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Keepin' it groovy this Friday night.

Fania All Stars - Live In Africa

Superb footage of some delicious Latin grooves from the who's who of Latin music.

Who are the Fania All Stars? A conglomeration of all the best musicians on the Fania record label, a label based out of New York who sold out concerts (even stadiums) not only in New York, but also further south in countries such as Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba - and also wider across the globe in London and as featured in this video in Zaire, as part of a huge celebration put on in conjunction with the 'Rumble In The Jungle' fight which also saw the likes of James Brown and B.B. King getting down for the festivities.

Perhaps never in any other genre that I can think of, has there been such a group which would feature so many significant names from a particular field of music, all under one umbrella, all so keen to spread their shared passion to the world. So significant is the group that their maiden performance at Yankee Stadium, in front of a 50,000 strong crowd was included in the list of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry.

Amongst the start studded line up for the Zaire concert are Bobby Valentin, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco, all of whom I'd strongly recommend to check out if you are looking to pack your bags, figuratively speaking, and head on a Latin trip.

Gilles Peterson Brit Funk Mix

Keeping the funk trip chugging along, this time with a mix from my hero (as if you didn't know it already), Gilles Peterson, giving us a taste of some UK Funk. Some epic jazz funk jams in there as you'd expect from GP.

Track listing : 

Cache - Jazzin and cruisin' - Groove records 
Hudson people - Trip to your mind - Disco 45 
FBI - Talkin about love - Kongo dance 
Incognito - Summer's ended - Ensign 
Freeez - Stay - Pink rhythm 
Cloud - All night long - white 
Atmosfear - Invasion - Elite 
Proton plus - Pay up (remixed rhythm track) - Champagne 
Potion - Catch the feelin' (showstopper') dub - Slapps and sticks 
Stop - I can feel it - Elite 
Hi Tension - thunder and lightning - Island 
First Light - am - Oval music 
tw funk masters - love money - Champagne 
Sun palace - Rude movements - Passion 
Level 42 - Starchild - Polydor

Soundsweekly Radio Ep.5

We're back with another 2 hours of all the best in glorious sounds. Joined for recording by good friend Rohit "having some wine and having a good time". We cross the globe again with a particular emphasis on the funk, keep tuned to the blog for the first of hopefully many more mixtapes to come. 

TRACKLIST

Funkanova - Wood, Brass & Steel [Turbo Records]

Never Dreamed - Andrew Ashong [Which Way]

La Neta - Fatima [Eglo]

Loran's Dance - Idris Muhammad [Kudu]

Afro Blues - Takuya Kuroda [Blue Note]

Take Am So - Gyedu-Blay Ambolley/Zantoda III Mark [Ocho]

Brasil Pandeiro - Novos Baianos [Som Livre]

Everybody Loves The Sunshine (The Reflex Rework) - Heidi Leonore [Unreleased]

Sunshine - Jungle Brothers [Warner Bros.]

Rocking With Elegance - Grap Luva [Redefinition]

Breakadawn - Amerigo Gazaway [Self Released]

5 Days - Inc. [4AD]

Only One (feat Spinn and Taso) - DJ Rashad [Hyperdub]

Zimbo Samba - Zimbo Trio [RGE]

Tamunangue Blues - Family Atlantica [Soundway]

Cherie Coco - Royal Band de Thiès [Teranga Beat]

La Rola - Los Lazos [Orfeon]

Tell Me What It Is - Graham Central Station [Warner Bros.]

Dance Woman - Frank Booker [People Must Jam]

Never Gonna Give You Up (Soulsonic's Never Gonna Let You Down Rewerk) - Patrice Rushen [Unreleased]

Jazzy Things - Four Walls/Funkyjaws [Kolour LTD]

Solid - Claude [Musique Large]

Live At Palladium - Phil Weeks [Robsoul]

Happy People - Glenn Underground [Self Released]

The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Music Mystery A2

Entering the chunkalicious depths of deep funk, the Count Funkula to your Dr Funkenstein, get ready to get wierd.

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