Tropical Storm

salsa

Tropical für Winter

Soundcloud Tracks - Tropical

sofrito

never loose it

Salsota

mix_fiesta

Stellar Latin mix by Hugo Mendez of tropical music collective Sofrito and the Rhythmagic Orchestra, a collaboration with  jazz producer Ben Lamdin, aka Nostalgia 77 on Impossible Ark Records.


"Rhythmagic Partout" mix by Hugo Mendez

Drawl (Demo)- 18+

Taken from the Promo 12" for the Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque album on Strut Records

Sweet Music (Sofrito Soundsystem Edit)

Old-ish (2008) Sofrito Soundsystem dubplate intro - Afro-Colombian beats with Cuban singer and percussionist Rene Alvarez (Sur Caribe) with some Latin freestyle...

Sofrito Dubplate intro feat. Rene Alvarez (2008)

Seun Kuti - Rise (Radio Edit)

B/W "Room Full of Strangers" (Obrooni 001-B)
Limited Edition pressing, Capsule Labs 2011.

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Caridad

My KCRW radio show is every Wednesday night 12-3am, so for the past 5 years I've never been able to go to Low End Theory. Gaslamp Will and I said enough is enough, and planned it so I can take the night off and rock w/ some old friends that I never get to play with, and feel the energy of Low End Theory.

...I was super hyped that some other friends, Mark de Clive-Lowe and Jonti were both gonna be performing as well, and THEN, once I got there I heard word that JAMES BLAKE was yet another special unannounced guest. Damn I'm a master at being in the right place at the right time.

So obviously this is a distorted recording and I was pushing the system hard since I didn't often go full buggout like this back in those days, but if ever a crunchy recording would work, it's one of crunchy tunes like these.

Live at Low End Theory (12/14/11)

Original version released on The Original Sound of Cumbia (Soundway), comp compiled by Will "Quantic" Holland. LINK: www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/the-original-sound-of-cumbia.html

Jeremy Sole VS Hermanos Tuiran - "Lluvia Duro"

From Ti Kabzy's "My name iz", the hit maker konpa album.

Shaking Dadazz!!

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Owner Of A Boogaloo Heart

Tito Chicoma y Orquesta - Camisola (Palov Edit) Free Track_New Download Link

This year, the legendary "High Priestess of Soul", Ms NINA SIMONE, would be 80 years old. A woman who changed the social and political fabric of America with her fearless songs, her yearning voice, and her raw, worn soul.

Perhaps what has always moved me about Nina's body of work is that her recordings, even her fame in itself, were all auxiliary - just a means to support her continuing education and aspirations of becoming a classical pianist. Her songs had their own meanings and subjects of course, but by reflecting on her life's work as a whole, you can plot the points between these songs like a constellation. They were rungs on the ladder of her ever-climbing journey. You can hear in each recording a completely pure reflection of how she was feeling - passionate, strong, devoted, frisky, suspicious, proud, or just downright tired.

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 5TH 2013, Los Angeles gathers for a sure-to-be-epic evening of free music and revelry around this particularly authentic high priestess. Join us all at GRAND PERFORMANCES for "YOUNG, GIFTED, and NINA", featuring LA's deepest musical luminaries from the Jazz, Soul, Blues, Poetry and recording world as we come together for this majestic tribute.

This event is produced with unmatched dedication by JONATHAN RUDNICK, and the visionary music direction of DEXTER STORY,  the men behind last year's also epic "PEACE GO WITH YOU, GIL" tribute to Gil Scott-Heron. Yours truly will be opening the evening with an invocation DJ set, and speaking throughout the show.

AS A GESTURE TO CHRISTEN THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION, I'VE AGREED TO MAKE MY REMIX OF NINA SIMONE'S "BE MY HUSBAND" A FREE DOWNLOAD FOR ALL TO HAVE. I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND SPREAD THE SOUNDS, SPREAD THE WORD, AND WE'LL SEE YOU FRIDAY NIGHT.

For more Blues-infused works, check for my forthcoming "REVIVAL" EP Series. Blues remixes for the discerning dancefloor. Those and more at www.soundcloud.com/jeremysole

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Be My Husband (Jeremy Sole Remix)

In tribute to the wonderful Africa Express that's training it around the UK, I wanted to put my excitement of going to see it in Manchester in to aural form.  So here's a mix of afrobeat, psychedelicafro, afrofunk, afrodisco plus some downtempo afro. 
Hope it hits the spot.

1. Twa- Amaliza 
2. Ali Farka Toure - Savane
3. Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - African Kings
4. Thony Shorby Nyenwi - No Wrong Show
5. Anrtibalas - The Ratcatcher
6. Ebo Taylor - Love & Death
7. Babatunde Olatunji - Jingo-go-la-ba
8. Nizmande Allstars
9. Fred Fisher - Asa-Sa
10. The Sahara All Stars - Alikali Adajo
11. Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight
12. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Soldier
13. Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela
14. Oh Suetto

Flash Atkins - Africa Express Tribute Mix

Gérard Kremer - El Hombre Celoso (Thornato remix)

Here's an edit I did of the best track taken from Seun Kuti's recent "From Africa With Fury: Rise" album.  I added bottom end and extended some of the instrumental sections of that irresistible Egypt 80 afro groove. Enjoy.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Soldier (Flash Atkins Edit)

R.I.P TO THE GREATEST. RESPECT. 




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Spacious slowhouse variation oozing sunken keys and misshapen synths, all underpinned by that signature, colossal low-end padding and squashed percussion.

Drippin

Album out now on Erased Tapes. You can order it here: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP048

'Captivating as ever' – The Wire
'Modern classical raptures' ★★★★ – Uncut
'Superb' ★★★★ – Mojo
'Hypnotic' ★★★★ – Rolling Stone (DE)
'One of the most remarkable albums of his career' ★★★★ – DeMorgen (BE)
'Epic, meditative stillness' Album of the Week – WQXR Q2 Music (US)

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

April 2013 will see Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk, the pioneer of Continuous Music, return with his first release on UK’s contemporary music label Erased Tapes. Entitled 'Corollaries', the album was recorded and produced with the help of Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Martyn Heyne and label founder Robert Raths, who decided it’s time to share the great musical legacy of their new found friend. Or as Melnyk put it: ‘Where were you guys when I was thirty?’

IN HIS OWN WORDS:

‘My first encounter with Peter was at the Ambientfestival in Cologne, when I came into the cathedral where he was playing along with Nils. I was amazed and enthralled by the beauty and power of their music. The colours and majesty of the cathedral coupled with their music made it a great experience I will never forget. The music seemed to come out of the great stone pillars of the cathedral and from the very walls. It was an ecstatic moment. And I was so pleased that after his show, Peter came and spoke with me about my music and things, which was so nice since he is a gentle soul. Some time later, Peter contacted me with an invitation to come visit him in Berlin and try creating some music together. 

I arrived in Berlin with some apprehension over what our collaborations would be like. I had not played improvisation with other ambient musicians before, having worked solo for all these past years. So it was such a relief to start playing at his studio and hear his wonderful input. He was adding a beautiful and delicate dust cover of sounds and pearly effects that cast a lovely sparkle over the piano music --- I loved it.  

My piano music was happy with this new dimension of sounds. Peter just felt, in his natural way, the right things to do. It was a thrill to hear Continuous Music in some new clothes! And with the addition of Nils and Martyn, we all felt the beautiful spell of the communal flow as the music carried us into wonderful spaces.’  – LUBOMYR MELNYK

The album artwork was created by American contemporary artist Gregory Euclide, best known for his sculptural relief work and cover art for Bon Iver. Euclide was listening to early mixes of the recordings on repeat whilst creating the two paintings contained in the record, describing his visual counterpart to Melnyk's work as 'a continuous cycle of growth and decay'.

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Corollaries

The Six Day Moment

Lubomyr Melnyk - The Six Day Moment

Recorded over 4 years in London and Venezuela, Cuban rumba, Venezuelan tambor and tonada, Ghanaian highlife, Ethiopian blues and calypso have been soaked and infused with psychedelia and spiritual jazz to come up with what Gilles Peterson described as “a really great record”. The DJ and tastemaker included the band in his recent ‘Hot For 2013 Show’ on BBC 6music, premiering the track Cumbacutiri.

A diverse host of heavyweight musicians from both sides of the Atlantic are led by London born Jack Yglesias, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a veteran of The Heliocentrics, and his wife Luzmira Zerpa, traditional Venezuelan musician, poet and singer with a magical voice acclaimed by Manu Chao.

Recorded while living in an abandoned vicarage in East London, the record contains three different generations of Luzmira’s family as well as a cast of musicians from the wider Family Atlantic family.

One of the guests on the album, legendary Ethiopian-jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, adds a classic touch on piano to ‘Escape To The Palenque’, soloing in his unmistakable flowing Ethiopian 6/8 style. Also featured on the record are Senegalese Nuru Kane and Afro-Cuban group Yoruba Andabo. Much of the record was recorded by the Heliocentrics’ Malcolm Catto at their East London studio.

In 2008, Luzmira traveled to the Sahara Desert in the south of Algeria to participate in the Fi-sahara Festival. While there she performed with Manu Chao who introduced her to the audience as the most beautiful voice to arrive to the desert.

Family Atlantica - Manicero

Painthouse Episode 7 soundtrack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCE7BYyCI8
Grab it here: https://www.facebook.com/CHARLES.TOX.GALLETAS.CALIENTES 
in the "FREE STUFF" tab.

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/e703e1'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

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Dj Galletas Calientes - Guaguanco Reverso

La Gallera social club presenta: ECOS DEL TERCER MUNDO VOL. 2.

"Pariente de su predecesor, el volumen 2 cruza el puente que divide lo digital de lo folklórico". Sin embargo, en esta segunda producción discográfica, "…el grupo se inclina hacia el lado orgánico del espectro musical". 

"Los tambores están en todas partes… El canto ha tomado el mismo acercamiento desestabilizado, saliendo de todas las esquinas, con mucho eco y con coros construidos de manera extraña. Los metales resaltan y te llevan a través de un viaje por un espacio desbalanceado".

"Vol. 2. muestra claramente una banda, desarrollando un estimulante y único sonido de marca: : el de las cachapas y el queso'e mano"

www.lagallerasocialclub.com

La Gallera Social Club - En el monte

Autor: Vanito Brown
Arr & Sax: Yosvany Terry
Piano: Osmany Paredes
Bass: Yunior Terry
Drums: Obed Calvaire
Percusion: Alfredo Chacón
Back up vocals: Gema Corredera, Yosvany Terry, Obed Calvaire & Alfredo Chacón


Chévere

NOVALIMA "Karimba" REMIX ALBUM COMING OUT JUNE 25th www.wonderwheelrecordings.com 

"Mamaye" by Novalima. Vocals by Sofia Buitron . Remix by Nickodemus. 

http://www.novalima.net/
https://www.facebook.com/Nickodemusnyc


Novalima "Mamaye" (Nickodemus Remix)

P18 - "La Verdolaga (Jeremy Sole remix)'

IRIMO - Melchor zapata

Jazz & Milk Breaks Compilation Vol. 2

El Boom

The Snip - El Boom

Official remix released with permission from Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde.  Additional percussion by João Hermeto.  Remixed at Comando Digital, Rio de Janeiro.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samba-de-Coco-Ra%C3%ADzes-de-Arcoverde/150862398301637
http://www.myspace.com/cocoraizesdearcoverde

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Ê Boi (Maga Bo Remix) - Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde

she only loves me in the evenings

My plan was to not remix, but re-play the song in a full live setting, as if in 1975 Bowie recorded the original and then flew to Brooklyn (or even Jamaica) to cut another take with my players. Everything was recorded 100% analog to tape. All on equipment that was available before 1975. My approach was to take influence of the Jamaican musicians (and recording styles) of the mid-seventies, and their infatuation with American Soul music. If you dig it, that would be great. Knowing that BOWIE digs it, I’m over the moon.

DAVID BOWIE - Golden Years (Jeremy Sole remix)

Sofrito Super Singles // Island Series // Percussions  // DJ mixes & sessions