Bridging the Gap May 7, 2025

*Thievery Corporation: "Until The Morning feat. Natalia Clavier (Symphonik Version)" (Symphonik 2020) Amer. electronic music duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton approach their music with a global perspective and admiration for diversity. Natalia Clavier is an Argentinian singer now living in the US.

*Club Des Belugas & Maya Fadeeva: "You Are Here" (Chameleon 2018) CdB is a European nu jazz band led by Maxim Ilion & Kitty The Bill. Maya Fadeeva a Russian-German sing/songwr.

*Belleruche: "Alice" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) Belleruche was a 3 pc. UK electronic soul band formed in 2005 & disbanded in 2013 feat. Kathrin DeBoer on lead vocals & Ricky Fabulous on guit.

*Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra: "Bollywood Ghost Dance" (Sitar & Bossa 2007) Italian prod. comp. Bebo Baldan is recognized for his use of electronic & ethnic music to create his singularly diverse sound.

*The Karmisnky Experience, Inc. "Midday Heat" (Snapshot 2007) The KEI Inc. are a downt. duo from London feat. DJs James Munn & Martin Dingle.

*Beats Antique: "Vesper Star" (Shadowbox 2016) Beats Antique are an Amer. world fusion & electronic group feat. comp. musician David Satori, dancer/prod. Zoe Jakes & drummer Tommy Cappel.

*Marcos Valle: "Mentira" (Soul Of Brazil ) Marcos Valle is a Brazilian sing/songwr. & prod. began piano at age 5 and studied classically for 13 years. He is influential in bossa nova, samba & fusions of rock, soul & jazz.

*Marcelo: "Algo No Ar" (The Brazilian Funk Experience ) Marcelo Costa Santos is a Braz. singer, comp. & violinist.

*Bossacucanova: "Rio De Inspiracao feat. Moska" (Nossa Onda E Essa! 2012) Braz. group combining electronic music with trad. bossa nova feat. prod. bass. eng. Marcio Menescal & sing. DJ Marcelinho Da Lua.

*Brian Jackson, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Mars Walk" (JID008 2021) Multi-insts prods. AYounge & ASMuhammad team with jazz comp. multi-inst. Brian Jackson for this eighth edition to their Jazz Is Dead series.

*Makaya McCraven: "Sunset" (Deciphering The Message 2021) Amer. jazz drummer comp. & prod. M McCraven believes "jazz" is inadequate to describe the "cultural synthesis" he tries to capture in his music.

*The Mackrosoft: "1st Mack To The Moon" (1st Mack To The Moon 2003) Seattle Wash. band The Mackrosoft synthesized funk, fusion, soul, jazz & electronic music led by Aja West who sadly passed away in 2022.

*Max Beesley's High Vibes: "Juice" (Zeus 2023) UK multi-inst. comp. & prod. Max Beesley is a revered acid jazz pioneer. 

HOUR 2

*Lowell George: "Easy Money" (Thanks, I'll Eat It Here 1979) Legendary rock n roll slide guitarist, songwr. & singer L George was the founder of Little Feat & played with Frank Zappa on his earlier albums.

*PM Warson: "Losing And Winning" (True Story 2021) UK sing/songwr. PM Warson is part of the modern R&B lineage in his home country. True Story from 2021 is his first release.

*Los Lobos: "Peace" (Kiko 1992) Latino band Los Lobos were founded in So. Cal in 1973 playing a mix of rock, folk, blues, R&B, brown eyed soul and modern & trad. Latin music. David Hildago & Cesar Rosas are the principle songwriters.

*Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: "Flores" (La Luz Del Ritmo 2008) LFC are an Argentinian rock fusion band founded in Buenos Aires by Gabriel Fernandez aka Vicentico (vox), Mario Siperman (keys), Anibal Rigozzi (guit.) Flavio Cianciarulo (bass, vox) & Fernando Riccardi (drums.)

*Money Chicha: "Te Acordaras" (Chicha Summit 2021) Austin TX band playing psychedelic cumbia music of 60s & 70s Peru & Columbia feat. AQuesada & members of Brownout & Grupo Fantasma.

*Ondatropica:  "Papi Shingaling" (Ondatropica 2012) Latin project of Brit. prod. comp. multi-inst. Will Holland (Quantic) & Colombian comp. musician Mario Galeano. 

*Issa Bagayogo: "N'Tana" (Mali Koura 2008) Issa Bagayogo was a Malian musician who played the kamele n'goni (a 6 stringed W. Afr. inst.) Because of his mixture of trad. Malian music & electronic beats he was known as "Techno Issa."

*Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy" "Ma'algo" (Mam Yinne Wa 2019) Alogte Oho is the premier Frafra Gospel artist from Northern Ghana accompanied by his powerful female choir The Sounds Of Joy.

*Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens: "Thonthodi" (Mbaqanga 1989) This is really 3 groups rolled into one: power house So. Afr. singer Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde, the fantastic vocal grp. Mahotella Queens & the instrumental band Makgona Tshole Band.

*Lucky Brown: "Jesse's Party" (Lucky Brown's Space Dream 2011) Lucky Brown is really Seattle deep funk maestro Joel Ricci. He runs The Westbound Union as a repository of funk & soul musicians in the quest for deep funk authenticity.

*Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls: "Disco Loco" (LN & TMS 2009) One off project by prod. comp. Mark Ramos-Nishita (Money Mark), multi-inst. prod. Shawn Lee & guit. prod. Tommy Guerrero.

*Lettuce: "Bowler" (Fly 2012) An Amer. collective of musicians from the Berklee College Of Music formed in 1992 feat. Ryan Zoidis, saxes & KORG X-911 & Eric Bloom trumpet & horns.

*Shawn Lee: "Too Tired To Sleep" (Soul In The Hole Inst. 2009) Amer. multi-inst. comp. prod. S Lee now living in London.