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Orchestral, jazz, gospel, acoustic, soul, and disco - all packed into 30 minutes! It sounds too varied, but really, there's something that holds all these songs together - a kind of joyousness that I'm really feeling. You can hear it in Pharoah Sanders' voice, in the rolling gospel of Mary Lou Williams, and in the drums of Ginger Baker. There's also the new soul of Myron and E - and I have been jamming this track hard all summer. Check it out at Timmion records. The show also has a couple of tracks from 1981 - Rene & Angela with the deep groove, and Jewel with an absolutely phenomenal stringed disco track. I love playing this song out, because even if you don't know it (it's an obscure recording), you know it.

Listen

Rotary Connection - Amen
Mary Lou Williams - Clap Your Hands
Pharoah Sanders - Goin' To Africa
Ginger Baker - Blood Brothers 69
Linda Lewis - Spring Song
Myron and E - Cold Game
Rayfield Reid & the Magnificents - Dynamite Party
Jewel - Paradise
Rene & Angela - I Love You More

PS There's more African music coming - stay tuned!

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Just a break from the African stuff for a minute here... I was playing a show out the other day, and I was ending off the night, and really enjoying playing the slower, deeper grooves. So I made a little half hour mix of it. End of the Night, All Night!

Listen

Gwen McCrae - 90% of Me is You
Arnold Blair - Trying to Get Next to You
Sharon Forrester - Silly, Wasn't I?
Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine
The 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman
Pamoja - Oooh Baby
OV Wright - Let's Straighten It Out
Lani Hall - Love Song
Jorge Ben - Eu Vou Torcer

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What's up everybody?  No activity on this blog for A WHILE now... anyways, I've just come back from Africa, specifically West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin), and while I was mostly touristing, if I had a chance to look for records I would take it, so I've come back with some cool stuff.  More stuff than can fit in one mix, that's for sure.  But this is the start!

I had to cut some songs down - that Honore Avolonto track goes on for like 12 minutes, as does the 22 Band, so I mixed out.  For this mix I didn't want to concentrate on any area or style too much, just to play some tracks from all over.  There is persistent crackle throughout the mix, sometimes worse than others, sorry about that.  I washed all the records (in the bathtub!), but they could probably stand to be washed again!

Hope you like it!

Funkees - Dancing Time (Nigeria)
Apostles - Never Too Late (Nigeria)
Honore Avolonto & Black Santiago - Assounon Dje Dokoli (Benin)
Orchestre Poly-Rhytmo de Cotonou - Hwe Towe Hun (Benin)
Balla et ses Balladins - Nyo (Guinea)
Tentemba Jazz du Mali - Yayoroba (Mali)
22 Band Kankan - Deny (Guinea)
Pierre Sandwidi & L'Orchestre Super Volta - Yamb Ne Y Capitale (Burkina Faso)
Orchestre The Black Dragons de Porto-Novo - Ohunyo (Benin)
Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta - Sookie (Nigera)
Orchestre Poly-Rhytmo de Cotonou - Wodeka Roe (Benin)

Listen

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 For some reason I'm finding a lot of latin jazz lately in the stores & thrifts... Since it's cold and rainy out, here are some top tuned to have you thinking summer.

 Pete Terrace - I Love Paris - you wouldn't think that a record of Cole Porter songs could swing like this!  From 1960.

Machito - Mambo!  Serious players here - Charley Parker on Sax, Buddy Rich on drums... and a hot mambo - check out the piano at the end.  1961, I think.

Candido - Tin Tin Deo - With Oscar Pettiford. 1957!

Finally, both the Beny More and the Tito Puente records do the same track - Babaratiri - I prefer the Beny More version, but take a listen to both, see for yourself!

Tito Puente

Beny More

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So I've been reading articles lately in the newspapers about a vinyl comeback, and the argument most frequently used for people's preference for vinyl is that vinyl sounds better.  Now I don't really know about that, but I do know that I much prefer vinyl, but for a completely different reason - it exposes me to music that I didn't know that I liked.  When you're downloading mp3s, you have to search for the titles, and then download them.  You have to know about it in advance.  When I go digging, I can find a new record that I'd never heard of before, and love it.  I would never have thought to search for it on mp3.  And then end result of all this is that my tastes get expanded, and I learn to love music that I perhaps wouldn't have liked before. 

Listen to Show #70 right here.  Odeo

Michel Legrand - Marins, Amis, Amants ou Maris
Gimmicks - Mas Que Nada
France Gall - Zozoi
Clan Murphy - Eventail
Odyssey - Battened Ships
Terry Winter - Thanks
Tom Jones - Hide and Seek
Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
OV Wright - Let's Straighten It Out

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This week - all 45s from my collection of funky singles, and, in an extra twist - all groovy tracks from soul sisters!  Some great tunes in here, from classic funk (Betty Harris, Jodi Gales), reggae (Marcia Griffiths), soul (Tommie Young), new (Sharon Jones), old (Shirley Ellis), and more stuff that deserves more shine (Bonnie & Sheila, Little Ann).  Funky females, doing it for themselves!

Listen to Show #69 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

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Show #68 - Boogaloo Mania!  Well, it's not all boogaloo tracks for the whole show, but I can explain myself.  You see the thing is that boogaloo is all about the party.   Party sounds for people to get down to and have a good time with.  There's no pretension, just party music.  And that sums up this show - once the first three tracks set the mood, I abandoned my playlist, and just went along with the flow - so you get hoppin' boogaloo, upbeat soul classics, Venus, and killer funk, all together - just how I like my parties!

Listen to show #68 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Joe Loco - Shing-Ah-Ling
Charlie Palmieri - Boogaloo-Mania
Ray Barretto - The Soul Drummers
Stevie Wonder - Uptight
Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
Freddie Terrell - Soul Know How to Make Music
Shocking Blue - Venus
Hudson County - Bim Sala Bim
Miguel de Deus - Black Soul Brothers

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It's all about SOUL for this episode.  George Clinton said: "soul is a hamhock in your cornflakes" - I think of soul as music with feeling - and grooves.  I take a look at soul in a few different contexts in this show - from the "folk funk" of Barbara and Ernie to the discoteque of Lalomie Washburn, to the organic sway of Sly, it's all got that soul... some classics in here, too - Alice Clark, Eddie Drennon, and Martha and the Vandellas cover of the Jackson 5 tune!

Listen to Show #67 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Barbara and Ernie - Somebody to Love
Arnold Blair - Trying to Get Next to You
Alice Clark - Hey Girl
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - I Want You Back
Lalomie Washburn - Give Me Love With the Music
Eddie Drennon - Do It Nice and Easy
Sly and the Family Stone - Say You Will

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Got some new (to me) Brazillian tracks that I'm excited to play - check the dope Fafa de Belem track, and marvel how she never stops singing!  Orquestra e Coro give us a funky version of Helio Matheus' 'Kriola', and then we move into the Afro funk.  Er, rather African-sounding funk, made by non-Africans.  There's the Lafayette Afro Rock Band (American, recorded in France) with 'Oglenon', Nico Gomez (Belgian) with 'Ritual', and finally the 2006 sounds of Nomo (Ann Arbour) doing 'If You Want'.  It only seemed right to close the show with some music genuinely from Africa - Ethiopia's Getatchew Mekurya doing 'Yegenet Muziqa'.

Listen to show #66 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Fafa de Belem - Naturalmente
Wando - Benedito e Julieta
Orquestra e Coro - Kriola
Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Oglenon
Nico Gomez - Ritual
Nomo - If You Want
Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa

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After last week's delve into East German grooves, I thought we should get back to some straight up grooves - I originally intended this show to be oriented towards early 70s funk, but I was drawn to the later disco sounds - and I even slipped in some early 80s tracks.  Highlights of this show - the amazing Nina Simone which shows how to really get down, 'the vulture' by Labi Siffre, which is just about everything you could wish for in a track - huge opening break, irresistable groove.. damn!  There's a pair of tracks from 1981 - Conquest, and the Whispers (who continually impress me with their 80s material).  The show finishes with a sweet track from Linda Tillery on the lesbian-founded Olivia label out of LA/Oakland.  Dig it!

Listen to show #65 right here.  My Odeo Channel.  (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Nina Simone - Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
Ice - Time Will Tell
Labi Siffre - The Vulture
New York Community Choir - Express Yourself
Conquest - Give it to Me (If You Don't Mind)
The Whispers - In The Raw
Linda Tillery - Freedom Time

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Sorry for no show last week - I went to Berlin!  Just got back, so I'm just going to put up a few tracks for a quick taste - all tracks that came out on the East German label Amiga (which also seemed to press up a LOT of Western music - surprised me).  You can get a hold of these tracks in the great Amiga A Go-Go compliations (buy at Amazon).  Here are 3 tracks for you:

Modern Soul Band - 5 nach halb 7

Orchester Günter Gollasch - es steht ein haus in new orleans

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There must've been something in the water in Quebec for it to have so many cool records from the 60s and 70s... I was recording some tracks, and thought that 3 of them would be perfect to share here: 

I'm a big sucker for cover versions, especially cover versions in other languages, so that's why this French-language version of 'Vehicle' is especially appealing!

L'Armistis - Ma Vie

On their own 'Revolution' record label, here is another Quebec band with a kind of garage / funk hybrid, with a mercifully short guitar solo.  I really dig this track.  The title refers to a downpour.

La Revolution Francaise - Y'Mouille a Sciaux

A surf-rock instrumental that I love to play out pitched up around +6.  Always gets a good reaction.  Funnily enough, the cover art is the same as a very rare Venezuelan record!

Les Jaguars - Jaguar Shake

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For Show #63, I delve into the jazz section of my crates... 30 minutes of music in 5 songs.  The first track is by Nigerian musician Peter King, from his previously unreleased LP 'Shango' - a great mix of jazz and funk put out by the Strut record label.  After that there are two pairs of tracks.  The first pair are 80s tracks by legendary jazz artist Pharoah Sanders - the first, 'Africa', is from his 1987 dutch LP of the same name, and is a great vocal effort.  The second is the jazz dance classic 'You've Got to Have Freedom', from his 1980 LP on the Theresa label. 

For the second half we have the pleasure of two tracks from the Brazillian guitarist Baden Powell recorded for Germany's MPS label.  The first, 'Sarava', is from the 1966 LP Tristeza on Guitar, and then the show finishes with his great scat vocal number 'Blues a Volonte' from his 1973 LP Images on Guitar.  Two great tracks by this artist.

Listen to Show #63 right here! My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Peter King - Shango
Pharoah Sanders - Africa
Pharoah Sanders - You've Got to Have Freedom
Baden Powell - Sarava
Baden Powell - Blues a Volonte

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For show #62, 30 minutes of all sorts of funky music.  There's Ethiopian grooves, jazz, rare groove, Brazillian, and 4 hot latin tracks to round out the show.  Joey Pastrano may look square, but he can really get down!   Varied and funky, just the way I like it!

Listen to Show #62 right here!  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Alemayehu Eshete - Yeweb dar
Juan Carlos Caceres - Noche Negra
Dierdre Wilson Tabac - I Can't Keep from Cryin' Sometimes
Odyssey - Battened Ships
MPB4 - Agibore
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
Willie Bobo - Spanish Grease
Joey Pastrano - Flamenco Ole
Alfredito - Get It Right

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Another shorter (30 min) show here, this week split into two sections - the first is more West Indian (with the exception of the Dramatics) and the second half is soul.  Some cool groovy reggae in the first half (as well as some songs from the era when it was called 'Reggay'), like Phyllis Dillon's ultra cool version of 'Woman of the Ghetto', Hopeton Lewis' 'Tom Drunk' and pre-ska-era Derrick Morgan and Patsy Todd with 'Hey Boy Hey Girl'.  Also in the first half are some cool Island funk tracks - the Cinnamon Suns awesome 'Party Time' from their rare 'Get It Together' LP, and Frankie Zhivago Young from his (even more) rare 'Flying High' LP on the private Alwa record label.

In the second half we have some great movin' soul tunes - of course there's Stevie, with 'Can I Get a Witness', but there's also Cliff Nobles & the vocal version of 'The Horse', and Jimmy Holliday with 'The New Breed', which is a super tune.  There's even a video of a guy dancing to it on Youtube.  So lots to get into, even in half an hour!

Listen to Show #60 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Phyllis Dillon - Woman of the Ghetto
Hopeton Lewis & "Hugh" Roy - Tom Drunk
Derrick & Patsy - Hey Boy Hey Girl
Cinnamon Suns - Party Time
Frankie Zhivago Young - All Around the World
Charles Brinkley - In the Pocket
Bobby Freeman - Oughta Be a Law
Stevie Wonder - Can I Get a Witness
Cliff Nobles - Love is All Right
Jimmy Holliday - The New Breed

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Back on Track!  This show marks the return of the If It Rotates show - there was too long of a pause there, but now I'm back, and I'm going to continue with the funky and groovy music, but now making more frequent shows that are a little shorter and easier for me to put together.  This will make it easier for me to do mini-themes, and other focussed shows.  However, just to mark the return of the show, this latest one is 30 minutes of groovy stuff from Nigeria to Italy to Brazil to Canada, as a showcase of the kind of music you can find here.

Listen to Show #60 right here! My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Ray Stephen Oche and His Matumbo - Odeiyolao-o
Nonato Buzar - 100 Milhas
Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions
Toldos y su Grupo - Modulo Jazz
Remigio Ducros - Scherzi Pesanti
Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
Francois Cousineau - Psychedelic Party
Nilton Castro - Segura Sambura
Milton Nascimento - Para Lennon e McCartney

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Last week we saw how "the groove" is found in recordings all over the world - it's only natural that you can find it in gospel recordings, too.  In fact, since so many secular soul and funk artists came from gospel backgrounds, you could argue that it just might be the source.  This week, I've got 3 groovy gospel tunes for you.

First up - Brother Samuel Cheatam, with 'Troubles of the World' from a 45 on Chicago's One Way record label (he has an album on One Way, too, called 'Stranger in the City').  This is a slow, brooding track with a deep and continuous groove.  There's another edition of this 45 on the Cora label.

Brother Samuel Cheatam - Troubles of the World

Second - on the Stax subsidiary label 'The Gospel Truth', the Rance Allen Group giving us practically the opposite - upbeat, snappy, and those great gospel vocals on top.  Some parts remind me of Sly and the Family Stone.  The Rance Allen group has several albums on Gospel Truth, and this track, 'I Got To Be Myself' is available on 45.

The Rance Allen Group - I Got To Be Myself

Lastly, also on the Gospel Truth label, Charles May and Annette May Thomas' amazing 'Keep My Baby Warm'.  You may have heard this before, because it's been comped a few times, but it's still worth hearing again... this is the most like a soul track - female vocals, a deep groove, but, at the end there's a great part where the music drops out and just the vocals let you know that it's gospel! There's an album on Gospel Truth called 'Songs Our Father Used to Sing', and this song is also available on 45.

Charles May and Annette May Thomas - Keep My Baby Warm

PS - Next week - straight up funk, I promise!

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From Italy to Poland to the USA, three examples of the groove that all funk fans are after.  The first track is by the Polish band Breakout, from their 70s album NOL on the Muza record label.  This is actually a killer LP, with several great tracks.  The one I chose, 'Sluchaj Rytmu', opens with a big open break before an opening that sounds like Beck could've sampled it.  Because they're a rock band, there's the requisite guitar solo, but still, the track's a winner:

Breakout - Sluchaj Rytmu

The second track is by a popular Italian duo Wess & Dori Ghezzi.  Actually, Wess was from the US originally, but was a big star in Italy.  He also put out some storming funk numbers as Wess and the Airedales, most notably that great cover of 'Vehicle' that was on the Kings of Digging comp.  Anyways, the track that I include here, 'Sentimento Sentimento' actually has a terrible chorus that really ruins the song, but the opening (and middle) is pretty sweet.  It would be nice to have an edit to cut out those parts... it's from a 1973 single on the Durium label.

Wess & Dori Ghezzi - Sentimento, Sentimento

Finally a dope track by the Left Rev. Eugene McDaniels, from his 1970 Outlaw LP.  He took a lot of heat for this LP, because it wasn't soul, or rock, or any kind of established genre.  This track, 'Cherrystones', like the track above, also has a chorus section that I'm not that fond of.  Unlike the Wess & Dori track, however, you can play this one out!

Eugene McDaniels - Cherrystones 

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When you think of funky music, the first name that comes to mind is definitely not this week's entry... known as the Velvet Fog, it's Mel Torme!  Yup, he was a teen idol in the 40s, on Nightcourt in the 80s (remember?) and, it also turns out that he had some damn cool records.  First - from his 60s LP 'Mel Torme - Right Now!' check 'Comin' Home Baby' (which, as a side note, appears to have been written by Bob Dorough, of Multiplication Rock fame) for some serious big band funkiness!  Also, from his 1974 LP Live at the Maisonette, dig his version of Stevie's 'Superstition'!

Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby (from Mel Torme - Right Now!)

Mel Torme - Superstition (from Live at the Maisonette) 

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So I'll get back to playing some full shows soon, but there's a few more subjects that I've felt for a while deserved a post of their own.  This post is a couple of unexpected reggae covers that I really loved.  I say unexpected covers, because the songs covered aren't ones that you would typically expect. 

First up - Price Blackman's cover of 'Rapper's Delight', here titled 'Rocker's Delight', in which he lets us know that a good man is a rasta man, and not to trample his collie field...!  The Prince was also from Toronto, which is cool, and the record came out on 12" on the Solar Sounds label (no date, but probably early 80s).  What's funny is that this isn't the only, nor the most famous, Jamaican cover of Rapper's Delight!  That honour goes to another group by the name of Xanadu and Sweet Lady.

Price Blackman - Rocker's Delight

Next is an amazing track - Derrick Laro and Trinity and their reggae cover of Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'.  Now, DSTYGE is a pretty unstoppable song in it's own right, and playing this reggae version always turns heads (when they realize what it is).  It came out on a Joe Gibbs 12" (the flip is 'And Even Then Keep Going') in 1980.  Check the toasting at the end!  Genious.  I love this tune.

Derrick Laro and Trinity - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

When I get around to it, I'll also post up the Hindi (!) version of DSTYGE, by Usha Uthup...  next time.

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First of all, a big Happy New Year from me to all the good folks out there.  I hope you had a good holiday, and had a chance to rest and see the people you love.  Now we're back in the new year, and I've got lots of cool music to share with you... this week - Ethiopia!

 Ethiopia is a country rich in musical tradition.  During the 1960s and early 70s, the capital, Addis Ababa was known as 'Swinging Addis' for it's vibrant nightlife.  A military coup and the fall of the Emperor Haile Sellassie I and the subsequent curfews put an unfortunate end to this very creative time.  For this episode of the If It Rotates podcast we take a look at some seriously funky Ethiopian music.

For fans of this kind of music, the best way to listen to it is on the Ethiopiques series of CDs put out by the french label Buda Musique.  Now, for vinyl fans, the L'Arome label is picking some choice tracks for release.  They've released two LPs, 'Ethiopian Urban Modern Music' volumes 1 and 2.  The first is a compilation of tracks from artists such as Mahmoud Ahmed, Ayalew Mesfin, Hirut Beqele, and more, and the second is devoted to a great Ethiopian artist Alemayehu Eshete.

For this episode, I've got three tracks for you to sink your teeth into - the first, from Ayalew Mesfin is a real rocking number, the second is the great Alemayehu Eshete, and the third is by Asselefetch Ashine. 

Ayalew Mesfin - Hasabe (from Ethiopian Urban Modern Music vol. 1)

Alemayehu Eshete - Feqer feqer new (from Ethiopian Urban Modern Music vol. 2)

So I hope this gives you a little taste of Swinging Addis, and I highly recommend the Ethiopiques CDs as well as these new L'Arome LPs, they're great!

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"Mary Lou Williams is perpetually contemporary" - Duke Ellington 

Something different this week... a few weeks ago I opened the show with a track by American jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams.  Born in 1910, Mary Lou Williams' first recordings were when she was a teenager with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.  She recorded all her life, and, in the 1960s her music tended to focus on sacred music, like gospels and masses.  "I am praying through my fingers when I play," she said. "I get that good 'soul sound,' and I try to touch people's spirits."  In my opinion, her greatest expression of this 'soul sound' is in a record that she did called Mary Lou's Mass, originally released in 1964, but re-released in 1974 on her own Mary record label. 

In an unusual step for the If It Rotates show, I'm going to present the album in it's entirety.  The album is broken up into two tracks, one for each side of the record, because the songs are quite short.  I think it's an amazing album, with influences from jazz to funk to gospel, and, while I'm not a religious man, the track 'Lazarus' always kills me.  I hope you like it.

Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou's Mass - Side 1

Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou's Mass - Side 2

  Side 1:
Praise the Lord: 2.07
Old Time Spiritual: 1:10
The Lord Says: 1:51
Act of Contrition: 1:26
Kyrie - Lord Have Mercy: 1:39
Gloria: 1:42
In His Day: 0:52
Lazarus - The Beggar Man: 4:24
Credo: 2:12
Medi: 3:58

Side 2:
Holy Holy Holy: 2:17
Our Father: 2:07
Lamb of God: 3:23
People in Trouble: 3:16
One: 1:23
Praise the Lord: 3:52

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What's up party people?  First off, thanks for all who were out at the Vogue Room on Saturday night, that was really great, and a big congratulations to SS & BB on their engagement - it was a great ceremony - thanks for inviting me.  Also respect to the DJ Dred-E Maximum, who straight killed it with an awesome electro mix.  His weekly show is definitely worth checking out, if you haven't heard it.

Anyways, this week I wanted to play a mix I made a little while back that Saturday's party reminded me of.  It's early 80s & disco & rap all mixed up nicely, and plays seamlessly for about an hour.  But some of my favorite tracks from the age are on here, so definitely check it out!

Listen to Show #59 right here. My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Funky Four +1 - That's the Joint
Spoonie Gee - Monster Jam
One Way - Cutie Pie
Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce
Vaugnn Mason - Bounce Rock Skate Roll
Universal Robot Band - Dance and Shake Your Tamborine
Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around
Geraldine Hunt - You Can't Fake the Feeling
Frank Hooker - This Feeling
Sugardaddy - One More Time
Trussel - Love Injection
Man Parrish - Boogie Down Bronx
George Kranz - Din Daa Daa
Alexander Robotnick - Problemes D'Amour
Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait
Padlock - Peanut Butter

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First of all, thanks to all who got in touch with me about the Jorge Ben show, I really enjoyed making it, and I'm happy to hear that you liked it.  As always, if you like or dislike something, let me know!  This week is titled 'Songs with Feeling' - it didn't really intend to have a theme, but as the show was coming together I noticed that I was tending towards the deeper tracks in my collection - the show opens with a swinging track from Mary Lou Williams, playing here in a tight trio from 1976, and she's a really interesting figure in jazz, who, I think, didn't get the respect she deserved.  Born in 1910, and recording all her life, she really spanned an immense range of jazz.  There's also great stuff from Archie Shepp, Nina Simone, Odyssey, Larry T., the Tropicalia gang, and Alan Thicke's ex-wife, Gloria Loring making some psych moves from 1969. 

Listen to Show #58 here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Mary Lou Williams - Temptation
Archie Shepp - Blues for Brother George Jackson
Pharaohs - Freedom Road
Nina Simone - The Pusher
Curtis Mayfield - Stone Junkie
Tropicalia - Tres Caravelas
Gloria Loring - Darkness, Darkness
Odyssey - Battened Ships
Larry T and the Family - My Mother's Delight
Rance Allen Group - I Got to be Myself

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For show #57, something very special... one of my all-time favorite artists is the Brazillian guitarist and singer Jorge Ben.  There are some artists that form a special part of any record collection, and for me, along with American artists like James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and others, I would include Jorge Ben.  Not only are his own albums great, but because he is such a good song writer, the songs that he wrote were also covered extensively by other Brazillian (and international) artists with great success.  In fact, the presence of a Jorge Ben tune on an album is reason enough to pick it up - you won't be disapointed!  He has a certain warm tone that is both groovy and moving and deep, all at the same time.

So while his albums are so good I could have just picked an LP and put it on, I wanted a bit more diversity... For this show there's Jorge Ben tracks from the late 60s to the mid 70s, with songs by the man himself, and all sorts of cover versions.  If you're familiar with Jorge Ben, maybe there's some new tracks to check out, and if you're new to him, there's lots to listen to here.

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Jorge Ben - Ponta de Lanca Africano
Claudette Soares - Carolina Carol Bela
Jorge Ben & Toquinho - Carolina Carol Bela
Nelsinho e sua Orquestra - Chove Chuva
Jorge Ben - O Namorada da Viuva
Jorge Ben - Taj Mahal
Erlon Chaves & Banda Veneno - Eu Tambem Quero Mocoto
Jorge Ben - Quem Cochicha O Rabo Espicha
Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso - Que Pena
Zanini - A Quoi Tu Jous
Lill Lindfors - Hor Min Samba
Elza Soares - Mas Que Nada
Elis Regina - Bicho do Mato
Jorge Ben - Comanche
Jorge Ben - Rita Jeep
Jorge Ben - Cinco Minutos

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I know that it's become a bit tiresome to describe these shows as all over the map, but how else can I call a show that goes from 1963 jazz to Brazillian (new and old), straight funk to mod classics, and jazz fusion to dub?  There's all sorts of stuff in this show, and hopefully something you'll dig.  Some of my highlights - Mingus' bass opening, the synth freakouts from Shades of Joy, the moment the tamborines come in in the December's Children track, and the incredible echoes from Dr. Alimantado.  These are the moments that keep me listening to music!

Listen to Show #56 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Charles Mingus - Hora Decutibus
Shades of Joy - The Desert is a Circle
JD & the Evil's Dynamite Band - Haaa-Sheesh
The Daktaris - Super Afro-Beat
Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (than a Young Man's Fool)
Elis Regina - Bala Com Bala
Tarika Blue - Truth Is the Key
Beltran Moner - Training Session
Don Beto - Nao Quero Mais
Lew Hanson and the Islanders - Soul Safari
Tomorrow's Children - War
December's Children - Backwards and Forwards
Shadows of Knight - Shake
Evie Sands - Billy Sunshine
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken in Town

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For the first show back since all the technical difficulties, I wanted to do a special dance party show, so there's no talk - and more funk!  It's 45 minutes of upbeat goodness, with extra-special tracks that I really dig, like Ricardo Marrero's latin funk, Yma Sumac's mambo, Lulu (!), Big Bo with the Twist, the awesome Tito Puente, and finally Quincy Jones' amazing 'They call me Mister Tibbs'.   It's good to be back - enjoy the show!

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Ricardo Marrero and the Group - Babalonia
Nico Gomez and his Afro Percussion Inc - Caballo Negro
Yma Sumac - Taki Rari
Choker Campbell - Carioca II
Sonny Johnson & The Sunglows - All Over Town
WAR - Me and Baby Brother
The Equals - Softly Softly
Lulu - Love Loves to Love Love
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin' Up
Cold Blood - I'm A Good Woman
Big Bo and the Arrows - Big Bo's Twist
Barbara Green - Should Have Treated You Right
Tito Puente - Fancy Feet
France Gall - Zozoi
Maynard Ferguson - Chala Nata
Quincy Jones - They Call Me Mr. Tibbs

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Hey all, I have a regular-type show to put up, but I have another little mix from a while ago that I wanted to put up instead.  My friend BB runs a cool Punk Rock Yoga class which is like Yoga, but without the bullshit.  And she asked me to make up some music, which I did, which you can listen to below.  So because it's a for a class, the music goes up and down in tempo and mood, but I tried to fit in as many great songs as I could - check out the amazing Pharoah Sanders tune (from 1980!), the great Lee Moses, Eugene McDaniels being a hippy, and all sorts of other Brazillian business. The mix is 1.5 hours long - check it out! 

Listen to the Yoga mix!

Lyman Woodard Organization - Joy Road
Roy Ayres - Ain't No Sunshine
Open Sky Unit - Sunshine Star
Tania Maria - Viver Morrer
Quartette Tres Bien - Boss Tres Bien
Mario Castro Neves & Samba SA - Nana
Os Novos Bainos - Beste e Tu
Rosinha de Valenca - Down
Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl
Lee Moses - Time and Place
Joe Loco - Anabacoa
Quarteto Novo - Vim de Santana
Larry T and the Family - Time Is Always Moving On
Gal Costa - Namorinho de Portao
Antonio Adolfo & A Brazuca - Juliana
Pharoah Sanders - You've Got To Have Freedom
Eugene McDaniels - Welfare City
Djavan - Fado Consumado
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Caetano Veloso - If You Hold A Stone
Rotary Connection - The Weight
Lani Hall - Love Song

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Show #54!  The If It Rotates show is going for summer holidays, and to tide everyone through I've recorded a special Non-Stop show... normally I talk about the songs a little bit and such, but I was having such a good time recording this show that I just kept going... and going... and going!  All styles are represented in this show, from Latin, to Brazillian, to Bollywood, to Soul, to Afro, to Funk... and all in a non-stop package.  I was dancing away while recording it, and just kept pulling tracks that I love... think of it as a little peak into my private mind garden.

So like I said, this is the last show until the weekend of August 5, and hopefully I can put another show up then.  So take care of yourselves, and check for another show in a couple of weeks.

Listen to the NON STOP SPECIAL ALL STYLES SHOW right here!  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

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It's like 37 degrees here, hot hot hot, so it's time for a special summer madness show!  But you can't just jump in with the hot tracks - you've got to ease in, take it real slow-like.  Don't worry, I got you covered.  The first set opens with some slower tracks, and then heats up.   The amazing 'Summer Madness' by Kool and the Gang opens up the show, there's some smooth Brazillian grooves from Azimuth, and a great Minnie Ripperton track.  We start heating up with Margie Joseph's 'Sweeter Tomorrow' and hit full-on blazing with Wilson Picket - damn that song is great!   Uptempo funk by the Caprells and Bebeto round out the opening set.

The second half moves with some different rhythms - from Brazil, Tania Maria and Doris Monteiro give us some cool sounds, and Milton Banana shows that you dont need a big band for big sound.  Rounding out the second half is Jack Costanzo, Mr. Bongo, with an awesome cha-cha-cha, 'Quiere'.  Finally the show finishes with Johnny Colon's Boogaloo Blues.  Note that the band in the background is chanting 'LSD has a hold on me' (!!).  Summer Madness indeed.

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Show #52 - a big mix of funk & soul & jazz!  Some great tunes in the mix this week - the opening set is shorter songs, with a stong influence of funk - from the Senegalese band Orchestre du Bawobab to Kool and the Gang, to Lee Dorsey, the opening set is movin'!  It concludes with a classic Fontella Bass track 'Rescue Me', which I then use to segue into the 2nd half, which opens with the Art Ensemble of Chicago's fiery 'Theme de Yoyo' with Fontella Bass on vocals in a completely different style.  "Your eyes are like two blind eagles who kill what they can't see"!  Then there's the inimitiable Leon Thomas, and a percussion heavy number by Ghanean band Hedzoleh Soundz.  Lots of different styles in this show, check it out! 

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Orchestre du Bawobab - Kelen Ati Len
Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Azeta
George Soule - Get Involved
Sandi & Matues - The World
Kool and the Gang - Pneumonia
Lee Dorsey - Give Me You
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Theme de Yoyo
Leon Thomas - Pharoah's Tune (the Journey)
Hedzoleh Soundz - Nye Tamo Ame
Isley Brothers - Work to Do

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Since I haven't been playing too many jazz tunes lately, I wanted to slip a few into this episode.  Unfortunately, since they can run long, I only fit in two tracks, but don't worry, they're GRRRREAT!  The first half is all over the map, then in the second half I get to the jazz.  The first jazz tune I play is Frank Foster, which is a big flowing funky moving tune, with a sweet vocal intro by the excellent Dee Dee Bridgewater.  After that comes Pharoah Sanders with a monster of a tune - You've Got to Have Freedom, from his double LP Journey to the One.  I've been listening to my mp3 of this for a while now, but just lately got the vinyl, so I'm very pleased to play it on the show.  Great vocals, powerful saxophone blasts... just an amazing song, and it's from 1980!  So, some sweet jazz, and tonnes of other great tunes - check the Zanini!

PS - I'm playing at the BOAT in Kensington Market, Toronto, this Friday June 22nd, with pals David Ng & Young Flux - if you're in TO, come say hello!

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Zanini - A Quoi Tu Joues
Claudia - So Que Deram...
Francis Lai - Radio Music
Roberto Carlos - Nao Vou Ficar
The 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman
Bob and Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black
Frank Foster - The Loud Minority
Pharoah Sanders - You've Got to Have Freedom
Milton Nascimento - O Trem Azul
Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine 

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They said it couldn't be done... but it's been more than a year now, and this is the 50th episode of the If It Rotates podcast, and we're still going strong.  Thanks to all the loyal listeners who write in with comments and suggestions, they're all welcome, and thanks to the (now defunct) internet radio station Radio Nuclear for hosting the show in the early days.  Now as a stand-alone podcast, I'm going to keep bringing the funk for as long as people keep listening.

This 50th show is a straight up party - the opening set goes from 1966 to 1983, from classic Motown to boogie, from Dennis Coffey to Zapp, from soul to rap.  The second half has some sweet latin, some revolutionary talk, and some early Brazillian music.  All over the map, just the way we do things here.  Thanks for tuning in to the first 50 shows, now let's get ready for the next 50.

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Show #49 - Some heavy tracks in this one, I'm telling you... the show opens off with some smoking latin music - a kickass Fruko track from the recent Soundway compilation 'Colombia!', followed by a pair of hard-hitting tracks on the Cotique label.  Other show highlights include the Melton Brothers' funky version of 'I'll Take You There' from their private 1979 LP,  Sonny Bono's take on Krautrock with 'Motel II', Funkadelic, and the great Curtis Mayfield with 'Right On For the Darkness'.  Finishing off the show is trombonist Phil Ranelin's deep spiritual jazz tune 'Vibes from the Tribe'.  Some songs are upbeat, some slower, but definitely some heavy tracks worth checking out.  

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Fruko y Sus Tesos - Salsa Na Ma
Johnny Colon y Su Orchestra - Descarga
Charlie Palmieri - Either You Have It Or You Don't
Doris Monteiro - A Feira
El Chicles - Music for a Play Boy
Sonny Bono - Motel II
Leslie Miller - He Quit Me Man
Melton Brothers Band - I'll Take You There
Funkadelic - Can You Get to That
Curtis Mayfield - Right on for the Darkness
Phil Ranelin - Vibes from the Tribe

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Sorry for the delay folks, sometimes life gets in the way... anyways, I have an interesting show this week - some jazz grooves, some Brazillian stuff, and some rock stuff.  I also have another great and random Quebec 45, this time a cover of Lee Dorsey's Ya Ya on the Dinamic label.  I think there must just be an endless supply of cool Quebec 45s... I even heard a story about people finding 45s from the great Lee Gagnon 'Jeremie' album - how cool is that!? 

Anyways, I'm a real big fan of the Rotary Connection, and Charles Stepney's lush orchestrations, which fit so well with Minnie Riperton's voice, so I had to play a track from their great LP 'Songs' on the Cadet Concept label.  There are lots of great songs on that LP, and I chose 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', which was a song originally written by Eric Clapton for Cream.  Also on this show is a pair of songs by the Brazillian percussionist Airto Moreira, who, along with Flora Purim, was a Brazillian artists who played on a lot of music in the US.  He's got a very interesting style that I like quite a lot.  All that plus Gal Costa, Earth Wind & Fire, Nostalgia 77, and a great long moving track by the Czech band Jazz Q Prague.  It's nice to be back!

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One G Plus Three - Summertime
Jimmy McGriff - The Worm
Earth Wind and Fire - Help Somebody
Gal Costa - Deus E O Amor
Airto - Papo Furado
Airto - Andei
Rotary Connection - Tales of Brave Ulysses
Jazz Q Prague - The Wizard
Nostalgia 77 - Changes
The 5 Stairsteps - Ooh Child
Joel Denis - Ya Ya

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Unseasonably warm temperatures here in Toronto have me in a summertime frame of mind... thinking of warm evenings sitting on patios, drinking beer, and feeling that burst of energy that always comes with warm weather.  Which led me to put together a show of summertime tunes.  The show is basically two long sets, and the first is funk & soul, and goes from the block party funk of the Fatback Band to the afro sounds of Benin's Black Santiagos to straight up funk by Jay Morton.

For the second half we move south, first to Jamaica and the sweet organ groove of The Boris Gardiner Happening, to Martinique for Marius Cultier, then down to Brazil.  There we find Gilberto Gil, Tania Maria, and Djavan.  Also fitting in there somewhere is the crazed flute of Jayson Lindh, the latin styles of Joe Loco, and a great track from the Hawaii 5-0 soundtrack by Morton Stevens.  Another great soul track by Joe Bataan and finally Bobby Caldwell's awazing 'What You Won't Do For Love' close the whole show off.  Welcome summer!

PS: Last week I forgot a link to the great DJ Day (listen to Show #46 to hear a taste of his great new EP).  Buy his stuff!

Listen to Show #47 right here.  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Fatback Band - Fatbackin'
The Pharaohs - Freedom Road
Siagbo Dieudonne Eddie - Toi
Jimmy Castor - Ham Hocks Espanol
Jay Morton - Alligator Strut
The Boris Gardiner Happening - Ghetto Funk
Marius Cultier - Dachin'La
Djavan - Fado Consumado
Tania Maria - Viver Morrer
Gilberto Gil - Cerebro Eletronico
Jayson Lindh - The Booster Pump
Morton Stevens - Operation Smash
Joe Loco - Anabacoa
Joe Bataan - So Fine
Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love

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Show #46 - so many styles I don't know what to call the show!  Seriously, there's lots of good stuff in this show, and it's really all over the map, but I feel that it all goes together, at least in my mind.  The show has 3 sections, and the first set is soul / mod / funk, with the very groovy Valerie Keys tune opening it all off, and the incredibly funky Phirpo closing (from the 45 that goes with the new Soundway Colombia! compilation), but don't miss the great Pet Clark tune in there.  Oh, and the Chassidic version of Lyn Christopher's 'Take Me With You'!

The second set is Latin / Brazillian, with tunes from Tito Puente & La Lupe, Fania superstars Willie Colon & Joe Bataan, another track from the Colombia compilation, and some cool Brazillian tunes to finish up.  Finally the last small set has tunes from Belgian jazz group Open Sky Unit with the soulful Ron Wilson singing, and a great instrumental from DJ Day to close the show off.  Like I said, lots of different styles, but all great tunes.

Listen to Show #46 here! My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Valerie Keys - Listen Here
Sheila Wilkerson - Baby You're A Jive Cat
Shadows of Knight - Shake
Petula Clark - Un Jeune Homme Bien
Lowell Fulsom - The Thing
Mordechai Ben David - Neshama
Phirpo Y Sus Caribes - Comencemos
Tito Puente, La Lupe - Mi Socio
Orquestra Nunez - La Samaria
Willie Colon - Che Che Cole
Joe Bataan - Ordinary Guy
Nelsinho E Sua Orquestra - Upa Negrinho
Claudia - Deixa Eu Dizer
Open Sky Unit - Open Sky
DJ Day - First Step

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Show #45: A pretty wide-open show this week - it opens up with some movin' northern soul (with that stomping Edwin Starr track!), moves to some Caribbean sounds, then a touch of Brazil and Donny Hathaway.  I've always had a soft spot for soul from the West Indies, and the track from the Mustangs (from the Bahamas) fits the bill perfectly.  After that there's some very funky Brazillian music - check out Gerson King's James Brown impressions - and the incomperable Donny Hathaway.  The second half of the show is dominated by the amazing Fela track 'Go Slow' from 1975, and the show closes on some Brazillian umbanda music.

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Show #44: Some funk, some latin, some groovy music... One of the great things in life is a double-sided 45, a single where both the A and B sides are solid pieces of music... this is celebrated in this week's show with Charlie Palmieri's 'Bugalu' (the flip to 'Uptight', played last week) and Kool and the Gang's 'Dujii' (the flip to the awesome 'Hollywood Swinging').  Other great tunes in this week's show include Lee Fields, the Mighty Imperials, James Brown, a funkified Sonny Bono (!), Serge Gainsbourg, Lee Gagnon and the Jeremie Soundtrack, solid jazz fusion with Tarika Blue, and great Gabonese musician Pierre Akendengue.  Enjoy!

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Charlie Palmieri - Bugalu
Joey Pastrano - Let's Ball
Shorty Long - Here Comes the Judge
James Brown - Mother Popcorn Part 1
Lee Fields - She's A Love Maker
Millie Jackson - Now That You Got It
Kool and the Gang - Dujii
Ginger Ale - Gin Fizz
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Anamour
Sonny Bono - Chastity Walk
The Mighty Imperials - The Matador
Syl Johnson - Annie Got Hot Pants Power Part 1
Lee Gagnon - Les Passants du Soir
Tarika Blue - Truth is the Key
Pierre Akendengue - Poe

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Show #43 - a round-the-globe tour with funky Brazillian tunes, smokin' Latin jams, European heat, and good old soul music.  On the Brazillian front, don't miss Ed Lincoln's great 'Cochise', the Milton Banana Trio's swinging 'Sao Salvador', and another great Marcos Valle track 'Crickets Sing for Anamaria'.  On the Latin side, be sure to check out the Afro Latin Soultet's 'Afro Breed' to hear some great latin jazz, and on the pop flip is Charlie Palmieri's version of 'Uptight'.  Another undeniable highlight is Pedro Ruy Blas' flamenco jazz masterpiece 'El Jaleo'.  All that plus Nicole Willis, Diana Ross, and Curtis Mayfield!  I enjoyed making this show a lot, so dig in!

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Marcos Valle - Crickets Sing for Anamaria
Chakachas - Ay Mulata
Charlie Palmieri - Uptight
Afro-Latin Soultet - Afro Breed
Os Carbonos - Kriola
Milton Banana Trio - Sao Salvador
Ed Lincoln - Cochise
Pedro Ruy Blas - El Jaleo
Juan Carlos Caceres - Sabroso
Jackie Mittoo - Too Late to Turn Back Now
Diana Ross and the Supremes - He's My Sonny Boy
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - Feeling Free
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

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Show #42!  I recorded this show later than I usually do, and so I found myself tending towards the slower end of the spectrum... but with variety, too!  Some deep grooves on here from the Ju-Par Universal Orchestra, Brook Benton brings a really chilled out vocal number, there's the great jazzy Melton Brothers' 'Living in the City', some standout soul from Mike James Kirkland & the Lovelites, and the show finishes on some quality reggae soul by Marcia Griffiths & Claudette Miller.  But it's not all slow!  There's the insane Polish Jazz version of 'Cissy Strut' by the Katowice Big Band, Nostalgia 77, and the worlds first rap tune, recorded by Jacques Dutronc in 1967!

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Nostalgia 77 - Cheney Lane
Ramsey Lewis - Afro Boogaloo Twist
The Big Band Katowice - Madrox
Willie Gresham - Step by Step
Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Time
Jacques Dutronc - J'ai tout lu, tout vu, tout bu
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - This Land is Your Land
Baby Huey - Hard Times
Elis Regina - As Curvas da Estrada de Santos
Air - Man's Got Style
Brook Benton - Movin' Day
Melton Brothers Band - Livin' in the City
Mike James Kirkland - Love Is (Nothing But A Feeling)
Lovelites - This Love is Real
Marcia Griffiths - Truly
Claudette Miller & Conscious Minds - Tonight Is the Night

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Show #41 - Featuring the one of the funkiest songs from funkiest LP from India (and with a population of over a billion, you've gotta respect THAT) - from Ravi Shankar's nephew, Ananda Shankar - 'Streets of Calcutta'.  And from there the show just keeps moving - African tracks, Brazillian funk, a Canadian tune, a track from the ultra-rare Nico Gomez album... oh, and Isaac Hayes!  Definitely a good show here people, check it out.

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Ananda Shankar - Streets of Calcutta
Osibisa - Fire
the Majestics - Pot O' Gold
Wilson Simonal - Mexerico da Candinha
Funky Nassau - Bahama Soul Stew
Love is All Around - Time to Run
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
Art Blakey - Oscalypso
Wilson Simonal - Nem Vem Que Nao Tem
Alfredito - Situation in F Minor
Nico Gomez - Baila Chibiquiban
Peter King - Shango
The Budos Band - Up From the South

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Show #40 - All over the map, as usual!  I don't know why put for some reason I'm playing a lot of really short songs lately, and as a result, I'm covering a lot more ground than I normally do.  So in this episode we go from funk to Brazil to latin to reggae to soul and back to Brazil for more.  Whew... there are 16 songs in this episode, and they're all special - some highlights: Eddy Grant really rockin' with 'Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys', Quebecois soft-porn soundtrack hit 'Psychedelic Party', Brazillian superstars Marcos Valle and Jorge Ben, Lani Hall's sublime 'Love Song', and the Brazillian soulful strut! - Rosinha de Valenca's 'Down'.  Lots to enjoy here, so dig in.

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Show #39! A little bit of everything - seriously!  You want soul, you got soul - Alice Clark, Rhetta Hughes, Nina Simone... you want funk, you got it!  Toni Tornado, Ann Sexton, Max Infinity... you want international grooves - check Frankie Zhivago, Marcos Valle, and Alex Konadu... and there's a whole set of latin tracks in there, too - Charlie Palmieri, Jack Costanzo, and Los Caracoles... and there's Canada's Kathryn Moses, who doesn't fit into any of those categories!  For open-minded grooves, check this show out!

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Frankie Zhivago - I'm Yours
Toni Tornado -Bochechuda
Max Infinity - Love Makes a Better World (Part 1)
Ann Sexton - You're Losing Me
Alice Clark - Don't You Care
Rhetta Hughes - Light My Fire
Kathryn Moses - Music In My Heart
Charlie Palmieri - No Esta En Na'
Jack Costanzo - Que Dichoso Es
Los Caracoles - Cumbia Sabrosa
Three Sounds - (Sock It to Me) Harper Valley PTA
Lou Rawls - Trouble Down Here Below
Alex Konadu - W'awu Do Ho No
Marcos Valle - Mentira
Bob Dorough - The Beat Goes On
Nina Simone - Come Ye

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Show #38 - I'm excited about this one - I got some new old records in the mail from Brazil, and I'm pleased to play them for you - Luis Carlos Vinhas' cool version of 'Amazonas', the unknown (to me) Nilza Magalhaes, and France's Sacha Distel does bossa nova with 'Eso Beso'.  There's also Tim Maia's great ode to his weird religion 'Rational Culture' (we live in a world of animal energy, if you were wondering), and some super soul classics.  On the Arbiter of Funk hotseat?  Donald Byrd's 'Dominoes' from the Places and Spaces album.

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Bob Thiele - Sophisticated Wheels
O Som Psicodelico de L.C.V. - Amazonas
Nilza Magalhaes - Vou Mexendo
Sacha Distel - Eso Beso
Salah Rageb - Egypt Strut
Tim Maia - Rational Culture
Ramsey Lewis - Kafunya Mapenzi
J. Hines and the Fellows - Victory Strut
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Bill Withers - Use Me
Donald Byrd - Dominoes

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Show #37 - Lots of great European songs in here, and some more Quebec tracks to go with last weeks installment.  Some highlights - the Brother's kick-ass funk track 'Brothers Groove', which originally came out on a Spain-only 45,  Nino Ferrer's groovy 'Les Cornichons', Isabella Ionnetti's mod stylings, Kitty Winter with Brazil meets Germany, and Open Sky Unit showing some superb live jazz grooves from Belgium.   Representing Quebec is Les Jaguars giving us the fierce Jaguar Shake, Claude Blanchard's cover of 'Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas' with his best Gainsbourg impression, and Carole Breval in the hotseat for "Arbiter of Funk" (TM).  All that and more, on If It Rotates!

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The Brothers - Brothers Groove
Don Covay - Back To The Roots (Part 1)
Nomo - Divisions
Leon Thomas - Bag's Groove
Les Jaguars - Jaguar Shake
Nino Ferrer - Les Cornichons
Claude Blanchard - Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas
Isabella Iannetti - Ora Che Ti Amo
Jack Costanzo - Taboo
Kitty Winter & Gipsy Nova - Feel It
Novi Singers - Five, Four, Three
Open Sky Unit - Sunshine Star
Arbiter of Funk: Carole Breval - Funky Broadway

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Show #36 - Vocal moves!  Poland meets Quebec!  Lots of potential subtitles for this show, because there's some pretty interesting music (if you ask me).  I start the show off with some funky rock, and then a set of songs from Quebec, including a cover of 'Vehicle' by L'Armistis that I just picked up today.  There's also a cool song by La Revolution Francaise, and the always interesting Robert Charlebois.  Then the show takes a twist, and meanders through some vocal jazz, courtesy of some cool Polish records who's song titles I can barely pronounce.  So while I never thought I'd find myself buying Polish records from the 1980s, there's a first time (and a reason) for everything - check that cool Krystyna Pronko track and see why I did. 

For the Arbiter of Funk segment this week I tackle the most out-there Bollywood track I own - 'Let's Dance for the Great Guy Bruce Lee' by Bappi Lahiri - this song has everything - banjos, space noises, bongo breakdowns, you name it.  See how it fares!

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NOL - Taki Wiatr
La Revolution Francaise - Y'Mouille a Sciaux
Robert Charlebois & Louise Forrestier - Engagement
The Temptations - Psyschedelic Shack
L'Armistis - Ma Vie
Crash & Grazyna Lobaszewska - W Najprostrzych Gestach
Ellen McIlwaine - Jimmy Jean
Joyce - Samba de Gago
Krystyna Pronko - Oto Pryczyna
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
The Parliaments - (I Wanna) Testify
Senor Soul - It's Your Thing
Freddie Terrell & the Soul Expedition Band - Respect Yourself
Bappi Lahiri - Let's Dance for the Great Guy Bruce Lee

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Show #35 - Lots of great stuff in this show - not only are there great African & Brazillian & Latin & all sorts of tracks on this show (as usual), but I've also a preview of an awesome new compilation of funky Cuban music from the great podcast Waxing Deep.  It's a seriously great compilation with 17 tracks of hard-to-find Cuban grooves, and you can hear 3 of the songs on this show - if you like 'em, order the CD!  I'm also introducing a new segment to the show - Arbiter of Funk, in which I play a borderline tune, and decide if it's good, or bad (thanks to D.C. for the idea!).  This week's victim: The Little Dabs, and their electro ode to E.T. the Extraterrestrial!

Listen to the show right here (and right now!)

Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Simigwado
Ray Stephen Oche - Ikwunmokon - Okoitiho
Milton Nascimento - Para Lennon e McCartney
Marcos Moran e Samba Som Sete - Uma Rosa Com Amor
Combo Tiempos Nuevos - De La Fiesta La Mejor
Grupo Monumental - Si, Para Usted
Ricardo Eddy Martinez - Tamba Iya
Fernando Gelbard - Alevacolariea
Barbara Moore Sound - Hot Heels
Tito Puente - Swinging Mambo
France Gall - Zozoi
Juan Marquez - Clap Clap, Pa Ca
The Little Dabs - E.T. (Every Time)

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Show #34!  No theme this week, just good music.  Some funk, some soul, some latin, some reggae-funk, some classics... something in here for everyone.  Check that Moon People track to see where 'Ain't No Other Man' came from,  let the Voices of East Harlem give you a gospel pick-up, and listen to Darondo discuss some more earthly pleasures... all this plus War, Jorge Ben, Barbara Acklin and the Mohawks!  Enjoy.

 Listen to Show #34 right here.

The Aztecs - Damelo Baby
The Moon People - Happy Soul
War - The Cisco Kid
Jorge Ben - Xica da Silva
Jackie Mittoo - Frangipani
Barbara Acklin - Am I the Same Girl
Sebastian Williams - Get Your Point Over
Mauri Bailey - Soul Pop
Patrizia & Jimmy - Trust Your Child (Part 1)
The Voices of East Harlem - No, No, No
Darondo - Legs
The Harmonettes - Can't Go Halfway
Zap Pow - Soul Revival
Johnny Talbot - Pickin Cotton
The Mohawks - Senior Thump
Asha Puthli - Right Down Here

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Show #33 - Swinging jazz!  How do YOU define funky music?  Is it just the backbeats of James Brown, or is there something more undefinable that makes something funky?  I investigate this phenomenon this week with a look at some songs that are out of the timeframe that people normally consider for "funk music".  Check out Art Blakey's 'Cubano Chant' from 1957, and the awesome 'Boss Tres Bien' by the Quartette Tres Bien from 1964.  We've also got groovy European jazz, and some library tracks, including one of my favorites, 'Misty Canyon' by Sven Libaek.  The whole thing finishes off with some spiritual jazz in commemoration of Alice Coltrane who passed away January 12.

Listen to Show #33 right here.

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Show #32 - Modern sounds on If It Rotates... ?!  Yes, it's true!  Tune in to this week's show for some upbeat songs NOT from 30 years ago!  But it's not all new, we've also got some great vintage tunes in this show, too, like War's classic 'Galaxy', Pleasure Web, and a pair of new Lotusland reissues (Family of Eve's perfect mix of disco and soul, and Ramsey & Company's jazzy disco sounds).  For the new stuff there's great stuff from DJ Day (with a new EP coming out here), Ocote Soul Sounds, Nomo with the new jazz, and Breakout with an awesome twist on an old classic. 

Listen to Show #32 - right here!

War - Galaxy
The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations
DJ Day - Gone Bad
Hawkeye - Still Jivin'
Dynamo Porductions - Get It Together (Fort Knox Five Remix)
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - Tamarindo
Nomo - Nutones
Breakout - Planet Rock (Part 1)
Pleasure Web - Music Man (Part 2)
Family of Eve - Please Be Truthful
Ramsey & Company - Love Call
Leon Thomas - Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)

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Show #31 - Lots of great international stuff in this show - Egypt's Saleh Regeb, Sweden's Lill Lindfors, a cool Moog cover of 'Venus', Bollywood, Brazillian, Latin, Funky Jazz.... Which brings up an interesting point: With all these international discoveries, have we reached Peak Funk?  The point at which the worlds funk supplies begin to run out?  Off the top of my head  I can think of compilations from Panama, Benin, Belize, etc... is there an end?  How much funky music is out there?   And is it time to stock up on guns and move to the countryside with my funk supply?

Listen to Show #31 here.

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Show #30!   Happy New Year, everybody!  I hope everyone had a safe and happy holidays, and we're back with the funky music here at If It Rotates HQ.  Unfortunately the funk world suffered a terrible loss this Christmas, with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, passing away on Christmas day at the age of 73.  In his honour, I've put together a show of James Brown tunes, with songs by the man himself, his funky people, and some cover versions.  I hope you like it.  RIP

Listen to Show #30 right here.

James Brown - Mind Power
James Brown - Funky President
Lyn Collins - Think
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
James Brown - Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Part 1
Boogaloo Combo - Hot Pants Road
Maceo and the Macks - Soul Power 74
Dee Felice Trio - There Was a Time
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Popcorn
James Brown - Make It Good To Yourself
Marva Whitney - Things Got to Get Better
Mongo Santamaria - Cold Sweat
Willie Dickson and the Playboys - Licking Stick
James Brown - Lowdown Popcorn

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Show #29!  No real theme this week, just songs that make me happy... while recording this I was dancing by the end - hopefully you will be too.  I also got to play a lot of songs over this hour, so there are some real different flavours in this show.  It opens with some more groovy stuff, and ends on especially dancable disco tracks. 

From her 'Honky Tonk Angel' LP, guitarist Ellen McIlwaine opens the show off, followed by the Polish grooves of Bemibem.  There's some Brazillian tracks, and then two cool little numbers - Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy (singing in Spanish) and Sylvia Vrethammar (singing in Swedish).  The second half has (among others) an awesome Marius Cultier 45, super afro-funk from Peter King, a funky track from 1958(!) and the show finishes with some sweet disco tracks.  I really enjoyed making this show, so I hope you like it.

This will also be the last show before the holidays (there won't be a show next week), so stay safe, stay warm, and I'll see you next year!  All the Best, Alex.

Ellen McIlwaine - Wings of a Horse
Bemibem - Jajecznica
Mario Castro Neves - Camdomble
Betinho - Saque Saque
Gigliola Cinquetti - Cero en Amor
Syvia Vrethammar - En Laring Pa Varan Gord
Eastwind - Nabbit Juice (Part 1)
Peter King - Freedom Dance
Marius Cultier - Baby Ouah
Andy Williams - The House of Bamboo
Sly and the Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song
Family of Eve - I Want to be Loved By You
D-Train - Keep On
Shalamar - Right In the Socket
Chain Reaction - Dance Freak

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Show #28!  And all over the map, too!  Placebo as always bring those amazing jazzy Belgian beats, Jazz Q brings the Czech(oslovakian) groove with their deep track 'The Wizard', we've got Antonio Carlos & Jocafi + Som Imaginario representing Brazil,  Grupo Guerra from Venezuela, Bubbha Thomas from Houston, Joe Nedwidek & Phil Faieta representing jazz dance instructor mogul "Luigi", and Bonnie Dobson from Canada!  Be sure to listen all the way to the end of this creepy Canadian gem!.  Also: track picks for a new mixtape: Sounds of the opium den!

Placebo - Temse
Jazz Q - The Wizard
McDonald and Gyles - Tomorrow's People
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi - Tereza Guerreira
Som Imaginario - A3
Eramus Hall - Think Positively
Grupo Guerra 78 - Soul Makossa
Bubbha Thomas and the Lightmen - Country Fried Chicken
Magnum - Composition Seven (Prelude)
Booker T. and the MGs - Melting Pot
Joe Nedwidek & Phil Faieta - Relax Head and Last Stretch
Bonnie Dobson - Winter's Going

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And we're back!  Sorry about the unforseen delay, but have no fear, I'm back, and with a really solid show... I've got two tracks from 70s Benin that are definitely worth checking out (King N'gom & Siagbo Dieudonne Eddie), Cuban trombonist Juan Pablo Torres, new soul from Nicole Willis, my favorite private press LP: Larry T. and the Family, and an awesome reggae soul cover of Betty Wright's 'Tonight is the Night' (amazing!).  Add to that a French cover of 'Son of a Preacher-Man', Sesame street, and Tom Jones getting busy, and you've got quite a show!  Enjoy!

 King N'gom - Viva Marvillas
Juan Pablo Torres - Pastel en Descarga
Ray Barretto - Slo Flo
Fire - Flight to Cuba
Siagbo Dieudonne Eddie - Toi
Larry T and the Family - I'm Moving On
Earth Wind and Fire - Moment of Truth
Susan from Sesame Street - The Counting Song
Nicole Willis - Feeling Free
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
Tom Jones - The Lonely One
Nicoletta - Le Grand Amour
Claudette Miller - Tonight is the Night

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Show#26!  Sorry about the little hiatus, I was very busy with my job, and didn't have the time... however, I do have a really interesting show this week that will hopefully make up for last week.  I had intended that this show be more jazzy, and it is (love that Mary Lou Wiliams!), but some other stuff slipped in there as well - check the track by Air for some hippy grooves, Alice Clark for solid soul, and Larry McGee for the tribute to Pittsburg (!).  On the jazzy side there's Dave Pike, the Katowice Big Band, Jorge Ben with the track that Rod Stewart ripped off, and more!  Dig it.

Dave Pike - The Drifter
Mary Lou Williams - A Grand Nite for Swinging
Jorge Ben - Taj Mahal
Air - Man Is Free
Alice Clark - Never Did I Stop Loving You
Big Band Katowice - Hey Man
Charles Earland - Leaving this Planet (part 1)
Caesar Costa Filho - Par ou Impar
Larry McGee - The Burg
Deodato - Skyscrapers
Donald Byrd and 125th Street - Love Has Come Around

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Show #25, in which I, your humble selector, confess my love for soft (and sometimes) Brazillian tunes... but you knew that already, didn't you?  If, at first my selection of the Friends of Distinction, the Quinteto Ternura, and Antonio Adolfo turn you off, please try again - there's something special about these songs that really hooks me, and I don't think I'm the only one.   Lots of Brazillian music in this show in general, though - check the piano solo in the Quarteto Novo track, the rapid vocals of Elis Regina.... and the show opens with some funky 45s, and ends with some jazzy disco!  A Dutch flute jam and a cool British cop show track, and it ends with Eddie Russ?! - this show's actually pretty varied.  PS send me an email or a comment if you like the soft stuff, so I know I'm not the only one.

Mickey and His Mice - Cracker Jack
The Family - Family Affair
The Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass
Gerald Faulk - Express Yourself
Ginger Ale - Gin Fizz
Bullet - The Contract Man
Quarteto Novo - Vim de Santana
Mario Castro Neves & Samba S.A. - Vem Balancar
Elis Regina - Bala Com Bala
Quinteto Ternura - Baby
Antonio Adolfo & A Brazuca - Juliana
Brigitte Bardot - Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas
Flora Purim - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly
Eddie Russ - Take A Look At Yourself

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It's a celebration!  Show #24 means that I've recorded enough tracks for one full day of funky music without interruption (or repetition!). I figured that's a good enough reason for a celebration, and so I pulled out some of my favorite tracks for this show - there's a smoking latin beginning with an awesome awesome version of 'Que Se Sepa' (and if you only know the Roberto Roena version, definitely check this out), and then a cool Polish track (Bemibem - I LOVE this song), and then that great Pedro Ruy Blas groove.  The second half is African music, with some real winners - from the somewhat stoned sound of the Hedzoleh Soundz to the warm tones of Feso Trombone, to the funky Marijata.  And the whole thing ends with Gabonese musician Pierre Akendengue's great ' Sesi' (and if you like this, he's also got some really good acoustic guitar songs that I'd like to play at another time, too - stay tuned).

Cortijo & His Time Machine - Carnaval
Hector Rivera - I Want A Chance For Romance
El Nuevo Conjunto Universal - Que Se Sepa
Bemibem - Podaruj Mi Troche Slonce
Pedro Ruy Blas / Dolores - El Jaleo
Hugh Maskekela & Hedzoleh Soundz - Languta
Feso Trombone - Beginning of the End
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Coutonou - Kou Tche Kpo So O
Marijata - Mother Africa
Pierre Akendengue - Sesi

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Back to the funk!  I'm back after last week's hiatus with a really heavy show - some of my funkiest tunes, with real driving beats and heavy drums - just what you look for in a funk tune!  Some top names in this show: Lee Fields, the Fabulous Counts, Quincy Jones... and the super fast funk of the Interpretations - I think I clocked that one at over 150 BPM!  If you like the funk (and really, why would you be at this website otherwise?) then you can't go wrong with this show.

 Quincy Jones - Theme from They Call Me Mister Tibbs
Dynamic Corvettes - Funky Music Is the Thing (part 2)
Chuck Carbo - Can I Be Your Squeeze
Bobby Williams - Funky Superfly (part 2)
Ann Sexton - You're Losing Me
Lee Fields - She's A Love Maker
The Fabulous Counts - Girl from Kenya
The Nite Liters - Afro Strut
Cassieta George - Let's Get Together
The Meters - Groovy Lady
Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson - It's Your World
Powerhouse - Rough Ride
The Chefs - Mr. Machine (part 1)
Lavell Kamma - I Know Where It's At
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
Coasters - Love Potion Number Nine
Little Eva Harris - Get Ready Uptight
The Interpretations - Snap Out
Latin Souls - The Party Is Over

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Show #22!  Kind of all over the map, but some of my favorites here... Michael Jackson's Ain't No Sunshine kicks it all off, and from there we check some Blaxploitation, revisit some classic Curtis, hit some smooth disco grooves, and then move into a Brazillian / Latin set - a cool boogaloo by El Gran Combo on a record I just picked up, the best version of Mas Que Nada that I know, and much more!

Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
Joe Simon - Theme from Cleopatra Jones
Gerson King Combo - God Save the King
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Rhythm Makers - Soul on Your Side
Isley Brothers - That Lady (part 1)
Erlon Chaves - Eu Tambem Quero Mocoto
Ed Lincoln - Eu Nao Vou Mais
Ivan Lins - Hey Voce
Zito Righi - Berimbau
Luciano Perrone - Samba Vocalizado
Elza Soares - Mas Que Nada
El Gran Combo - Combolu
Latin Blues Band - Lay an OZ on me Baby
Caetano Veloso - If You Hold a Stone

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Show #21!  In which I abandon all pretense of having a plan and just play some music... there's some upbeat funky songs, from the disco synchopation of the Soul Brothers Six to the dance-rock of David Bowie.  The middle section became a selection of funky music about space (Peter Thomas, John Keating), and then the whole show closes with some late 70s groovers, including the dollar-bin miracles 'Peg' and 'Lowdown'.  Take a trip...

Soul Brothers Six - Can You Feel the Vibrations (Instrumental)
Eddie Russ - I Heard That
David Bowie - Fashion
The Pazant Brothers - Loose and Juicy
Bohannon - Let's Start II Dance Again
The Temptations Band - Happy People (Instrumental)
J.J. Johnson - Harlem Clavinette
The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Stars and Rockets
John Keating - The Unknown Planet
Andre Previn - Executive Party
Lonnie Liston Smith - Space Lady
Steely Dan - Peg
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Banda Black Rio - Maria Fumaca
Edu Lobo - Camaleao (Instrumental)

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It's all over the globe for this episode of 'If It Rotates'... the first 6 records are from six different countries!  We got Bulgarian pop, Peruvian grooves, a great Tito Puente song with a sassy little organ, and an Italian cover version of Viva Tirado that came out in Brazil!  Also there's the great groove of the Violinaires 'Groovin with Jesus', Ellen McIlwaine's folk-funk, and a deep deep Brazillian soul tune to finish it off - definitely check out this show!

 Jordanka Hristova - I Want to Fly
Chocolate Boys - Voltaire Pier
Tito Puente - Fancy Feet
Nilo Espinosa - Nuestra Historia de Amor
The Duke of Burlington - Viva Tirado Part 2
El Chicles - Babalu
The Violinaires - Groovin With Jesus
Lou Rawls - Season of the Witch
Cane and Able - Girl You Move Me Part 2
Ellen McIlwaine - Jimmy Jean
Dobie Grey - The "In" Crowd
Vicki Anderson - Baby Don't You Know
Bessie Banks - Don't You Worry Baby the Best Is Yet To Come
Milton Nascimento - Clube de Esquina no 2

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Show #19 is all over the map (in a good way).  I was inspired by both my recent acquisition of Ray Stephen Oche's awesome album 'Interpretations of the Original Rhythm' (great title, too!) and a trip to the awesome Toronto funk party 'Turning Point', at the Gladstone Hotel.  Everything starts off with the funk that you know the show for (including some funky Sesame street), and then we get to the African musicians, British people pretending to be African, Mr. Bongo, more great Brazillian tunes, and lots more.

The Pazant Brothers and the Beaufort Express - A Gritty Nitty
Eddie Bo - Hook and Sling (part 1)
The Poets of Rhythm - Guiding Resolution
The Vibrations - Ain't No Greens In Harlem
Susan from Sesame Street - The ABC Song
Monk Montgomery - Fuselage (part 2)
Mandingo - The Cheetah
Ray Stephen Oche - Okwukwu-Kiwongo
Jack Costanzo - Cumbanchero
Os 5 Sambistas - Poera
Jair Rodrigues - Deixa Isso Pra La
Wando - Nega De Obaluae
Yambu - Sunny
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions

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It's Jesus Week here at the If It Rotates HQ, with a show full of funky religious tunes!  Funk was such a pervasive musical force in the 70s, that even religious folks got hip. The show this week has everything from funky reverends, to gospel disco, to jazz greats, to religious instrumentals (Q: is this even possible?), some Brazillian tunes, and finishes on some great Jamaican gospel.  Feel the spirit, and check it out!

The Reverend C. Coleman - The Dope Song
The Dramatics - The Devil is Dope
Bohannon Band - Save Their Souls
Curtis Mayfield - I Plan To Stay A Believer
The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - The Preacher Man
Emilio Santiago - Brother
Erlon Chaves - Jesus Cristo
Roy Ayres - He's A Superstar
The New York Community Choir - Express Yourself
The Voices of East Harlem - Right On Be Free
The Winstons - Amen Brother
Love Is All Around - Time to Run
The Reverend C. Coleman - Rockgospeltime (Parts 1,2)
Claudelle Clarke - How Great Is Our God
Sister Jackson, the Reverend V.B., & Choir - When This Life on Earth is Ended

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Show #17!  I finally get a new mixer, and replace my old piece of crap one (with a new piece of crap!).  I'm still not firmly at the helm, so be gentle.  Lots of good songs in this episode, though, with a particular emphasis on the island sounds... a celebration of the independence of the Bahamas through funk, some quality reissues (Richard Stoute, Funky Nassau), and some generally great songs (Willie Hutch, Curtis Mayfield) round out this episode.  I also finally play the flipside to the opening music - the mighty Iron Leg.  Enjoy.

Mickey and the Soul Generation - Iron Leg
Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
The Meters - I Need More Time
Eugene Blacknell - We Know We Got To Live Together (Part 1)
WAR - Me and Baby Brother
Bobby Williams - Funky Superfly (Part 2)
Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Curtis Mayfield - Future Shock
Biosis Now - Independent Bahamas
Richard Stoute - Vehicle
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau (Part 1)
Funky Nassau - Bahama Soul Stew
Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm
Donald Byrd - Dominoes
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions

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Show #16 - back to the disco era, complete with faulty equipment!  Hear some slinky grooves while your host struggles with his mixer!  Yeah, for this weeks show I'm not at my best, as my mixer has begun inexblicably picking up the radio...even though it's not connected to one!  Maybe my neighbour operates a pirate radio show?  I don't know.  Hopefully the music makes up for my distracted-ness - classy joints from the late 70s and early 80s.  Get down.

A Taste of Honey - Do It Good
Tom Browne - Funkin' for Jamaica
Boule Noire - Barbados Girl
Patrice Rushen - Number One
One Way - Do Your Thang
Jeannette "Lady" Day - Come Let Me Love You
Teena Marie - Behind the Groove
Fatback - King Tim III (Personality Jock)
Royal Flush - Grab Your Sexy Baby
The Evasions - Wikka Wrap
Pam Todd and the Gold Bullion Band - Kiss Me (Baise Moi)
Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song

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Brazillian Heat, Part 2!  It's winter in Brazil now, but it's summer here, which is the perfect time for funky Brazillian tunes... lots of good stuff in this episode: check the scat action in the Wilson Simonal tune, an alternate version of Joao Donato's 'Cala Boca Menino', the swinging sounds of Elza Soares, Ed Lincoln's rockin' 'Cochise'.... I could go on and on.  Check it out:

Wilson Simonal - Mexicero da Candinha (LP :Se Dependesse de Mim)
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi - Simbarere (LP: Cada Segundo)
MPB4 - Agibore (LP: Cicatrizes)
Bebeto - Princessa Negra de Angola (LP: Esperancas Mil)
Roberto Carlos - Nao Adienta Nada (LP: S/T)
Roberto Carlos - Nao Vou Ficar (45: CBS)
Joao Donato - Cala Boca Menino (45: Odeon)
Clementina de Jesus - Marinheiro So (LP: Odeon Sampler)
Os Novos Baianos - A Menina Danca (LP: Acabou Chorare)
Jorge Ben e Trio Mocoto - Cosa Nostra (45, O Som d'o Pasquim)
Ed Lincoln - Cochise (LP: S/T)
Elza Soares - Saltei de Banda (LP: Odeon Sampler)
Claudette Soares - Shirley Sexy (45, Phillips)
Marcia Maria - Amigo Branco (LP: S/T)
Don Beto - Nao Quero Mais (LP: Nossa Imaginacao)
Azimuth - Voo Sobre O Horizonte (LP: Locomotivas OST)

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Brazillian Heat, Part 1!  In this episode, the If It Rotates Team (me) is back from Brazil with an armload of records to play for you.  In fact, I brought back so many, this will have to be a 2-part show!  This episode is dedicated to Edson in Sao Paulo who was extremely helpful in bringing me to visit the city's best record stores, juice bars, and all you can eat meat restaurants, and just generally making sure that I had a great time in Brazil.  Edson, this show's for you!

Toni Tornado - Eu Tenho Um Som Novo
Marku - Samba Regue
Banda Black Rio - Mr. Funky Samba
Mao Branca - Melo do Mao Branca
Azimuth - Melo da Cuica
Ed Lincoln - Palladium
Milton Banana Trio - Cidade Vazia
Sivuca - Ain't No Sunshine
Joyce - Samba de Gago
Os Novos Baianos - Beste e Tu
Jorge Ben - O Namorado da Viuva
Sonia Santos - Patria Amada
Anamaria & Mauricio - Eu Quero Ver
Doris - Eu Quero Eu Quero Eu Quero
Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley - So Nice

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Slooow and groooovy, part 2!  Continuing on last week's theme of deep grooves that you wouldn't necessarily play out, I delve once more into the slower songs of my collection - and some of my favourites, too!  There's one of the great summertime songs, War's 'All Day Music', some Brazillian songs, a couple of covers (Bobby Humphrey doing 'Ain't No Sunshine', Sergio Mendes doing 'For What It's Worth'), Sly and the Family Stone, David Axelrod... check it out!

Herbie Hancock - Bubbles (Man-Child LP)
Weather Report - Mysterious Traveler (Mysterious Traveler LP)
David Axelrod - Holy Thursday (Song of Innocence LP)
Bobby Rush - Mary Jane (Galaxy 45)
Sly and the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay (Fresh LP)
War - All Day Music (UA 45)
Frankie Zhivago Young - Someone Stole Your Love (The Age of Flying High LP)
Lovelites - Oh My Love (Uni 45)
Bobby Humphrey - Ain't No Sunshine (Flute-In LP)
Jorge Ben - Fio Maravilha (Phillips 45)
Trio Mocoto - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Discos Age 45)
Rufus Thomas - 60 Minute Man (Part 2) (Stax 45)
Odetta - Hit Or Miss (Odetta Sings LP)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - For What It's Worth (Stillness LP)
L.A. Carnival - Can You Hum A Tune (45, Now Again)

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Now, I generally try to collect records that I can use to DJ with.  However, in the course of collecting, I've accumulated a bunch of records that are not appropriate to DJ with, because they're too slow, or too mellow, or whatever. My friend Michael suggested to me a little while back that I do a show of these deep & slow grooves - and it's a great idea!  I have enough to do at least two volumes, but here's the first installment - we got some classic names: Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack; some awesome rarities: Lyman Woodard, Placebo; and lots of other stuff.  Sit back, dim the lights, and chill out:

Lyman Woodard Organization - Joy Road
Placebo - Phalene
Kool and the Gang - Summer Madness
Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Time
Bethania, Vinicius, Toquinho - A Tonga da Mironga do Kabulete
Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-All
Donny Hathaway - Love, Love, Love
Roberta Flack - Compared to What
Serge Gainsbourg - Jane B
Johnny Harris - Footprints on the Moon
Francois de Roubaix - Dernier Domicile Connu
William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got

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The first Toronto show...!  Things have been a little hectic here at the If It Rotates.. HQ what with the move and my starting a new job and all that, but somehow I found the time to go out and buy two Tito Puente records from the seriously enticing 'Cosmos Records' on Queen West.  I think I'm going to be spending a fair bit of time (and money!) there... anyhow, on with the show: in addition to the Tito Puente, there's a great Brazillian-Latin Soul track by the Brazillian crooner Terry Winter, some funk 45s that have been kicking around, some afro-funk, and one of my favorites: Freedom Road by Chicago's 'The Pharaohs'.  Enjoy!

J. Hines and the Fellows - Camelot Time (45, DeLuxe)
Don (Soul Train) Campbell - Campbell Lock (45, Stanson)
Walter Jenkins - Funky Walk (The Monkey Walk) (45, FaderKat)
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (45, Atlantic)
Frankie Newsome - Coming On Strong Staying Long (45, Sagport)
Terry Winter - Thanks (45, RCA Spain)
Joe Bataan - Gypsy Woman (45, Fania)
Tito Puente - T.P. On the Bridge (LP, Tito Puente on the Bridge, Tico Venezuela)
Tito Puente - Stick On Bongo (LP, Puente in Percussion, Tico Venezuela)
Luciano Perrone - Tamborins Envenenados (LP, Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3, RCA Brazil)
Lonnie Smith - Move Your Hand (Part 1) (45, Blue Note)
The Pharaohs - Freedom Road (45, Scarab)
Assagai - Barazinbar (LP, Afro Rock, Music For Pleasure)
Babatunde Olatunji - Takuta (LP, Soul Makossa, Paramount)
Gwen McCrae - Rockin' Chair (45, Cat)

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The last show made in Ottawa!  After this, If It Rotates is moving to Toronto, so we'll see what kind of records I can find there... thanks to all my Ottawa family, you know I love you all. So it's a real grab-bag show for Show #10 - I continue to love the Juan Carlos Caceres LP 'Malon' so I play another track off of it, we get another Muhammad Ali related track, some more Brazillian sounds, some rock-ish tracks, a Can track... all over the map, really.

Juan Carlos Caceres - Noche Negra
Michael Masser and Mandrill - Ali Bom-Ba-Ye (Part 1)
Max B - Bananaticoco (Part 1)
Wall of Steel - Super Queen
Barrabas - Woman
Marcos Valle - Mentira
Betinho - Saque Saque
George Semper Rhythm Committee - It's Your Thing
Bobby Franklin's Insanity - Bring It On Down To Me (Part 1)
Elephant's Memory - Jungle Gym at the Zoo (Midnight Cowboy OST)
Can - Moonshake
Eddie Kendricks - Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart
Tyrone Davis - What Goes Up (Must Come Down)
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and the Trinity - Break It Up
Bill Withers - Harlem
Tommie Young - Everybody's Got A Little Devil In Their Soul

Continue reading "Show #10: June 26 - July 2" »

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When I plan these shows, sometimes I think that consistent themes are the way to go, and other times I think it's best if it's just a big jumble of groovy music.  This week is definitely the latter!  Everything starts off with some Soca in honour of Trinidad and Tobago's first appearance at the World Cup in Germany, and from there we're off in all directions - there's a reggae cover of Hot Chocolate, a Brazillian tinged groove from Quebec, a crazed Jerk track from Robert Charlebois, and a funk song sung by children.  Like I said, a real jumble!

Lord Shorty and the Vibrations International - Vibrations Groove
Boo and the Trutones - You Sexy Thing
Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali (Float Like a Butterfly Sting Like A Bee)
Explosion - Funky Mama
The Budos Band - Up From the South
Clan Murphy - Eventail
Robert Charlebois & Louise Forestier - Engagement
Juan Carlos Caceres - Go Home
Ocho - Hot Pants Road
The Meters - Hand Clapping Song
Juggy - Oily
Faze-O - Good Thang
The Blackbyrds - Do It, Fluid
Patrizia and Jimmy - Trust Your Child
Marcia Griffiths - Truly

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You know, I've never really liked 80s nights - too much irony in the air, I think. That said, this episode of If It Rotates is dedicated to the 80s, with tracks from 1980 to 1986 (and a closer from 1978, but let's just overlook that).  Sure, some of them have their cheesy moments, and you might be tempted to write them off, but give 'em a try, and see if you're not humming one of the tunes in your head a bit later...

Change - Change of Heart (1984)
Petria - I Miss Your Love (1986)
Chas Jankel - 109 (Give Me Something I Can Remember) (1981)
Distance feat. Janey Hallett - Just One More Kiss (1984)
Whispers - It's A Love Thing (1980)
DJ Watkins & Crew - Jealousy (Rap) (1985)
Prince Charles and the City Beat Band - Don't Fake the Funk (1984)
Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop the Music (1980)
Padlock - Seventh Heaven (1983)
Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (1978)

Continue reading "Show #8: June 12-18" »

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Bollywood puts out more films per year than Hollywood, and that means a lot of soundtracks. In the 70s and 80s, the writers and arrangers of these soundtracks started bringing elements of funk and disco into their songs, and produced some seriously funky records. I wanted to take the chance to play my collection of funky Bollywood records - I don't have that many, but those that I have, I like a lot. The first half of the show is all Bollywood, and then it's more soundtracks for the second half!

opening dialogue: Bhappi Lahiri - 'Nothing Is Impossible' from 'Zakhmee' (Odeon, 1974)
Kalyanji Anandji - Laila O Laila from 'Qurbani' (Polydor, 1979)
RD Burman - Aa Dekhen Jara from 'Rocky' (Polydor, 1980)
Kalyanji Anandji - Music from 'Rafoo Chakkar' (Odeon, 1974)
RD Burman - Chand Mera Dil (start) from 'Hum Kisise Kum Naheen' (Odeon, 1977)
RD Burman - Sanam Tum Jahan from 'Kaalia' (Polydor 1981)
RD Burman - Chand Mera Dil (end) from 'Hum Kisise Kum Naheen' (Odeon, 1977)
RD Burman - Tum Jaise Ko Payal Men Bandh Loon from 'Garam Masala' (Odeon, 1972)
Lalo Schifrin - On the Way to San Mateo from 'Bullitt' (Warner Brothers)
Morton Stevens - Front Street from 'Hawaii Five-O' (Capitol)
Piero Piccioni - Mystery / The Discotheque from 'Puppet on a Chain' (repressed by DC recordings)
Lalo Schifrin - Theme from Enter the Dragon from 'Enter the Dragon' (Warner Brothers, 1973)
Beltran Moner - Finishing Line, from 'Formula 1' (repressed by Wah-Wah (Spain))
Solomon Burke - The Bus from 'Cool Breeze' (MGM, 1972)
Joe Simon - Theme from Cleopatra Jones from 'Cleopatra Jones' (Warner Brothers, 1973)
Willie Hutch - Ain't That Mellow Mellow from 'Foxy Brown' (Motown, 1974)

(Please note that for the Bollywood section I'm crediting the writers and not the performers - it's just simpler this way. If you hear a woman's voice, it's probably Asha Bhosle)

Continue reading "Show #7: June 5-11" »

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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)

Continue reading "Show #5: May 22-28" »

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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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This is the tracklisting for the very first show, available at Radio Nuclear (www.radionuclear.com) from April 24-30. Since this was the first show, I wanted to try and slide across as many genres as I could (tastefully) so that people could get a sense of what to expect, as well as play both rare records and common ones, originals and reissues. I think it worked out well, although I do have to work on my 'radio voice'.

intro music: Mickey and the Soul Generation - Chocolate (45, Maxwell)
 Boris Gardiner Happening - Ghetto funk (45, Leal)
Electric Express - the Real thing part 2 (45, Linco)
Freddie Terrell - Soul know how to make music (45, Shout)
Angela Jefferson - I can feel myself slipping away (45, Fryers)
Tom Jones - Looking out my window (45, Parrot)
Maynard Fergunson - Chala Nata (LP: MF Horn, Columbia)
Wilson Simonal - Os escravos de jo (LP: Alegria alegria vol. 4: Odeon)
France Gall - La coeur qui jazze (45, Phillips)
Gal Costa - Vou recomecar (LP: S/T: Phillips)
Sebastian Williams - Get your point over (45, Ovide)
Larry T and the Family - Where does the answer lie (LP: I'm Moving On, LET)
Willie Bobo - Broasted or fried (LP: Do What You Wanna Do, Sussex)
Diana Ross and the Supremes - My sunny boy (LP: Love Child, Tamla)
Jon Lucien - Who will buy (LP: I Am Now, RCA)
Yvonne Sterling - If you love me (let me go) (45, Form)
Mustangs - Someday we'll be together (LP: On Tha Rocks, GBI)
Pamoja - Ooh Baby (45, Lotusland)

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