Yes mon! Going to do some moving now! Shake it!

Various

For this sixth show on Radio Primavera, I’ll link two of my old loves : Motown and reggae. Then you understand how Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield or Holland-Dozier-Holland also had a huge impact on the Jamaican and British reggae production. Ah yes, I’ve maybe put too much of The Tempts, but hey I liked them a lot.

Windows on the World ep06 - From Motown to Kingston

Calypso Rose - Leh We Punta (1987)

An excerpt from the second edition of 'Discoteca' recorded at the 303, New York. Quantic & Beto exchange tropical sounds and latin rhythms. 

Discoteca at the 303: Quantic & Beto

De passage à Paris avant de démarrer sa tournée européenne, Will "Quantic" Holland nous a fait l'immense plaisir de nous rendre visite sur le bateau... Un moment très spécial qui restera gravé dans nos mémoires. 

Comme à son habitude, le cumbiero de https://soundcloud.com/ondatropica nous a offert une sélection sans détours de pépites glanées lors de ses voyages au long cours : reggae, cumbia, soul... 

@Quantic nous en dit également un peu plus sur son nouvel album solo Magnetica sorti le 5 mai sur https://soundcloud.com/tru-thoughts et sur sa tournée.

Concert immanquable le vendredi 23 mai à Paris au Trianon suivi de la soirée aftershow à la Bellevilloise à partir de 23h.

Merci à https://soundcloud.com/dj-soulist & Pascaline.

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Quantic • Vinyl set & interview by Soulist • LeMellotron.com

Calling all record diggers, music nerds and treasure hunters! Captain Planet has cooked up a musical egg hunt specifically designed for you, with multiple prize packages available to win. As a way to celebrate the many vintage musical inspirations from around the world that helped shape his trademark "gumbo funk" sound, the Captain cooked up a 60min megamix featuring beloved records as well as some selections from his recent "Sounds Like Home" full-length. Instead of releasing a tracklist, we've left it up to you to do your digging! 

Simply put, the person who correctly identifies the most songs in this mix wins. 

There are 30 tracks in total, each one worth a potential of 3 points for correctly identifying the Artist Name(s), the Song Title, and the Artist(s) Country(ies) of Origin. Every participant earns 10 points simply for entering the contest, making a grand total of 100 possible points. There will also be a consolation lottery prize chosen at random from the entries, so even if you don't want to do your homework, you can still be entered to win. Runner up prize packages will go to the people with the 2nd & 3rd most points earned. With 4 chances to win, it's time to flex your record digging skills and show how much you really think you know about those coveted deep cuts. Sure, feel free to use Shazam as much as you like, we know there are a handful in here that will keep you searching, so good luck! 

*** ENTRIES NOW CLOSED ***

1st prize - Signed limited blue 2xLP “Sounds Like Home”, signed “Moqueca” 7”, & white Capt. Planet T-Shirt
2nd prize - Signed 2xLP “Sounds Like Home” 
3rd prize - Signed “Moqueca” 7”
Random Entry Winner: - 2xLP “Sounds Like Home”

LINK TO ENTER CONTEST HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Lc2Besi9VyG6FVcyQaOjOEG54FVkQZxGNwWsqrweC1s/edit

                              

Global Gumbo Funk Treasure Hunt Megamix

Sept 27 at Revival. 8pm. Show starts 9pm sharp!

Part of the Small World Music Festival

Calypso Rose + Kobo Town - Wah Fu Dance

Samy Ben Redjeb de Analog Africa nos trae un set titulado "Primera vez en México" con una selección de rarezas del soul sudafricano y tropical instrumentals.

Analog Africa en Mexico  - Sesiones Salvajes

A DJ mixtape selection of the songs and styles that influenced the Western Transient recording. 

Western Transient Influences Mixtape

Le jeudi toutes les deux semaines @marcel-rockers passera ses meilleures galettes entre reggae, roots, dub et early digital riddims, toujours en direct du 6 rue Beaurepaire, Paris 10ème.

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Babylon Rockers #27 — Reggae Jazz

Calypso Rose - Calypso Blues

This is a short mix dedicated to Maestro Anibal Velásquez, incredible musician and the world’s most hardcore, trail blazing Acordeon players and singers. If you can dance it, he can play it, lightning speed Guarachas are his trademark, but he has a deep back catalogue of Pasebols, Cumbias & Charangas. 

When I was living in Colombia I was fortunate enough to learn accordion first hand from Anibal in his home in Barranquilla, over a year or so he schooled me on his approach, an open book on his the gun slinging technique, no button spared, bellows always drawn. His principal has sometimes been overlooked by a country consistently moving on to the next, but Anibal has been a staple of the Afro-Carribean diaspora as much as Arsenio Rodriguez or Beny More. He is one of the few artists 
who can brag that their career began on radio and 78 recordings and now is still putting out music in the digital age. Part of his arsenal has been the fire and ferocity of his backing band, together with his brother Joseito they are a true musical force, a world of frog noises and close harmonies. 

I gave up expecting to collect every Anibal record years ago, 
partly because there are just so many, I think you’d need a whole Anibal room for it in your house, but maybe thats what we all need. Anibal turns 80 Years today, and with a murderous dry wit and fearless musicality shows no sign of stopping any time soon. 

(Photo by B+) (All Music by Anibal Velásquez)


80 years of Anibal: Stop that Acordeon, the celluloid is burning!

HERE COMES SUNSHINE
MONEY TROUBLE
KINGLSEY'S LAMENT
MIRACLE SPACEMAN
NO BOUNDARIES
KUBLA'S WORLD
LLAMMA 100
SUNSHINE
CHUTNEY WOP
TOUGH SLACK
ROLLO THE GANJA
GO DOWNTOWN
FUN TIME
WE GOT SOME MUSIC
SINCERELY
BAMBOO WANGO
CHAMPAGNE DREAMS
MOON DON'T GO
MUSIC MAN
MUSIC
WONDERFUL WORLD (INTERLUDE)
THE COOL OFF
ZOOM ZOOM
IF I HAD A LITTLE LOVE
GRANNY IS SICK
WE'RE ON A MISSION
DO YOUR THING
MOUNTAINTOPS
PURPLE TYPE
(TALKING INTERLUDE)
RUN TO ME

GOLDEN VOYAGE

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Radio Mawimbi #48

Radio Mawimbi #48 w/ Love Saves the Day (Toulouse)

Founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born. Kobo Town takes the intricate wordplay of classic Caribbean music and runs it through a 21st Century filter. In the world of Kobo Town calypso, roots reggae, and acoustic instrumentation meet innovative production techniques, social commentary and indie rock attitude.
 
Kobo Town’s second album Jumbie in the Jukebox will be released in early 2013 by Stonetree and Cumbancha. The new album was produced Ivan Duran, whose masterful work on the now classic Wátina from Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective earned a 2007 WOMEX Award and was selected by Amazon.com as “The Greatest World Music Album of All Time.”
 
The result of the collaboration between Kobo Town and Ivan Duran is a striking recording that reflects their mutual commitment to revive the folkloric music of the West Indies by taking it in new creative directions.

Pre-order from iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jumbie-in-the-jukebox/id628313457

Kobo Town "Jumbie In The Jukebox" (Preview)

Afro Rare Grooves @ Radio Nova

This Trinidadian grande dame of vintage calypso packed such a punch as she rose to fame in the mid-60s, the coveted title of “Calypso King” became “Calypso Monarch” in her honor.

Calypso Rose - Feel Like Dancing

The dance orientated sound of British musician, producer and DJ Will “Quantic” Holland has enchanted fans and tastemakers across the world for nearly two decades.

80 years of Anibal: Stop that Acordeon, the celluloid is burning!

Quantic

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