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Today’s trax includes Tashan, The Persuaders, Trilark, Dj Spen & the Muthafunkaz

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After hours – Tashan (Going independent after being the first Soul artist assigned to the Hip-hop label ” Def Jam” – whose subsidiary became ‘Original Black Records’ Tashan (Rashad) drops his long player “Life goes on” on ‘Power Kingdom Records’)

I want to make it with you – The Persuaders (This vocal quartet were assigned to ‘ATCO’, a division of Atlantic Records … one of their later singles became a hit for Maxi Priest, Robert Palmer and Rod Stewart, another became the title of a movie and covered by “H-Town”)

Face the music – Trilark (Think ‘Three Larks’ trio released their only one self-titled album on Handshake Records which also featured and produced by members of New York’s “Crown Heights Affair”… C.H.A. was musically involved with over ten studio acts based in

Holy Ghost – Dj Spen & The Muthafunkaz (Based in Baltimore, U.S.A. and headed by Dj Spen also known as Sean Spencer – released on Code Red Recordings … the MuthaFunkaz has put their phenomenal musical talents to a variety of Quantize Recordings Artists)

Today’s trax includes Leela James, The Whatnauts, Suede, Mondo Grosso

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Music – Leela James (Leela pays tribute to the music she grew up with and name checks Aretha, Chaka, Marvin, Donnie … “can we put the thongs away … it’s all bout the video … someone hollering’ about bitch and hoe” are some of her lyrics)

Help is on the way – The Whatnauts ( The Whatnauts were known for their recordings on Sylvia & Joe Robinson’s All Platinum group of labels … mixed by New York’s superstar Dj Tee Scott on Harlem International Records)

Determination – Suede (Former ‘Sun’ vocalist/drummer Kym Yancey produced & released on Canadian ‘Neige Records’ … it was later remixed and re-released but was credited to Yancey on U.S. Critique Records)

Star suite – Mondo Grosso feat Monday Michiru (Mondo Grosso is the brainchild of Japanese Shinichi Osawa with a variety of musicians and usually U.S female vocalists … remixed by Blaze and released on New York’s ‘King Street Sounds’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCKmwWOfaGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2wOk2MtZi8

Today’s trax includes South Shore Commission, Universal Robot Band, Sparque, Sole Fusion

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Any day now – South Shore Commission (Co-written by Burt Bacharach and originally a hit for Chuck Jackson on Wand Records … re-recorded for aforementioned label and produced by Dick Griffey who later became the owner of “SOLAR” – an acronym for ‘Sound Of Los Angeles Records’)

Disco Trek (Star Trek Theme) – Universal Robot Band (Put together by Messrs Patrick Adams & the lesser known Gregory Carmichael – who has worked both independently and together and writers and/or producers putting together some of New York’s finest Disco platters including the studio group “Inner Life”)

Music turns me on – Sparque (From the musical mind of Larry Joseph – who was known for his various studio projects … as a ‘Jack of all trades’, he did most jobs in the studio and his worx were released by variety of mainly New York record labels)

We can make it – Sole Fusion (Pierre Salandy is the uncredited vocalist and co-writer … produced by Louie Vega for “Masters at Work Productions Inc” … released on New York’s ‘Strictly Rhythm Records’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTHI6zeYCM