Lp cut with a funky message from Chuck Brown and the boys

Soul Searchers - We The People  (UF's DJ Edit)

This 12-minute ‘Battle Suite’, composed and arranged by The Souljazz Orchestra, was commissioned by the House of PainT Festival for its 10th anniversary Main EvenT. 

The piece was performed and recorded live during the Bboy Battle Final on September 14th, 2013. Mixed and mastered at Metropolitan Studios.

Full audio and video of the event can be viewed here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-31RvtyxsDo

Track listing:
Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
Mother Popcorn - James Brown
The Champ – The Mohawks
Apache – Incredible Bongo Band
Don’t Sweat The Technique – Eric B & Rakim
African Battle – Manu Dibango
Organ Donor – DJ Shadow
Underdog – Sly & The Family Stone
Scorpio – Dennis Coffey
Agoya – The Souljazz Orchestra
Yegelle Tezeta – Mulatu Astatke
Police Woman Theme – Henry Mancini
Funky Nassau – Beginning of the End
24 Carat Black – 24 Carat Black
Shaft In Africa – Johnny Pate
Resurrection – The Souljazz Orchestra

www.houseofpaint.ca 

The Souljazz Orchestra Battle Suite

Back in September 2007, Freestyle Records released ´Black Feeling´ an album project brought to life by Australian musical supremo Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Cookin´ On 3 Burners, Lanu) 

Each track was presented under a pseudonym to give the impression of an album you would find whilst digging in a Caribbean record shop or American thrift store. As a collection of reworked classics, the album set dance floors alight across the world, indeed, the single ´Hippy Skippy Moon Strut´ by The Mighty Show-Stoppers became a huge selling 12 inch, and also notched up well over 350,000 individual viewings on You Tube to date!

Now in 2011, Freestyle Records is pleased as punch to be releasing this teaser 45 single that features 2 cuts from the forthcoming follow up album ´Black Feeling: Volume Two´ (FSRCD/LP090) and what total corkers they are too!

The A side is Lance & Co´s fantastic reworking of the anthemic ´Burning Spear´ under the moniker of The Poly-Tones, an intense and driving piece of soulful funk, and what could possibly equal that for the flip side? The Mighty Show-Stoppers giving Johnnie Pate´s blaxploitation soundtrack classic ´Shaft In Africa´ such a convincing and wonderful re-working, you will think you are back in time, on the film set whilst Richard Roundtree (that's John Shaft to you sucker!) kicks some serious ass!   
 

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The Poly-Tones - Burning Spear

The Mighty Show-Stoppers - Shaft In Africa

The Herbaliser - Goldrush

Nicole Willis And The Soul Investigators - Holding On

Choi Records second installment of funk is ready.  The Traffic is a group of guys who were more than happy to record at Choi productions to help bring this together and without them there would be no recording so a big shout out to
Yuri Pavlinov- Bass, Kumar Shome- guitars, Alex Howroyd- Trumpet/flute, Jimmy bowman- Trombone, Brett Evans- Baritone Sax, Ivan Khatchoyan- drums/percussion/wurli/production.
https://thetraffic.bandcamp.com/album/white-lines-smack-my-pitch-up-rprs-4

 Side A: White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

The Traffic - White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

Manzel - Space Funk

Taken from RKX043 VA - RECORD KICKS 10th CD | Digital. 21 tracks compilation with all RK hits, new singles and many exclusive brand new tracks.

http://www.recordkicks.com/index.php?/news/VA-Record-Kicks-10th
http://recordkicks.bandcamp.com/album/record-kicks-10th

Nick Pride & The Pimptones - Everything's Better in the Summertime

Uptempo Funk/Soul banger from UK heavyweights FUNKSHONE. Contact mbandoni@hotmail.com for more info regarding the music, band, bookings etc
Buy it on 7" vinyl here: http://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/funkshone-aint-never-gonna-work-aberlday-fry

It Aint Never Gonna Work

"Borneo (The Gaff Edit)"
by Cal Tjader

Free Download:
https://www.facebook.com/thegaffPage/app_151503908244383

Premiered Worldwide by Surviving The Golden Age:
http://survivingthegoldenage.com/cal-tjader-borneo-gaff-edit/

Catch The Gaff performing in Washington, DC this Saturday April 27th at Tropicalia:
https://www.facebook.com/events/367417073367098/


Words from The Gaff on this tune:

"Borneo fits into the category of what I call "super jazz", ie: Jazz that is great for everyone and every "body". It's taken from Cal Tjader's early 60's LP; 'Several Shades Of Jade' on Verve. The back of the jacket states: "The sound and feeling of the music of the Orient combine with the freedom of American Jazz"  and I featured it on my 'Funk The World 13' mix for Fort Knox Five. This edit (really a remix, but the terminology has changed lately) is part of a new series I'll be doing called "G got the Jazz"; a result of people really yearning to hear & dance to some different & amazing sounds. There is a TONNE of awesome, potentially danceable Jazz music that can really keep the party going IF given the right treatment (drums & sub bass in this instance). Having first been used in Hip Hop by Daddy Kev for his track with Awol; "Rhythm", this edit is a sureshot winner for eclectic dj's and crowds the world over. All samples are recorded from vinyl, so, from my record collection to your laptop, ENJOY!   -  The Gaff

Manzel - Space Funk

S-A