Bridging the Gap December 13, 2023

*Dr. Rubberfunk: "With Love feat. Stephanie Whitelock" (My Life At 45 2020) British multi-inst., producer, DJ & remixer Simon Ward uses live instrumentation, found sounds & a variety of guest vocalists & musicians. SW: British singer

*Flevans: "Réalisation feat. Laur Vane" (Accumulate 2020) British Multi-inst. producer, DJ, songwr. Nigel Evans. LV: British sing/songwr.

*The Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Hurt Me So (Lack Of Afro Mix)" (...feat. The Diplomettes 2004) Funk soul band from Iowa still convene in Iowa City to record. The Diplomettes are Sarah Cram, Katherine Ruestow & Abbie Sawyer.

*Don Tiki: "Turkish Delight" (South Of The Boudoir 2009) Created by Kit Ebersbach, (composer, producer & keyboardist) & Lloyd Kandell (impresario) DT carries the modern day torch for exotica in Hawaii and the world.

*The Tikiyaki Orchestra: "Space Tango" (Tropika 2023) Modern exotica septet out of LA led by multi inst. & composer Jim Bacchi.

*Martin Denny: "Taboo" (The Best Of...?) Keyboardist Composer Martin Denny created his signature sound during a gig at the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki along with band member Arthur Lyman. He passed away in 3/2005 at home in Hawaii Kai.

*Adrian Quesada: "Ain't No Big Thing feat. Johnny Hernandez" (Look At My Soul: Latin Shades Of Texas Soul 2018) Multi-inst. producer, composer also plays with Brownout, Money Chicha, Spanish Gold & The Echocentrics.

*Ronnie Marks: "Some Lonely Heart" (The Soul Of Spanish Harlem 2009) Singer RM was one of the innovaters of the Latin Soul genre in the 1960s.

*El Gran Combo: "Chua Chua Boogaloo" (Single ?) Puerto Rican orchestra founded in 1962 by Rafael Ithier who was an expert guitarist in the 'bolero' genre and was later inspired by his sister to play the piano.

*Whirimako Black: "Kia Kaua Ra" (Hohou Te Rongo (Cultivate Peace) 2002) Maori musician from New Zealand sings in Maori and uses traditional Maori musical forms & taonga puoro instruments.

*Our Native Daughters: "Moon Meets The Sun" (Songs Of Our Native Daughters 2019) Four black female banjo players: Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla & Rhiannon Giddens document African influences and impact on American folk traditions and instrumentation with their powerful songs.

*The Roches: "Weeded Out" (Another World 1985) Amer. sisters Maggie, Terre & Suzzy Roche are singer/songwriters with their own unique style and harmonies.

*Covet: "Glimmer (Acoustic)" (Acoustics Single 2019) Guitarist Yvette Young (guitar, piano, violin) formed the math/prog/rock band in SF in 2014.

HOUR 2

*Haruomi Hosono: "Choo Choo Gatagoto" (Hosono House 1973) Japanese Multi-inst. composer, producer H. Hosono is considered one of the most influential musicians in Jap. pop music history. He was a co-founder of the pioneering electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra.

*Pizzicato Five: "Good Samoan Attorney Mix" (?) Founder Yasuharu Konishi (bass, guitar, keys, vox & songwr.) & Maki Nomiya (singer, model & designer).

*Sadistic Mika Band: "Galaxy Way" (Sadistic Mika Band 1973) Japanese glam/funk rock band formed by guitarist Kazuhiko Kato, wife & singer Mika, drummer Hiro Tsunoda & lead guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. The band's name came from the twisted sense of humor of Mika Kato: Sadistic Mika.

*Tape Five: "A Cool Cat In Town feat. Brenda Boykin" (Tonight Josephine 2010) German nu jazz band formed by sing/songwr. producer Martin Strathausen. They play swing, latin, lounge, trip hop & chill out. BB: Amer. jazz & blues singer.

*Club Des Belugas & Anna Luca: "Crazy Lazy Friday Afternoon" (Strange Things Beyond The Sunny Side 2019) European nu jazz band led by Maxim Ilion, Martin Kratzenstein & Kitty The Bill: Katrin Stoeffel. AL: Swedish-German singer/composer.

*De-Phazz: "Happiness" (Godsdog 1999) German/Austrian downtempo jazz ensemble led by sound painter, producer Pit Baumgartner known for their lush arrangements & soulful vocalists like Pat Appleton.

*Black & Brown: "We Gotta Party" (File Under Funk 1995) Italian acid jazz duo of Andrea Raffini, ( guitar & composer) & Picchio Bagnoli, (bass & composer) known as the most prestigious funk band in Italy.

*Kylie Auldist: "It's On" (Made Of Stone 2009) Samoan-Australian funk soul singer backed by the Bamboos feat. Lance Ferguson.

*Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra: "Waiting For Your Touch" (I'm Thankful 2006) Amer. funk, soul & jazz vocalist from Philadelphia. QSO is Will Holland's (aka Quantic) band for big sound soul projects.

*La Funk Mob: "Oriental Folk Song" (Blue Note Revisited 2004) French musical duo Hubert Blanc-Francard aka BoomBass & Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi formed La Funk Mob which led to Cassius & helped to establish 'La French Touch' in electronic music.

*Charivari: "Wheepapadoowe" (12" 2004) French producer/founder of Charivari Antoine Bertola & fellow producer Arthur Borgnis play electronic, house, afro & techno.

*Sun Ra: "Plutonian Nights" (The Nubians Of Plutonia 1974) Amer. free jazz composer, pianist & band leader was an early experimenter with electronic keyboards & synthesizers.

*Naoki Kenji: "Kix Departure" (Downtown Tokyo 2001) German-Japanese electronica innovator, producer, keyboardist & songwriter.