I had a gigantic  record collection. God took it away from me.

Erykah Badu - Soldier (Mark Wayward Remix)

This is for all of the homiez pimp struttin' on hard concrete looking for a way to eat and trying to use the secret to manifest a better life.

William DeVaughn Be Thankful For What You've Got... A 4AM Mix

mighty ryeders - evil vibrations (ubiquit reissue, originally 1978)

first improv with sir KBMD electric red immortalized

Kelenkye Band - Jungle Music

Available on vinyl 2LP and CD from https://www.mrbongo.com/products/mr-bongo-record-club-volume-two-vinyl-2-lp-cd-1

This instalment follows on from our acclaimed ‘Volume One’ – Lauren Laverne’s ‘Compilation Of The Week’, supported by the likes of Disclosure, Horsemeat Disco, Hunee and Laurent Garnier. ‘Volume Two’ picks up where the last one left off — with a touch more soul and disco — records we’ve been spinning in our DJ sets and on the radio show of the same name, that inspired this series.

Compiled by David ‘Mr Bongo’ Buttle and Gareth Stephens, plus a few personal favourites from Gary Johnson, Ville Marttila and Graham Luckhurst.

TRACKLIST, VINYL 2-LP: A1. Elbernita ‘twinkie’ Clark – Awake O Zion (full length, original version) / A2. Dee Edwards – Put Your Love On The Line / A3. Anubis – Ecology / B1. Guy Cuevas – Ebony Game / B2. Kiru Stars (Julius Kang’ethe) – Family Planning / B3. Teaspoon & The Waves – Oh Yeh Soweto / C1. Leny Andrade – Não Adianta / C2. Rosa Maria – Samba Maneiro / C3. Tom & Dito – Obrigado Corcovado / C4. Inezita Barroso – Maracatu Elegante / C5. Joao Diaz – Capoeira / C6. The Equatics – Merry Go Round / D1. Elias Rahbani And His Orchestra – Liza… Liza / D2. The Beaters – Harari

TRACKLIST, CD: 1. Luiz Henrique – Mas Que Nada / 2. Elbernita ‘twinkie’ Clark – Awake O Zion / 3. Guy Cuevas – Ebony Game / 4. Kiru Stars (Julius Kang’ethe) – Family Planning / 5. Kelenkye Band – Jungle Music / 6. Effi Duke & The Love Family – The Time Is Come / 7. Anubis – Ecology / 8. Dee Edwards – Put Your Love On The Line / 9. Teaspoon & The Waves – Oh Yeh Soweto / 10. Oby Onyioha – Enjoy Your Life / 11. Leny Andrade – Não Adianta / 12. Rosa Maria – Samba Maneiro / 13. Tom & Dito – Obrigado Corcovado / 14. Inezita Barroso – Maracatu Elegante / 15. Joao Diaz – Capoeira / 16. Elias Rahbani And His Orchestra – Liza… Liza / 17. The Beaters – Harari / 18. The Equatics – Merry Go Round

Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Two

Kelenkye Band – Jungle Music

https://www.mediafire.com/?2k2gwa7gw74tbst

Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns : Four Play (Casha Hyde Rework)

Places, spaces, and a KNG MST redirection. Shout-out to the Mizzell Brothers. And Black Moon. 100 BPM

Available via Bandcamp

DONALD BYRD "WIND PARADE (KING MOST'S DUB 'EM DOWN REDIRECTION)

Virgin Ubiquity II

Funk in the Hole

To commemorate the passing of the great jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd today, I'd like to share my edit, originally released on the Editions Disco label, of one of my favorite songs of his - the jazz-funk and breakbeat classic "Think Twice".  Produced by the incomparable Mizell Brothers, it was sampled (and provided the basis) for three straight-up classic records: A Tribe Called Quest's "Footprints", Main Source's "Looking At The Front Door", and Armand Van Helden's house masterpiece "Flowers".

Byrd's records were a gateway for many of us who got into the nascent jazz-funk, rare groove and breakbeat scenes of the 1990s as DJs and collectors.  But his 1970s albums for Blue Note like Street Lady, Places & Spaces, as well as those of his protégés the Blackbyrds, were not just a rich trove of hip-hop samples for the eager beat-digger - they contained great songs that helped us to appreciate jazz as a popular art-form that was still engaged with contemporary soul, funk and R&B music, and encouraged investigating its infinite musical dimensions further.  He was, and is, tremendously important to my development as a DJ and lover of music.  We've lost a giant today.  RIP.

Donald Byrd - Think Twice (Edit De Prince Language)

Not an edit or a remix, just posted as a tribute to one of the greats.

Taken from a 1973 live set by “The Donald Byrd Seven", the lineup features the founding members of The Blackbyrds: Kevin Toney (piano), Keith Kilgo (drums), Ray Armando (conga), Bernard Perry (guitar) and Alan Barnes (saxophone, flute).


Donald Byrd and The Blackbyrds - Flight Time (Live in Boston 1973)

Don't know about anyone else but I'm getting more disillusioned with SoundCloud with every change they make. The new algorithm and its 'recommendations' ignore mixes and any tracks over 10 mins (my plays have reduced by half since they introduced it and I know it's happening for other people on here too), they've removed the New & Hot charts and replaced them with irrelevant crap like "Events near you", and this new UI has me searching for a way to revert it. 

Not sure what any of us can do about it but for the first time I'm questioning whether to renew my sub later this year.

Banner: Roy Ayers mural in Brockley, SE London by Richard Wilson: www.richardwilsonartwork.com

Donald Byrd and The Blackbyrds - Flight Time (Live in Boston 1973)

Mark Wayward

Recent comments

user131736413

Musiclover607

Ms.Camille

SavantofSound33

Related tracks