Bridging the Gap June 2, 2025

*Thunderball: "Thunder In The Jungle feat. Afrika Bambaataa" (Cinescope 2006) T-ball were a Wash. DC based band feat. Sid Barcelona, Steve Raskin & Rob Myers. They added Jon Horvath when they became The Fort Knox Five. A Bambaataa is Amer. DJ & hip hop artist Lance Taylor.
*The Funk Fury: "That's The Funk" (Funk 'n Beats Vol. 4 2018) A Russian prod. playing old school funk stylings while projecting fresh sounds.
*The Fort Knox Five: "Ready Go feat. Raashan Ahmad" (Pressurize The Cabin 2015) Amer. band from Wash DC playing funk, reggae, hip hop & electronica. R Ahmad Amer. sing. MC & poet based in Santa Fe NM.

*The Tikiyaki Orchestra: "Space Tango" (Tropika 2023) Modern exotica band from LA Ca led by multi-inst. comp. Jim Bacchi.
*Don Tiki: "Tinfoil Hats" (South Of The Boudoir 2009) Honolulu's own Don Tiki is campy exotica at it's best. Led by Kit Ebersbach (Perry Coma) they play world class music with a live show that's not to be missed!
*Cal Tjader: "Aleluia" (La Onda Va Bien 1980) Amer. latin jazz artist, vibist & comp. He was also an accomplished drummer & bongo player.

*Wax Poetic: "On A Ride feat. Sissy Clemens" (On A Ride 2012) New York trip hop band founded by Turkish musician comp. prod. Ilhan Ersahin. Sissy Clemens is a sing/songwr. multi-inst. & prod. fm NYC.
*The EEs & Juliet Ada: "Mother Earth" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) The EEs feat. comp. prod. guit. Claus Hartisch & comp. prod. keys Andre Neundorf with vox by Germ/Nigerian sing/songwr. Juliet Ada.
*Say She She: "Reeling" (Silver 2023) Say She She is a female led band feat. singers Piya Malik, Sabrina Mileo Cunningham & Nya Gazelle Brown. They play "discodelic soul" feat. 70s funk, disco & other influences.

*Xploding Plastix: "Behind The Eightball" (Behind The Eightball 2001) Norwegian 2 man band playing electro funk big beat music with elements of jazz feat. Hallvard Hagen & Jens Petter Nilsen.
*The Cheebacabra: "The Secret Agenda" (Exile In The Woods 2006) Psych funk fusion band led by Paul Cheever (The Cheeba) He formed The Cheebacabra after leaving the Dust Bros. prod. team.
*Seatbelts: "The Egg And You" (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack 2019) Jap. jazz/blues/rock/fusion band led by sing. comp. prod. multi-inst. Yoko Kanno. She is famous for her anime soundtracks in Japan.
*Sun Ra: "Urnack" (Singles... ) Amer. comp. keyboardist & bandleader was a pioneer in the use of electronic keys & synths.

HOUR 2

*Chica Boom: "Fin De Semana" (Aishi Te Quiero 1992) Jap. female salsa band led by Azusa Morimura. From 1988 thru 1992 they played at the "Carnaval En La Habana" in Cuba.
*Las Cafeteras: "El Zapateado" (It's Time 2012) Latin band from East LA Ca. They want to use their music for positive change & inspiring others.
*Yerba Buena: "El Burrito" (Island Life 2005) Afro Latin fusion band from NYC founded by Venezuelan born musician prod. Andres Levin.

*Wayne Toups & Zydecajun: "Rockin' Flames" (Fish Out Of Water 1991) Cajun fusion band led by Wayne Toups playing cajun music, zydeco, soul & southern rock.
*BeauSoleil: "Zarico Boogie" (Cajunization 1999) Cajun band from Lafayette LA led by Michael Doucet on fiddle, guit. mandolin & vox.
*Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie: "La Valse De Pop" (That's What I'm Talkin' About 1996) Geno Delafose is an Amer. zydeco accordionist, drummer, washboard player & singer from Eunice LA. He began at age 7 in his dad John's band.

*Ghost Funk Orchestra: "Totality" (A Trip To The Moon 2024) GFO is the creation of comp. multi-inst. Seth Applebaum. Experimentation is the key including soul, psych rock, salsa and beyond.
*Zimpala: "Honeymoon" (Honeymoon 2006) Nu jazz downt. project direct by Fred Beneix (DJ BNX) with singer Noemie Brosset.
*Zouzoulectric & Choo Choo Panini: "Strawberry" (Society Of Fragments 2018) Sing. Nelly Simon, guit. Alvaro Ramirez, bass Joan Chavez, drums Mickey Neher keys Philip Mancarella & sax Dimitrij Markitanov.

*Yppah: "Where We Are Safe" (Tiny Pause 2015) Yppah (Happy spelled backwards) is Amer. multi-inst. Joe Corrales Jr. playing psych soul, rock & electronic music.
*New Visionaries: "Giallo Days" (Roadmaps 2024) Australian Joel Sarakula & Dutch musician Phil Martin met in 2019 and found themselves together during the 2020 lockdown. They started jamming & then recording.
*Nujabes: "Light On The Land" (Modal Soul 2005) Jap. hip hop music prod. Jun Seba is Nujabes. He was killed in a car accident in Tokyo.
*Ray Barbee: "Good Hope" (In Full View 2005) Amer. pro skateboarder, comp. & multi-inst. from San Jose CA.

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