Bridging the Gap November 15, 2023

*Rickie Lee Jones: "Chuck E.'s In Love" (Rickie Lee Jones 1979) Amer. jazz, R&B, soul & pop singer/songwr. earned a Best New Artist Grammy for this her first album.
*De-Phazz: "I Was There feat. Sandie Wollasch" (Jelly Banquet 2022) Downtempo jazz ensemble from Germany led by Pit Baumgartner feat. a variety of vocalists, musicians & songwriters in collaboration. SW: German singer/songwr.
*Club Des Belugas & Maya Fadeeva: "No More Blues" (Chega De Saudade - Single 2023) European Nu jazz band led by Maxim Illion, Martin Kratzenstein & Kitty The Bill, Katrin Stoffel. MF: Russian/German sing/songwr./producer.

*Anoushka Shankar: "Traveller" (Traveller 2011) Indian sitar player & composer is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and half sister of Amer. singer/songwr. Norah Jones. Began sitar training at age 8.
*Karsh Kale: "We All Fall" (We All Fall - Single 2014) Indian musician who grew up in the US blends tabla & other Indian percussion with electronic beats.
*Lloyd Miller: "Gol-e-Gandom" (Oriental Jazz 1968) Amer. jazz musician & musicologist known for his work with Persian & Afghan music. He plays multiple inst. across jazz, ethnic & world music traditions.

*Michael Franti & Spearhead: "Yes I Will" (Everyone Deserves Music 2003) Amer. singer/songwr. poet & activist makes soulful music with an outspoken socially conscious perspective.
*The Mighty Imperials: "Never Found A Girl feat. Joseph Henry" (Thunder Chicken 2001) Deep funk in the mold of James Brown & The Meters & led by Leon Michels, Am. producer, songwr. multi-inst. also of El Michels Affair. 
*Lee Fields, Sugarman & Co.: "Stand Up" (Daptone Gold 2006) Amer. soul/R&B singer, producer composer & sax player Neal Sugarman's funky boogaloo band. LF: Am. soul singer

*Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban: "Caballo Viejo" (Mambo Sinuendo 2003) Ry Cooder, Am. singer, guitarist composer & Am. roots archivist & Cuban organist, pianist Manual Galban won a Grammy for best pop instrumental album 2004.
*Money Chicha: "Ojos Azules" (Chicha Summit 2021) Austin TX band plays psychedelic cumbia feat. Adrian Quesada (guitarist/producer) & Beto Martinez (guitarist).
*Ondatropica: "3 Reyes De La Terepia" (Ondatropica 2012) Brit. producer multi-inst. Will Holland aka Quantic & Columbian musician Mario Galeano collaboration reinterprets Colombian music.
*Bajofondo Tango Club: "Sabelo" (Presente 2013) Musicians from Argentina & Uruguay playing contemporary music from the Rio De La Plata. Dropped 'tango club' to reflect their musical diversity.

HOUR 2

*Quantic: "Get In The Ride feat. Connie Constance" (Dancing While Falling 2023) Brit. producer & multi-inst. & DJ Will Holland working out of Brooklyn NY. CC: English singer/songwr.
*Alice Russell: "Two Steps" (Pot Of Gold 2008) British soul singer/songwr. Took cello lessons and sang in choirs at age 9.
*The Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Lights Out" (...feat. The Diplomettes 2004) Funk/soul band orig. fm Iowa City, Iowa. The Diplomettes are singers Abbie Sawyer, Katherine Ruestow and Sarah Cram.

*El Michels Affair: "Fazed Out" (Yeti Season 2021) NYC funk/soul instrumental band formed by multi-inst. producer, writer & bandleader Leon Michels.
*Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: "I Need Somebody To Love Tonight" (Expansions 2021) Hamburg Germany band led by multi-inst. & band leader Bjorn Wagner also of Mocambo Allstars.
*Adrian Quesada & Ikebe Shakedown: "Spirits" (Jaguar Sounds 2022) Austin TX producer, composer & multi-inst. of Money Chicha, Brownout, Spanish Gold & Black Pumas. IS: 70s soul, psychedelic sounds with powerful grooves & soaring melodies.

*The Bahama Soul Club: "Serious Soul feat. John Turrell" (Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky 2010) German group blending soul, funk, jazz, blues & bossa led by drummer, composer & producer Oliver Belz.
*Skeewiff: "Setting It Off feat. Sammy Senior" (Skeewiff's Funky Shizzle 2015) UK based production duo of Alex Rizzo & Elliot Ireland include elements of jazz, big band & lounge along with funk & latin.
*International Velvet: "Chariot feat. Mustafa Akbar (Interplanetary Edit)" (The New Gold Standard 2006) Composed by Rob Myers, (Fort Knox Five) and Mustafa Akbar, (Eighteenth Street Lounge vocalist) for this excellent compilation of funk/soul.

*Tosca: "Pyjama" (J.A.C. 2005) Austrian electronic/downt. duo Richard Dorfmeister & Rupert Huber first met in school and began experimenting with the musical forms that would mark their collaboration going forward.
*Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Solace" (Jazz Is Dead 002 2020) RY: Amer. funk/soul/jazz composer/vibist, AY: Am. composer/arranger/producer, ASM: DJ from age 8/producer & composer. Founded to pay homage to frequently sampled jazz masters.
*RJD2: "Crusin' (Instrumental Version)" (The STS Instrumentals 2015) Am. hip hop electronic producer & DJ Ramble John Krohn. His pseudonym is a play on Star Wars character R2-D2.
*Ray Barbee: "Good Hope" (In Full View 2005) Am. multi-inst. composer & pro skateboarder. Plays in Blktop Project with fellow skater/musicians Tommy Guerrero & Matt Rodriguez.

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