Bridging the Gap October 9, 2024

*De-Phazz: "Stumble" (Natural Fake 2005) German downt. nu jazz band led by comp. sound painter & prod. Pit Baumgartner feat. singer & frequent collaborator Karl Frierson.
*Tape Five: "I Like The Twilight" (Soiree Deluxe 2017) German musical project founded by sing/songwr. & prod. Martin Strathausen in 2003.
*Parov Stelar: "State Of The Union feat. Anduze" (The Burning Spider 2017) Austrian DJ & electronic prod. Marcus Fureder began in 2000. He later recorded as Parov Stelar and started Etage Noir Recordings. Anduze: Sing/songwr. from St. Croix Virgin Islands.

*Osaka Monaurail: "Pick Up The Pieces One By One" (Eyewitness To The Live In Heavy Funk System 2005) Japanese funk/soul group from Osaka now based in Tokyo. Led by Ryo Nakata on vox & keys.
*Orgone: "Jawbone" (Connection 2021) Amer. funk/soul band from LA led by Dan Hastie on keys and Sergio Rios on guitar.
*The New Mastersounds: "Talk Is Cheap" (102% 2006) Brit. funk/jazz band founded in Leeds, UK. Simon Allen (drums) & Eddie Robert (guit. prod.)

*Noel Okimoto: "Displaced" (Ohana 2003) Drummer, vibrophonist & composer N Okimoto is a local boy who has played with Don Tiki, Pacific Harp Project & The Peter Moon Band as well as being a solo artist.
*Dorothy Ashby: "Games" (Afro-Harping 1968) Amer. jazz harpist, singer & composer who established the harp as a solo jazz instrument.
*Bei Bei & Shawn Lee: "Love In Hong Kong" (Year Of The Funky 2017) Chinese ghuzeng player, comp. & teacher Bei Bei He now lives in O.C. Ca. Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. composer/producer living in London.

*Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra: "Samba Wonder" (Sitar & Bossa 2007) Bebo Baldan composer/producer is known for his original use of electronic & ethnic music. He has worked with a wide array of musicians from Frank Zappa to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
*Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: "I Need Somebody To Love Tonight" (Expansions 2021) BRSB is a funky steel band from Hamburg, Germany led by multi-inst. Bjorn Wagner.
*Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra: "Requiem Pour Un Grooveur" (Last Odyssey 2012) French beat maker, composer & percussionist Masta Conga aka Lionel Berton founded ALVO to incorporate various musicians according to different projects.
*BADBADNOTGOOD: "Hedron" (III 2014) BBNG are a Canadian jazz band & production team from Toronto. Founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares & drummer Alexander Sowinski.

HOUR 2

*Zonke & York: "Only You" (The Early Tapes Zonke Meets York 2023) Sing/songwr. Zonke is an afro soul singer from So. Africa. York is a composer/producer/sax player based between Germany & So. Africa.
*TheEEs & Juliet Ada: "Mother Earth" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comp. prod. arr. keyboardist Andre Neundorf & comp. prod. guit. Claus Hartisch team up to create this soulful blend with German-Nigerian singer Juliet Ada.
*Say She She: "Norma" (Silver 2023) Say She She is a Brooklyn based female led group feat. classically trained singers Piya Malik, Nya Gazelle Brown & Sabrina Miles Cunningham. They describe their music as 'discodelic soul.'

*Organic Grooves: "Cultural Patterns" (Force Of Gravity 2003) Danceable music from Moreno Visini aka Zeb, William Parker & Hamid Drake infusing African, Middle Eastern, Indonesian & American music into their sound.
*Quantic: "Motivic Retrograde" (Atlantic Oscillations 2019) Brit. multi-inst. prod. composer Will Holland aka Quantic prefers working with original musicians that inspire him rather than sampling their music.
*Thievery Corporation: "Tomorrow" (The Mirror Conspiracy 2000) Amer. electronic production duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton. They started the Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label in Wash. DC.

*Novalima: "La Danza" (La Danza, Pt. 1 - EP 2023) Friends Ramon Perex Prieto (Lima) Carlos Li Carillo (Hong Kong) & Grimaldo Del Solar (Barcelona) are high school friends from Lima, Peru. They built the band by sharing music files from their respective places around the world.
*Sidestepper: "La Flor Y La Voz, Pt. 2" (Supernatural Love 2015) Producer Richard Blair went to Colombia to record in the early 90s. Sidestepper evolved into a full live band & Blair remained in Colombia.
*Selena: "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" (Dreaming Of You 1995) Dreaming Of You was supposed to be Selena's big English language crossover album, but she was killed by her publicist before she was able to realize her dream.

*New Visionaries: "Spiritual World" (Roadmaps 2024) Australian artist living in the UK, Joel Sarakula & Dutch musician Phil Martin came together when Joel was trapped in the Netherlands during the early days of COVID.
*Go.Soul.Map.: "Cat With Camera" (Peaceful Sound For Broken Minds 2024) Italian prod. performer Salvo Bruno "Dub" is the creative force behind Go.Soul.Map. Vox by Nigerian born Londoner Derane Obika.
*Xploding Plastix: "Frugality Inertia" (Thia Ís Accurate 2023) Norwegian two man band of Hallvard Hagen & Jens Petter Nilsen playing electro funk big beat with elements of jazz.
*Clutchy Hopkins: "Gourds Of The Desert" (Music Is My Medication 2009) Mystery musician & desert dweller CHopkins is the unknown genius behind "found" recordings.

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