this is an amazing selection! big resepect!

For this sixth show on Radio Primavera, I’ll link two of my old loves : Motown and reggae. Then you understand how Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield or Holland-Dozier-Holland also had a huge impact on the Jamaican and British reggae production. Ah yes, I’ve maybe put too much of The Tempts, but hey I liked them a lot.

Windows on the World ep06 - From Motown to Kingston

Blue Yes Blue: Soulful Rocksteady and early reggae 
musical selections all taken from vintage dusty recordings 
by selector and collector Guv'nor General (Pressure Drop)

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TPS 044 - BLUE YES BLUE soulful Rocksteady & early Reggae - Selections by Guv'nor General

DUNDUNBANZA - (TPS 048)
Selections by Souma Records 

Many thanks to Souma Records for this wonderful mix 
and the informative words hope you can play this one loud 
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In this 136-minute voyage, we canter around the Tropics to soak in a healthy dose of esoteric gyrations deeply rooted in canonical African rhythms.

 Dundunbanza is an “evil” Congolese spirit which has been defied for centuries by the followers of the Palo Monte religion that gained prominence in Cuba. And while “bad” spirits in African traditions are not always evil per se (an imperialist concept imposed through colonization and Christianity), they are in fact often seen as a metaphysical vessel for one’s intentions and worthiness. That being said, the song “Dundunbanza” (n° 13 in the mix) by Arsenio Rodriguez - one of the originators of Cuban Son Montuno – is in fact calling out a certain malevolent spiritual presence! If this spirit has been reincarnated today in the form of a severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS-CoV-2 to agonise our lives, then by the power of Arsenio’s mambo may this spirit twist and turn to his demise!

 While the tracks selected for this mix aren’t all necessarily related to African religions, they pay homage to the vibrant African heritage that they draw inspiration from. The spirit of the mix is that the power of joyful melancholy and minor scales over pure rhythmic hypnosis, can transcend a listener or dancer to a state of elation.

Non-stop vintage Latin and Tropical rarities from across the Atlantic and other (sub)tropical regions recorded from original LPs, 45s and old shellacs found by Fred from Souma records, as a guest mix for the Turning Point Sessions friends in Toronto.

TPS 048 - DUNDUNBANZA - Selections by Souma Records

TPS 049 - EARTH SOUNDS: 
Blazing Horns and Binghi Drums of Jamaica - 
Selections by Guv'nor General
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Rootical jazzy sounds played by some of Jamaica's finest and most deeply spiritual musicians: Cedric Brooks, Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, Roland Alphonso, Bobby Ellis, Ernest Ranglin, Lynn Tait, Calvin Cameron, Karl Bryan, "Deadly" Headly, Count Ossie, Lennie Hibbert, Jackie Mittoo, Ras Michael...and many more great artists.

TPS 049 - EARTH SOUNDS: Blazing Horns and Binghi Drums of Jamaica - Selections by Guv'nor General

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A bit more then a year ago I received a message from Déni Shain, a french music producer based in Lisbon. In that mail he asked me if I would be interested in releasing music from Cabo Verde since he was close to Chico and Wilson, the 2 DJs behind Celeste Mariposa (an excellent portuguese/angolan soundsystem specialised in lusophone music). 'I can convince them to make their record collection available to you' he added. I asked him if he could send me a selection, not knowing the amount of work my request would represent. I only later found out that the three-men-team had spent a whole week to pick and choose what they thought was adequate and another few days to wash the record and digitise the music.

I received that selection in March 2013 and I haven't stopped listening to it since. I clearly remember having that wonderful feeling when songs keep growing on you the more you listen. 'Very good sign' I thought! The collection of songs I had received became the base for a whole concept and we all started criss crossing Europe and Cabo Verde looking for more music and looking for the Cap-Verdien artists we loved. Déni Shain became an important asset for the Analog Africa label, supporting us with remixes and mixes but more importantly with an addictive positive energy.

After his first mix for us, the amazing 'Ghana Soundtrack' made out of unreleased and rare tracks from the small west african musical powerhouse, here is his second instalment made of handpicked dancefloor filler. A huge shout goes to legendary african music connoisseur John Beatle, to Carlo Xavier for letting us use his fantastic edit of "O Anel"  and to my close friend Keith Slater for offering us some of the fantastic music included here.

Tracklisting :
01. Vincent Ahehehinnou & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Yeye We Nou Mi
(from 'The 1st Album' LP, 1973 / Analog Africa reissue 2011)
02. Iftin Band - Haka Yeelin Nacabkeenna
(from 'Gabar ii Noquee' tape, 1980s / special thanks to John Beadle)
03. Solo Hit - Imoikeme
(from 'Imoikeme' 7 inch, 2013 reissue / Analog Africa)
04. N’Draman Blintch - I First U Last
(from 'Cosmic Sounds' LP, 1980 / Cosmic Sounds)
05. Dina Santos - O Anel (Carlo Xavier Edit)
(from 'In London' LP, 1983 / Dacapo)
06. Victor Uwaifo And The Titibitis - Ohue
(From 'I Wanna Be Your No.1', 1980s / Taretone)
07. África Negra - Carambola
(from 'Africa Negra 83' LP, 1983 / IEFE)
08. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Moulon Devia
(from 'Réveil Disco Dubain' LP, available soon on a forthcoming Analog Africa release)
09. Ondeno - Mayolye
(from 'Ondeno' LP, 1980 / Disque Ledoux - Special thanks to Keith Slater)
Total time : 37mn 35s

 

Buy Analog Africa here

Analog Africa Selection Vol.5 (2014) by Déni Shain | Past & Future Analog Africa Tracks

Sunny Grooves

A short selection of songs recorded for the mighty Avenida Brasil, one of the best Brazilian events in Paris.

Join all of us on the 4th of November 2017 for a night of extreme Habibiness!!

KALAKUTA SOUL SELECTION #5 - AVENIDA BRASIL

Drenched in Africa: a selection of killer and super rare original 45's from West and East Africa

I miss you guys...Wish I was there...Tonight, social distancing means no Montreal dancing for me... 
But music can reach real dancers wherever they are. Indigo shiver and mosquito tweeter are the symptoms of tropical fever! Together : https://www.facebook.com/caniculetropicale/videos/855540751625466/

INDIGO SHIVER & MOSQUITO TWEETER 🔥 18-04-2020 👉🏼 Canicule Tropicale

Miles Cleret vinyl only Africa mix.

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Miles Cleret - Deep Africa Mix

Our latest edition has been put together so kindly by Red Astaire and Rickard Masip, both legends in the DJ world out of Stockholm Sweden all tracks taken from there vast analog collection of vinyl records
i hope this one adds a smile to your face, as in these times its much needed to play music like this super LOUD !

TPS 042 - LOST AND FOUND - selections by Red Astaire and Rickard Masip

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