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Blog Updating

2012-01-27T08:11:00.000-08:00

First of all I'd like to wish you all a happy 2012,

I sincerely hope that this new year will brings you all what you want, need and deserve.

Sorry for not being so much active on the posts those days.

That happens because I spend a lot of time to get the blog Updated in order to propose you a better contents.

Very soon will be available more Infos, more Photos and more Music!

For you to wait until the end of this updating,

here are a couple of posts, all parts of the BONUS section.
Click on the pictures to be redirected and Read, Watch & Listen about those posts.

DE FRANK & HIS PROFESSIONALS

.PSYCHEDELIC MAN.

1976 - Ride Away

and

.BIGUINE-LÉLÉ avec FRANCISCO
sous le ciel des Antilles.
Hit Parade HPR 50

Those two Lp's has been generously lent by My Old Friend Fred Martin.

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Then, the manual integration of LightBox to the blog allows me to make some photo galleries.
Two of them has already been created:

.AN AFTERNOON AT ZICO & CHICO's HOUSE OF RECORDS.

Sao Paulo - August 2011

FESTA DO VINIL - SESC Pompeia - Sao Paulo - 15/01/12

I hope you will enjoy !

Don't forget neither to check the TRACKS OF THE WEEKS Section,
every posts are being extented with more infos & photos about the artists!

Y11W51 .ELO DA CORRENTE - MADRUGAGDA

2011-12-21T04:55:00.000-08:00

.ELO DA CORRENTE - MADRUGADA.

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Elo Da Corrente is a Brazilian hip hop band formed in Sao Paulo in 2000 with Caio, Pitzan and dj PG.

In 2007, the group release a vinyl in partnership with radio Boomshot and the band Mamelo Sound System before to release on December 2007, on Cd only, their first Lp 'Apos Algumas Estaçoes', wich is a marvel of what hiphop can do best !

Then, in 2009, the band launched the no less good Ep 'O Sonho Dourado da Familia',

still available on vinyl.

Check 'Madrugada'

extract from 'O Sonho Dourado da Familia' Ep.

Here are some links for more infos:

somatoriadobarulho.bandcamp - To buy the vinyl.

elodacorrente.tumblr - A non official site. (yet)

youtube.com/elodacorrente - Their page on youtube.
soundcloud.com/elodacorrente - To listen more sounds
elodacorrente@gmail.com - Contact

Caio, Pitzan & dj PG.

Many thanks to Caio for all the informations and allowing me to share this track here!

Y11W48 .CARIMBO DE ALGODOAL - Ê...DO LADO DE LA

2011-11-28T05:58:00.000-08:00

.CARIMBO DE ALGODOAL - Ê...DO LADO DE LA.

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Talent Master of Carimbó Chico Braga, along with the Nativos do Canal.
For anyone who is curious about this citizen of Algodoal, a small island located in the Amazon Atlantic side of the state of Para (North Brasil),
hear the sound !

Check 'Ê... do lado de la' :

extract from 'Nativos Do Canal' Cd.

For more infos and music, check out this very nice blog :
>> TORO Y LOCO <<

.Mestre Chico Braga.

051° DIRTY CARIBBEAN JAZZ°03

2011-11-23T06:43:00.000-08:00

.DIRTY CARIBBEAN JAZZ°03.

Guadeloupe Spéciale

Biguine, Pambiche, Fatou, Boléro-Guajira, Gwo-Ka, Meringue & Compas Direct from the Mid-60s.

After a year of research, here finally is the third volume of the Dirty Caribbean Jazz serie !
All titles are coming from early Debs and Célini Aux Ondes 7" recordings.
Dedicated to all my friend in cold Europe, I hope that this selection will warm you up during long winter nights...

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01° DÉCLARATION / Beaujour et ses diables du rythme - Biguine .Aux Ondes RC36.
02° MIEL / Joseph Lacides acc. par Justin Angèle quintet - Meringue .Debs DD20.
03° TI TÉ YA / Beaujour et ses diables du rythme - Gros Méringué .Aux Ondes RC36.
04° CONSEIL BIEN BON / Gérard Valton et Élie Benoit et son Orchestre - Biguine .Aux Ondes RC35.
05° MAM'ZELLE CANCAN / T. Saint Val, sax: Robert Mavounzy - Compas Direct .Aux Ondes RC38.
06° BEL' MÈ A PRESENT / Gerard Valton et Élie Benoit et son Orchestre - Pambiche .AuxOndes RC35.
07° LA MESSE / La Brisquante
08° KI VINO / Dolor et ses Étoiles - Fatou .AuxOndes RC34.
09° BAN MOIN CLÉ A TITINE / Guy Conquète - GwoKa .Aux Ondes RC56.
10° EN MÉMOIRE À ROGER FANFANT ET STELLO / Orchestre Fairness - Biguine .Debs DD99.
11° MOIN CÉ ON MALÉRÉ / Henri Debs Sextet chanté par Paul Blamar - Boléro-Guajira .Debs DD4.
12° COLLIÉ ET ZANNO / George Tinédor avec Casimir Létang et ses Bongonzons - Biguine .Debs DD27.
13° MÉNAGE CHALVIRÉ / Casimir Letang avec Chil'Debeer et Luce Mornay - Biguine .AuxOndes RC12.
14° CITATION CRÉOLE / Joseph Lacides - Biguine .Debs DD20.

Many thanks to Edson for his help in recording those titles and scanning covers.

VENENO & BIXIGA 70 BONUS TRACK

2011-11-21T05:59:00.000-08:00

.VENENO & BIXIGA 70 BONUS TRACK.

Two great party featuring 'LesMainsNoires' dj set to come, here in Sao Paulo:

VENENO estreia no STUDIOSP Vila Madalena!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

and

Lançamento CD/LP Bixiga70 @ Cine Jóia

Friday, December 2, 2011

So, as a bonus, here is a heavy uptempo Bikutsi track !

The Bikutsi is a traditional music and feminine dance from Center and South of Cameroon.

The word bikutsi mean in Ewondo "beat of the earth".

Please don't forget to play it loud and several times for full effect !

See you there !

050° .AFRO BASE RADIOSHOW.

2011-11-18T11:50:00.000-08:00

.AFRO BASE RADIOSHOW.

Kindly invited by John to prepare a selection for AfroBase,
here is the Show who featured this exclusive selection of rare 78s and old vinyl (*).
Also featuring Ocote Soul Sounds, Malika Zarra, DJ Tudo, Frootful, Manteca, Wara, Lameck and hard salsa from Javier Vazquez.

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Tracklist in Comments

.Guy Morley & John Warr.

.JOHN WARR. 

Since the start of the 80s, John’s been playing African and Latin music in clubs and on radio.
He formed Ashanti with Congolese music specialist Martin Sinnock and they launched a regular weekly radio show. With Latin music pals, John opened a very successful weekly club called The Salsa Party which ran for 6 years, and in 2002 got together with Guy Morley to create AfroBase.

web archives: All AfroBase, Viva Latina, and Ashanti radio shows are available by
subscription at www.totallyradio.com

.AFROBASE .

This 2 hour specialist radio show has been playing new and old, rare and scratchy, funk-friendly afro tropical tracks for over 7 years.
Music collectors and crate sifters John Warr and Guy Morley formed AfroBase in 2002 to play out at clubs, and soon got together with Miles Cleret (Soundway Records).
To coincide with their launch of a Friday club night at the Volks on Brighton’s seafront, they created the radio show in early 2004 which is still available on Brighton’s Juice 107.2 and on totallyradio.com. John continues to present the programme every week along with special guests.

TO LISTEN:

FM Radio: AfroBase - 2hr weekly show Sundays (4-6pm) on Juice 107.2 (www.juicebrighton.com)
WEB radio: AfroBase – the fm show streamed free 24/7 at TOTALLY RADIO.

New show every Friday:
AFRO BASE ONLINE PLAYER

And as a gentleman, John has accepted to prepare an exclusive selection for the blog, so kind !
Many thanks to him !
Hope you'll all enjoy !

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Flash Domincii & the West African Supersonics   -   Amola   -   Fisher Music Nigeria
Tuco & Les Freres de Jean   -   Tuco’s Jam #3   -   Macaya Haiti
Mawuli Decker - Hlomede   -   Step Production Ghana
Rico Jazz   - La Madonne le Jossaud   -   Hit Parade Guadeloupe
Javier Vazquez   -   El Verdero Son   -   Teca USA

To finish, as a bonus, here is the selection made by Superfly Records for the AfroBase RadioShow few weeks before:

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Ze Manel   -   Scudjo   -   Cabiana
Serge Christophe   -   Couté çé z'homme'la   -   Debs
Sory Simplice   -   ?   -   Musique Mondiale
Kelenkye Band   -   Jungle Music   -   Superfly Records
Liza Ngwa   -   N'Kirre   -   Little Drums

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Y11W46 .LA SECONDE MÉTHODE - DAH MA SÉMÉ.

2011-11-15T14:43:00.000-08:00

.LA SECONDE MÉTHODE - DAH MA SÉMÉ.

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Accompanied by his n'goni, a small harp, Abaye Adam Abakar, from Tchad, has traveled for a long time around the African and European continent as a singer and storyteller.

It was in Toulouse that he meets Nicolas Lafourest, guitarist of 'Cannibales et Vahinés', with whom he formed the band 'La Seconde Méthode'.

The quartet offers a music melting African tradition, trance, rock and noise.

Check 'Dah Ma Sémé'

extract from 'El Kanémy' Ep.

More tracks to listen there:

myspace.com/lasecondemethode

live @ 'Tribu Festival' / Dijon / Oct11 / pics by LesMainsNoires.

Y11W45 .KUNGOBRAM - PAS DE CHAUFFAGE.

2011-11-06T15:44:00.000-08:00

.KUNGOBRAM - PAS DE CHAUFFAGE.

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KUNGOBRAM is a mixture of near and far

made of back and forth between Paris and Bamako where five musicians come together to engage in dialogue mixing jazz, urban music and West African style.

Thereby they offers an original work based on two driving principles: rhythm and energy.

The result is surprising, unusual, exciting, sometimes quiet and meditative.

Check 'Pas de chauffage'

extract from their first instrumental Ep.

Have also a look and a listen to others tracks on their MySpace.

Don't forget to check the 'Tracks Of The Weeks' section for more contemporary bands and reissues.

.MEMORIES Update.

2011-10-31T06:12:00.000-07:00

.MEMORIES UPDATE.

The 'Memories' page updated with more than 10 pictures.

Click HERE or on the pics to watch !

049° .SILVER 60's. compiled by MAMBO C

2011-10-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

.SILVER 60's.

compiled by MAMBO C.

Gaita, Porro, Merengue, Paseo, Guaracha, Jorapo, Cumbia and Plena
from 1950s and early 60's Colombian 7 inches.

Florence Chavrier aka Mambo C. has been and is still a very close and special friend for me since a very long time. She was part of this 'Les Mains Noires' project at the very beginning and to be true, It is even her who found this name first !
Many things starts together, like the interest and the research about 'tropical' music for example! Common passions about chic & perfumed 'dirty' early recordings who takes nowadays the shape of this compilation whose story is:

While her trip to Colombia last spring,
Flo, gifted and informed digger, meet an old collector in the suburbs of Medellin. The old man took a liking and probably conquered by the charm of Flo, agreed to take her home to sell him some records.
In the midst of those there were many 45 rpm, including several releases from the small cult label 'Silver'...

"Silver label has been set up in about 1950 in Medellin by Julio and José Ramirez Johns, Antioqueno merchants and indistrialists who had also been distributing Colombia and Odeon records in the city. They recorded international and national artists, including a lot of material by Lucho Bermudez and Leonel Ospina, although the company did not specialize in any particular type of music. The firm lasted until the early 1960s, when it was taken over by Industria Nacional del Sonido (INS)." 

'Music, race, & nation: música tropical in Colombia' by Peter Wade

Thus Florence brought home the treasures unearthed at the bottom of an improbable cabin.

So I'm very thankful to her for decided to share those records here !
I hope that you all will enjoy those old Colombian vibes as much as me, as much as her !

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01° NELLY / Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta - Gaita .Silver 846-A
02° IRMA / Orquesta de Lucho Bermudez - Porro .Silver 780-B
03° ZUMBADOR / Chepito Giraldo con la Sonora 'Silver' - Plena .Silver 974-B

04° BAILA ISABELINA / Nacho Alvarez y su conjunto - Merengue .Silver 1161-B

05° EL JARDINERO / Leonel Ospina Conjunto Ritmico - Merengue .Silver 808-B

06° TE DEBO EL AGUINALDO / Carlos y Jose con Guitarras y Ritmos - Paseo .Silver 1387-B
07° MARIA TERESA / Leonel Ospinay y conj. Ritmico - Guaracha .Silver 818-B

08° SE LO ESTAN FUMANDO / Fabio Torres y su Conjunto .Silver 4007-A
09° LLANERITA / Alfonso Upegui y su Conjunto - Jorapo .Discos Colombia 8629 B

10° JUAN ONOFRE / Noel Petro y la Italian Jazz - Porro .Dia 60112 A
11° EL MECANICO / Oro Edmundo Arias - Cumbia .Dia 6033 A
12° BOMBONCITO / Dario Monsalve y su conjunto - Merengue .Octagon OG100B
13° VICKY / Frank Cortes - Cumbia .INS 50910 A

Many many thanks again to Mambo C for bringing those amazing records to me and sharing them here with you all.

Y11W41 .BIXIGA 70 - TEMA DI MALAIKA.

2011-10-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

.BIXIGA 70 - TEMA DI MALAIKA.

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Here is the single from this Paulista AfroBeat band !

Out on the 15 October 2011 at the 'Festa Fela', this 7" is from their forthcoming Lp

wich will be out on the 15th November ! !!

Check 'Tema Di Malaika' !

'Dub Di Malaika' also available on SoundCloud.

Do not forget to have a look to their website ! !!

BIXIGA70.com

048° .FLORENT MAZZOLENI - PART°01.

2011-07-28T17:54:00.000-07:00

.FLORENT MAZZOLENI - PART°01.

photography: Eric Chabrely & Florent Mazzoleni

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.10 African Tracks Recorded from Rare Original 45rpm.

.10 Photographies brought back from diverse travels to Africa.

.Click on pics or >here< to Read, Watch & Listen.

.Sikasso / Mali. ©E. Chabrely

.'L'AFRIQUE ENCHANTÉE' BONUS TRACK.

2011-07-24T04:37:00.000-07:00

* ORCHESTRE VICTORIA ELEISON *
.Mobali Ya Ngenge.

.L'Afrique Enchantée Bonus Track.

Created in the summer of 2006, 'L'Afrique Enchantée' is a weekly radio show,

hosted by the Ivorian Soro Solo and the French Vladimir Cagnolari, which tells Africa in all its forms through his music.

"Music allow to tell in a different way about the continent, in terms of its traditions, daily life, with a humor that is an antidote to all the problems" said Vlad.

You can listen or re-listen to the show online by clicking on the image below

In April 2010, the two comperes decided to go out from the radio receiver to conduct, backed with a solid orchestra, an African ball called 'Le Bal de l' Afrique Enchantée'.
As the show, the ball became a success and happens now all around France.

On Sunday 31st of July 2011,
I've been djing with 'L'Afrique Enchantée & Les Mercenaires de l'Ambiance' at Cajarc for the Africajarc Festival!

As a bonus, here is a track to celebrate Africa and his sunny & positive energy.

* ORCHESTRE VICTORIA ELEISON - MOBALI YA NGENGE *

Please don't forget to play it loud and several times for full effect !

'1000 fois Merci' to my very generous friend Nicolas Skliris for sharing ! !!

Orchestra Victoria Eleison was born December 24, 1982, created by Emeneya Mubiala Jean,

better known as King Kester Emeneya, born in 1956 in Kikwit in the province of Bandudu, west of the current Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire).

It was after five years spent in the orchestra of the great Papa Wemba he created his own band,

the Victoria Eleison.

The orchestra, led by King Kester, now has over 400 titles in his repertory.

Emeneya is considered as one of the greatest artists of the contemporary Congolese scene. He was received several times by President Mobutu Sese Seko, three times by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and twice by Joseph Kabila. Mobutu had even gave him the honor to animate the evening party for the visit of French President Francois Mitterand in the People's Palace in Kinshasa!

047° .Ritmo!. .AfroCuban Rhythms from early 50's 78rpm.

2011-07-08T11:34:00.000-07:00

.RITMO!.
.AfroCuban Rhythms from early 50's 78rpm.

Journey back in the 50's and his outstanding Voices, Rhythms, Piano & Horns.
Rumba, Mambo, Guaracha and more !

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01 ANDRÉ EKYAN et son Orchestre - 'Mira Que Es Linda'
02 MONCHITO and his orchestra - 'Caledona'
03 ORQUESTA TROPICAL / piano: Vin Roddie - 'Strange Mood'
04 ORQUESTA TROPICAL directed by Tito Puente - 'Baile Simon'
05 FÉLIX VALVERT & son orchestre - 'Nagüe'
06 JOE LOCO His Piano and Quintet - 'Why Don't You Do Right'
07 ESY MORALES - 'Jungle Fantasy'
08 ORQUESTA TROPICAL directed by Tito Puente - 'Abaniquito'
09 XAVIER CUGAT and his Orchestra - 'Sun Sun Babae'
10 CARLOS VALADEZ acompanado por René Touzet y su conjunto vocal - 'Yiri Yiri Bon'

11 DON AZPIAPU and his Havana Casino orchestra - 'Wanna Lot O' Love'
12 LECUONA CUBAN BOYS Refrain chanté par Mm. Rabagliati et Bruguera - 'Tabou'

046° .MUMBO JUMBO RADIOSHOW.

2011-06-15T05:23:00.000-07:00

.MUMBO JUMBO RADIOSHOW.

Invited to the Radio Show 'Mumbo Jumbo' on Radio Campus (Paris/93.9fm)
wich is happening every Wednesday between 11pm and midnight,
here are 2 selections made for the 'Gimme Five' topic.

.LATIN SELECTION.

for Superfly Records
30/03/2001

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PUERTO RICAN ALL STARS feat. KAKO “ Descarga en Puerto Rico ”

RICARDO RAY “ Parisian Thoroughfare ”
FRANK “EL PAVO” HERNANDEZ “ Bomba Gitana ”
PETE RODRIGUEZ “ Ya Tu Veras ”
JESUS VALDES Y SU COMBO “ Pa’ Gozar ”

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.DIRTY CARRIBEAN JAZZ SELECTION.

for Les Mains Noires
11/05/2011

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RUPERT CLEMENDORE “ Eastern Conga ”
YOUNG TIGER “ Calypso Be ”
EL RANCHO NIGHT CLUB BAND “ _ ”
NORO MORALES “ Rumbandola ”
ROBERT LOISON “ Jean Fouillé, Pié Fouillé ”

You can listen to all the Radio Show in streaming on their website:
http://www.radiocampusparis.org/mumbojumbo
Have a listen ! !!

A huge thanks to the whole Mumbo Jumbo team (Daddy O, Johnny Fiasco & Smokey)

for the invitation and their happiness !
and sorry for my babbles...

.LES MAINS NOIRES & friends.

2011-06-13T08:58:00.000-07:00

.LES MAINS NOIRES & friends.

The next DANCEFLOOR SESSION will be on the 1st of July and will take place at

L' ALIMENTATION GÉNÉRALE / 64 rue Jean Pierre Timbaud / Paris 11 / M: Parmentier.
http://www.alimentation-generale.net/
featuring My Old Friend
BE THERE !!!

045° .RAIL BAND SPECIAL.

2011-05-26T13:18:00.000-07:00

.RAIL BAND SPECIAL.

photo: D.R.

Superfly Record's second reference,
the excellent 'Folk Rail °01' is now available to all as a Limited High Quality reissue Lp.
On this occasion, here are 7 tracks extracted from 'Rail Danse' and 'Folk Rail' séries Lp of the most emblematic Malian band.
Intensive and deep journey into Mandingo music who got to be played loud and listened carefully.

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01 ° Bajalamale 'Folk-Rail°01'
02 ° Finza 'Folk-Rail°04'
03 ° Noumounan 'Tiramakan'
04 ° Fankanté Dankélé 'Folk-Rail°03'
05 ° Kibaru 'Rail Danse°02'
06 ° Iounseny 'Rail Danse°01'
07 ° Mariba Yasa 'Folk-Rail°01'

'At one end of the decaying train line between Mali and Senegal, the Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako stands in a neglected garden surrounded by hibiscus, bougainvillea and palm trees. In its 1970’s prime and glory, this central Bamako location used to be an entertaining hub for a broad and diverse clientele : night people, businessmen, travellers, politicians, policemen, diplomats, music fans or hookers each played their parts in order to dance, drink out and rejoice to the music played by the house orchestra on a tiny stage two steps above the premises.

Nicknamed the Rail Band, the orchestra’s rhythm of seduction was the soundtrack for a golden decade in Mali’s music from 1970 to the early 1980s. Rail Band was led by Tidiani Koné, an outstanding and unsung musician who was both a griot and a jazzman. Koné’s idea was to bring Malian music out of what he felt was the dead-end cycle of Afro-Cuban and European imitations. Much to music lovers’ delight the world over, Koné was also the first to understand that Salif Keita’s voice was pure gold when he took the chance to recruit the young albino singer.

The Rail Band was established to « explore and propel the Mandingo repertoire in order to aim at the neo-classicism of the African chanson ». In combining Mandingo and Bambara folklore, Congolese rumba, and American Rhythm’n’Blues with French Pop and hints of Calypso, the Rail Band paved the way for numerous West African orchestras to follow. '

extracted from 'Folk Rail°01' liner notes by Florent Mazzoleni

Special Thanks to Paulo Goncalvez, Nicolas Skliris & Florent Mazzoleni

without whom this post would not have been possible. 

044° .CARNATIC JAZZ RAGA. selected by A man called Warwick

2011-04-17T20:20:00.000-07:00

 
Picture of Juggler Hari Dasu, India. c. 1900

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So if you enjoyed this mix,

then please check out more selections from Warwick via the Turning Point dancefloor sessions in the city of Toronto.

So I just want to thank him for allowing me to share this fantastic music and for his generosity with sharing musical vibes. 

043° .JAZZ SOCIETY. selected by Fred Martin

2011-04-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

.JAZZ SOCIETY.

selected by Fred Martin

Half an hour of Deep & Modal Jazz at his best through six heavy tracks
selected by my old friend Fred Martin.

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01_Paul Gonsalves Quartet - Boom Jackie Boom Chick
from 'Impressed°02 with Gilles Peterson' Lp / Universal Jazz 982 197 0

02_Sahih Shihab - Di Da
from 'Sahib Shihab and the Danish Radio Jazz Group' Lp / Oktav Records OKLP111

03_Don Rendell, Ian Carr - Pavanne
from 'Don Rendell - Ian Carr Live' Lp / Emi Pathé Uk SX6316

04_Pedro Iturralde - Las Morillas De Jaen
from 'Jazz Flamenco' Lp / Hispa Vox

05_Harold Mc Nair - The Hipster
from 'RCA 1742' 7" / RCA Victor Uk Rca1742

06_Etta Jones - Nature Boy
from 'Hollar' Lp / Prestige Pr 7284

042° .NINGUEM DE LUZ A CEGO. a portrait of Grégoire de Villanova

2011-03-25T18:51:00.000-07:00

.NINGUEM DE LUZ A CEGO.

a portrait of Grégoire de Villanova

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"This gentleman has inspired many with his taste and

pushed sounds that were yet to be appreciated by many collectors and Djs worldwide,

so much gratitude to his help in finding much lost music to keep

our dancefloors of today on there toes"

Turning Point

Click on pics to read, watch & listen ! !!

041° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS°06.

2011-02-09T02:40:00.000-08:00

.TRACKS OF THE WEEKS°06.

pic: 'Bouldingue Musique' / Lyon_France / 2004 ©LesMainsNoires_Frédéric Thiphagne

Already six volume ! !! Time goes fast . ..
So once more here are 12 tracks coming from contemporary labels releases.
Have a listen but if you like, please, do not forget to go buy music,
independant music industry needs all of us ! ! !!!

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W43_Nappy Brown_Coal Miner (Alternate Version)
from 'JukeBoxJam Serie 1009' 7" / SubDivision of Jazzman Records

W44_Idrissa Diop / Diamonoye Tiopité_Cintorita
from 'Idrissa Diop - Diamonoye Tiopité, l'époque de l'évolution' LP / Teranga Beat Records

W45_Quantic and his Combo Barbaro_Un Canto A Mi Tierra
from 'Tradition in Transition' LP / Tru Thoughts Records

W46_James Spaulding_Uhuru Sasa
from 'Progressive & Independent Spiritual Jazz 45s, 1968-75' 7" boxset / Jazzman Records

W47_Glen Brown_No More Slavery
from DSR 7-02 7" / Dub Store Sound Inc.

W48_Franck 'el pavo' Hernandez_Bomba Gitana
from 'Esta en lo Bailable' LP / Deja Vu Records

W50_Os Korimbas_Sémba Braguez
from 'Angola Soundtrack, the unique sound of Luanda 1968-1976' LP / Analog Africa Records

W51_Frankie Zhivago Young_I'm Yours
from 'The Age of Flying High' LP / Superfly Records

W52_Puerto Rican All-Stars featuring Kako_Descarga En Puerto Rico
from 'PuertoRican All Stars feat. Kako' LP /

W01_Don Drummond_Confucious
from 'The Best Of Don Drummond' LP / Studio One records

W02_John Buddy Williams_Last Night The Landlord Nearly Killed Me
from 'Le Jazz Primitif' LP / Folkways Records

W03_Rubens Bassini e os 11 Magnificos_Mirage
from 'Ritmo Fantastico' Lp / What Music Records

040° .EXISTEREO. interviewed by Flat Spectrum Crew in 2007

2011-01-24T03:59:00.000-08:00

.EXISTEREO.

interviewed by Flat Spectrum Crew in 2007

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If you download the whole file you will get the interview down on paper, in English and in French

and the bonus track below.

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039° BASEMENT Vol°02 .HIGHLIFE SPECIAL.

2011-01-17T15:10:00.000-08:00

.HIGHLIFE SPECIAL.
.BASEMENT.volume°02

Highlife from Ghana and Nigeria under Groove, Afro-Beat and Funk influences.

Good for your health and your mind!

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01_Dan Sonny Odogbo and the Iyoddos_World (Agbor) (Iyodo Frog Funk)
EMI Nigeria Nemi0124

02_K.Frimpong and his Cubanos Fiestas_Mensu
Ofori Brothers OFBL1011

03_Ebo Taylor_Peace on Earth
Philips Ghana 6354 017_1978

04_The Jewels_Onyame Tie Me
Amamfi Records AMRLP1001_1978

05_C.K.Mann and the Masters_Mber Papa
Essiebons EBLS6195_1979

06_Oblajulum Super Sound Power of Africa_Iwe Nwunye Di
Nokwa Records SNLPS3021_Nigeria

07_Vis-A-Vis_Kankyema
Brobisco Ambassador Records KBL068

08_C.K. Mann Big Band_Fa W'akoma Ma Me
Essiebons EBLS6141_1976

09_De Frank and the Professionals_Yare Ye Ya
Anopa Nsoroma NK5_1976

10_Waza Afriko_Ke Oda
Obuoba Ambassador Records JNAO3

HUGE HUGE THANKS TO SUPERFLY RECORDS WHERE HAS BEEN FOUND ALL THOSE TREASURES ! !!

038° .THE CAMEROON UPDATE OF NICOLAS SKLIRIS.

2010-12-22T15:55:00.000-08:00

.The Cameroon Update of Nicolas Skliris.

Here are 8 pics and 5 tracks brought back from Cameroon
by Nico while his last trip to Yaoundé for Superfly Records ! !!

To watch and listen, click here or on the cover above and scroll down... !

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MANY THANKS TO NICO, SUPERFLY RECORDS AND CACAO
WHO HELPED HIM THERE TO FIND THOSE RECORDS YOU CAN HEAR NOW ! !!!

037° .DIRTY CARRIBEAN JAZZ Vol°02.

2010-11-29T18:18:00.000-08:00

.DIRTY CARRIBEAN JAZZ.
volume°02

Deeper in 50's and 60's caribbean recordings...

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A01_Raymont Cicault et son orchestre Volcan_Josianne n°2
DEBS DD14 - 45 rpm - 1968/69

A02_Guy du Rosier and his orchestra_Belle Maripoli
DECCA DL8602 - lp 'Haitian Rhythms' - 1957

A03_Enlloro (Voodoo Moon)
COLUMBIA BF125 - 78rpm - Mid 1940's

A04_M'sieur Michel_Unknown Artist
COOK 1021 - lp 'Musical pleasures from Martinique' - 1958

A05_Sir Artus and his Calypso Knights_Oken Karangee
Lafayette Records LR300 - 10inch 'Carnaval aux Antilles' - 195?

A06_Lord Cristo_Taxi Driver
COOK 1072 - lp 'Jump Up Carnival' - 1956

A07_UnknownArtist_Abandon
COOK 01021 - lp 'Musical pleasures from Martinique' - 1958

A08_l'orchestre Del's Jazz Biguine_Grand Gilet - Pitit Pantalon
Pathé PA1072 - 78 rpm - Late 30's

A09_Raymond Cicault et son orchestre Volcan_A Mon Ami Lucien Jolibois
DEBS DD14 - 45 rpm - 1968/69

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* BONUS TRACKS *

B01_The Soul Bros._More and More
Studio One SOLP112 - lp 'Hot Shot' - 1965/67

B02_Robert Mavounzy_Henri Te Vlé Mayé
DEBS DK601 - 45rpm -mid 60's

B03_Orchestral Overture_Me Ting Is Mine
COOK 1123 - lp 'Calypso Atrocities' - 1959

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036° .ANGOLA DANCEFLOOR SHAKER selected by PAULO GONCALVES.

2010-11-01T17:17:00.000-07:00

.ANGOLA DANCEFLOOR SHAKER.
selected by Paulo Goncalves

Amazing mix of Angolan rythms & sounds from Paulo Goncalves // Superfly Records in
anticipation of the new Analog Africa compilation...
Percussions, rhytmic guitar and voices , great combo for maybe the fastest music from Africa...

Have a listen, enjoy, and go get a copy of the compilation when she'll be out...

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Available on
Superfly Records.blogspot, Sofrito & Les Mains Noires.

035° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS°05.

2010-10-25T15:42:00.000-07:00

.TRACKS OF THE WEEKS°05.

somes of my fav' re-edited tracks found from W25 to W42. .. . 14 tracks .. .
.. for me the most successful from the serie. .
.. hope you'll be agree . ...

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W25_Sun Ra_Enlightement - Jazzman record
W26_P.E.Hewitt Jazz Ensemble_More Than Anything - Now Again
W27_Spiritual Singers_Kimia - Mississippi records
W28_Dave Bartholomew_Shrimp and Gumbo - JukeBoxJam
W30_Sabu Martinez_Oh! Min Dara!! - Mellotronen records
W31_Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble_The Minstrel - Aestuarium Record
W32_Bang Chan_Nhung Dom Mat Hoa Chau - Sublime Frequencies
W34_Don Drummond_Silver Dollar - Treasure Isle
W35_Quantic Flowering Inferno_Portada Del Mar - Tru Thoughts recordings
W38_The Exciters_Exciters Theme - Sound Way record
W40_Woima Collective_März - Kindred Spirits
W40°_Sun Ra_Somebody Else's Idea - Kindred Spirits
W41_Ebo Taylor and The Sweet Beans_Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara - Analog Africa
W42_Cedric Im Brooks_Sabasi - Honest Jons

034° .PRESS IT . .. ! !!.

2010-09-23T14:45:00.000-07:00

.PRESS IT . .. ! !!.

Journey through late californian's indi-underground hiphop scene .
Nine tracks never released on vinyl, all coming from Cassettes and Cdr
recorded between 1995 and 2006.
Unique basement sounds... Must heards also . . !! !

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°Deeskee Vs. of Mexican Descent°
Live in Moss Beach Ft 2mex the League Maleko Subtitle Joe Dub
from "Money is Meaning Less"
Released on Cdr in 2006.

°Die°
All of Me
from "Chainsmokers"
Released in 2004 on Cd.

°Orko Eloheim°
Jahova777 Ft Sumach
from "Starsystem Blacktica"
Released on Casettes and Cdr in 2005.

°Global Phlowtations°
Hard Work
from "Phlowtations Devices Volume 1"
1997's Cdr.

°RadioInactive°
Mystery
from "Fo' Tractor"
First released on Cassettes only in 1999.

°Genelec & Memphis Reign°
Elephantightus
from "Scorpion Circles"
Released on Cd in 2002.

°Log Cabin°
Sunsprayed
from"LA Experimental"
Earliest recording from the selection released on Cassette in 1995.

°Existereo°
Dope Song
from "Crush Groove"
Released on Cdr in 2004.

Thanks to Remy D and Dark Ox for bringing me
through those sounds few years before now.

033° .THE OUTERSPACE WORLD OF SUN RA.

2010-09-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

.THE OUTERSPACE WORLD OF SUN RA.

Here are 9 tracks by the prolific jazz composer,
piano player, bandleader, poet and cosmic philosopher Sun Ra.

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°Lady With The Golden Stockings°
from "Nubians of Plutonia". Recorded between1958/59.Released in 1966.

°The Night Of the Purple Moon°
from "The Night Of The Purple Moon". Recorded in 1970 & 1964. Realeased in 1970

°Plutonian Nights°
from "Nubians of Plutonia". Recorded between1958/59.Released in 1966.

°Watusa°
from "Nubians of Plutonia". Recorded between1958/59.Released in 1966.

°Somewhere In Space°
from "Interstellar Low Ways". Recorded in 1960. 1st release called "Rocket #9" in 1960, 2nd release,as present,
with the new title and red cover by Claude Dangerfield in 1969.

°Between Two Worlds°
from "Angels and Demons at Play"
Recorded in 1960 (1st side +2 tracks), 1956 for the rest.
Released in 1965.

°Rocket #9°
from "The Shadows Cast by Tomorrow"
Recorded in 1967 or 68.
1st release issued in 1968. Re-edit on Jazzman 7" box-set in 2010.

°Watusa°
from "Space Is The Place OST"
Recorded in 1974. Released in 1974. Re-Issued in 2010.

°Somewhere In Space°
from "Out There A Minute"
Recorded in 19??. Released in 19??. Compiled in 1989.

032° .RAW, a portrait of NICOLAS SKLIRIS.

2010-08-10T01:14:00.000-07:00

.RAW, a portrait of NICOLAS SKLIRIS.

Nico is part of what we may call the new generation of digger.
His favorite hunting ground: Africa.
Nico is an endearing character and fits a rare generosity.
You probably already know him as a seller if you try to find African records on the web ...
Here is his portrait, made up of the personnal test, 11 tracks and illustrated by 11 photos that he brought back for us from his last trip to Mali...

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Click on the pictures to Read, Watch, Listen and Download.

031° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS vol.04.

2010-07-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

°TRACKS OF THE WEEKS vol.04°
*week 12 to week 24*
pic: home/2004
.listen, enjoy and run buy them before too late ! !!

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030° .DIRTY CARIBEAN JAZZ vol°01.

2010-07-19T02:59:00.000-07:00

.DIRTY CARIBEAN JAZZ vol°01.

Screaming Horns, Swinging Piano and Sincopated Rythms comin' from
early Debs, Cook, Bellot, Trojan and others recordings.

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01_Les Kombass_Rencontre Kombass_Guadeloupe
02_Dolor_A Dardonel_Guadeloupe
03_Raphael Zachille_Rosita Chérie_Antilles
04_Atis Indepandan_Dodinin_Haïti
05_Joseph Lacides_Mr Morin_Guadeloupe
06_Cyril Diaz_Tabu_Trinidad
07_Roland Alphonso_On The Move_Jamaïca
08_The Lecuona Cuban Boys_Cubanakan_Cuba
09_Johnnie Gomez Band_Madinina_Trinidad
10_Robert Mavounzy et son orchestre Antillais_L'Amou-pas-ka-joué_Antilles

Thanks to Mambo C, Superfly and Bellot Records without whom nothing would have been possible.

029° .ATAKAK.

2010-07-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

.ATAKAK.

An hour recorded live mixed with underground African HipHop
selected by
Brian Shimkovitz (AwesomeTapesFromAfrica.blogspot_NewYork)
and
Orl 'Muzzical Trips' (Palmwine Records_Paris).

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028° .A VIEW FROM HIS ROOM PLUS LEAVES OF SPRINGS, a portrait of ARTHUR BORGNIS.

2010-07-02T01:52:00.000-07:00

42 years old, Arthur Borgnis made his "weapons" as assistant director on a dozen feature films. In 95 he directed his first short film "Zappeur". His passion for music led him to become a dj in the early 90s and then as the producer of Charivari in 2003 with singles and remixes will be greeted by Quantic, Laurent Garnier, Alton miller, Rainer Truby ...

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He has made four documentaries and nearly thirty capture live jazz and world music for Mezzo (Brian Jackson, Don Blackman, Taylor McFerrin, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Soil and Pimp ...).
He is working on producing a documentary about Malian music (see teaser).
He developed his first feature film he will run during 2011.

...

027° .BASEMENT vol°01.

2010-05-31T16:11:00.000-07:00

.BASEMENT.
.Ghanean & Beninese uncompiled mustheards extracted from Superfly's basement.

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01_Eskill & Vicky_T.P. Poly Rytmo_Ecoute ma mélodie
02_City Boys Band_Osu A Meresu
03_Tidiani Koné_djanfa magni (full version)
04_Starlite 78_Ase Yene Woka
05_Mélome Clément et le T.P. Poly Rytmo_Unité Africaine
06_Obiba Collins Marfo & his Super Stars_Owuo Yi

026° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS.vol°03.

2010-05-17T02:34:00.000-07:00

.TRACKS OF THE WEEKS.vol°03.

Here is the third volume of the Tracks of the Weeks.
All tracks were post from the last 2009's week to the end of March, remember...

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W00° GEECHIE WILEY - Last Kind Words - Mississippi Records
W01° AMARA TOURÉ - N'Niyo - Honest Jones
W02° DOLOR et ses Étoiles - Bourrique La - Ismaa Production
W03° FRED WILLIAMS & The Jewel Band - Tell Her - Jazzman Records
W04° SAHIB SHIHAB - Om Mani Padme Hum - Schema Records
W05° ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU - Minkou E So Non Moin - Analog Africa
W06° EAST OF THE UNDERGROUND - Popcorn Santana - BBE Records
W07° SALAH RAGAB - Neveen - Art Yard & Kindred Spirit Records
W08° THE NATURAL YOGURT BAND - Thoughts - Now Again & Jazzman Records
W09° THE LUTHER DAVIS GROUP - To Be Free - BBE Records
W10° FUBURA SEKIBO - Psychedelic Baby - Sound Way Records
W11° SUN RA - Door of the Cosmos - Art Yard Ltd

Once again all tracks are coming out from contemporary labels working on republication,
they help us to discover musical treasures so
SUPPORT THEM TOO AND GO BUY THOSE RECORDS,
they are still available ! !! !!!

025° .TO DAD.

2010-03-25T03:04:00.000-07:00

. . ... TO DAD . . ...

My dad used to be a big Jazz fan. I remember of him listening to his records with headphones while, kids, I was looking to TV. At that time, to me, this was music for old people.
Many things changed for me at the age of 15 when he passed away.
I inherited from his record collection and start to build up passions for music and photography who were his two great passions also. I owe him a lot of who I am nowadays and on what I'm working on.
So, dedicate him a selection on this place is the minimum that I can do.

The 3 firsts tracks are coming from records I get from him and the 2 last ones are the ones I dedicate to him and to his memor

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01° DUKE ELLINGTON - Portrait of Wellman Braud
02° YOUNG LOUIS ARMSTRONG - Medley: When you're smilin' / Saint James Infirmary / Dinah
03° COUNT BASIE and the Kansas City 7 - I want a little girl
04° ROBERT WILKINS - That's No Way To Get Along
05° OHIO PENITENTIARY 511 JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Psych City

024° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS vol°02.

2010-03-20T03:57:00.000-07:00

.TRACKS OF THE WEEKS.vol°02.

HERE is the second volume of the Tracks Of The Weeks !! !
Once again all tracks are coming out from contemporary labels working on republication,
they help us to discover musical treasures
so SUPPORT THEM TOO AND GO BUY THOSE RECORDS,
they are still available ! !! !!!

Part I_W40 to W45

W40° ANTOINE DOUGBÉ - Ya Mi Ton Gbo - Analog Africa
W41° THE PUNJABS - Sitar Blues - Jazzman Records
W42° VOLTA JAZZ - Mama Soukous - Savannophone
W43° KANAGA DE MOPTI - Kulukutu - Syllart
W44° LLOYD MILLER - Gole Gandom - Jazzman Records
W45° ROBERT LOISON - Jean Fouillé, Pie Fouillé - Sound Way

PartII_W46 to W51

W46° DJELIMADY TOUNKARA & l'orchestre super Rail band International - Djiguiya - Oriki
W47° PHILIP COHRAN & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble - Malcom Little - Mississippi Records
W48° VIS A VIS - Obi Agye Me Dofo - Sound Way
W49° BELLEMOU & BENFISSA - Lah Lah Ya S'habi - Sublime Frequencies
W50° FELA RANSOME KUTI & his Koola Lobitos - Lal Se - Klimt Records
W51° MOR THIAM - Ayo Ayo Nene - Jazzman Records

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023° .SERATA A CASA DI VICTOR KISWELL.

2010-03-08T01:23:00.000-08:00

.SERATA A CASA DI VICTOR KISWELL.

14 obscure Italian grooves comin' from Libraries, OST and Lp's from late 60's and early 70's
selected by Victor Kiswell.

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01° RIZ ORTONALI - Serena e Lomunno
02° I MARC 4 - Ray Ban
03° GIAMPIERO BONESCHI - Sisy
04° EVASIO RONCARATI - Central Park
05° ROMANO MUSSOLINI - Mirage
06° PIERO PICCIONI - Tnt Dance
07° DANIELE PATUCCHI - La Dimostrazione
08° GIULIANO SORGINI - John Dalton Street
09° GIULIANO SORGINI - Straight Jacket
010° GIULIANO SORGINI - Wandering
011° H.CAIAGE - Violence
012° PIERO PICCIONI - Blue Rhythm Festival
013° FRANCO MICALIZZI - Spies and Guys
014° GOBLIN - Snip Snap

This post also contains a personal questionary and bonus pics ! !! !!!!

022° .THE SENSATION OF THE DAY.

2010-01-20T03:03:00.000-08:00

.THE SENSATION OF THE DAY.

5 Tracks extract from the 5 records found saturday at Champerret.

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01° GABOR SZABO - Bacchanal
02° GUÉHI JEAN et son ensemble - Essemon Moupoh
03° LES SAGES POÈTES DE LA RUE - À présent tu nous respectes
04° JEAN-BAPTISTE NEMOURS - Contre Danse N°o7
05° EXHUMATION FOLKLORIQUE - Rythmes nouveaux avec Demba et son groupe

021° .DDAY ONE - LOOP EXTENTIONS.

2010-01-04T15:04:00.000-08:00

.DDAY ONE.

.Loop Extensions.

2005 - Content Records CNT1001

Born in the early 80s, Dday One (U. Ukwuoma) was raised in L.A. 'Loop Extensions' represents his debut Lp.

When Dday first completed this album, he pressed up a few vinyl copies to spread the word. Within a month he’d had LA’s hip hop’s true underground king Mike Nardone playing tracks regularly on his radio show (We Came From Beyond / KXLU 88.9) and Cut Chemist requesting copies.

Dropping fluid beats and incorporating eclectic sounds, he builds a canvas of warm instrumental beats that catch both your ears and your soul.

Contain the amazing track

"Unstable Material 2" with Existereo, Subtitle, Awol One & Metfly vocals, a MUST heard, as well as "Seeds Of Revolution".

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Don't forget to check out the Oficial WebSite

>> DDAY ONE <<

020° .CHA CHA CHA AT THE HAREM.

2009-12-27T03:06:00.000-08:00

.CHA CHA CHA AT THE HAREM ... .

Six ARABIC CHA CHA tracks comin' from FRENCH EARLY 60's 7 Inch EP.

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01° CHA CHA BOYS - Esmeralda
02° AL CASTELLANOS - Cha Cha Cha at the Harem
03° LEGITIMUS - Mambo Guitano
04° HUGO BLANCO - Orquidea Arabe
05° AL CASTELLANOS - Tina Tinita
06° FRED ADISON - Inch Allah

019° .PARIS RARE GROOVE DAY - 15 pics.

2009-12-10T17:45:00.001-08:00

PARIS RARE GROOVE DAY - 15 pics

018° .THE DON CARRINGTON TRIO - Makin' It Happen Lp.

2009-10-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

.The Don Carrington Trio - Makin' It Happen.
.PARAGON ALS-310 - Canada.

A1_If I Were A Carpenter

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017° .06 WEST AFRICAN CLASSICS.

2009-09-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

.06 WEST AFRICAN CLASSICS.

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01° ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE KAYES - Sanjina
02° GUELEWAR - Njarama
03° RAIL BAND - Sinsimba
04° SUPER BITONuper Biton - Nyangaran Foli
05° SALIF KEITA - Mandjou
06° BEMBEYA JAZZ NATIOANL - Mossogbe

016° .TRACKS OF THE WEEKS vol°01.

2009-09-23T03:01:00.000-07:00

.TRACKS OF THE WEEKS.vol°01.

We wish to support dynamics of the current and equitable republication. In this direction,
the heading Track Of The Week was creates and is dedicated to the contemporary labels
credit in the republication and the backup of our musical inheritance.

This compilation is the first collection of titles exits of current republications. All are available to the sale out of Cd and vinyl. You will easily find them in your record dealer or on the Web.

All these labels carry out important and essential work.

SUPPORT THEM TOO! ! !!!

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W17° K.FRIMPONG & his Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpe - SoundWay Records
W18° KAREEM ISSAQ & Middle Eastern Rock - Besaha - Ali Baba and his 40... records
W19° ROLAND VINCENT - LSD Party - Vadim Music
W20° NATHAN DAVIS - New Orleans - Jazzman Records
W21° LITO BARIENTOS y su Orquesta - Cumbia en Do minor - Sound Way Records
W22° PENAHI - Dance Music - Raks Discos
W23° ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU - Se Tche We Djo Mon - Analog Africa
W24° OVERGROUND - Alipid - Cinedelic Records
W25° MARIJATA - No Condition Is Permanent - Sound Way Records
W26° RICHARD DE BORDEAUX - La Drogue - Vadim Music
W27° PSYCHEGROUND - Tube - Cinedelic Records
W28° RAY & HIS COURT - Soul Freedom - Jazzman Records
W29° ALÈMAYÈHU ESTHÈTÉ - Telantena Zaré - L'Arome Production
W30° TLAHOUN GÈSSÈSSÈ - Aykèdashem lebé - L' Arome Production
W31° KAMAL AHMED feat. Noor Jehan - I Am Very Sorry - Finders Keepers Records

015° .SPACE IS THE PLACE.

2009-09-07T08:33:00.001-07:00

.SPACE IS THE PLACE.

Governments send music and message straight to infinity for, maybe,
one day another form ok knowledge find and decypher it, discovering like this few parts of the world heritage. The ultimate way of diffusing... intergalactic !! !!
Why not us ? ...

So waitin' for a job in the governemental cultural department,but mostly to thank you for your 10000 first visits on the blog, here is our first LP compilation, five to be exact.
Each of them has been selected to be sent in space, saved and preserved of humans for ever...

CAN - Tago Mago - 1971 - Kraut Rock
RADIOINACTIVE - Pyramidi - 2001 - OuterSpace HipHop
PLACEBO - Ball Of Eyes - 1971 - Holy Grail Belgian Jazz Funk
BOMBAY THE HARD WAY - Guns Cars & Sitars - 1998 - Bollywood Psych
NINO NARDINI - Jungle Obssession - 1971 - Holy Grail Exotica

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Enjoy...

014° .SO, I'M A FREAK... .

2009-07-25T02:41:00.000-07:00

.SO, I'M A FREAK... .

French freak beat for menu that time ! !!!
Aperitif with Gainsbourg, main course on disenchantment topic but only by name with
the 5 Gentlemen, the Boots and Marc Aryan.
Then the give up, dessert, in company of Jean Le Fennec...
For you mesdames...

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01° SERGE GAINSBOURG - Meurtre à l'exctincteur
02° 5 GENTLEMEN - Si tu revient chez moi
03° LES BOOTS - Trop Tard
04° MARC ARYAN - Agnès
05° JEAN LE FENNEC - L'abandon

013° .CLAUDIO ET LES SATANIK.

2009-06-08T01:22:00.000-07:00

.CLAUDIO ET LES SATANIK.

I'm proud to present to you this pretty good sega EP from Mauritius found two weeks before now in a car-boot sell.
Totally unknown, we are lookin' for informations so if you know somes about... just tell us. We'll be glad !

A1_Rend Mo Lalliance

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012° .DANSES ET RYTHMES DU MUR DE PIERO.

2009-06-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

.DANSES ET RYTHMES DU MUR DE PIERO.

Reference to the wall of record at Sofa record shop (Lyon),
here are six tracks, psychedelic groove if we have to name them, travelin' from Detroit to Turkey, passin' by Belgium, France and Poland...

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01° LES MOGOLS - Danses et Rhythmes de Turquie
02° ORIGINAL POP CORN - Son of Pop Corn (the original)
03° GEORGES GARVARENTZ - Haschisch Party
04° YUSEF LATEEF - Detroit
05° BILL COSBY - Hybish Shybish
06° BREAKOUT - Powiedzielismy Juz Wszystko

011° .GIANT. directed by Janko Nilovic.

2009-06-05T10:44:00.000-07:00

.GIANT.
directed by Janko Nilovic.

33 musicians ! !!
Indescribable record located between progressive groove, spiritual jazz and psychedelic pop.
No infos about him exept that he's on Montparnasse 2000 label and that tracks are apparently the same as on Rythmes Contemporains.
If you have any infos, let them on comment ! !!

B2.Giant Locomotion

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010° .SMURFGRAFFITISUBWAY.a DIG & DIY selection.

2009-05-20T01:56:00.001-07:00

.SMURFGRAFFITISUBWAY.
.a DIG & DIY selection.

On the Dig & Diy exhibition's occasion,
here is a selection composed with Faud and Stereotype's records...
Title gives a good illustration of the style represented but don't forget that we want to keep eclectic, so the influence is hiphop but you will find tracks like Supersonic_JJ Fad or Nummers_Kraftwerk...

01° FLY GUY - Fly Guy Rap
02° FUTURA 2000 - The Escapades of Futura 2000
03° GRAFFITI - Smurf Dance
04° THE ROCKSTEADY CREW - Hey You !
05° G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat Mr Dj
06° RODNEY O & JOE COOLEY - Cooley High
07° SPARKY DEE VS THE PLAYGIRLS - The Battle
08° JONZUN CREW - Space is the place
09° JJ FAD - Supersonic
10° NEWCLEUS - Destination Earth
11° KRAFTWERK - Nummers

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009° .DIG & DIY - Faud meets Stereotype.

2009-05-20T00:30:00.000-07:00

.DIG & DIY_Faud meets Stereotype.

While April, the exhibition DIG & DIY_Faud meets Stereotype took
place in the Lyon's Carhartt shop.
Name of the project, DIG & DIY illustrate perfectly the topics approached.
It's useless to explain Dig, but letters DIY means Do It Yourself,
movement and concept preaching the D system and to realise
yourself your stuff...

So, has been exposed Stereotype's illustrations especially realised
for this project and Faud's photographies from his work on
record diggers published here, on this blog and pictures comin'
from the Habitats and collections serie. Serie still under work...

008° .SEVEN INCHES QUEENS.

2009-04-08T05:23:00.000-07:00

.SEVEN INCHES QUEENS.

06 tracks coming from 7" with a girl portrait on the cover.
Each portrait has been used for the artwork.
But of course the choice has been made because of their musical qualities.

01° CATERINA CASELLI - Come E' Buia la Citta
02° SHIRLEY ELLIS - The Clapping Song
03° THE SALAMBOS - Salambo
04° THE NILSMEN - Sand Step
05° FRANCOISE DELDICK - Hum Hum
06° ANNIE PHILIPPE - Pour la gloire

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007° BRAEN'S MACHINE - UNDERGROUND

2009-03-06T12:32:00.000-08:00

Braen's Machine 'Underground'
1971

First full LP posted and friendly loaned by Sofa RecordShop

Recorded in the SoundWorkShop studio in January 1971, Braen's Machine is an obscure Italian study band composed of the famous Piero Umiliani and Alessandro Alessandroni.
The style is really oriented psych, we could trust sometimes that we listen to Can.
All instrumental,
tracks are composed of psycho fuzz guitar, hammond keyboards and high quality drums.
Finally this is a fantastic and impossible to find library, 100 copy on Liuto Records.
A must for music lovers, diggers and collectors ! !!!!
DON'T MISS IT ! ! !!!!!

006° GOODKA, Two Three Break !! !!!

2009-02-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

GOODKA, Two Three Break !! !!!

25 photography and an interview of that amazing b-boy, crate digger
and record dealer Goodka, from Grenoble_France.
Just have a look ! !!!!
Click here or on the picture to watch... enjoy ! !!

Here is a mixtape he did last year.
Really dope and fast bboy breaks inside. Perfect to understand who he is.
There will be soon a selection of his rarest record to download. Be patient ....

Click here or on the picture to download and listen ...

005° .DOPE LIBRARY vol.01.

2009-01-29T00:22:00.000-08:00

.DOPE LIBRARY vol.01.

Just a spoon of cream of library music !! !!!
Include tracks from the french composer Andy Loore better known as Janko Nilovic. Keith Mansfield and Alan Hawkshaw are maybe the dopest composers from KPM label. Funky Fanfare track will enjoy all hiphop fans...

DOPE, GROOVY & RARE.

Everything is said .. .. thanks fred ! !!!

Oh yeah !! ! Who is fred ? ?? He is my friend and partner, we are working togeher on this project.
He was last year livin' in his parents rented home. The owner's son was a dj, all his records were down in the cellar but it was only shitty house and electro ... sad.. Then fred live there for one year before to go down to the cellar again and find a hidden plastic bag. Fred is curious so he opened it ... Inside were something like 30 rare library records like KPM stuffs and the incredible Andy Loore Ambiance Rythme 10" ! !! ! !
Amazing ! !!!!
You find that he is lucky, well I'm agree. But I'm also very very jealous .. ... ; )

Click HERE or on the pic to listen ... ! !!!

004° .INDI-HIPHOP GEMS FROM 94 TO 97.

2009-01-05T14:14:00.000-08:00

.INDI-HIPHOP GEMS FROM 94 TO 97.

Some ultra classics tunes like Drop from the Pharcyde, Chief Rocka from Lord of the Underground or Jungle Music from Jeru. Will never get bored of them... Organized Konfusion, Gravediggaz and Down South are just mustheards tracks for all hiphop fans (thanks Huw for the Stress copy !).
English mc's also represented with that crazy dope Crack the Mic from Dynametrix and the aquatic Alphabetical Response performed by the Brotherhood.

I hardly recommand the Source of Specialment LP. Totally unknown, on Nico's Records, almost all tracks featured Mystik Journeymen, the Grouch and Murs. '96 shit! The whole B side is amazing ! !! !!

HERE or on the pic to listen

003° .DIGGIN' WITH HUW BOWLES & DJ FORMAT.

2009-01-05T11:44:00.000-08:00

.DIGGIN' WITH HUW BOWLES & DJ FORMAT.

A collection of 18 pics made in July 08 in London where we met Huw Bowles who the owner of the hiphop section at Mr Bongo, and Dj Format, gifted english dj and producer
They bring us to dig with them before to invite us at their home to have tea, to dig, to see their personnal collection, take pics of it and listen great records ! !!!!
Two really great guys and amazing diggers ! !!!!

Click HERE or on the pic to watch them ! !

Moreover,
Format allowed us to share his 'European Vacation' mixtape.
More than one hour of European grooves and psych beats... Fantastic trip.
Please be curious enough to have a listen !
And thank you so much Matt ! !! !!

Click HERE or on the pic to get it ....

002° .MAIS LE FRENCH GROOVE, QU' EST-CE QUE C'EST ?.

2008-12-01T06:09:00.000-08:00

.MAIS LE FRENCH GROOVE, QU' EST-CE QUE C'EST ?.

All great groovy tracks ! !!!! Perfect to travel ...

Classics french tunes like Godchild from JC Pierric & D. Janin, Ben &
the Platano from Paris Soul LP (amazing...) or the JC Pelletier tune,
coming from Streaking album.
Also some easy to find (but great... ), as the only one good song from Paul Mauriat 'Etude en forme de Rythme and Blues', M Polnareff's 1st Lp with this crazy killer break on Voyage or the unexpected track
coming from a Reader's Digest's 7".
Tips: J.C. Pelletier - Streaking Lp is rare and expensive... You can find 2 tracks of this LP on an old compilation called 'Musique pour
recevoir les copains'.

You should listen HERE ... !! !!!!

001° .LES AVENTURIERS DU SPECTRE.

2008-11-30T08:27:00.000-08:00

01° .LES AVENTURIERS DU SPECTRE.

Here is the first compilation of the blog ! !! !!
Eclectic compilation of 18 tracks digged last week in Mr Lepuis 's garage.
From Gentle Giant to Al Castellanos via Nino Ferrer,
everyone will find his happiness! !!
Check out Hotch Potch, a 71's Lyon (France) band, and the ,
also french, amazing & fat tune; Mammouth from ZOO ! ! !!!!!!

Listen HERE ...