Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap May 8, 2024 *De-Phazz: "Next Message!" (Godsdog 1999) German downt. ensemble led by composer/producer Pit Baumgartner. *Bahama Soul Club: "Never Roam No More feat. John Lee Hooker" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) German group based in Portugal and led by composer/musician/producer Oliver Belz. JLH: Amer. blues sing/songwr. & guitarist. *Parov Stelar: "My Man feat. Lightnin Hopkins" (The Burning Spider 2017) Austrian DJ & electronic music prod. whose real name is Marcus Fureder. He also founded Stage Noir Recordings. LH: Amer. country blues sing/songwr. & guitarist. *Paulinho Moska:" "Em Voce Eu Vi" (Beleza E Medo 2018) Brazilian singer, composer and actor began playing classical guitar from the age of 13. *Carlinhos Brown: "Pandeiro-Deiro" (Alfagamabetizado 1996) Brazilian singer, percussionist & prod. blending funk, latin, R&B, soul music & reggae with Brazilian percussion. *Bossacucanova: "

Bridging the Gap May 1, 2024 *Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: "Queen Of Cheeba" (55 2016) This funk & steel drum band from Hamburg Germany is led by Bjorn Wagner (The Mighty Mocambos) who learned steel drum while living in Trinidad & Tobago. *Misha Panfilov & Shawn Lee: "Deep Sea Oddities" (Paradise Cove 2020) Estonian multi-inst & producer Misha Panfilov teams up with Amer. multi-inst. producer & composer living in London Shawn Lee on this  psych/funk album. *Adrian Quesada: "DG On The Keys" (Jaguar Sound ) Austin TX based prod. comp. multi-inst. A. Quesada plays with Brownout, Money Chicha, Spanish Gold & The Echocentrics. *El Michels Affair feat. Piya Malik: "Lal Mahal" (Boy Kills World 2024) Cinematic funk/soul group found by composer/multi-inst. Leon Michels. PM: Hindi singer/songwr. and member of She She She. *The Bombay Royale: "Tera Bina" (The Island Of Dr. Electrico 2014) Australian big band from Melbourn

Bridging the Gap April 24, 2024 *Crowd Company: "Get Used To It" (Lowdown 2020) London's Crowd Company is one of UK's top funk bands with a modern take on vintage 70s soul/funk featuring 3 exceptional vocalists, Hammond organ and smokin' guitar riffs. *Dr. Rubberfunk: "Boom! feat. John Turrell" (My Life At 45 2020) British multi-inst. producer & DJ Simon Ward combines live instrumentation with found sounds & myriad supporting artists. *Eric Krasno: "Jezebel" (Blood From A Stone 2016) Guitarist, producer & songwriter Eric Krasno is co-founder & lead guitarist for Soulive and  Lettuce. He's also played with & produced Norah Jones, Derek Trucks Band, John Mayer & many more. *Esperanza Spalding: "Earth To Heaven" (Emily's D+Evolution 2016) Amer. bassist, sing. & songwr. Esperanza Spalding began playing professionally at 5 yrs old as a violinist with the Chamber Music Society Of Oregon. *Kinny: "You

Bridging the Gap April 17, 2024 *The English Beat: "Save It For Later" (Special Beat Service 1982) English 2 Tone Ska band feat. Dave Wakeling on guitar/vox & rapper/toaster Ranking Roger (Charlery). Originally know as The Beat they had to use English Beat in N. Amer. because of another band with the name The Beat. *Orange Juice: "Falling And Laughing" (You Can't Hide Your Love Forever 1982) Scottish post punk band was originally Nu-Sonics & changed to Orange Juice in 1979. Featured Edwyn Collins on lead vox. *Squeeze: "Tempted" (East Side Story 1981) Rock & new wave band from London feat. Jools Holland on keyboards. Songwriters were Chris Difford (lyrics) & Glenn Tilbrook (music) who were guitarists & vox. *Spy From Cairo: "Marseilles Noir" (Arabadub 2012) Spy From Cairo is Italian born gypsy Moreno Visini aka Zeb & Organic Grooves. Zeb is a highly sought after producer as well. *Zehava Ben: "What Will Be?"

Bridging the Gap April 10, 2024 *Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers: "Soul Clap (Radio Edit)" (Single 2024) Carol Hatchett aka 'Bella Brown' is an actress, sing/songwr, dancer & choreographer. She was a 'harlette' with Bette Midler & now leads her own exciting funk band. *Maiiah & Angels Of Libra: "Kava" (Maiiah & The Angels Of Libra 2023) Maiiah is Marija Samardzic whose roots are in the Balkans, but she grew up in Dusseldorf. Her love of soul music and old R&B shines on this recording. *Omegaman: "Bring Back The Funk feat. Emily Molloy" (Single 2024) Australian composer/producer Marc Scully has 30 yrs of touring, recording & producing behind his particular brand of funk & eclectic repertoire. EM: Soul, blues & rock singer from Vancouver Canada. *Oluma: "Felantropique" (Cooking Time 2024) Oluma is a 9 piece afrobeat, funk, jazz & world music band from Leipzig Germany founded in 2021 by bassis

Bridging the Gap April 3, 2024 *Public Service Beoadcasting: "ROYGBIV" (Inform-Educate-Entertain 2013) London based duo of J. Willgoose, Esq. on guit. banjo, stringed inst. elect. inst. & sampling and Wrigglesworth on drums, piano & elect. inst. They "teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future" using archival recordings and propaganda footage. *Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: "Rococo" (The Hidden Land 2006) Bela Fleck is a banjo virtuoso melding jazz, blues, country & world music into his genre busting sound with Victor Wooten on bass and Roy "Future Man" Wooten on Drumitar, an instrument of his own creation. *Our Native Daughters: "I Knew I Could Fly" (Songs Of Our Native Daughters 2019) Super group of No. Amer. sing/songwrs. Rhinnon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla MCalla and Allison Russell emphasizing stories of "struggle, resistance & hope" of women and especially African American women. *