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Funkastik James-Common Ground

Smokey Funk - Down To This Funky Stuff

Dance Dance Dance (feat. Alex Buchanan)

Love Like The First Time (Remember Me)

Soul Makossa 2.0 with legendary Manu Dibango featuring hit-maker Wayne Beckford.
This new version of the legendary smash-hit « Soul Makossa 2.0 » has taken many by surprise. More surprises are now officially announced: 
For the first time since the 1990's Manu Dibango has recorded new material and is releasing an entire new album. 
On his upcoming project Manu Dibango has selected his favorite songs from the last 50 years of his productive carrier. Manu Dibango recorded the upcoming album together with Wayne Beckford who has interpreted the classics into new modern songs. 
A true classical album - bringing togheter the past and the present for the future. 
Even though Manu Dibango today is over 70 years old, he's still not ready to put down his saxophone... Remembering the past and continuing to create for the future. 
On the upcoming album PAST PRESENT FUTURE, the ends of an important musical era meet in modern remixes of old classics. The musical history that has influenced most musical genres of today is put in a new limelight of the future.

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La nouvelle version du célèbre tube planétaire « Soul Makossa 2.0 » en a surpris plus d’un. Bien d’autres surprises sont maintenant officialisées.
Pour la première fois depuis les années 90 Manu Dibango vient d’enregistrer de nouveaux titres et s’apprête à publier un tout nouvel album studio.
Pour ce nouveau projet Wayne Beckford et Manu Dibango ont créé de nouvelles compositions en partant de quelque uns de ses titres des années 60-70, qui ont enrichit 50 ans d’une carrièretrès productive et couronnée de succés. Manu Dibango et Wayne Beckford ont souhaité lui donner la coloration très afro-soul de l'époque qui a vu émerger "Soul Makossa".
Les générations passent, mais Manu Dibango reste plus actuel que jamais. Un véritable classique conjuguant passé et présent pour créer le futur !
Ce nouvel album : PAST PRESENT FUTURE incarne la fusion d’une période musicale incontournable avec celle d’aujourd’hui. Une histoire de la musique qui a influencé la plupart des courants musicaux d’aujourd’hui et qui continue de l’écrire au futur.

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PAST PRESENT FUTURE - ALBUM RELEASE : MAY 2011
Released by: BorderBlaster
Release/catalogue number: BBCD021
Release date: Nov. 17, 2011
ISRC: FRU841100813
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Soul Makossa 2.0

CHUCK BROWN AND THE SOUL SEARCHERS - BLOW YOUR WHISTLE (ACE RE-EDIT)

"Think" is a song written by American singer Aretha Franklin and Teddy White. It was performed by Aretha and released as single in 1968. It came in at 15 in the top 200 songs of the 1960s. This is Grand WaZoo performing  this souls classic, arranged by band leader, John Montesante.

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