Smooth Jazz Hits 2021®

"Yaa Amponsah" is a song from Africa's earliest guitar tradition, palmwine music.  Dating to the late 19th or early 20th century this style developed in port cities across the continent's western coast as Africans traveled to trade goods and music. Yaa Amponsah is also what Ghanaian musicians call a "rhythm"—a blueprint of harmonies, rhythms, and melodies that has informed thousands of songs from its first recording in 1928 through to contemporary music.  In this Afropop Closeup, guitarist Nathaniel Braddock takes you inside his journey to dig into the rhythm's roots and influences through conversations with Koo Nimo, Akablay, Kofi Elektrik, and John Collins. 

Afropop Closeup Season Six

Closeup: Echoes of Yaa Amponsah

TRACK LIST:

Critik Creole Pop - Daniel Forestal Et Les Milestones

We The Youth - Exile House

Addicted - Milestone

J’ai Froid - Milestone

Ça Moin Si Ou Fè - Black Affairs

Come Along - Ebo Taylor And The Pelikans

Wogye W'enyaado - Papa Yankson

Super Bar Konon Mousso - Amadou Balaké

Thief Man - Ogiza

Sakatumbe - African Brothers' Band

Tuesday Morning Monday's Feeling Gone - Denny Fast

Send Her Back - The Jay Hawkers

Poor Souls - Big John K

Freak Out Part 1 - The Soundz 

Thundermother - Someday

Cambodia - Bertil Strandbergs Kvintett 

Erik’s Tune - The Al Williams Quintet Plus One 

Impression Theme - Afro Blue Persuasion 

Say What - Ken McIntyre

Round Midnight - John Mehegan

JELLY'S GROOVE - EPISODE #29

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Taken from the album ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Reimagined by Jazzanova’, BBE Music, DJ Amir and 180 Proof records present the 3rd single from this monumental project.

This release features remixes by Japanese Club Jazz pioneers Kyoto Jazz Massive, and Genre Blending New Yorkers, musclecars.

Kyoto Jazz Massive were enlisted to remix the Jazzanova reimagining of Sam Sanders’s iconic song Face at my Window. Their mix adds an intimate Jazz Club feel to vocalist Sean Haefeli’s recording, which highlights the dynamics of Sean’s voice. The subtle tempo increase maintains the feel of the original and adds a punch to the brass section, making the track an entirely new experience.

musclecars add that traditional New York / Chicago House vibe to Jazzanova’s reimagining of Kenny Cox’s ‘Beyond the dream’, and the result is a skippy afro/latin dancefloor filler which can go on forever. musclecars demonstrate their genre blending superpowers on this mix which adds a garage swing to a jazz record, definitely going to be a jam for the dancefloors in 2023.

Both remixes showcase the importance of DJ Amir's unearthing of these strata gems, and Jazzanova’s reimagining, how they have breathed new life into one of Detroit’s hidden gems - Strata Records. They will definitely on board new audiences to the treasure trove that is Strata, and the iconic stories surrounding the often overlooked record label.
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Jazzanova - Face At My Window (featuring Sean Haefeli)

Soul Ouiwake - Minoru Muraoka

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Last Dance

Moovin & Groovin

What's Going On (Steppers Mix)

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Moments of Change

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Give Me The Reason

Chulita BlueCollarScholar - Baby Girl Precious

Dub version of "Padre Ichiro" by Bill "DJ Prophesy" Wendt (Dub Club/Glitch Mob). The original track appears on The Lions upcoming album This Generation. 

Grab the MP3 here and check out This Generation 45 Box Set
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The Lions - Padre Ichiro in Dub (DJ Prophesy Version)

The wait is over!  Smooth Jazz New York is proud to present The Best of Smooth Jazz Volume One. http://store.smoothjazznewyork.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=54321

"After Hours" - Spyro Gyra

Tibob de Nazareth: This is his first Gospel album. It marks the beginning of a new era in Haitian Gospel Music. ISTWA DAMOU, KOURAY and BONDYE TOUJOU LA were the first huge hits to start arguably the most successful Haitian music ministry to date.

Get it Here - https://tibobdenazareth.com/album/1521891/istwa-damou

"After Hours" - Spyro Gyra

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