Recorded in Lagos Nigeria at Eko Studio Ikeja in October 2006.
Mixed at Studio Davout & Studio 4 Montreuil (France) in August 2007. Big Up!

Brazil 70 - After Tropicalia New Directions In Brazilian Music In The 1970's
(Soul Jazz Records, 2007)

Brazil 70 follows Brazilian music in the aftermath of Tropicalia as the country’s dictatorship entered its most oppressive phase. Musicians and artists from the Tropicalia period of the late-60s such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Rita Lee (Os Mutantes lead-singer) and Gal Costa entered a new phase mixing rock, funk, samba and soul alongside a wealth of like-minded new artists such as Novos Baianos, Raul Seixas, Nelson Angelo and Joyce and more.

This compilation reflects the unique fusions of Funk, Mbalax, Cuban Son & Mandigue guitar sounds that transformed Dakar into West Africa's most vibrant city.

Thanks to its history of outside influences, Senegal - the western point of Africa - had become a musical melting pot. Cuban and American sailors had brought Son Montuno from Cuba, Jazz from New Orleans and American soul tunes: sounds that were swiftly embraced and adopted by urban dance bands and intuitively merged with local music styles.

One band in particular excelled at this fusion. 1960 marks the formation of Star Band de Dakar, a milestone that left an indelible imprint on Dakar’s musical landscape. Indeed, the whole country was soon grooving to their intoxicating mixture of Afro Cuban rhythms and Wolof-language lyrics.

The 1970s brought a new generation of stellar bands; Le Sahel, Orchestre Laye Thiam, Number One de Dakar, Orchestra Baobab, Dieuf Dieul de Thies and Xalam1 who fused traditional Senegalese percussion instruments such Sabra, Tama and Bougarabou with organs and keyboards, giving birth to new hybrids. Merging the folkloric and the experimental, these sounds, embraced by the youth, took centre stage and gave the previously dominant Cuban music a run for its money.

The Jackson Five, James Brown, Tabou Combo (Haiti), Celia Cruz (Cuba) and an array of African stars like Tabu Ley Rochereau (Congo), Manu Dibango (Cameroon) and Bembeya Jazz (Guinée) joined in with the local scene, improvising jam sessions and bringing new flavours to a music scene that was always open to new inspirations and influences. Johnny Pacheco immortalised his passion for the city with a song called "Dakar, Punto Final".

Hot Casa Records present Togo Soul 70 (Selected Rare Togolese Recordings from 1971 to 1981)

A treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings mostly recorded in Lomé during the 70’s, a fusion of traditional voodoo chants, raw soul and Afro jazz. Finding these tracks and their rights holders hasn’t become any easier even after few trips all over this west African country bordered by Ghana, Benin & Burkina Faso.

Hot Casa Records decided to select 13 tracks, a snapshot of some hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the country’s recording history, including international stars like Bella Bellow (who even performed to Maracana stadium in Brazil), or Roger Damawuzan, compared as the James Brown from Lomé, and forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in Mina, Kabyié and Fon languages. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Togo was at the time, even if the political context influenced their creation.

California Soul - Funk & Soul From The Golden State 1965-1976 (BGP Records)

Memphis 70 - The City's Funk And Soul In The Decade After Otis 1968-1978 (BGP Records)

Golden State Funk - Impossibly Rare Funk From The Bay Area (BGP Records)

Southern Funkin' - Louisiana Funk & Soul 1967-1979 (BGP Records)

70's Classic Latin Series : Recorded Live At Sing Sing (1972)

70's Classic Latin Series : Harlem River Drive (1971)

 70's Classic Latin Series : Afro Temple (1973)

70's Classic Latin Series : Mongo's Way (1971)

 Un album original de 1974 d'une institution cubaine Los Van Van.

Afro-Cuban Funk 70's.

The Hi-Fly Orchestra means all-acoustic jazz with a totally infectious & heavy dancegroove that always gets the crowd on the floor! 

The heavy and rough rhythms are played by drums, double-bass, congas and piano, supporting the wonderful horn-lines by sax and trombone. The high musicality of the 6 members of THFO and the original sound of their instruments assure the most authentic perfomance with absolute high-energy playing!

THFO was founded in 2005 by Jerker Kluge and Florian Riedl. Though played by young musicians, who are influenced by all kinds of todays music, the intent was to create music that sounds as hip as the classic jazz records of the blue note era. Music to dance, without DJ´s, electronics or samples, just pure acoustic music!

One more time! Funky16 Radio Sound selected by Larry Grogan.

1. Capitols – Afro Twist Time (Karen)
2. Slim Harpo – Dynamite (Excello)
3. Bill Cosby – Hikky Burr Pt1 (UNI)
4. Brother Jack McDuff – Hunk of Funk (Blue Note)
5. Donald Height – Life Is Free (Hurdy Gurdy)
6. Stevie Wonder – We Can Work It Out (Tamla)
7. John Phillip Soul & His Stone Marching Band – That Memphis Thing (Pepper)
8. NF Porter – Keep On Keeping On (Lizard)
9. Joe & Everyday People – Sleep Walk (Brooks)
10. Dyke & The Blazers – Funky Walk (Original Sound)
11. Mongo Santamaria – We Got Latin Soul (Columbia)
12. Mickey & the Soul Generation – Football (Maxwell)
13. Johnny Talbot & De Thangs – Pickin’ Cotton (Jasman)

Heavy Funk Covers of James Brown from All Over the World between 1968 to 1974.

Unreleased Deep Funk & Soul Music from rare 45s.

West-African styles and American Funk. Body Music, Afro Funk's 1975 LP, was recorded and released in London, England.

The band was comprised mostly of West-African expatriates residing there. At the time, the city was host to a vibrant African music scene. The massive success of Osibisa created a swarm of young bands trying to use London as a launching pad for international stardom. Unfortunately, Afro Funk did not find the success they were looking for and Body Music became their only album. The deep funk grooves and driving afrobeat rhythms featured on this rare LP have made it a desired addition to record collections around the world.

After its small private press release in London on "Kabana Records," Body Music was also released in extremely limited quantites by Kojo Asare's Chairman Records in Ghana. Despite the well crafted mix of various West-African styles and American funk, without the support of a label and no major touring it quickly faded into obscurity. Today copies rarely surface.

UK Urban Latin Funk. Let's Boogaloo!

Formed by Colombian singer Martha Acosta and bass guitarist/MD Don Fiora (Javier Fioramonti) for the Hogmanay festival in Edinburgh 2001. Manteca proved to be at the cutting edge of the Latin scene, leading over 3,000 people at the World Music Stage "salsa-ing" into the New Year to their unique style of Urban Latin Funk.
Since then Manteca is well known for creating a party mood at festivals and gigs all around. Manteca's personnel are all luminaries on the UK Latin scene. The rhythm section comprises powerful drummer Vancho Manoilovich , Satin Singh on congas, and Dave Oliver on keys. In the brass section, Manteca has three top names: trumpeters Paul Jayasinha and Sid Gold , on saxes Ben Somers / Finn Peters and Paul Taylor on Trombone.

From Richmond Virginia, Funk /Soul & Latin Jazz. International Salsa Music!

Bio Ritmo has invested over two decades in the study and performance of ‘salsa’ music – a genre that evolved during the 60’s and 70’s that fused traditional African, Latino and Caribbean rhythms and melodies with American Jazz sensibilities. The members of Bio Ritmo represent a new generation of ‘salseros’ and are recognized around the globe for their innovative song writing and for pioneering the ‘indie’ salsa movement. This movement aspires to not only preserve the roots of salsa but to contribute to the evolution of the music by incorporating new sounds, rhythms and influences from around the world.

Based out of Richmond Virginia, since 1991, Bio Ritmo began as an experimental percussion ensemble. Founding members Jorge Negron, Rei Alvarez and Jim Thomson shared a love for classic salsa and soon thereafter decided to expand the group’s instrumentation, thus creating a full-fledged salsa orchestra.

Over the last 21 years, the ten-member, Bio Ritmo has performed throughout the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, Europe and The Republic of Georgia. They have independently released 10 albums.

Biónico (Locutor, 2008)
La Verdad (Electric Cowbell, 2011)
Puerta Del Sur (Vampi Soul, 2014)