Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Funk
Sortie : 1974

By a mind with no ceiling  from http://oufarkhan.blogspot.com

A rare funky soul classic! This one was originally issued on Brunswick in 1974, and the record's a great one – it's got a tight ensemble funky sound, mixed with some great soulful vocals, and a strong indie soul groove.

The band originally came from North Carolina, and they've got a style that's similar to some of the other south coast funk groups that were operating in the 70s in cities like Washington, Richmond, and other points south. Most tracks have deep soulful vocals, but there's some very nice instrumentals too, and the band's got a pretty tight approach to playing. Titles include "Rump Bump", "Loose Hips", "Get Satisfied (parts 1 & 2)", "Loving Explosion", "Give It Up", and "Blood Donors Needed".

Tracklist :       
   1. Get Satisfied
   2. Love Your Woman
   3. Give It Up
   4. Try Try Try
   5. Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)
   6. Taking Love And Making Love
   7. Get Satisfied (Part 2)
   8. Loose Hips
   9. Rump Bump

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syreeta_Wright

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syreeta_Wright

Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Soul
Sortie : 1977

By A mind with no ceiling  from http://oufarkhan.blogspot.com

The third album by Syreeta, that time backed by Leon Ware on the Tamla imprint, including the participation of Gary Bartz on a couple of tracks. Quoting Dusty Groove, as often, this is 'beautiful spacey soul from Syreeta -- and proof that she was one of Motown's great lost talents of the 70s! Leon Ware did the production, and Syreeta's high Minnie Riperton-esque voice is backed by a smooth set of mellow grooves with lots of cool electronic bits and weird moogy parts that remind us of Ware's own "Musical Massage" LP.

The whole thing's a wonderful blend of spacey soul -- and we rank it right up there with the best work by Ware, Riperton, and some of our other 70s mellow soul favorites. Tracks include "I Don't Know", "Rest Yourself", "One To One", and my personal fave "Tiki Tiki Donga".

Beautiful cover art, too!

Line Up :
Lead vocals by Syreeta Wright
Background vocals by Syreeta Wright, Leon Ware, Jim Gilstrap, Marietta Araiza, and Stevie Wonder
Bass guitar by Chuck Rainey and Curtis Robertson Jr.
Guitars by David T. Walker, Greg Poree, Marc Silverman, Mike Sembello, Ray Parker Jr., and Steve Buckmeier
Drums by Alvin Taylor, Howard King, and James Gadson
Keyboards by Greg Phillinganes, John Barnes, and Sonny Burke
Percussion by Eddie "Bongo" Brown and Mayuto
Saxophone solo by Gary Bartz

Tracklist :
1. One to One (4:50)
2. I Don't Know (4:22)
3. Rest Yourself (4:39)
4. I Too Am Waiting (5:38)
5. Tiki Tiki Donga (5:05)
6. Don't Cry (7:10)
7. Harmour Love (3:36)
8. One to One (Reprise) (4:50)

http://www.myspace.com/signorwolffunkexp

Origine du Groupe : Italia
Style : Funk
Sortie : 2010

By Dj Uilson from http://djuilson.blogspot.com

70s action film-styled funk from the Italian scene from Signor Wolf - one that certainly lives up the experience promised by the title! The Signor Wolf approach is much more styled after the pulpy funk era soundtracks of the 70s than many of the JBs-born funk revival projects out there today - with tight, freaky guitars, persistently rollicking beats and spunky bass, organ, vibes and some subtle programmed elements.

Tracklist :       
01. Funk Investigation [04:47]
02. Territorial Fight [03:52]
03. Bad Queen Gang [04:28]
04. Downtown Pusher [03:52]
05. Caesar's Palace Funk [04:31]
06. Carter's Dope [04:55]
07. Porno Gun Theme [04:29]
08. Lips & Laps [04:06]
09. Funkonnection [04:36]
10. You Spin Me Round [03:08]
11. Mr Stray Bullet [03:53]
12. Mambo Jail [04:50]
13. Ready To Rumble [04:07]
14. Last Minute [01:01]

http://www.trioexklusiv.at

http://www.myspace.com/trioexklusiv

Origine du Groupe : Austria
Style : Electro Funk Soul , Acid Jazz , Nu-Jazz , Nu-Funk , Nu-Soul
Sortie : 2005

Par Adri3n   pour http://www.wegofunk.com

Ce groupe viennois (Autriche) est issu de la prolifique scène acid-jazz du début des années 90. Ils se sont rencontrés grâce aux groupes Planet E et Orchestrer 33 1/3

Cet album oscille entre acid-jazz, électro et trip hop. Les lignes de cuivres ainsi que les textures sonores ne sont pas sans rappeler le rythm'n'blues et la soul des années 60.
Le funky Time to Feel puise son inspiration dans la disco-funk de la fin des années 70 tandis qu' Honalee nous invite plutôt à un voyage en terre africaine.
Le morceau immanquable est sans équivoque Slo-Mo . Terry Callier vient enluminer le titre de sa voix de velours et de son groove impeccable. Un vrai régal!
Parmi les autres invités, on retrouve le chanteur de disco new-yorkaise G. Rizo .

Un disque conseillé aux amateurs de groove et de sonorités nouvelles.

Tracklist :
01. Doors Open
02. Slo-Mo
03. Hunting Dr. No
04. A Good Advice
05. Time To Feel
06. Let Fat In
07. Honalee
08. Undo The Twist
09. Slo-Mo-Dub

http://www.shawnlee.net

http://www.myspace.com/shawnleemusic

Origine du Groupe : U.K
Style : Funk , Alternative
Sortie : 2011

From http://www.parisdjs.com

Here's the first listen to a new Shawn Lee record, set for release in Feb 2011. Lee says he lives in a World of Funk, and invited friends from around the globe to make his point; Brazilian singer-multi instrumentalist Curumin (Hailing from Sao Paulo, and of Japanese/Spanish Brazilian background,) British/Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas, Chhom Nimol - singer with the band Dengue Fever, Bardo of Chicano Batman and Cava, from LA, plus Truth and Soul Recording artist Michael Leonhart, NOMO bandleader Elliot Bergman, and Lee's mother-in-law (aka Nanny Jee)!

Info :
Multicultural and multi-talented composer and performer Shawn Lee lives in what he calls a “World of Funk.” His mother is half Lebanese and a quarter Native American Indian. His wife is Indian, born in London from parents who are from Tanzania, East Africa. Their daughters (Mela & Seela) are half British/Asian and half American with the family roots to American Indian and Lebanese. As an American living in London he has his ears open to sounds from around the world, and all the spin-offs, mash-ups and fusions that pop-up. “Turkish Psych, Thai Funk, African Disco, Cambodian rock, Brazilian soul,” lists Lee. “If you can say it, it exists.”

Lee has as an uncanny ability to pick-up and play any instrument he can lay his hands on (his studio is like a candy-store for curious musicians) and for World of Funk he went global playing sitar, ektar, Balaphone, Tanpura, kalimba, Steel drum, Guitarron, Moroccan castanets, Cithare, vibraphone, Xylophone, Bulbul tarang, Charango, Bouzouki, talking drum, and Udu.

But it wasn’t just geography, family roots, and a well-stocked studio that fueled this album. Lee is a massive fan of worldly-funk. The Turkish psych of Selda and Ersen, early 1970s Bollywood soundtracks by RD Burman and Asha Bhosle, the Brazilian soul and disco of Tim Maia, Ethiopian Jazz great Mulatu Astatke and the Afro funk of Pat Thomas and Marijata were all big influences on World of Funk.

“Like many western musicians, my ears have been seduced by the exotic sounds of the East and beyond.
By the same token, many musicians from around the world have been inspired by the music of America
and England as well. What we've got here is a universal language,” says Lee. “When we bastardize each other’s sounds/ music and get it wrong - we get it so right. It mutates and becomes something
extraordinary. Now that is funky!”

Adding to Lees melting pot of sounds are guests from around the world. Brazilian singer-multi instrumentalist Curumin (Hailing from Sao Paulo, and of Japanese/Spanish Brazilian background) and British/Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas completely embody the spirit of World of Funk. While on-tour in Los Angeles this Summer Lee locked down three very special collaborations. The first was with Chhom Nimol the LA based Cambodian singer with the band Dengue Fever. Lee made an instrumental track with Clutchy Hopkins (which includes the sound of a 1960's Smith and Corona typewriter!) for Dengue Fever member Paul Smith who recorded Chhoms haunting vocal. A chance meeting with Bardo of Chicano Batman on Sunset Boulevard led to some garage-y flavored West Coast Latino-funk. And then both Willie McNeal and Money Mark suggested Lee work with Cava.

The album also features Truth and Soul Recording artist Michael Leonhart, NOMO bandleader Elliot Bergman, and Lee’s mother-in-law (aka Nanny Jee)!

Tracklist :
01. Bina
02. Ghost In The Rain feat. Clutchy Hopkins & Chhom Nimol
03. Ethio feat. Michael Leonhart
04. Cairo Cairo feat. Natacha Atlas
05. Nao Vacila feat. Curumin
06. La Eterna Felicidad feat. Bardo Martinez
07. Nanny Jee feat. Nanny G
08. Iceberg feat. Elliot Bergman of NOMO
09. Booya feat. Michael Leonhart
10. The Mighty Atlas feat. Natacha Atlas
11. Mi Ilusion feat. Cava
12. Accelerate
13. Tablacadabra
14. Hairy Krishner