that until now were only available digitally. It signals the end of one phase and the start of a new chapter in Chico Mann’s career with a brand new album signed to Soundway Records for release in early 2013. 

The Manifest Tone journey began in 2004. During breaks from touring with Antibalas Marcos began crafting a more personal sound in his basement studio. A hybrid beast of culture and tone where Fela Kuti and Willie Colon meet Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Afrika Bambaata and Kraftwerk, it lives in a landscape shaped by Africa, Cuba, New York and Miami.

These unique experimentations led to the release of ‘Manifest Tone Volume 1’ in 2006 and eventually morphed into Volumes 2 & 3 that were finished in 2008 and 2010 respectively. What sounds on paper like a meeting of styles past in reality emerges sounding incredibly fresh and original.

Over the three volumes Chico Mann’s own unique style has emerged and evolved (something he has dubbed 'Afro-Freestyle') and in 2010 he released the critically acclaimed 'Analogue Drift' album for Wax Poetics records. 

All of this paves the way for the arrival of his most accomplished and polished sound yet that will touch down in early 2013.

Chico Mann will also add to his list of remixes for the likes of Little Dragon and Hess is More by remixing Soundway's London based Ghanaian afro band Konkoma in December 2012.

Tracklisting: 

A1. Dilo Como Yo (Te Están Llamando)
A2. Luz

B1. El Paragua (2010 edit)
B2. His Favourite Thing

Chico Mann - Dilo Como Yo (Te Están Llamando)

Brand new Resense 7inch with me and the mighty Suonho on the other side : https://soundcloud.com/suonho/suonho-its-cool-resense-032
Available very soon in every record stores :http://www.juno.co.uk/products/482966-01.htm/?ref=vdfnk , should be "cool" what do you think ?
(vinyl rip courtesy of @soundcloud.com/dj-federico-f ,-)

"Voodoocuts soaks himself in a Champs flavoured "Tequila" spirit. With a tightly plucked guitar riff and major hand-clap action if this doesn't cause a merry Mexican stand off on the dancefloor you're playing in the wrong venue"
(Juno Records)

" Voodoocuts sacrifices a chicken to the remix/mash-up loa resulting in Git Fonky’s crazy cool latin-garage stomp"
(Monkeyboxing)

"Another banging release from the Resense camp, ready to set the dancefloor on fire with two Latin based Funk jams. Highly recommened!"
(Fat City Records)



"カップリングは、こちらも人気のVoodoocutsによる18番スウィンギン・マッシュ・アップ!!「テキーラ」調のチカーノ・ロックン・ロールにラップを乗せたご機嫌パーティ・チューンでこちらもグレイトです。"
(Jet Set Records/Japan)

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Git fonky (Resense 032)

Big thanks to Marks Records for the ripp of the wicked'n'Rare 7" Original!
‎*"How Long" was a 1974 song by the British group Ace from their album Five-a-Side. It reached #3 in the US and Canadian charts, and #20 in the UK chart.Lead singer Paul Carrack composed the song upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with other bands. Comer returned to Ace in time to play on the song.Cover versions include ,Rod Stewart, Barbara Mandrell ,Lipps, Inc. 
and J. J. Barnes (James Jay Barnes, November 30, 1943, Detroit, Michigan)" 
* by Disco Gary

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J.J. Barnes - How Long (Ramsey Hercules Edit) [RV Mastered]

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Unheard and unreleased for more than 30 years, the music of Rodion G.A. is a treasure. Rodion Rosca composed and recorded much of the music on an cobbled-together set-up of early drum machines, Tesla reel to reels, and live instruments. After sharing the electronic and bombastic <a href="https://soundcloud.com/strut/rodion-g-a-cantec-fulger-the">"Cantec Fulger"</a>, we're showing another side to his music with the haunting album closer "In Linistea Noptii."

The Lost Tapes, the first ever commercially released album of Rodion G.A.'s music, is due May 28th on Strut Records in association with Future Nuggets and Ambassador’s Reception. 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZ5_hYPUTM">Video interview w. Rodion from his home in Romania</a>
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