Bridging the Gap October 23, 2024

*JoJo Effect: "Hollywood feat. Zouzoulectric" (The Hopper ) JoJo Effect play nu jazz, electro lounge, swing & Latin music. Produced by multi-insts. producers Jurgen Kausemann, Maxim Illion (Martin Kratzenstein) & Kitty The Bill (Katrin Stoeffel) of Club Des Belugas.

*Say She She: "Forget Me Not" (Silver 2023) Brooklyn 7 piece female led band feat. singers, Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik & Sabrina Mileo Cunningham playing 70s style disco & funk and more.

*Quantic: "Run feat. Andreya Triana: (Single 2023) Brit. multi-inst. prod. Will Holland is Quantic. Andreya Triana is a Brit. sing/songwr.

*Everliven Sound & Inf: "No Boundaries" (Everlations Instrumentals 2012) Dutch rapper/beatmaker Bas Te Braak (Inf) began rapping in the early 90s. He began making his own beats out of necessity. Cymarshal Law is Everliven Sound. He's a Jamaican MC based in New Jersey, born in England.

*RJD2: "Another Dime From Messoud" (Visions Of The Limelight 2024) Ramble John Krohn is an Amer. hip hop/electronic producer & DJ out of Columbus, Ohio.

*David Nesselhauf: "Dirt Track" (Afrokraut 2016) German bassist/comp. D Nesselhauf melds krautrock & afrobeat to create his signature 'afrokraut' sound. He's a founding member of Diazpora and plays bass in Hamburg Spinners as well.

*Curtis Mayfield: "Can't Say Nothin'" (Very Best Of... ) Amer. singer, guit., songwr. & prod. Curtis Mayfield was co-founder of The Impressions in the late 50s. He left in 1970 for a solo career which included the world-wide smash album/motion picture "Super Fly."

*Stevie Wonder: "Bird Of Beauty" (Fullfillingness' First Finale 1974) Amer. multi-inst. singer, composer humanitarian & social activist has been blind since shortly after birth. Songwr. Hall Of Fame 1983, R&R Hall Of Fame 1989.

*Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere: "Without You" (Nudge It Up A Notch 2008) Steve Cropper is the legendary guitarist, songwr. & prod.  for Booker T & The MGs. Felix Cavaliere was the lead singer, songwr. & prod. for The Young Rascals.

*De-Phazz: "Timeless Times (Inst.)" (The Instrumental Versions 2021) Downt. jazz ensemble led by German Austrian prod. sound painter Pit Baumgartner, who continues to amaze after 25 years of creating a singular musical repertoire.

*Bonobo: "Kong" (Black Sands 2010) Brit. DJ, musician & prod. Simon Green uses electronic music to explore jazz & world music incorporating organic instrumentation.

*Bobby Hughes Combination: "Olympic Girls" (Nhu Golden Era 2002) Norwegian musician Espen Horne is the creative force behind BHC. He also plays flute, marimba, perc. & vox.

*Club Des Belugas: "Sisi Tartar" (Caviar At 3 A.M./Minority Tunes 2002/03) Euro. nu jazz from prods. musicians Maxim Illion & Kitty The Bill.

HOUR 2

*King Sunny Ade & His African Beats: "Sunny Ti De Ariya" (Juju Music 1982) Nigerian pioneer of Juju Sunday Adenlyl Adegey formed his original group 'The Green Spots' in 1966. 

*Manu Dibango: "Ngolowake" (The Rough Guide To... ) M Dibango was a Cameroonian saxophonist who began his career in the 50s in Brussels & Paris. He formed his own band in 1963 in Africa and returned to Paris in 1965.

*Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: "Koutome" (Echos Hypnotiques Vol. 2 ) Band from Cotonou in Benin. The group has produced over 50 LPs and nearly 300 45s.

*Empresarios: "No Vamos A Parar" (The Vibes 2015) Latin fusion band from Wash. DC led by Javier Miranda (vox, congas, prod.), John Bower (DJ, prod.) & Paul Chacónas (guit. bass, keys, prod.)

*Sonido De La Frontera: "Prisionero Yo No Soy" (Sonidero Guerrillero 2021) Bass oriented, dance driven Latin music unique to the border between San Diego Ca. & Tijuana, Mex. Feat. sing/songwr. Karlos Paez & prod. Mr. Henshaw who brings the big drums & bass.

*Omegaman: "El O'man Boogaloo (Skeewiff Remix)" (El O'man Boogaloo 2013) Australian veteran prod. DJ Marc Scully has an extensive resume in his native country as a touring musician as well as being a producer.

*Nujabes: "Light On The Land" (Modal Soul ) Japanese hip hop prod. Jun Seba, Nujabes' music has a strong cool jazz influence. He made music for the famous anime series Samurai Champloo & collaborated with Uyama Hiroto.

*New Visionaries: "Shore Leave" (Roadmaps 2024) UK based Australian musician/prod. Joel Sarakula & Dutch musician/prod. Phil Martin.

*Naoki Kenji: "Move" (Ecoustic 2004) Naoki Kenji aka Uwe Schmidt is a German/Japanese artist blending the styles of each country in his sultry electronic sound.

*Mo' Horizons: "Holy Water" (...And The New Bohemian Freedom 2003) German electronic production duo of Mark "Foh" Wetzler & Ralf Droesemeyer a constant force in the global groove scene for the last 25 years.

*Sam Paglia: "Colazione Da Tony" (The Rare Sam Paglia 2005) Godfather of Italian lounge with his Hammond organ, playing soul, jazz, lounge & funk.

*Hamburg Spinners: "Maries Mexikaner" (Skorpion Im Stiefel 2021) Funk, jazz from Carsten "Erobique" Meyer: Hammond B3, Dennis Rux: Guitar, David Nesselhauf: Bass & Lucas Kochbeck: Drums

*Cookin' On 3 Burners: "Black Stick" (Lab Experiments, Vol. 1: Mixin' 2017) Australian funk, soul, boogaloo organ trio from Melbourne.