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Pierre-Claver Akendengué (born April 25, 1943) is a musician and composer from Gabon, Central Africa. His 1982 'Epuguzu' was the African song of the 1980s.

In 1997, he received his country's "Prix d'excellence" at the Africa Music awards in Libreville, honoring his body of work. He also serves as a cultural advisor for the government of Gabon.

Born on the island of Awuta, which is located just off the coast from Port-Gentil, Akendengué went to school in Port-Gentil, then studied psychology at the University of Caen in France during the 1960s. While in France, he met singer Mireille, who encouraged his musical interests.

In 1974, Akendengué recorded his first album, Nandipo, which consisted of songs of his own composition, sung in French and Nkomi, accompanied by guitar, women choir, bass and the percussion of Nana Vasconcelos. He later set to music poems by P. E. Mondjegou, such as "Le Chant du Coupeur d'Okoumé" ("The Song of the Okoumé Cutter"). Returning to Gabon, he studied solfeggio and plainchant at a Catholic college, and presented spectacles showcasing traditional Gabonese forms in a concert setting.

In 1986, he received a doctorate from the University of Paris for his study of religion and education among the Nkomi.
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There’s not a huge amount of lyrical vocals on the new SAULT album, but it’s pure magic when they turn up. I made myself a DJ Tool of ‘Time is Precious’ to be able to play out as that end section is stunning. Not sure if it will stay up long, so grab it if you like it.

SAULT’s latest album ‘Air’ link: https://saultglobal.bandcamp.com

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SAULT (frequently stylised in all caps) are a pseudonymous British music collective that make a mixture of rhythm and bluse, house and disco. The project is helmed by producer Inflo, best known for his work with Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka, Cleo Sol, Jungle and Adele. Despite critical acclaim, Sault eschew interaction with the media, they have never played a live show, given an interview or released a music video in support of their music. 

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It Only Takes A Minute (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)

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M'Bamina - Kilowi Kilowi (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)[Discoholics Anonymous]

Björn Skifs - Love Don't Come Easy
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The long recording career of Swedish singer/songwriter Björn Skifs spanned several decades, beginning in the 1960s and carrying on into the next century. His greatest success came in the mid- to late '70s when he scored a couple Swedish Top Five ("Firefly," 1976; "Lady," 1977) and Top Ten ("Härligt, Härligt Men Farligt, Farligt," 1978; "Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten," 1978) hits, not to mention his 1974 American chart-topper "Hooked on a Feeling," credited to the band Blue Swede (also known as Blåblus in Sweden). 

Born on April 20, 1947, in Vansbro, Sweden, Skifs began his recording career in the band Slam Creepers, which released a couple albums (Bubbles, 1967; Sweet Ruth, 1968) before he split for a solo career. The solo albums From Both Sides Now (1969), Every Bit of My Life (1970), and Opopoppa (1971) weren't particularly successful, though, and so Skifs formed the band Blåblus, named after his 1972 solo album of the same name. 

The band was showcased on the 1973 album Pinewood Rally, comprised largely of English-language standards such as Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Always Something There to Remind Me." A cover of the 1969 B.J. Thomas song "Hooked on a Feeling" became a surprise number one hit in the United States in 1974, prompting the re-release of Pinewood Rally as Hooked on a Feeling under the English-language name Blue Swede rather than Blåblus. 

After an English-language follow-up album featuring Blåblus, Out of the Blue (1974), Skifs resumed his solo career and released a series of very popular Swedish albums, namely Schiffz (1975), Watch Out! (1977), Split Vision (1979), and If...Then... (1984), not to mention some relatively less popular releases. During his time period of peak success, Skifs competed twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1978 and 1981, on behalf of Sweden. 
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Patti Jo – Make Me Believe In You
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In the world of 70s soul and funk there were few to match the talents of Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) A fine singer, song-writer, guitarist and producer he became one of the most important voices of African-American music with a string of hits and albums as a solo artist and member of The Impressions.

Never one to shy away from addressing the social-political problems of the time, his songs tackled drug abuse, crime, poverty and racism, winning him countless awards and honours. He also knew a talent when he saw it and in the early Seventies he wrote a song for an unknown soul singer called Patti Jo to record.

‘Make Me Believe in You’ was released in 1973 before being given a classic disco remix in 1975 when it became an overnight club classic. The lyrics are instantly attributable to Mayfield’s style;

“Keepin’ filled with all your temptation. You know it leaves me with no inspiration. Another chart playin’ on me. May have a hard time succeedin’, you see. You don’t seem quite like the others. Respectin’ me and your sisters and brothers. It would be awful, awful sad. To give love and you treat me so bad”

But for the lyrics to have any impact they need to be sung with soul and to hear Patti Jo’s rendition is akin to being right there, in New York, ’73 at the height of summer. A woman telling her man how it’s going to be. Patti Jo’s vocal is the perfect voice for Mayfield’s writing. It is the voice of a woman who has lived, loved and endured in a way only the great soul singers can truly portray. It’s an empowering kind of vocal, a woman standing up and protecting herself in that most sexist of times and environments. But what makes it truly remarkable is Patti Jo. She was sixteen years old when she recorded it. 

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Johnny King & Fatback Band - Keep on Brother Keep On
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The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The Fatback Band is most known for their R&B hits, "(Do the) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", "Backstrokin'" and "I Found Lovin'". Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is generally considered the first commercially released hip hop single.

Formed in New York City in 1970, the Fatback Band was the concept of Bill Curtis, an experienced session drummer, inspired to merge the "fatback" jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band. In addition to Curtis, the band's initial line-up included guitarist Johnny King, bassist Johnny Flippin, trumpet player George Williams, saxophonist Earl Shelton, flautist George Adams, and keyboardist Gerry Thomas. 

In the mid-1970s, the band incorporated jazz elements and moved more towards a disco sound resulting in the singles, "Keep On Steppin'", "Yum, Yum (Give Me Some)", and "(Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop". The singles proved popular in dance clubs, but did not do as well on the R&B chart until the spring of 1976 when "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" came close to the top ten.

Now recording for Spring/Polydor, the group continued with the singles "Party Time", "The Booty", and "Double Dutch". Late 1977 brought a name change to Fatback, and in 1978 they found their first top ten single with "I Like Girls". The song "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is often considered to be the first commercially released rap single, having shipped just a week before the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in October 1979.


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All The People feat. Robert Moore - Cramp Your Style 
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All The People was a Florida-based funk & soul act who was joined by vocalist Robert Moore Jr on this track released back in 1972. Moore was the master of a singing style known as 'soul scatting'. His career later took him to Miami, where in 1979 he joined a group headed by Herb Reed, one of the original Platters. He stayed with Reed until 1993. 
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The 1860 Band - That's The Kind of Love I've Got For You 
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Bio below written by Gary Steel at  www.audioculture.co.nz

Formed from the chain-smoked ashes of Wellington’s Quincy Conserve, Malcolm Hayman’s unofficial training academy for session and touring pros, The 1860 Band was initially concurrent with the Quincys but eventually killed off its parent group when it proved the more popular of the two with pub patrons.

While Hayman continued with Captain Custard, The 1860 Band – whose name was imaginatively taken from the Lambton Quay tavern at which it held an extended Saturday afternoon residency – kept drinkers happy with a selection of jazz, funk and disco grooves, culminating in the release of their self-titled 1978 debut and swansong, now a very sought-after item by rare groove hunters the world over.

More notable for its stellar line-up than for ongoing musical achievements, the ensemble was led by trombonist and conductor Rodger Fox.

In 2017, Fox told Radio NZ, "we were all playing four nights a week! These places were rammed. In those days, there’d often be a rugby game on in the middle of the afternoon, and then great hordes of people would be coming down Adelaide Road afterwards to drink beer and dance.

That 1860 Band album is really just songs we played every night live.”
However, shortly after the album release, took several members on to the rather more prestigious Rodger Fox Big Band.

Keyboardist Peter Blake went on to write and perform synth-based television theme tunes that etched themselves into the minds of a generation and was an important producer and director for TV's Radio With Pictures in the 1980s. The guitar and bass playing brothers Martin and Rob Winch (formerly of Auckland jazz-fusion band Dr Tree and rock band Tamburlaine, respectively) carved out a niche as successful session guys and jingle writers before their untimely deaths in 2011 and 2012. 

In 2017, 'That’s the Kind of Love I’ve Got for You', the single taken from that increasingly valuable 1978 album (itself a cover of a 1974 single by Californian soul singer Rita Jean Bodine, also later covered by Dusty Springfield), was included by Alan Perrott on the NZ funk collection Heed The Call. 
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Loredana Bertè – In Alto Mare 
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Loredana Bertè (born September 20, 1950) is an Italian singer, born in Bagnara Calabra, Province of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such as Enrico Ruggeri, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Enzo Jannacci and Mango, among others. 

She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to pop.  She started her singing career in 1974 with the album ‘Streaking’, becoming successful the following year by releasing "Sei bellissima", a ballad that would have become one of her biggest hits, and the Normale o Super album.

In 1977 the album T.I.R. updated her sound, and two years later the LP Bandabertè spawned the hits "Dedicato", "E la Luna bussò" (the first Italian reggae song), "Folle città", and "Robin Hood".

Loredana next released two albums with a strong funk vibe. The first was Loredanabertè (1980) which included the huge hit "In alto mare"; the song was covered in 2004 by the group 2 black. 

In 1981 Bertè released Made in Italy, recorded with the American funk group Platinum Hook. The album included the single "Movie", probably the first Italian song featuring rap.
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Yeh, Nah, That's Not An Edit Vol.2 - NZ Edition

Gimme More (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)

The Loneliest Hunk X BM - Get Up, Stand Up

Bruce and I have established a weird tradition. He comes swooping in close to deadline with these compilations and every time delivers a track of blinding beauty and quality. 
Bruce does the most potent reworks and has a style completely his own. 
Apart from that, AND DJing, Bruce runs his radioshow/podcast Recluse Radio, which is one of my favorite shows on the planet. I asked him about where he got the moniker The Loneliest Hunk, and he replied: “oh it’s a funny story really….” never getting back to me on it. At this point I assume it’s his dashing good looks being locked on New Zealand all alone, with DiCE_NZ.

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Gino Soccio - Dancer
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Dancer is a 1979 crossover disco single, by Canadian born producer, Gino Soccio, from the LP entitled, "Outline". Along with the track, "Dance to Dance", "Dancer" hit number one on the disco chart for six weeks and was the first of two times Soccio would reach the top spot. Dancer" also crossed over to the soul singles chart where it peaked at number sixty and to the pop singles chart where it made it to number forty-eight.

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Empress - Dyin' To Be Dancin 
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Empress were a disco funk band that produced one album. The single “Dyin’ To Be Dancin” was produced, written and performed by Crown Height Affair and the singer Gail Smith. Released in 1981 the track is considered an all time post disco boogie classic.

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Jumbo - Turn On To Love (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)(Free Download)

A solid dancefloor disco funk burner from Billy Woost, released in 1977.

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Billy Woost - Body, Body Love (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)(Free Download)

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The Trammps were an America disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The first disco track they released was “Love Epidemic” in 1973.

The Trammps - Love Epidemic (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)(Free Download)

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This is my spin on Groove Armada’s track Superstyin’. The track is almost 20 years old now and was the band’s first single from the album Goodby Country (Hello Nightclub) in August 2001. Hope you enjoy!
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Groove Armada - Superstylin (The Loneliest Hunk Remix)(Free Download)

Making connections through music. 

A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Joy, happiness, grunt.