wicked track! sorry I missed the DL. would love if you added to my group 'Absolute Funk Trax'

Shit, missed the dl because the rainy season at SC. Great edit. 

Great Kev gutted i missed it ..AnyChance my Chester Brethren?? ;-)

just essential !!! posted @ http://thesoulshiner.blogspot.fr/2012/05/sugar-chili-funk-3-chili-peppers-from.html

The Pan-Caribbean workforce brought in to build the Panama Canal shaped the musical culture on the isthmus, and it became a hot-spot for new rhythms. Growing out of the combos nacionales scene, one of the most successful funk and soul groups of 60s and 70s Panama, Los Dinamicos Exciters (later The Exciters) was led by drummer Horacio ‘Ray’ Adams. Legendary in their day, the band were booked solid for years. Their core sound was Latin soul and funk (heavily influenced by James Brown) but they also played boogaloo, calypso and ska. The US Black Power movement struck a chord, especially in the Canal Zone, where Afro-Panamanians had long suffered discrimination. Co-founders of the Instituto Soul, the Exciters were the first to invite an African-American ‘soul queen’ to lead their carnival parade in 1971.

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Wah Wah 45s bring you four incredible re-works from French disco don The Reflex, for our very own legendary Canadian/Haitian keyboard wiz Henri-Pierre Noel.

Funky Spider Dance is a percussion heavy bomb filled to the brim with Henri's soaring piano licks and infectious female vocal hooks. The Reflex has taken what was already a sure-fire club favourite, and created something of a dance floor destroyer.

His rework of A Fifth of Beethoven takes its time to build into another heavy hitter. As the beats make way for Henri's deft keyboard flourishes, the recognition of this cover of the Walter Murphy classic (taken from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack) begins to dawn - and as it does, it's clear that once again the dream team of HPN and The Reflex have worked their magic!

The Reflex's Revision of Back Home...; Sweet Home is a modern Island Funk masterpiece with organ and tropical guitar riffs making way for sunny brass stabs all underpinned by foot friendly beats.

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THE CRAIG CHARLES FUNK AND SOUL SHOW, BBC 6MUSIC-PLAYLIST-18/3/2017
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Smoove-Main Sourced (White)
Maceo Parker-Homeboy (Esc Records)
Senior Citizens-Sookie (Chopshop)
Carol Cool-Upside Down (Soul Jazz Records)
Mohawkestra-Paint It Black (Reed Records)
The Pied Piper Players-The Bari Sax (Kent Dance)
Quantic & Alice Russell-I'll Keep A Light In My Window (SoulBrigada Rework) (Self Released)
Myles Sanko-This Ain’t Living (Legere)
Stevie Wonder-I Wish (Motown)
The Allergies-Love That I'm In (Jalapeno Records)
Quincy Jones-Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title) (United Artists Records)

Spinnage Au Trois
Carl Bean-I Was Born This Way (Motown)
Aretha Franklin-Hold On I'm Coming (Arista)
Ray Pollard-The Drifter (United Artists Records)

Earl St Clair-Criminal (Virgin/EMI)
Sister Sledge-Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me (ATCO Records)
George Kelly-Satisfaction Express (Chopshop)
Deejay Irie-Baile Con Sabor (Self Released)
#####Kela Futi - Yeah Rhythm (Lego Jazz 4 AM) (Self Released)#####
Funkadelic-Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On (Westbound)
Ken Boothe-Let The Water Run Dry (Wagram Records/Chapter Two)

Funk Family Tree
Booker T. & The MG’s-Bootleg (Atlantic/Rhino)
Isaac Hayes-I Can't Turn Around (Hot Buttered Soul Records)
Sam & Dave-Soul Man (Rhino)
Clarence Reid-Nobody But You Babe (Warner Strategic Marketing)

Javi Frias-Sugar Groove (Editorial)
The Velvet Satins-Nothing Can Compare To You (General American)

BBE Records Trunk Of Funk
Archie James Cavanaugh-Make Me Believe
Dalindèo-Rhythm Of Kallio (BBE Records)
Vaitea-Lovesongs (BBE Records)
Lady Daisey-Showdown (BBE Records)
Mr. Bird-Save Me (feat. Greg Blackman) (BBE Records)
The Djoon Experience-Old Landmark (feat. Kenny Bobien) (BBE Records)

Shane Martin-I Need You' (Warner/Chappell North America Ltd)
Betty Everett-You're No Good (Stateside)
Rita Lovely And The Soul Twisters-Love Is Alright (Jupiter Records)
Gavin Clifton-Reel Me In (feat. Erin McNamara) (Self Released)
Featurecast-Chuck Berry (Goodgroove)
Creative Source-Who Is He And What Is He To You (Polydor)

AFRO BEAT Yeah Rhythm (Lego Jazz 4 AM)

Kela Futi - Yeah Rhythm (Lego Jazz 4AM)

Original version of this cover of the classic James Brown track 
is on Leo Muller's 1972 album "Right On! Soul Hits"

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Leo Muller - There It Is (Ole Smokey's Real Side Edit)

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I spent the four decades that I’ve waffled on about below, soaking up all the musical goodness that informs my sets today. I was always record collecting, but never thought about DJing, but that would all change when I visited San Francisco in 92. Little did I know that I wouldn’t be coming back for 11 glorious years. There I met Eddie O’Callaghan (former co-promoter of the Garden Festival in Croatia) and together we put on many club nights and events, the flagship being the Bulletproof Boat Parties. 

During those years Bulletproof welcomed countless DJ’s and bands to it’s parties including Mark Farina - DJ Shadow – Galliano - DIY – Gilles Peterson – Marquess Wyatt - Rockers HiFi - Derek Carter – Coldcut - Wicked – DJ Food – Frankie Feliciano – Greyboy and the Greyboy Allstars to name a few. I also had a residency at Mushroom Jazz playing alongside Mark Farina, DJ Is, Thomas (Then Wicked, now Rub n Tug) and George (Behind the Post Office)

When I returned to the UK in 2003 I pretty much retired from DJing, but worked for Eddie at the Magnet nightclub in Liverpool Booking the DJ and Band nights. When Eddie moved out to Croatia in 2005 to plant the seeds for the Garden Festival with Nick Colgan I went out to give them a hand and became a Resident DJ at the Garden Festival for many years. I have also been a guest at various gigs around the UK including Mr Scruff’s Tea Tent, The Devil’s Jukebox and The One Deck Sessions at Electrik 

If music be the food of love... play on brother!

Some of the ingredients along the way that have inspired and influenced the recipe.... 1970 - 1990

Led Zep 3 (first album I bought 1970) - Ziggy Stardust (first 45 I bought 1972) – David Bowie and Roxy Music on Top of the Pops 1972 - James Brown’s “The Payback” (first James Brown album I bought 1973) – Kool and the Gangs Wild & Peaceful (the second funk album I bought 1973) - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon tour (Empire Liverpool 1974) - Bowie’s Station to Station tour (Earls Court 1976) – The Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The Bollocks, The Clash’ White Riot, the Stranglers’ Rattus Norvegicus and The Damneds’ New Rose in 1977 –Iggy Pop Live at Colston Hall Bristol 1977 – Ian Durys live at the ? 1978 - The Blitz club 1979 - Buying Planet Rock, Walking on Sunshine and The Message from Groove Records in Soho 1982 – Art Blakey, Airto and Roy Ayers live at Ronnie Scotts - Grandmaster Flash perforforming Adventures on the Wheels of Steel at the Venue London 1984 – Flim Flam v Meltdown (later Coldcut) at the Harp Club New Cross 1984 - Afrikaa Bambaataa at the Hacienda 1984 – Gil Scott Heron at the South Bank - Monday Jazz night and Black Market Fridays at the Wag Club (‘81-‘86) - Tom Waits at the Apollo (1981) The Dominion (1985) Hammersmith Odeon (1987) – The JB’s at the Town and Country Club London 1988 - Dirtbox and many, many warehouse “raves” (’81-’86) at places like Battlebridge Rd and Clink St years before the House music phenomenom arrived with a bang with the likes of Shoom – Norman Jay’s High on Hope and Shake and Fingerpop nights - Soul II Soul DJing at the Africa Centre – Sonny Rollins at the Royal Festival Hall 1989 - Tribe Called Quest, Pharoah Sanders, Roy ayers, Galliano, Brand New Heavies and Steve Williamson at the Jazz Weekender Camber Sands 1990 - Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge at the legendary Talkin’ Loud Sunday sessions at Dingwalls (‘87-’90) where you could hear Tribe Called Quest followed by Yusef Lateef’s Brother John and no one would leave the dancefloor! 

“What a Long Strange Trip It's Been”

I’m just glad I was along for the ride!

Leo Muller - There It Is (Ole Smokey's Real Side Edit)

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