'HAPPY YOU CALLED' A BEAT TAPE PRODUCED BY YOURS TRULY. 
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BANDCAMP: https://tadithegreat.bandcamp.com/album/happy-you-called 

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LINER NOTES: 

- INTRO
JOE TEX & THE VIBRATORS - DON’T GIVE UP 


- CHANTESGOTAFLIP
JANET JACKSON - GOT TIL’ IT’S GONE
CHANTE MOORE - CHANTE’S GOT A MAN 

- IFTHISWORLD
*LUTHER VANDROSS - CHERYL LYNN - IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE

- AUNTIE DIANES INTERLUDE
GANGSTA PAT - KILLA KILLA 
SUFJAN STEVENS - ALL FOR MYSELF
DIANE ABBOTT SPEAKING ON DRILL

- 4SHO
*MED - CAN’T HOLD ON
THE WATTS PROPHETS - DEM NIGGERS AIN’T PLAYIN’


- HOMESICK
REFLECTION ETERNAL - AFRICA DREAM
MELE - AMBIENCE

- THRUMYWINDOW
GABRIELLE - SUNSHINE (WOOKIE MAIN MIX) 
DJ TARGET ON #TARGETSNOTICEBOARD 

*(SAMPLE RECORDED WITH JIVES TAKEN FROM HIS VINYL COLLECTION)

SPECIAL THANKS TO QUIN FOR GETTING ME THE VINYL SAMPLED FOR THE INTRO

BANDCAMP

HAPPY YOU CALLED

Komai - Touch That

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@mrdoris & @d-funk feat @mysdiggi - 'Back In The Day' (Smoove Old School Remix) 

With the originals getting props from the likes of DJ Yoda, Fatboy Slim and JFB - it was time to do the do on the remix front and make the whole package even bigger. On 'Feel Good', Krafty Kuts moves away from the slinky p-funk of the original to lay down a more up-tempo funk version, while thatmanmonkz replaces the funk sample of the original with a driving house groove.

Over on 'Back In The Day', Smoove does exactly what his Old School mix says on the tin, dropping classic hip hop samples into the mix. George Solar finished off the package with a dubby slo-mo balearic mix perfect for downtempo sets on the island he calls home.

Stream/Download: https://mrdorisd-funk.lnk.to/FG-BITD-Rmxs

@mrdoris
www.instagram.com/mr_doris

Smoove @stevenmoove (of Smoove & Turrell) 
https://www.instagram.com/smooveuk

@mysdiggi
www.instagram.com/mysdiggi
www.facebook.com/mysdiggi

www.jalapenorecords.com
www.instagram.com/jalapenorecords

Website: www.dfunk.co.uk 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dfunkbreaks 
Bandcamp: d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/dfunkgritsngravy

Feel Good / Back In The Day REMIXES

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Mr Doris & D-Funk feat MysDiggi - Back In The Day (Smoove Old School Remix) [Jalapeno Records]

Lisbon’s @djdanifox brings a melodic, sometimes melancholic, touch to batida, releasing as a solo artist and as part of the Tia Maria Produções crew via Portugal’s revered Príncipe label. Alongside a Recognise mix of unreleased solo tracks, he speaks to April Clare Welsh about the evolution of his sound

Interview: https://djmag.com/recognise-dj-danifox-interview-principe

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Booker T & MGs "Time is tight" Stax/Volt singles
Lenine "Meu Xamêgo" Eita
Baianasystem feat Seu Jorge "Praia do futuro" O Mundo dá voltas
Novalima feat Hit la Rosa "Canto del agua" La Danza
Cheikh Lô "Bamba moofi djouli guedj" Maame
Aboubacar Traore & Balima "Sonfo" Sababu
Trio da Kali "Tulunke" Bagola

Ammar 808 "Ah Yallila" Club Tounsi
Noura Mint Seymali "Lehjibb" Yenbett
Orq Akokán "Con licencia" Caracoles
Radio Tarifa "La Noche" La Noche
Ahmed Mukhtar & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde "A Moment of taqasim" Al-hambra

Kwashibu Area Band "Mpaebo mu asomdwee" Love warrior's anthem
K Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas "Kyenkyen bi adi m'awu" Blue album
Gasper Nali "Chaka chino ndikwatila" Chule chule iwe
Syran Mbenza feat Samba Mapangala "Niekese maneno" Rumba Africa
Conjunto Ana N'gola "Puxa Odette" Edna Martinez presents Pico
Blind man with his guitar "Isoka labaleka" Zulu guitar blues
Philip Tabane and Malombo "Venie" Sangoma
Mahotella Queens "Jomba Jomba" Buya Buya
African Fiesta Sukisa "Mobali Nakobala" Dr Nico presents African Fiesta Sukisa 1966-74


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'HAPPY YOU CALLED' A BEAT TAPE PRODUCED BY YOURS TRULY. 
AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

BANDCAMP: https://tadithegreat.bandcamp.com/album/happy-you-called 

HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS AND IF YOU DO SHARE IT FAR AND WIDE 

ARTWORK BY SGOMBAKOMBA.COM

I WILL WRITE DOWN A LIST OF LINER NOTES AS TIME GOES ON.

HOMESICK

4SHO

AUNTIE DIANE'S INTERLUDE

IF THIS WORLD

CHANTESGOTAFLIP

'HAPPY YOU CALLED' A BEAT TAPE PRODUCED BY YOURS TRULY. 
AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

BANDCAMP: https://tadithegreat.bandcamp.com/album/happy-you-called 

HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS AND IF YOU DO SHARE IT FAR AND WIDE 

ARTWORK BY SGOMBAKOMBA.COM

INTRO

Tadiwanashe’s journey started in the very green and mountainous, Mutare, Zimbabwe back in 1996. The name means “we’ve been blessed by God” in the Shona language. Being the youngest of the three siblings meant he would soak up all the musical tastes of the family from the mother’s Gospel, father’s Dub, sister’s R’n’B & brother’s Hip Hop which would become very useful much later on in his open format DJ sets, influences and sample searches as the artist Tadi the Great. The name pays homage to the Shona tribe - of which he is a part - who built the Great Zimbabwe ruins in the late Iron Age and is often capitalised, an ode to the legendary MF DOOM who also had Zimbabwean lineage & British citizenship. Before his move to the UK, he was fascinated by the idea of making music and as soon as he got to the UK started sourcing software and low budget equipment to create his works. Tadi’s earliest musical endeavours involved him providing vocals for Tisoki-produced tracks then later on moving to independently creating his music. After years of trying to find his lane, he sought to explore djing as a means to improve his musical ear and production. During this period, he was making use of BBC Introducing, regularly used #TargetsNoticeBoard and tested his material at a show at the now-defunct Owl Sanctuary venue (not an actual owl sanctuary).

Skip a couple of years, and you’ll see Tadi playing DJ sets in Norwich as a member of various collectives namely Tropico which has taken him to festivals such as Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival, opening for Zed Bias, Flowdan, Jammz & more. Tadi’s relationship with Boom Bap Festival saw him open up for GZA (Wu-Tang) and this was a strictly SP404 set as well as fly to the Netherlands to play at the festival’s Amsterdam Sessions. The year 2019 saw the birth of LowCUT, a show by Tadi on Keakie and despite being based in Norwich, Tadi still came down to record at the offices. From 2019, he held a weekly djing residency at Gonzo’s Tea Room and this was cut short in 2020 by the lockdown restrictions. Despite feeling frantic, Tadi decided to carry on trying to be productive and not overthink and that’s how he ended up with the release of Happy You Called, a beat tape, statement, E.P, a body of work. This received very positive reviews all around and brought back the confidence in releasing music again. Shortly after, Tadi was picked up to be part of Gilles Peterson & Brownwood Music’s Future Bubblers and through this, he has had the opportunity to have his music played on Worldwide FM & perform at the Jazz Cafe. For the Jazz Cafe performance, Tadi was rapping over his production, performing basslines on his Korg Monologue as well as triggering samples and effects via the SP404SX. In the same summer, he was part of No Signal’s first-ever cohort of NS Academy which saw Tadi explore radio-related duties including but not limited to curation, presenting and even a live mix.

HOMESICK

TADI THE GREAT

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