After Hours February 18, 2026

*Bei Bei & Shawn Lee: "Love In Hong Kong" (Year Of The Funky 2017) Bei Bei is a Chinese guzheng player comp. & teacher now living in So Cal. Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. comp. prod. living in London.
*Covet: "Lovespell" (Catharsis 2023) Covet is an inst. math/prog rock band from SF Ca. led by Chinese/Amer. comp. guit. piano violin vox Yvette Young.
*Khun Narin: "Phua Kao" (II 2016) Khun Narin is a psych music ensemble from Thailand. They were 'discovered' when music prod. Josh Marcy saw them performing live on a YouTube video. Marcy recorded a live impromptu session that became their first album "Electric Phin Band" in 2014.

*Buscemi & The Michel Bisceglia Ensemble: "The Traveller (Buscemi's Rainy People Mambo Mix)" (Jazz Works 2008) Belgian DJ, musician Dirk Swartenbroekx is Buscemi. He makes funky dance music from a wide variety of influences. Michel Bisceglia is a Belgian comp. prod. arr. & pianist.
*Nicola Conte: "Jazz Pour Dadine" (Jet Sounds 2000) NC is a latin jazz artist comp. prod. guit. & DJ from Bari Italy. He has produced many musicians incl. Rosalia De Souza & Gerardo Frisina.
*Lorenzo Morresi: "Sole" (Music For Closed Airports 2021) LM is an Italian multi-inst. prod. comp. working btwn London & Italy. He is known for his eclectic mix of world music, Italian jazz-funk, electronica & dance music.

*The Funk Ark: "Bouzouki Song" (Man Is A Monster 2014) The Funk Ark is a jazz funk band from Wash DC. led by prod. comp. keys guit. perc. Will Rast. "Man Is A Monster" is a result of Will's travels to new countries experiencing new sounds, rhythms & musical ideas.
*Hattler: "Acid Blues No. 1" (Sundae 2021) Helmut Hattler is a Germ. bassist extraordinaire. Hattler uses next generation musicians to augment his electronic sound. He also founded his own label Bassball.
*Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart: "Cosmic Blueprint" (Everything Is No Thing 2016) Eng. bass sing poet & comp. John Joseph Wardle is Jah Wobble. He began experimenting in World Music before it was a trend. 

*Jet Set Swe: "Sicilian Clan" (To Sweden With Love 2008) Jet Set Swe is a retro groove crew out of Sweden feat. Martin Persson on Hammond B-300, acc. & piano, Jerker Ecklund on guits. Mats Deltin bass & Ola Bothzen on drums & perc.
*The Herbaliser: "Twenty Years To The Day (Inst.)" (Bring Out The Sound 2018) Eng. jazzy hip hop prod. duo of Ollie Trattles & Jake Wherry ended their relationship in 2021.
*Groove Collective: "Balimka" (Groove Collective 1994) Amer. jazz funk combo from NYC feat. Nappy G Clay perc. Itaal Shur keys & vibist Bill Ware.
*Everliven Sounds & Inf: "Stop" (Everlations Inst. 2012) Brit. bros. emcees Cymarshall Law & Skit Slam with Dutch prod. Inf (Bas te Braak.)

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*Grupo Fantasma: "Arroz Con Frijoles" (Sonidos Gold 2008) Austin TX latin band feat. guit. comp. Adrian Quesada, guit. Beto Martinez & multi-inst. comp. Greg Gonzalez.
*Ozomatli: "Dejame En Paz" (Street Signs 2004) Ozomatli are an LA based band combining Latin & world music influences with funk & hip hop.
*Abelardo Carbono: "Muevela" (Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience ) Colombian guit. sing. comp. passed away in Nov. 2021. He formed the core of his band in the 80s with his brothers Jafeth & Abel.

*Belleruche: "Bird Mess" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) 3 pc. electro/soul band from the UK active btwn 2005 & 2013 feat. Kathrin DeBoer on lead vox, Ricky Carr on guit. & DJ Modest (Tom Goodwin) on decks.
*Club Des Belugas & Lene Riebau: "Playing On The Radio) (How To Avoid Difficult Situations 2021) CdB is a Germ. nu jazz band led by Maxim Illion (Martin Kratzenstein) & Kitty The Bill (Katrin Stoffel). Lene Riebau is a Danish jazz sing/songwr. 
*De-Phazz: "Desert D'Amour" (Daily Lama 2002) Downt. German jazz lounge grp integrating multiple genres into their sound led by sound painter prod. comp. Pit Baumgartner.

*Go.Soul.Map. & Derane Obika: "Hold The Line" (Peaceful Sound For Broken Minds 2024) Ital. prod. comp. musician Salvo "Dub" Bruno teams with Nigerian/Brit. sing/songwr. Derane Obika on this gorgeous soul excursion.
*The EEs & Reggie Worthy: "I Mean Soul" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comp. prod. arr. keys Andre Neundorf & comp. prod. guit. Claus Hartisch created this genre spanning gem. This cut features Amer. bass songwr. prod. vox Reggie Worthy
*Thunderball: "Thunder In The Jungle feat. Afrika Bambaataa" (Cinescope 2006) Wash DC based trio of prod. keys Sid Barcelona, prod. comp. Steve Raskin & guit. sitar Rob Myers. A Bambaataa is an Amer. DJ & pioneering hip hop artist.

*Vito Lalinga: "Shuffle" (Afrikaanse Son-EP 2025) Ital. prod. comp. V Lalinga aka Vi Mode Inc. Project taught himself guit. at age 6 and hasn't stopped creating since. He is producing top of the line funk & jazz at a furious rate.
*Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra: "Requiem Pour Un Grooveur" (Last Odyssey 2014) Founded by French perc. Masta Conga (Lionel Berton) ALVO creates expansive jazzy afro groove sounds.
*Beastie Boys: "Sabrosa" (The In Sound From Way Out! 1996) Collection of inst. from previous Beastie albums. Adam Yauch bass, Mike D drums & Adam Horovitz elec. guit.
*Bill Frisell: "Fields Of Alfalfa" (Unspeakable 2004) Amer. jazz guit. & comp.

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