The latest Radio High Life show of international good-grooves; leaning heavily into some beautiful, innovative and mind-expanding new music from Carwyn Ellis, Eddie Chacon and Kahil el'Zabar , as well as some pant-swinging edits from Da Lata, Lego Edits, and Voodoo Cuts, plus classic selections from some very deep digging by GUTS

La Ñapa

Radio High Life 14-6-23 New Soul, Jazz, Funk, Boogaloo, Afrobeat

Radio High Life live on Soul Roots Radio with DJ Doug, moving through smooth Jazz from legends, Miles, Mulatu & Herbie, into Charity Shop Disco 12's, 7 Inches of Heaven and a Latin Section.  There are some new treats from Hubbabubbaklub, Nu Genea and Ana Famnga Electrico and much, much more

RHL EP 107 05 - 11 - 23- Miles, Mulatu & Herbie, plus Latin, Brazilian, Disco & More

Comforted by the Company
Live Music Now musicians Ainsley Hamill & Toby Shaer 
Members of Community Transport Newham

Comforted By The Company (prod. Ainsley Hamill & Toby Shaer)

https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/dingers

Optimo Music loves a bit of serendipity. We had been really digging all of 2023’s releases by Will Hofbauer, which ticked all our boxes, when an email dropped into JD Twitch’s in-box asking if we’d be interested in releasing some of his tracks. Would we ever!

Thus we are delighted to present 3 tracks of outer space bass dub designed for advanced danceflloors. We asked Will to tell us a bit about the tracks -

These three tracks right here are just a couple of Dingers!! They’re a bit different from my usual fare, so I’m super super happy for them to have found un espacio en Optimo! 

The first one, Diiing, was just a fun experiment with some funny vocals and faster drums. As for the other two, if Leech is a big old slug crawling through a damp cave, then Can Dub is a fun little skip through the woods. The enormous reach of dub’s influence is clearly running through all three of these, in my opinion, but defo in the last two :)

Overall, I just feel like I’m a massive fan who is lucky enough to have a crack at making and putting out stuff really. I’m super chuffed to be writing this little quote about this release! If you’ve read this far, I hope you enjoy the music!!

Released digitally May 17th

Diiing

OMDD 57 - Will Hofbauer - Dingers EP

International good-grooves with DJ Doug on SoundArt Radio, a delicious selection of funky, sultry mid-Summer sounds- contemporary UK Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat, classic Blue Note, Ethio-Jazz, AfroDisco, quirky Electronica & much more.  Featuring Lou Donaldson , Quantic, Voilaaa, Ines Loubet & Jorga Mesfin

Radio High Life 12-6-24 Ep 117 Brazilian, Jazz, Latin, Afrobeat

TBE1202 - Tugboat Edits Volume 2

B1. Girlfriend (JKriv Mix)

Embracing the power of sunshine, UMOJA leaps into a tropical journey. 

This first release, Je – Ka – Lo!, compiles a serie of 6 re-edits with a focus on African flavours. Nigerian highlife, funk from Ghana, Mali music, Carribbean heat, it’s all in the blender. Combining modern production with feel and groove of the originals, this collection offers delight for both listener and dancer. Let’s go! 

Photography: J.Hoefsmit 
Mastering: B.Eyele 

Free Download!

Umoja - Oti Igbekele

The track list:

Blas Duran - Que Cree Juanita
Blas Duran - Este Si Es El País
Juan Luis Guerra - Fogarete
Francisco Ulloa - Canto de Hacha
Los Papines - Canta el Gallo Su Cancion

Mango Tango Caribbean

Savages Y Suefo remixed the great and late Mr. Terry Snyder's Tabu. Enjoy and feel free to comment! We love feedbacks! C'mon! :)

Terry Snyder And The All Stars - Tabu (Savages Y Suefo Repercussion) - FREE DOWNLOAD

DJ Doug has been DJing since the early 90s pursuing a passion for the exploration, though  vinyl, of the groovy place  where Latin, Caribbean and African sounds meet Disco, Funk, Soul, Jazz and Dance. He runs the ever popular Feet to the Floor nights in Totnes,  as well as the sadly missed High Life parties, and is part of the RPM vintage vinyl collective.  

He has supported Mulatu Astatke,  Seckou Keita, Orchestra Barbaro, Family Atlantica  and Sona Jobarteh, & appeared at a number of  festivals including Camp Bestival, Lounge on the Farm and Global Picnic, and venues across the  SE: Jazz Cafe, Ronnie Scott's and many others

His Radio High Life show is on SoundArt Radio,  Soul Roots Radio and South Devon Sound. On SoundArt he also co-hosts Feet to the Floor bi-weekly with Georgie

Radio High Life 12-6-24 Ep 117 Brazilian, Jazz, Latin, Afrobeat

Douglas Noble

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