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Show #6 already... how time flies.  I'm really happy with this show - lots of upbeat and danceable funky songs here... The show opens with Nancy Wilson's 'Got It Together' which always gets a good crowd reaction, and we continue on with some great (and rare!) funk dancers - Brazillian Miguel de Deus' awesome 'Black Soul Brothers', 'Organize' by Mugo, the Caprells' 'Close Your Eyes', so much good stuff.  And how tough is that Donald Austin?!  Wow.

Nancy Wilson - Got It Together (Capitol LP, Son of a Preacherman)
Soul Toranodoes - Go For Yourself (45, Burt)
Donald Austin - Side Saddle Part 2 (45, Woody)
The Capprells - Close Your Eyes (45, Bano)
Kai Winding - Dirty Dog (Verve LP, Dirty Dog)
Miguel de Deus - Black Soul Brothers (Underground LP, Black Soul Brothers (Brazil))
Mugo - Organize (45, United World)
Exit 9 - I Love You! Love You Completely (45, Zafiro (Spain))
Black Heat - No Time To Burn (Atlantic LP, No Time To Burn)
20th Century Steel Band - Heaven and Hell (UA LP, Warm Heart Cold Steel)
Konk - Konk Party (12", Celluloid)
The Sequence - Funk You Up (12", Sugarhill)
Skool Boyz - Superfine (From Behind) (12", Columbia)
Lyn Christopher - Drummer Man (45, Avco Embassy)

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Classic Brazillian music for Show #5 - I couldn't resist playing some classic tracks, so many big names in Brazillian music here - this show plays Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Gal Costa! - in another episode we can focus on the lesser names, but the big names are big for a reason, which is that they made great music!  We also take a little spotlight on some West Indian funk music, and start it all off with a little set of funk 45s.

Dennis Landry - Sing My Song (45, Soul Unlimited)
Brand New - Earthquake Part 2 (45, Magic Minstrel)
Eliminators - Give It Up (45, BRC)
Bohannon Band - Stop and Go (45, Dakar)
Lew Hanson and the Islanders - Soul Safari (LP, Just for you..)
Frankie Zhivago Young - Flying High (LP, The Age of Flying High)
Blue Rhythm Combo - BRC's Groove (45, Soundway)
Equals - Funky Like a Train (45, Scramble)
Quarteto Novo - Misturada (LP, S/T)
Candeia - Saducao a Toco Preto (LP, Sigiuente Raiz)
Elis Regina - Bicho do Mato (LP, Em Pleno Verao)
Astrud Gilberto - Take It Easy My Brother Charlie (LP, Now)
Gilberto Gil - Bat Macumba (LP, A Arte De...)
Jorge Ben - Rita Jeep (LP, Negro e Lindo)
Caetano Veloso - Lost in the Paradise (LP, S/T)
Gal Costa - Que Pena (LP, S/T)

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Disco Time!  For this 4th show I venture into early rap and disco and some 80s tracks... it starts off with a 45 from Louisiana's Soul Unlimited label (which put out some excellent 45s, by the way) moves to some Prelude sides (very consistent in the early 80s) and some P&P (Peter Brown and Patrick Adams, who put out some great disco and early rap, and even some funk 45s), and it all finishes up with a great Syreeta song!

Rare Function - Disco Function (45, Soul Unlimited)
D Train - Keep On (45, Prelude)
Stacy Lattisaw -Jump to the Beat (LP, Let me be your Angel)
Sharon Redd - Never Give You Up (LP: Redd Hott)
Sweet G - A Heartbeat Rap (12", West End)
Woody Wood - Woody Rap (LP, Sounds of New York, USA)
Cloud One - Atmosphere Strut (LP, Atmosphere Strut)
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This Part 2 (45, Kudu)
Norman Connors - Just Imagine (LP, You Are My Starship)
Syreeta - To Know You Is to Love You (LP, S/T)

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I have to say, I'm really pleased with this show - 13 songs, 6 different countries, and a bunch of songs that I really really like, especially that Juan Pablo Torres - thanks again to Wyatt for getting that for me, it's definitely appreciated!  Other highlights include the Francis Lai track which is one of the grooviest French songs that I know, the mod stylings of the Duke of Burlington, and the reigning champion of 'Shaft' covers by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires!  Enjoy!

Lee Moses -Time and Place (45, Front Page)
Francis Lai - I don't know why (45, La Lecon Particuliare EP)
Duke of Burlington - 30 60 90 (45, Flash EP)
Temptations - The End of Our Road (LP, Solid Rock)
Rulie Garcia and the East LA Congregation - Que Pasa (45, UA)
Juan Pablo Torres - Son a propulsion (LP, Super Son)
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Shaft (Reggae hot, cool, and easy)
Johnny Osbourne - Can't Buy Love (LP, Truths and Rights)
Tarika Blue - Truth is the Key (LP, S/T)
George Duke - A Brazillian Love Affair (LP, A Brazillian Love Affair)
Emilio Santiago - O Amigo de Nova York (LP, Mas Que Um Momento)
Lalomie Washburn - My Love is Hot (LP, My Music is Hot)
Minnie Riperton - Baby, this love I have (lp, Adventures in Paradise)

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And so we continue with Show #2... this one is on the air this week, and then the audio will show up here next week - got it?  No real theme this week either - I start with lots of funk and soul, and then play some groovy sambas and jazz, and then finish with a couple of slower tracks.  On reflection, I played lots of 45s this week

Here's the tracklist:

Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl (45, Brunswick)
Erma Franklin - I'm Just Not Ready For Love (45, Shout)
Nina Simone - Save Me (45, RCA)
The Three Degrees - You're The One (45, Roulette)
Free Fare - Everything's Going To Turn Out Right (45, Showcase)
Funky Nassau - Look What You Can Get (45, Tramp)
Syl Johnson - Annie Got Hot Pants Power Part 1 (45, Twinight)
Bobby Powell - Peace Begins Within (45, Whit)
Orchestre du Bawobab - Kelen Ati Len (45, Soundway)
Myriam Makeba - Samba (LP: A Promise)
Os Carbonos - Kriola (LP: So Samba)
Claudette Soares - Carolina Carol Bela (LP: Feitinha...)
Wojciech Karolak - Why Not Samba (Comp: Polish Jazz)
La Nueva Banda Santisteban - Persecucion (Comp: Improvisto 2)
Mike James Kirkland - Love Is (Nothing But a Feeling) (45, Bryan)
The Isley Brothers - Love The One You're With (LP: Givin' It Back)

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