Bridging the Gap October 29, 2025

*Lanu: "The Others feat. Meg Washington" (The Double Sunrise 2016) NZ born prod. guit. comp. & DJ Lance Ferguson leads Lanu as well as The Bamboos. Meg Washington is a sing/songwr. & prod. from Brisbane Australia.
*TheEEs & Juliet Ada: "Stand Up" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Prod. comp. guit. Claus Hartisch & comp. prod. keys Andre Neundorf from Germany are TheEEs joined on vox by Germ. sing/songwr. Juliet Ada.
*Zonke & York: "Only You" (Zonke Meets York 2023) Zonke Dikana is a So. Afr. sing/songwr. teaming with German multi-inst. prod. comp. York for this soulful Afro tinged excursion.

*Pit Baumgartner: "Second Side (Of The Record" (Tales Of Trust 2008) Pit Baumgartner is a Germ/Aust. sound painter, sound designer & founder/prod. of the downt. jazz ensemble De-Phazz.
*Anderson .Paak: "Make It Better (Inst.)" (Ventura (Inst.) 2019) Anderson .Paak is a musician & prod. from Oxnard Ca. He formed Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars in 2021.
*Angels Of Libra: "Kung Fu Noir" (Revelations 2023) Angels Of Libra are a soul band from Germany with basically the same line-up as Diazpora. Dennis Rux guit. David Nesselhauf bass Lucas Kochbeck drums & Chris Haertel on keys.

*BADBADNOTGOOD: "Speaking Gently" (IV 2016) Canadian jazz prod. team feat. Chester Hansen bass/songwr. Matthew Tavares keys, prod. songwr. Alexander Sowinski drums, prod. & Leland Whitty multi-inst. songwr.
*The Cheebacabra: "A Casual Encounter (Ear Dr. Umz Remix)" (A Casual Encounter-EP 2021) Psych. funk fusion from Seattle's Paul Cheever (The Cheeba...) He maintains the Mackrosoft label started by his late brother Aja West.
*Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin: "Gourds Of The Desert" (Music Is My Medication 2009) Mr. Hopkins is an elusive multi-inst. prod. who may or may not live in a cave in the Mojave desert. Regardless of his true existence his music speaks for itself. Lord Kenjamin is equally mysterious.

*Diazpora: "Street Market" (Islands 2017) Nu school funk founded in Hamburg in 2002, Diazpora integrate elements of jazz, afrofunk & rock. 
*Vito Lalinga: "Brasilik" (Sophisticated Groovin' 2021) Italian Vito Lalinga taught himself guitar at age 6 and continued on to become one of the main funk voices in Italy. He produces Afro/jazz/funk scorchers & pays tribute to his heroes of black music.
*Beta Hector: "Hexagon" (Sunbeam Insulin 2011) Brit. musician, prod. DJ & prod. Simon Hill is the man behind Beta Hector dealing out deep funk & soul with Baby Charles as well as Beta Hector.
*Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Cookie Time" (Instrumental, Action, Soul 2001) Amer. band & songwr. powerhouse mixing old school funk, soul & Americana.

HOUR 2

*Kojato: "Good Morning Africa feat. Brita Rex" (All About Jazz 2011) Led by vocalist Kojo from Monrovia, Liberia supported by Andre Neundorf keys & comp. (TheEEs) and leader of The Bahama Soul Club Oliver Belz on prod. comp. Britta Rex is a German jazz singer.
*The Bahama Soul Club: "Serious Soul feat. John Turrell" (Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky 2010) German born band based in Portugal & led by multi-inst. prod. comp. Oliver Belz. John Turrell soul sing/songwr from Newcastle, UK.
*Poets Of Rhythm: "Smilin' (While You're Crying)" (The Anthology 92-03 2013) Geman funk band from Munich founded by guit. prod. Jan Weissenfeldt aka Whitefield & prod. comp. multi-inst. Boris Geiger aka Bo Baral.

*Sonido De La Frontera: "Cumbia Pacifica Del Mar" (Sonidero Guerrillero 2021) SDLF are Karlos Paez on vox, Luke Henshaw bass, keys, vox & prod. & DJ Unite prod. They play cumbia based dance music for the border folks between San Diego Ca & Tijuana Mx.
*Ondatropica: "Malaria" (Baile Bucanero 2017) Project of Brit. multi-inst. prod. comp. Will Holland aka Quantic & Colombian musician comp. prod. Mario Galeano.
*Yerba Buena: "El Burrito" (Island Life 2005) Afro Latin fusion band based in NYC and led by Venezuelan musician & prod. Andres Levin active btwn 2003 & 2009.

*Zuco 103: "Postcard" (Telenova 2023) Latin Electro pop (Brazilectro) group feat. Brazilian singer Lilian Vieira & Dutch prod. drum. Stefan Kruger & keys player Stefan Schmid.
*Rosalia De Souza: "Fica Mal Com Deus" (Garota Moderna 2002) Braz. bossa nova sing. who moved to Italy to study jazz & music theory.
*Gal Costa: "Barato Total" (A Arte De... 1975) Braz. pop singer who passed away in 2022. She received 12 Braz. Music Awards and was a leading figure in Braz. Tropicalia music in the late 60s.

*The Mackrosoft: "Headless Hydra" (Snakerhythms 2018) Multi-inst. comp. prod. Aja West specialized in hybrids of funk, soul, fusion, jazz & electronic music. He founded the Seattle based Mackrosoft record label.
*Medeski Martin & Wood: "Uninvisible" (Note Bleu... 2006) MMW are an Amer. progressive avant funk jazz & post rock trio. John Medeski keys Billy Martin on drums & Chris Wood on bass.
*Tin Pan: "Queer Notions" (Tin Pan 2000) Jap. super group with Tatsuo Hayashi on dr. Haruomi Hosono on bass Shigeru Suzuki on guit. & Akiko Yano on vox.
*Ghost Funk Orchestra: "Asphalt Homeland" (?) Brainchild of comp. multi-inst. Seth Applebaum playing psych. soul rock & beyond.

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