Reup: Best of Cymande

Amazon review: Short-lived but legendary, Cymande is oft-compiled on funk assemblages, but this CD of their first two LPs is altogether necessary, even if the music moves away from tight beats into Rasta-folk toward the end. Cymande's reputation has grown considerably over the last twenty years. Featuring a multi-national crew with a strong Caribbean influence, the band produced a few hits in the early seventies, then disappeared. But the epochal "Brothers On the Side," and the ingeniously structured "Fug" contain a subtlety and tension lacking in all but the best bands of the era.

Funky 16 Corners: Their music was a sophisticated mixture of American soul and funk, African pop, Latin sounds, rock and all of the various and sundry intersections of those sounds. A close listen to their first LP is like a drive through Harlem in the early 70’s with your car windows down, letting snatches of Curtis Mayfield, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Santana and a thousand lesser groups (woven securely into the fabric, but essentially lost to the ages) drift through the windows and into your ears. There are elements of early-70’s prog-cum-stoner rock guitar, hard drums, jazzy bass and horns as well as a bedrock of polyrhythmic percussion.

AMG bio


Cymande (1973)
320kbps, 180mb on megaupload
1. The Message
2. Brothers On The Slide
3. Dove
4. Bra
5. Fug
6. For Baby Woh
7. Rickshaw
8. Equitorial Forest
9. Listen
10. Getting It Back
11. Anthracite
12. Willy's Headache
13. Genevieve
14. Pon De Dungle
15. Rastafarian Folk Song
16. One More
17. Zion I

PS My bad, Willy's Headache in the archive is corrupted. Here's the good file: http://sharebee.com/4fb2fa67

Les Freres Dejean - L'Univers

I never thought I will say this, but here is an album that's as good as the best of Orchestra Baobab. Must hear!


Les Freres Dejean - L'Univers
320kbps, 111mb on megaupload
1. L'Humanite
2. Conviction
3. Experience
4. Naide
5. Yoyo
6. L'Univers

Les Freres Dejean - Pa Gain Panne

More konpa. Highly recommended!
Also, you can (and should!) see them live on youtube.
History of the band


Les Freres Dejean - Pa Gain Panne, 1974
192kbps, 57mb on zshare, rapidshare, megaupload, badongo
1. Marina
2. Joyeuses Vacances
3. La Foi
4. Pa Gain Panne
5. Leogane
6. Alleluia

Tabou Combo - New York City (1974)

Here's an album I am seriously digging lately. A prime example of Haitian konpa style, this was recorded live in New York. I think this album came out under two different names (and possibly resequenced?): as 8eme Sacrement and as New York City.

Review: The group's relentless, high-energy style knows no language barrier. Singing in English, Spanish, French or their native Creole, Tabou serves a hot mix of grooves and textures with multiple roots, including a strong dose of the Dominican Republic's national dance music, Merengue. In addition, they offer up Haiti's dance-till-you-drop carnival music, rara, the hypnotic drums of Haitian voodoo rituals. The quadrilles and contra-dances from Haiti's French colonizers join funk from the American soul era. The music includes the feel of West African Soukous topped with bright piano riff and the brassy sound of an all-American horn section. @


Tabou Combo - New York City (1974)
High VBR, 80.64mb on sharebee
1. 8th Sacrement
2. Pace Domine
3. Come Back My Love
4. Respect/Zapaton
5. New York City
6. Courai
7. Education

The Funk Box

The Funk Box
Upon request. Track list is in the comments.
192kbps, 430mb total.
Reupping:
CD1 on depositfiles
CD2 on depositfiles
CD3 on depositfiles
CD4 on depositfiles

Rare Afro and Caribbean Funk Vol.1

Rare Afro and Caribbean Funk Vol.1
192kbps, 58 mb on megaupload

Afro side:
1. Idowu Funkyman Fakeye - We gonna make it
2. Jerry Malekani - Diwela
3. Sumo - Munia
4. Oby Onyihoa - Enjoy your life

Caribbean side:
5. Biosis Now - Independent Bahamas
6. Black Machines - Soul Martinique
7. Black Machines - Right now
8. Marcel Louis Joseph - Prière au soleil
9. Gordon Hnederson - The higher bidder

Cult Cargo - Belize City Boil Up

UPDATE: Link removed upon the label's complaint. Go buy it!

Dusty Groove review: An amazing world of music -- rare funk, soul, reggae, and other grooves from Belize -- all beautifully compiled in the rich Numero Music style! We're really stunned by the set -- as we had no idea at all that Belize had anything going on at this level -- and the collection is an amazing surprise to our ears, filled with new delights at each turn, and clearly marking Belize as a new funky capitol on our ever-expanding map of musical understanding. Numero really outdid themselves with this package -- going far beyond their already-great collections of work from the Bandit and Capsoul labels -- to dig up a range of tracks that have never really made it out to the world at large, but which bubble over with influences from American funk and soul at the time.

Sleeve notes


Cult Cargo - Belize City Boil Up
1. Lord Rhaburn - Disco Connection
2. Harmonettes - Can't Go Halfway
3. Jesus Acosta & The Professionals - Guajida
4. Web - The Same Old Me
5. The Professionals - A Part Of Being With You
6. Lord Rhaburn - More Love Reggae
7. The Professionals - The Back Stabbers
8. Web - Rated G
9. Harmonettes - Shame Shame Shame
10. Soul Creation - Funky Jive (Part II)
11. Lord Rhaburn - Don't Fight It
12. Nadia Cattouse - Long Time Boy
13. Lord Rhaburn - Boogaloo A La Chuck
14. The Professionals - The Godfather
15. Web - Things Are Going To Work Out Right
16. Soul Creation - Funky Jive

Colombia! The Golden Years Of Disco Fuentes, The Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-1976

Soundway continues chronicling tropical funk on its latest compilation, this time focusing on Columbia's greatest record label, Disco Fuentes. Founded in 1934 by Antonio José Fuentes, the imprint captured the long evolution of the music from the country's Caribbean coast, including the especially fertile period of cross-pollination reflected on this disc. Traditional cumbias, forrós, and fandangos were invaded by funk, blues, soul, salsa, West African highlife and rock in the 1960s, and the result was some seriously unpredictable and often wildly psychedelic music. Wganda Kenya's "Tifit Hayed" - a crazed Afro-Latin blow-up that sounds almost avant-garde for the way its rhythm is built and dominates the arrangement - is a good example of the rhytmic power of some these tracks. Every song features armloads of auxiliary percussion and hard-hitting horns, and Soundway has done a fantastic job of telling the story and restoring the music, as usual. This is a great companion to last year's excellent Panama! compilation. - Joe Tangari for Pitchfork

This upload is not mine.


Colombia! The Golden Years Of Disco Fuentes, The Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-1976
320kbps, 156mb on megaupload
01. Salsa Na Ma - Fruko Y Sus Tesos
02. Cumbia En Do Menor - Lito Barrientos
03. Hong Kong - Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos
04. La Piojosa - Sonora Cieneguera
05. Improvisando - Fruko Y Sus Tesos
06. Patrona De Los Reclusos - The Latin Brothers
07. Tifit Hayed - Wganda Kenya
08. Fandango en percussion - Pedro Laza
09. La Samaria - Orquesta Nunez
10. El Mondongo - Los Corraleros De Majagual
11. A La Memoria Del Muerto - Fruko Y Sus Tesos
12. Primavera - Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos
13. Elyoyo - Wganda Kenya
14. Gaita de las Flores - Lucho Bermudez
15. Cumbiamba - El Sexteto Miramar
16. Mirame San Miguel - Michi Sarmiento
17. La Picua - Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros
18. La Pata y El Pato - Climaco Sarmiento
19. Las Calenas Son Como Los Flores - The Latin Brothers
20. Pacifico - Afrosound

Mo' funk, mo' bettah

The Meters - Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology
High VBR, three separate archives on sharebee: one, 98mb; two, 96mb; three, 53mb.
1. Cissy Strut
2. Here Comes The Meter Man
3. Live Wire
4. Sophisticated Cissy
5. Ease Back
6. Stormy
7. Look-Ka Py Py
8. Pungee
9. Thinking
10. This Is My Last Affair
11. Funky Miracle
12. Yeah, You're Right
13. Little Old Money Maker
14. Dry Spell
15. Chicken Strut
16. Same Old Thing
17. Darling Darling Darling
18. Tippi-Toes
19. Ride Your Pony
20. A Message From The Meters
21. Zony Mash
22. Stretch Your Rubber Band
23. Groovy Lady
24. Doodle-Oop
25. I Need More Time
26. Good Old Funky Music
27. Stay Away
28. Soul Island
29. Do The Dirt
30. Cabbage Alley
31. People Say
32. Hey Pocky A-Way
33. Africa
34. Fire On The Bayou
35. Talkin' 'Bout New Orleans
36. They All Ask'd For You
37. Running Fast (single version)
38. (Doodle Loop) The World Is A Little Bit Under The Weather
39. Trick Bag
40. Hang 'Em High
41. Be My Lady
42. Funkify Your Life
43. Give It What You Can

New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75

New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75
REUP 2/19/2014: 256kbps, 125mb on zippyshare
1. The Meters - Handclapping Song
2. The Explosions - Hip Drop
3. Lee Dorsey - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
4. Gentleman June Gardner - It's Gonna Rain
5. Eddie Bo - Check your Bucket
6. Professor Longhair - Big Chief
7. Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns - Free, Single and Disengaged
8. Chuck Carbo - Can I Be your Squeeze
9. Aaron Neville - Hercules
10. Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got Reasons
11. The Gaturs - Gator Bait
12. Allen Toussaint - Get Out of my Life Woman
13. Cyril Neville - Tell Me What's On Your Mind
14. Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indian Band - Handa Wanda
15. Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris - Love Lots of Lovin
16. The Explosions - Garden of Four Trees
17. Ernie & The Top Notes - Dap Walk
18. The Meters - Just Kissed my Baby
19. Marilyn Barbarin - Reborn
20. Dr John - Mama Roux
21. Danny White - Natural Soul Brother
22. Eddie Bo - Hook 'n' Sling (Part II)
23. Ernie K. Doe - Here Come the Girls
24. Robert Parker - Hip-Huggin

Nigeria '70: The Definitive Story of the Funky Lagos

Nigeria '70: The Definitive Story of the Funky Lagos

Vol.1: high VBR, 95mb on sharebee
1. Koola Lobitos - Ololufe Mi
2. Monomono - Tire Loma Da Nigbehin
3. Blo - Chant To Mother Earth
4. Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 - Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n' Quench)
5. Tunji Oyelana & The Benders - Ifa
6. Bala Miller & The Great Music Pirameeds Of Afrika - Ikon Allah
7. Segun Bucknor & His Revolution - La La La
8. Peter King - Shango
9. Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers - No Discrimination
10. Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestroes - Akayan Ekassa
11. William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind
12. Bongos Ikwue - Woman Made The Devil

Vol.2: high VBR, 111mb on megaupload
1. Orlando Julius & The Afro Sounders - Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2)
2. Ofo The Black Company - Allah Wakbarr
3. Sahara All Stars Band Jos - Enjoy Yourself
4. The Funkees - Dancing Time
5. Afro Cult Foundation - The Quest
6. Joni Haastrup - Greetings
7. Gasper Lawal - Kita Kita
8. Lijadu Sisters - Orere Elejigbo
9. Fela Anikupalo Kuti & The Africa 70 with Sandra Akanke Isidore - Upside Down
10. Shina Williams & His African Percussionists - Agboju Logun
11. Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental)

Beastie Boys and some

Beastie Breaks
80mb on sharebee
1. Idris Mohammed - Lorens Dance
2. Gene Harris - Put On Train
3. Cedar Walton - Jacob's Ladder
4. Eugene Mcdaniels - Headless Heros
5. Funkadelic - I'll Bet You
6. Ballin Jack - Never Let Em Say
7. Jimmy Smith - Root Down
8. Sly Stone - Loose Booty
9. Jeremy Steig - Howling For Judy
10. Funk Factory - Rien Ne Va Plus
11. Jimi Hendrix - Gotta Have It
12. The Blues Project - Flute Thing

A great instrumental album from the b-boys. Verrry groooovy....
BTW, Eric Bobo, who plays percussion on this album, is the son of the great Willie Bobo.

Beastie Boys - The In Sound From Way Out! (1996)
High VBR, 58mb on zshare, mediafire, rapidshare.
1. Groove Holmes
2. Sabrosa
3. Namaste
4. Pow
5. Son of Neckbone
6. In 3s
7. Eugene's Lament
8. Bobo on the corner
9. Shambala
10. Lighten Up
11. Richy's Theme
12. Transitions
13. Drinkin' Wine

Africa 100 (Afrobeat Box) #3

Pt.7, 99mb on sharebee
606 - Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers - No Discrimination - corrupted, get it here
607 - Johnson Mkhalali - Joyce No. 2 - corrupted, get it here
608 - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ja Funmi
609 - Amaswazi Emvelo - Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama
610 - Pacific Express - The Way It Used To Be
611 - Miriam Makeba - Maria Fulo
612 - Youssou N'dour & Etoile De Dakar - Wadiour
613 - Tunde Williams & Africa 70 - Mr. Big Mouth
614 - The Funkees - Dancing Time
615 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Lomhlaba Kawunoni (The Earth Never Gets Fat)
701 - Girma Beyene - Ene Negn Bay Manesh
702 - Tp Orchestra Poly-Rhythmo De Cotonou Dahomey - Minsato Le, Mi Dayihome
703 - Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa
704 - African Brothers - Sakatumbe

Pt.8, 84mb on sharebee
705 - Dan Boadi & His African Internationals - Play That Funky Music
706 - Manu Dibango - Mwasa Makossa
707 - George Danquah - Just A Moment
708 - Mulatu Astatque - Netsanet
709 - Gaspar Lawal - Kita Kita
710 - Moussa Doumbia - Keleya
711 - Fred Fisher - Asa-Sa
712 - Konono No. 1 - Paradiso
713 - Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - Water No Get Enemy

Africa 100 (Afrobeat Box) #2

Pt.4, 97mb on sharebee
309 - Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - Gentleman
312 - Shina Williams & His African Percussionists - Agboju Logun (12'' Mix)
401 - Bob Pinado & His Sound Casters - Me, You, One (Means I Love You)
402 - Koola Lobitos - Highlife Time
403 - 3Rd Generation Band - Because Of Money
404 - Mercury Dance Band - Envy No Good
405 - Mahmoud Ahmed - Mar Teb Yelal Kafesh
406 - E.T. Mensah & His Tempos Band - 205
407 - Bembeya Jazz National - N'garokomo
408 - Tamrat Ferendji & Sensation Band - Antchin Yagegnulet
409 - Matata - Wanna Do My Thing

Pt.5, 97mb on sharebee
410 - Lekan Animashaun - Serere
411 - Dick Khoza - Chapita
412 - Tesfa Maryam Kidane - Yetesfa Tezeta
413 - Mulatu Astatque - Kasalefkut Hulu
414 - Kokolo - Mister Sinister
415 - Tlahoun Gessessee - Aykedashem Lebe
501 - Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
502 - Ebo Taylor - Heaven
503 - Hugh Masakela & The Union Of South Africa - Dyambo
504 - Sweet Talks - Kye Kye Pe Aware
505 - Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow
506 - William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind

Pt.6, 98mb on sharebee
507 - Bahta Gebre Heywet - Tessassategn Eko
508 - Ayalew Mesfin & Black Lion Band - Gud Aderegetchegn
509 - Sahara All Stars Band Jos - Enjoy Yourself
510 - Christy Azuma & Uppers International - Naam
511 - Mahmoud Ahmed - Kulun Mankwalesh
512 - Alemayehu Eshete - Eskegizew Bertchi
513 - Salif Keita - Mandjou
514 - Assagai - Cocoa
601 - Lourdes Van Dunem - Ngongo Ya Biluka
602 - Guerilla - La Popo
603 - Peter King - Mystery Tour
604 - Samuel Belay - Aynotchesh Yerefu
605 - Ebo Taylor - Atwer Abroba

Africa 100 (Afrobeat Box) #1

A couple of years ago, Pitchfork ran a massive feature on Afrobeat called The Indestructible Beat by Joe Tangari. It had an overview of the style and a track-by-track annotation of 100 best afrobeat songs as picked by the author. You are probably thinking: reading about it is nice, but having the music itself to go along with the article would be much better... In the spirit of a true music fan, the author, Joe Tangari - memorize that name so you know who to thank - hand-picked, ripped and compiled all cuts mentioned in the article into a 7CD megabox of ass-kicking afrofunk, which is available as a torrent (for instance, from here), and which I will also put up on Sharebee for your enjoyment.
All tracks are 192kbps. Each archive is separate; I had to keep them under 100mb, so some tracks are out of order. The original article is included.


Africa 100 (Afrobeat Box)
Pt.1, 99mb on sharebee
101 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 - Zombie
102 - Girma Beyene - Set Alamenem
103 - Marijata - Mother Africa
104 - Segun Bucknor & His Revolution - La La La
105 - Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie
106 - Geraldo Pine - Heavy Heavy Heavy
107 - Super Eagles - Love's A Real Thing
108 - Orlando Julius & His Modern Aces - Ijo Soul
109 - Matata - Talkin' Talkin'
110 - Ayalew Mesfin - Hasabe
111 - Super Mambo 69 - Sweeper Soul
112 - Babatunde Olatunji - Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
113 - Dick Khoza - African Jive
114 - Orchestra Baobab - Mouhamadou Bamba

Pt.2, 99mb on sharebee
115 - Os Bongos - Kazukata
116 - Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa
201 - Brigth Engelberts & The B.E. Movement - Get Together
202 - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Big Man
203 - Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Olufeme
204 - Thony Shorby Nyenwi - No Wrong Show
205 - Ogyatanaa Show Band - Disco Africa
206 - Wallias Band - Muziqawi Silt
207 - Lemma Demissew - Astawesalehu
208 - Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse
209 - Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - Roforofo Fight
210 - Monomono - Tire Loma Da Nigbehin
211 - Ofo The Black Company - Allah Wakbarr
213 - Lijadu Sisters - Orere Eljigbo

Pt.3, 94mb on sharebee
212 - Joe Mensah - Africa Is Home
214 - Bembeya Jazz National - Petit Sekou
301 - Gyedu Blay-Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado
302 - Jingo - Fever
303 - Joni Haastrup - Greetings
304 - Honny & The Bees Band - Psychedelic Woman
305 - Yahoos - Mabala
306 - Blo - Blo
307 - Tlahoun Gessesse - Alegntaye
308 - K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
310 - Manu Dibango - African Battle
311 - Alemayehu Eshete - Addis Ababa Bete

UPDATE: a visitor pointed out that track 214 (Petit Sekou) in the third archive is corrupted. You need to download it separately here:
http://sharebee.com/794446fd

Achilifunk - Gypsy Soul 1969-1979

Hugely entertaining, fun compilation by Barcelona DJ Txarly Brown of rumba-based Spanish pop music from the 1970s, which shows that interesting fusions between anglo-American and Spanish music were already well under way in the last years of the dictatorship and certainly before the 'nuevo flamenco' movement. Most of these tracks were unfamiliar to me, and listening to them for the first time was quite bizarre: all the familiar aspects of anglo-american 70s rock and pop are here - psychedelic, disco, soul and funk - but the rumba, flamenco and latin elements always prevail.
A few of the selections are predictable. The ever-reliable Peret is here on three tracks, and there's also a very good song from Los Amaya. But the highlights for me are the contributions from two female singers, Encarnita Polo (with my favourite track here, the bizarre 'Paco, Paco, Paco') and Dolores Vargas. Dolores was nicknamed 'la terremoto', the earthquake, and from her singing on these tracks you can tell why.
This track, El Garrotín (Youtube) by 70s Sevilla hippies Smash is typical of the eclecticism of the whole CD (dopey English psychedelic vocals clashing with a classic rumba refrain, in the same song). @


Achilifunk - Gypsy Soul 1969-1979
High VBR, 105mb on megaupload or sendspace
1. Los Fulanos (Feat. Peret) - Gato
2. Encarnita Polo - Paco, Paco, Paco
3. Chacho - Bum Bum
4. Smash - El Garrotín
5. Los Amaya - Que Mala Suerte La Mía
6. Dolores Vargas - Anana Hip
7. Peret - Si Fulano
8. Dolores Vargas - La Hawaiana
9. Peret - Chaví
10. Rabbit Rumba - Caramelos
11. Rumba Tres - Rumba Tru, La, La
12. Los Chorbos - Sones De Chicharro
13. Los Marismeños - Pares O Nones
14. Los Chunguitos - Baila Mi Ritmo
15. Trigal - Gol
16. Gato Pérez - Tiene Sabor
17. Mantecao Y Su Combo - Achili Funk

Go Girl! Soul Sisters Tellin' It Like It Is

AMG review


Go Girl! Soul Sisters Tellin' It Like It Is
320kbps in two parts on rapidshare:
Part One (53.5 MB) and Part Two (56.3 MB) LINKS DEAD
01 I'm Gonna Make It - Janice Tyrone
02 Respect - Aretha Franklin
03 You Did Me Wrong (You Used Me For A Good Thing) - Priscilla Price
04 I'll Get Along - Ann Peebles
05 Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John
06 Dirty Man - Laura Lee
07 Seven Days - Apollas
08 You're The Dog - Irma Thomas
09 Wedlock Is A Padlock - Laura Lee
10 Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings
11 Women's Love Rights - Laura Lee
12 The Day I Found Myself - The Honey Cone
13 Your Turn To Cry - Betty Lavette
14 Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do - Betty Wright
15 Think (About It) - Lyn Collins
16 Where Would You Be Today - Ilana
17 Needle In A Haystack - Velvelettes
18 Do Right Woman Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin

Authenticité: The Syliphone Years 1965-80

Reviews: one, two.

Authenticité: The Syliphone Years 1965-80
320 kbps, in three separate archives
Pt.1: 95 mb on megaupload or mediafire
Pt.2: 100 mb on megaupload or mediafire
Pt.3: 115 mb on megaupload
1. Kélétigui Diabaté et ses Tambourinis - Soundiata
2. Balla Et Ses Balladins - Diaraby
3. Kebendo Jazz - Soumba
4. Horoya Band National - Karan-Gbegne
5. Bembeya Jazz National - DJanfamagni
6. Orchestre De La Pailote - Kankan-Yarabi
7. Orchestre De Dabola - Semba
8. Orchestre De Bayla - O.U.A
9. Palm Jazz - R.D.A
10. Bembeya Jazz National - Minuit
11. Orchestre Du Jardin De Guinée - P.D.G
12. Orchestre De Beyla - Koukou Befo
13. Kebendo Jazz - Information
14. Orchestre De Kindia - La Guinée Wodi
15. Super Boiro Band - Mariama
16. Bembeya Jazz National - Boiro
17. "22 Novembre" Band - Kouma
18. Kélétigui Diabaté et ses Tambourinis - Miri Magnin
19. Pivi Et Les Balladins - Samba
20. Bembeya Jazz National - Bembeya
21. Horoya Band - Wèrè Wèrè
22. Soumbory Jazz - Nana
23. Palm Jazz - Zimaï
24. Syli Authentic - Fabara
25. Camayenne Sofas - Karomoko
26. Tropical Djoli Band De Faranah - Soko
27. Nimba Jazz - Ziko
28. La Simandou de Beyla - Festival

James White and the Blacks - Off White

An album by James Chance AKA James White, the ultimate funk-noise purveyor. One of the many projects to which Robert Quine lent his guitar skills after the dissolution of the Voidoids. Quine only plays on Almost Black Pts. 1+2 and Off Black, it's Jody Harris on the rest of the album.
This is an expanded edition, including an alternate mix of Contort Yourself, three live tracks from Soul Exorcism bootleg, and a rare "Chance-murders-christmas" recording. I can't help but brag that I have this on vinyl.


James White and the Blacks - Off White
Personnel and song details
1. Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix)
2. Contort Yourself
3. Stained Sheets
4. (Tropical) Heat Wave
5. Almost Black Part 1
6. White Savages
7. Off Black
8. Almost Black Part 2
9. White Devil
10. Bleached Black
11. Christmas With Satan
12. Disposable You (Live)
13. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (Live)
14. Exorcise The Funk (Live)


Get it as a part of Irresistible Impulse box set: CDs 1 and 2 (Buy The Contortions / Theme from Grutzi Elvis / Off White / selections from Soul Exorcism), CDs 3 and 4 (Sax Maniac / selections from Melt Yourself Down / Flaming Demonics / The Judy Taylor Sessions).

Ghana Soundz Vol. 1 and 2

Review
Ghana Soundz Vol.1
117 mb on 4shared
1. Because Of Money - 3rd Generation Band
2. Bukom Mashie - Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band
3. Mother Africa - Marijata
4. Heaven - Ebo Taylor
5. Simigwado - Ambolley, Gyedu Blay & The Steneboofs
6. Eyi Su Ngaangaa - Sweet Talks
7. Ageisheka - Ogyatanaa Show Band
8. Psychedelic Woman - Honny & The Bees Band
9. Hwehwe Na Yi Wo Mpena - K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
10. Kwaku Ananse - Apagya Show Band
11. Self Reliance - African Brothers International Band
12. Make It Fast Make It Slow - Rob
13. W'aha Do Ho No - Alex Konadu
14. Nite Safarie - Black Star Sound


Review
Ghana Soundz Vol.2
141 mb on 4shared
1. Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance band - Olufeme
2. Joe Mensah - Africa is Home
3. Ebo Taylor - Atwer Abroba
4. The African Brothers - Sakatumbe
5. Ebo Taylor Jnr. and Wuta Wazuri - Mondo Soul Funky
6. The Sweet Talks - Kye Kye Pe Aware
7. The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Disco Africa
8. Christy Azuma & Uppers International - Naam
9. Bob PInado & his Sound Coasters - Me, You, One (Means I Love You)
10. Marijata - No Condition is Permanent
11. K.Frimpong & Vis a Vis - Aboagyewaa
12. The Uhuru Dance band - Agbadza
13. Uppers Chapter 2 - Samarin Bolga
14. The Apagya Show Band - Tamfo Nyi Ekyir