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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’)

Trax featured Leela James, Freddie James, James Brown, Martha Wash

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My joy  –  Leela James (Named “The Soul Songstress” on a promotional single – Leela’s first album harked back to ‘The Soul Years’ of the Seventies … when the voice & song was paramount – from the album ‘A change is gonna come’ on Warner Brothers Records)

Get up and boogie  –  Freddie James (14 year old son of Geraldine Hunt was produced by Canadian Tony Green for The Tony Green Organisation … from a 4 trak album titled ‘Get up and boogie’)

Make it Funky  –  James Brown (Known as “Minister of New Heavy, Heavy Funk”, “God Father of Soul” are amongst his many titles …. Parts 1 – 4 was not available on initial vinyl in it’s entirety it was re-released on cd)

Come  –  Martha Wash (Background vocalists for “Disco Icon – Sylvester”, co-lead vocalist of duo ‘Two Tons o’ Fun’ later re-named “The Weather  Girls” by writer/producer Paul Jabara … remixed by Grammy Award winner Hex Hector)