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 Melbourne inspired by Bollywood soundtracks & western styles of music led by sax player Andy Williamson.
*Susheela Raman: "Leela" (Music For Crocodiles 2005) London born British Tamil musician Susheela Raman. Her music is built on the sacred Bhakti & Sufi traditions of India & Pakistan.

*BADBADNOTGOOD: "Triangle" (III 2014) Jazz, psych. hip hop band from Canada founded by bassist Chester Hansen, keys Mathew Tavares & drummer Alexander Sowinski. While their music contains jazz elements the band doesn't see themselves as a jazz band.
*The Dining Rooms: "Assai Giassai" (Songs To Make Love To 2024)) Italian duo of Cesare Malfatti & Stefano Ghittoni fuse jazz, electronic, downtempo & ambient as well as collaborating with a host of vocalists.
*Angels Of Libra: "House Of Zeus" (Revelations 2023) Hamburg Germany soul band feat. Dennis Rux prod. guit. David Nesselhauf bass, Chris Haertel keys & Lucas Kochbeck write & record as The Angels Of Libra.

*Basement Boys: "Pray For Me" (...Present MudFoot Jones 2006) Baltimore based production team Jay Steinhour, Teddy Douglas & Thommy Davis, all DJs who began producing together in 1986. They produced Michael Jackson, Erykah Badu & Paula Abdul to name a few.
*Boozoo Bajou: "Blast" (Dust My Broom 2005) Nuremberg Funksters Peter Heider & Florian Seyberth mix soul, dub, jazz, latin & blues vibes to convey their signature sound. 
*Public Service Broadcasting: "Gagarin" (The Race For Space 2014) London based duo of J. Willgoose, Esq. on guit. banjo, other stringed & electronic inst. Wrigglesworth on drums, piano & electronic inst. They sample archival footage, public info films & propaganda material.
*The Q Orchestra: "An Old Gathering" (Journey Through Sounds 2010) Greek prod./composer Dimitris Nassios with his Q Orchestra continues his own tradition of tasty funk riffs.

HOUR 2

*Quantic feat. Alice Russell: "Sound Of Everything" (Mishaps Happening 2004) Brit. composer/producer DJ & multi-inst. Will Holland feat. Brit. soul singer/songwr. Alice Russell
*Randa And The Soul Kingdom: "What You Need" (What You Need 2011) Rhythm & blues band from Perth Australia bring soulful horns, high octane vocals & gritty rhythms with Randa Khamis on vox & songwr.
*The Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Lights Out" (...feat. The Diplomettes 2004) Soul funk band from Iowa City IA. The Diplomettes are singers Sarah Cram, Katharine Ruestow & Abbie Sawyer.

*De-Phazz: "Theme From Joo feat Joo Kraus" (Pit Sounds 2024) German downt. jazz ensemble led by sound painter & producer Pit Baumgartner feat. German trumpeter & keyboardist Joo Kraus.
*Club Des Belugas & Thomas Siffling: "Upper Valley" (Ragbag 2018) European nu-jazz band combining swing, electro, Brazilian beats, swing & Amer. Black soul. TS: German jazz trumpeter.
*New Visionaries: "Giallo Days" (Roadmaps 2024) UK based Aussie artist Joel Sarakula and Dutch musician Phil Martin. While stuck in Holland during Covid Joel ensconced himself in Phil's studio and they began jamming the ideas that would become Roadmaps.

*Curtis Mayfield: "Superfly" (Superfly 1972) Amer. singer, guitarist, songwr. & prod. Curtis Mayfield was also the co-founder of the 50s vocal group The Impressions. He began his solo career in 1970.
*Stevie Wonder: "Big Brother" (Talking Book 1972) Amer. multi-inst. composer, singer & social activist was blind from shortly after birth.  He started out at Motown as 'Little Stevie Wonder' and matured into a Hall Of Fame career.
*Vintage League Music: "Here With Me feat. Alan Evans" (Family Album Vol. 1 2021) Alan Evans was a founding member of Soulive with Eric Krasno. He also fronts Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers. Evans runs the label Vintage League Music as well.

*Yerba Buena: "El Burrito" (Island Life 2005) NY Afro Latin fusion band founded by Venezuelan musician/producer Andres Levin.
*Andy Montanez: "El Swing" (El Swing De Siempre 1992) Puerto Rican sing/songwr. Andy Montanez was a member of El Gran Combo. He left to join Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina creating a feud between the 2 groups. 
*El Gran Combo: "Chua Chua Boogaloo" (Boogaloos Con El Gran Combo 1967) Latin orchestra founded in Puerto Rico in 1962
*Ocote Soul Sounds: "Greniudos" (El Niño Y El Sol 2004) Founded by New Yorker Martin Perna in 2001 began collaborating with Adrian Quesada in 2004.

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