Bridging the Gap 4/12/23

*Covet: "Glimmer (Acoustic)" (Single 2019) Instrumental math/prog rock band from SF Ca.  Led by Yvette Young Guitar, piano (age 4) & violin (age 7) Writes by singing the part and applying it to guitar
*Bill Frisell: "Fields Of Alfalfa" (Unspeakable 2004) Am. jazz guitarist and comp. Folk, country, rock & Americana
*Charlie Hunter: "Leave Him Lay" (Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth 2016) Am. jazz, rock, fusion guitarist.  Plays custom made 7 & 8 string guitars. Bass lines, chords & melodies.

*Yppah: "Where We Are Safe" (Tiny Pause 2015). Joe Corrales Jr. Multi-instr.  Post rock 2 piece feat. heavy electronic experimentation, ambient atmospheres, melancholic guitar & occasional vocals
*TM Juke: "Lady Garden" (Forward 2006) UK prod, multi-inst. Alex Cowan funk, soul, hip-hop & jazz
*Simon Tassano: "Nine One One" (Tropic Of Texas 2003) UK Prod. eng. electronic. Prod. for Richard Thompson UK to Austin, Tx

*Shawn Lee: "Cruel Woman feat. Fanny Franklin" (Soul In The Hole 2009)  Am. multi-inst. prod. comp. fm Witchita now in London. Multiple collaborations T. Guerrero, Bei Bei, Money Mark, Clutchy H. etc.  F.F. Lead Vox with Orgone Am. soul/funk singer/songwr.
*Flevans: "Who's Got Me feat. Laura Vane" (Who's Got Me/Take Your Money Single 2018) Nigel Evans UK multi-inst. DJ, prod.  Funk, breaks & electro.
*The New Mastersounds: "Joy" (Made For Pleasure 2015) Brit. funk fm Leeds, Eng.  Eddie Roberts Guit. Simon Allen (dr.) Pete Shand (bass) Joe Tatton (keys) Charly Lowry Am sing/songwr.

*Nickodemus: "La Lluvia feat. Richard Shepherd" (Sun People 2009) Am. DJ prod. Nick DeSimone creates & DJs music from all around the world Latin, Middle East, African etc.
*Ozomatli: "Esa Morena" (Coming Up EP 2003) Latin, world, funk & hip band fm LA. Politically conscious & social activists
*Ocote Soul Sounds: "Agua Santa" (Taurus 2011) Led by Martin Perna (Antibalas) A. Quesada (multi-inst  Bl. Pumas, Brownout, Echocentrics, etc.) Downtempo relaxed Latin grooves w/social conscious
*Juaneco Y Su Combo: "Me Robaron Me Runa Mula" (Cumbias Chichadelicas...    ) Peruvian cumbia band playing "cumbia selvatica" aka cumbia fm the jungle.

HOUR 2

*Toure Kunda: " Fatou Yo" (Toure Kunda Collection 1996) Senegalese brothers Ismaila & Sixu Tidiane Toure.  Known for musical versatility & political activism. Sing in over 6 lang. Collab. w/Carlos Santana & Talking Heads
*Margaret Singana: "Ubukhwele" (Next Stop Soweto...1975-85     ) So. Afr. musician. Discovered singing while cleaning.
*The Barbecues: "Aaya Lolo" (Single 1972) Ghanaian band Tommy Darling, De Frank Kakra (dr.) Andy Vans (vox)

*Bebo Best & The Super. Lounge Orchestra:  "Feel The Beat" (Jazzmamba 2016)  Bebo Best (Bebo Baldan) Italian prod. multi-inst. bandleader  Bossa nu-funk meets jazz and soul
*The Bahama Soul Club: "Afrodisia" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) German based grp. funk, jazz, soul, blues, Bossa Nova w/Caribbean influences led by Oliver Belz drum. comp. eng. prod.
*Buscemi: "Gipsy Soul feat. Lynn Verlayne" (Nite People 2012) Dirk Swartenbroekx Belgian DJ, prod. Bossa, jazz, Brazilian, afrobeat, etc. L.V. Belgian sing/songwr./prod. living in NYC

*Gomez: "Detroit Swing 66" (In Our Gun 2001) Brit. indie rock Ben Ottewell (vox, guit.) Tom Gray (vox. guit. keys) Paul Blackburn (bass, guit.) Olly Peacock (dr.) Ian Ball (vox. guit. harmonica) 3 vox. 4 songwr. blues, folk, rock, psych, experimental
*GOASTT: "Midnight Sun" (Midnight Sun 2014) Am. band Sean Ono Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl both multi-insts. SOL son of John Lennon & Yoko Ono
*The Flaming Lips: "Do You Realize?" (Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 2002) Am. psych. rock band fm OK City, OK.  Led by Wayne Coyne (vox. guit. keys) 2009 song voted "official rock song of Oklahoma."

*Fila Brazillia: "You Won't Let Me Rock" (The Life And Times Of Phoebus Brumal 2004) Brits David McSherry & Steve Cobby electro. duo
*Adrian Quesada: "Noble Metals" (Jaguar Sound 2022) Multi-inst. prod. comp. fm Austin, Tx Brownout, Spanish Gold, Echocentrics, Black Pumas & Money Chicha
*The Vanduras: "La Planche" (In The Dark 2002) Father/son duo Gary & Geof Brandin produce and play all guitars on the album. 'Surf noir and spaghetti western with a twist of exotic schmaltz.'
*Clutchy Hopkins & Lord Kenjamin: "Heavy Hands" (Music Is My Medicine 2009) Mystery musician C. Hopkins & L. Kenjamin playing funk/hip-hop/dub

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