Revisiting this classic 1979 funky rock track from Swedish musician Roger Rönning. There are a few cool edits of it already out there, but wanted something simpler, so here's my take. 
By the way, the Swedish title means "Time just goes by" :)

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Roger Rönning - Tiden Bara Går (V4YS Edit)

A Lybian citizen, who settled in Egypt, Hamid El-Shaeri is a key artist from the early 80s middle-east pop scene, whose various albums are full of dreamy and groovy gems, like this classic song I revisited. 
Check out his various LPs!

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Hamid El-Shaeri - Law Konty (V4YS Edit)

Here's a rework of a classic 1980 track from UK band Baby'O, blending hot disco sounds with latin rhythms.

Baby'O - In The Forest (V4YS Rework)

Here's a rework of a 1979 Brazilian samba/jazz classic from Airto Moreira.

Airto - Toque De Cuica (V4YS Rework)

Here's rework from another 80s classic from Libyan-Egyptian singer Hamid El Shaeri. Can't get enough of his poetic vibes and the associated  image of a some sort of 70s/80s cosmopolitan Middle-East golden age.

Hamid El-Shaeri - Ayonha (V4YS Rework)

Here's a housy rework of a Jorge Ben classic from 1981 ("Era Uma Vez Um Aposentado Marinheiro"), a funky story of a retired sailor's travel dream.

Marinheiro (V4YS Rework)

Jorge Ben - Marinheiro (V4YS Rework)

Here's my DJ-friendly twist of this 1979 classic song from Bobby Womack.

Bobby Womack - How Could You Break My Heart (V4YS Edit)(new mster aug23)

Here's a disco rework of this classic 1976 MPB/Samba anthem from João Bosco.

João Bosco - O Ronco Da Cuica (Vibes4YourSoul Rework)

Here's my third rework of Egyptian singer Hamid El Shaeri, whose eighties Egyptian grooves resonate so much with me. 

h/t to the always brillant habibi funk label for having reissued some of his original songs a while back.
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Hamid El-Shaeri - Dari Demou'ek (V4YS Rework)

Here's an edit of this 1980 soulful gem from Mavis John & Dave Elcock, aka. Mave & Dave. This edit is part of Act of Sedition label's "Perfect Pitch Vol.3" compilation featuring edits and reworks of various groovy tracks by renewed disco producers like DJ Steef, Belabouche, Oldchap, Frank Agrario, Lego, Mikeandtess, Ben Jamin, Andy Kidd & more.

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You Are Delicious (Vibes4YourSoul Edit)(Perfect Pitch Vol.3 Compilation)

From disco to house and more exotic sounds, here's a new funky spring session :)

Vibes4YourSoul Spring Mixtape 2023

Here's a rework of "La Ya Hob", a 1979 song from Ahmed Fakroun, a reference musician from the late seventies/eighties Libyan musical scene. Hope you'll enjoy these exotic vibes:)

Ahmed Fakroun - La Ya Hob (Vibes4YourSoul Rework)

A summer tape full of sunny rhythms & grooves, hope you'll enjoy it:)

Vibes4YourSoul Summer Tape

Here's a slo-mo balearic take of this classic Joe Dassin song from 1979. One for a chill summer sunset :)

Blue Country (V4YS viens avec moi Rework)

Here's a "housy" rework of this 1988 classic from Womack & Womack.
Please repost/comment it if you dig it:)

Life's Just A Ballgame (Vibes4YourSoul Rework) (new mster sep23)

Here's a rework of this 1981 groove classic from Love International.

Dance On The Groove (Vibes4YourSoul Rework)

New seasonal tape, this time more on the jazzy house & electro side.

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Here's a rework of a 1975 latin funk gem from Colombian band Wganda Kenya.

Wganda Kenya - El Caterete (Vibes4YourSoul Rework)

Here's a drummed-up edit of a 1984 groovy pop song from Japanese singer Yoshiyuki Ohsawa. I dared adding a little exotic marimba's touch which I thought fitted well the overall atmosphere.

Yoshiyuki Ohsawa - Ring Ring (V4YS Edit)

From classic Disco, to soulful House & groovy Brazilian vibes, here's a new tape :)

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We all need heroes right? Among mine, American director & scriptwriter David Simon holds a pretty good ranking. We owe him some of the best thought-provoking, humanist & politically-conscious drama series of the modern TV era. Starting with the best of all (an unquestionable fact validated by...myself:), The Wire (2002/2008, HBO). 
Resonating all the more with me, music plays an integer part in David's work. That's obvious in his remarkable heartfelt appeal to post-Katrina New Orleans ("Treme", 2010/2013, HBO), but is also a common thread in all his productions.
His latest gem, "Show Me A Hero" (2015, HBO), is no exception to the rule. This mini-series evokes a true story from the late 70's/early 80's, depicting the struggles of a young Mayor in a NYC suburban town, to deal with social & racial cohesion in a stressed budgetary situation. 
Unsurpringly somehow, considering the "deep America" social themes at play here, Bruce Springsteen was a great fit to fill a spot in the show's soundtrack. His beautiful melancholic ballad, "Secret Garden", is omnipresent in each of the the miniseries 4 episodes. Here is a deep, balearic/slo-mo style rework I made of it.

Bruce Springsteen -  Secret Garden (V4YS "Show Me A Hero" Rework)

Released in 1975, the "Young Americans" album was recorded in the US, where David Bowie was living at the time under the heavy influence of philly soul and early disco sounds. On this record David surrounded himself with musicians from these scenes, most notably Puerto-Rican Guitarist Carlos Alomar, as well as Luther Vandross, who features on various side vocals. 

If "Fame" is, well, the most...famous track of the LP (and David first true hit with the US audience), the song "Young Americans" is extremely groovy as well, with its anthem-like chorus hard to resist.
Here is my "DJ-friendly" drummed-up edit of it. Can't share it through hyppedit, msg me if you want it.

Note for the French-speaking readers: que vous soyez fans de Bowie ou simplement interessés par son parcours artistique, je vous recommande l'excellente série de 4 podcasts que l'émission "La Grande Traversée" de France Culture lui a récemment consacré. Une plongée passionnante dans ses multiples périodes et influences, mais aussi son processus de création. Disponible en podcast/streaming ici: http://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/grande-traversee-david-bowie

P.S.: merci à mon ami Bertrand, guitariste distingué de https://soundcloud.com/beigemusic pour m'avoir aiguillé vers cette remarquable série d'émissions :)

Young Americans (V4YS All Night Edit)

Jamaican saxophonist & arranger Cedric Im Brooks is one of my most cherished reggae artist. Actually, confining him to the reggae scene would be a massive understatement. 
A brilliant musician, he kept on blurring the lines between spiritual Free-jazz (think Sun Ra), Afro grooves (think Fela), Latin rhythms and, of course, Reggae. 
A cornerstone of legendary label Studio One, his musical legacy is impressive and if you're not familiar with him, I urge you to dig into his most famous albums, mostly recorded in the 70's with his band The Light Of Saba ("United Africa", "Im Flash Forward" or "The Magical Light Of Saba") & get ready for some colourful funky journey.

"Africa" is one of my favorite track by him, an afro-funk jam whose joyful & infectious horns chorus is hard to resist. With a clear hint at the "back to Motherland" Rasta myth, "Africa" is also a great example of Cedric's spiritual Rastafari faith, often present in his songs lyrics.
Here is my DJ-friendly nudisco-flavored edit of it.

Cheers,

Jm / V4YS

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Cedric Im Brooks - Africa (V4YS Motherland Edit)

One of the many recordings of Chaka Khan with Chicago band Rufus, "Live In Me" is part of their 1979 album "Masterjam", produced by Quincy Jones. 

Warm and groovy, this song is also a bit "cheesy" to me by moments, so here is a nudisco rework, where I kept the grooviest parts while adding some punchier beats & bassline.

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Rufus & Chaka Khan - Live In Me (V4YS Rework)

Released in 1983 alongside the album "Voyou", "Les Princes des Villes" has always been one of my favorite track by French musician &amp; producer Michel Berger.

Here is a DJ-friendly revisit, where I tried to retain the track's inherent groove, while beefing up the beats, tentatively adding a sweet electro' touch &amp; lightening up the sung parts. 
Let's keep having "des idées bizarres":)

Les Princes Des Villes (V4YS Bizarre Rework)

Released in 1983 as part of the "Dádiva" album, "Rio Babilônia" is not as famous as the "Taj Mahal / Filho Maravilha / Pais Tropical" song, which was the highlight of this LP. 
It is nevertheless a joyful love message written byJorge Ben to his incredible hometown. Here is my drummed up edit of it.

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Jorge Ben - Rio Babilônia (V4YS Flamengo Edit)

A classic rare groove cut from Jamaican singer Sonya Spence, "Let Love Flow On" was released in 1981 as part of her LP "Sonya Spence Sings Love".
Here is my nudisco-kind-of revisit of it.

Sonya Spence - Let Love Flow On (V4YS Rework)

No need to describe this classic 1985 mellow song from Bryan Ferry. There are a few cool edits of it out there, but I wanted something a bit more slo-mo/balearic-like, so here is my take of it.

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Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love (V4YS Can't Escape Edit)

Here is my DJ-friendly revisit of this 1972 festive track from Brazilian duo Antonio  Carlos & Jocafi where Bahia's African roots meet Brazilian samba grooves.


Artwork by French photograph & ethnologist Pierre Verger.

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Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Simbareré (V4YS Kora Edit)

Revisiting this classic afro-disco track from Ghanaian musician Kiki Gyan, originally released in 1979.
"Dancin' and swingin' that's all the fun that we can have", cannot agree more:)

Kiki Gyan - Keep On Dancing (V4YS Edit)

Released in 1970 as part of Toquinho's eponym LP, "Na Água Negra Da Lagoa" is a joyful song typical of the vibrant late 60's/early 70s MPB scene. 
Here's my rework of it.

Toquinho - Na Água Negra Da Lagoa (V4YS Bahia Rework)

This one as a little hint to all the courageous doctors and nurses everywhere who really are "under pressure" at the moment doing all they can to help and cure. I'm sure we'll all be out soon thanks to their precious work. In the meantime, stay safe at home:)

Release The Pressure (V4YS Let Me Out Rework)(new mstr version)

Written in 1969 in Roma by Chico Buarque and Toquinho, “Samba de Orly,” is a beautiful exile song. A melancholic message addressed by a Brazilian forced to flee to Europe, to a friend lucky enough to go back home to Rio. 
It's in fact an auto-biographic story in a heavy political context: in early 1969, under aggressive scrutiny by an increasingly repressive Brazilian dictatorship, Chico Buarque took advantage of a concert tour in Italy with Toquinho to effectively exile himself there temporarily with his wife. 
When Toquinho and Chico reviewed the final version of the song, their friend Vinicius De Moraes advised them to make the lyrics harsher and more clearly political to reflect the pain of life in exile. But Brazilian censorship refused the changes, and the song was released in Brazil with their original milder lyrics. Song title refers to Paris's Orly, as it was well known to the Brazilian audience, contrary to Roma's Fiumicino airport.

Fast forward to today, and I can't help thinking about Brazil current situation and regime, which evokes in several ways this dark dictatorship era. Let's hope all the wonderful artists in the country will not be forced to exile themselves as well. Here's my groovy take of the song, as a little hint of love and support to all of them :)

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partial lyrics and translation

Vai, meu irmão
Pega esse avião
Você tem razão de correr assim
Desse frio, mas beija
O meu Rio de Janeiro
Antes que um aventureiro
Lance mão

Pede perdão
Pela duração dessa temporada
Mas não diga nada
Que me viu chorando
E pros da pesada
Diz que vou levando
Vê como é que anda
Aquela vida à toa
E se puder me manda
Uma notícia boa

Go on, my brother, catch that plane
You’re right for running away like this
From this cold, but kiss
My Rio de Janeiro
Before some opportunist makes a grab

Beg pardon for the duration of my sojourn
But don’t say anything about seeing me crying
And tell the tough ones that I’m carrying on
Go see how that idle life is going
And if you can, send me back some good news

Chico Buarque & Toquinho - Samba De Orly (V4YS Fiumicino Rework)

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