Trax featured O.T. Sykes, Archie Bell & The Drells, Neville Brothers, Significant Others feat. Enitan

Loneliness inside of me  –  O.T. Sykes (An original ‘Fun City Records’ release of Memphis, U.S.A. … co-written Wayne Douglas & Jeffrey Singleton – from the album ‘First Love’ which was recently re-released on both vinyl & cd on The Netherlands’ Everland Music)

 Let’s go disco  –  Archie Bell & The Drells (Whilst assigned to Atlantic Records – the originally Texas based band was written & produced by Messrs Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff – they later moved unto their Philadelphia International Records label … from the album “Dance your troubles away”)

Sister Rosa  –  Neville Brothers (Dedicated to Rosa Parks – the Black Woman who stood up against the prejudices of Black People in America … the “Neville Brothers were part of ‘The Meters’, the Funk combo who were produced by Allen Toussaint … with a different line-up and were signed to Capitol Records)

Ain’t no stopping’  –  Significant Others featuring Enitan (Released on “Look at You Records” then based in Denver U.S.A … co-written and produced by Gavin Mills whose pseudonyms includes ‘Copyright’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcaczYJGf4Q

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Today’s trax featuring 9th Creation, The Trammps, Mugo, Harley & Muscle feat India,

She’s the kind – 9th Creation (The Burrise brothers helped put together the band in whilst still in school calling the band ‘The Soulful Struts’ however they changed their name they were extended to nine members … originally released as part of an e.p. on the bands’ own Track Records)

Love per hour – The Trammps (From the ashes of vocal group ‘The Volcanoes’ – The Trammps was devised by Earl Young … they released their first singles on Buddha Records … vocally inspired by such groups as The Astors & The Coasters and name-wise inspired by the Charlie Chaplin’s character)

Change (makes you wanna hustle) – Mugo (Re-discovered and re-released by Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzales on his own ‘Kay-Dee Records’ – known as ‘Mugo Kenyatta’ although they dropped the latter part of their name … they re-interprets a Donald Byrd nugget)

Then came you – Harley & Muscle feat. India (Italian based Harley & Muscle are Djs/producers & label owners – they have been remixing since the mid-Nineties … Puerto Rican born La India first album was produced by such luminaries as ‘Jellybean’ Benitez, Little Louie Vega & Mantronik)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hk4c0tZ0y4

Trax featuring Take 6, John Davis & the Monster Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, U.D.A. feat. Ultra Nate

Mary – Take 6 (Hailing from Alabama, U.S.A., Take 6 bursting unto Gospel scene with their acappellas’ … recording the ‘Negro Spiritual’ also known as ‘Slave Songs’ – “Mary don’t you weep”, they were originally assigned to Reprise Records)

A Bite of the Apple – John Davis & the Monster Orchestra (Released on Sam Records & recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia – from the album “Ain’t that enough for you” … Davis was also the in-house arranger/producer for Midland/Midsong International Records)

Honey from the jar – Herbie Hancock (Piano/keyboard who started his solo career on iconic Jazz label “Blue Note Records” … from the album ‘Feet don’t fail me now’ and released on Columbia Records)

A Wonderful place – Blaze presents U.D.A. for Life feat. Ultra Nate (A collective of Dance Artists has come together and released the album on King Street Sounds … Ultra Nate has being produced by the Basement Boys, Mood 11 Swing, D’Influence and others)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xukZkY-dA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU2rnp-0uIU