Black Pumas
Black Pumas

Sounds like it came out of Lagos in 1971, actually written and recorded in Lyon in 2015: Voilaaa is the brainchild of Bruno Hovart whose long relationship with Favorite goes way back to his days as Patchworks, Mr President and The Dynamics. Recording on a whole host of vintage machines and calling upon local African singers both cuts have a real authentic sense of realness; "Spies Are Watching Me" drives with big horns and swooning strings which isn't dissimilar to the work of The Movers, while the TY Boys-esque "Le Disco Des Capitales" is a heavier, more concentrated slab of floor-minded disco where the groove takes more of a forefront role.

The first compilation from South African vinyl re-issue specialists Matsuli Music – a journey through jazz, funk, fusion and disco, detailing the incredible story and sounds behind the Soweto nightclub during the height of apartheidA night-time haunt in the backstreets of Soweto run by a well-known bootlegger should have been a prime zone for nefarious underworld activities. Instead, it nurtured an underground of a different kind. Soon after its opening in 1973, Club Pelican became a spot where musicians steeped in the tradition of South African jazz began to cook up experimental sounds inspired by communion, competition and the movements in funk and soul blowing in from the West. Located in an industrial park on the western edge of Orlando East, Soweto, Club Pelican was off the beaten track, among a matrix of railway and industrial infrastructure. In a different time and place, this would have been a prototypical nightclub location, except there was no local precedent to follow. This was Soweto’s first night club.In the intervening years, this location has served to heighten the now-defunct spot’s legendary status as a singular venue, one that ruled the night in the Seventies. Initially called Lucky’s and established in 1973, the Pelican’s impact on the Soweto cultural landscape was immediate. Lorded over by a charismatic figure known as Lucky Michaels, the club became the jewel in a nondescript collection of family businesses. It boasted a diverse pool of talent in its succession of house bands and an A-list of ghetto-fabulous singers asits cabaret stars. Its VIP section was a veritable who’s who of Soweto society and its stage, hosting a mix of the day’s pop culture infused with the creativity and individual histories of the musicians, the Pelican filled a live music vacuum.One Night in Pelican captures the halcyon seventies period with a single nightclub embodying an indomitable spirit of its troubadour players. While schooled and rooted in “standards” and local forms, the music could take any direction, at a moment’s notice. This compilation features all the key groups and players of the time: Abacothozi, Almon Memela’s Soweto, The Black Pages, Dick Khoza and the Afro Pedlars, The Drive, Ensemble of Rhythm and Art , The Headquarters, Makhona Zonke Band, the Shyannes and Spirits Rejoice.’

First Album of Montpellier based Funk band "The Dramatix" a pure shot of classic Soul Funk in 2020's style !!! Guitars : Jon Da Costa FerreiraVocals : Marie NosmasBass : Pablo AugusteDrums : Jordi CantagrillKeybords : Auguste CaronTrumpet : Samuel VeneSaxophone Tenor : Matthieu ChedevilleTrombone : Julien VezelierGuest : Vocals : Florent Gabard & Jonathan JeantonAll tracks Composed by jon Da Costa FerreiraLyrics : Marie NosmasRecorded & Mixed by Jeff Fernandez at MLinimoon StudioProduced by Bett BettyArtwork by Bett BettyMore infos : www.bettbetty.com

this newly mastered vinyl picture disc lp celebrates the album’s 40th anniversary.donna summer gained prominence during the 1970s disco era, propelled by her incessant and creative driving force behind the genre’s global popularity, rightly earning the title “queen of disco” and becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the entire decade, now having sold more than 130 million records worldwide donna was the first artist to have three consecutive double-albums reach no. 1 on the us billboard charts and also became the first artist to achieve four no. 1 singles in a thirteen month period. donna summer became the first artist signed to the new geffen records label in 1980 and released her first album - ‘the wanderer’ - for the label in the same year. the second album released for the label was this 1982 classic ‘donna summer’, which saw her enter new territory, with production duties by quincy jones. this proved to be a masterstroke, as the next album that quincy produced was michael jackson’s ‘thriller’. the album’s r&b/pop dynamic featured a ‘who’s who’ of the recorded music industry, from the album’s lead single ‘love is in control (finger on the trigger)’, to the all star chorus on the jon & vangelis written ‘state of independence’, the beautiful ‘the woman in me’, the james ingram vocal harmonies on ‘mystery of love’, the bruce springsteen-penned and performed ‘protection’ and ‘(if it) hurts just a little’, which was heavily sampled in 1999 by cassius in ‘cassius 1999’.

Moving musis is out with it's third Soundtrack release, the 1982 Norwegian cult feature "Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits" A teenage flick set in the outskirts of Bergen. A Band of black dressed greedy corporate thugs are converting all the playgrounds in the area to parking lots. This doesn't fit well with the local youth, Carl Gustav and his friends finds all the clues, traces down the thugs and get their revenge at the castle finale. Well respected Norwegian director Ola Solum again hired Pete Knutsen (see also Operasjon Cobra MM02 ost) and his bandmates from Popol Ace for the job to make the score. And the result is a brilliant small group funky rock outfit with plenty of open breaks, quirky instrumentation and interludes. Songs from the film includes vocal tracks by famous Norwegian pop artist Jahn Teigen and the punk group Alle Tiders Duster.Never before released and remastered from multitrack tapes by Timmion Finland, this score is long overdue but finally available for the first time! Comes with downloadcodes and limited to 500 copies!