After Hours March 18, 2026

*Go.Soul.Map.: "Walkin' A Dream" (Peaceful Sound For Broken Minds 2024) Sicilian musician prod. Salvo "Dub" Bruno is Go.Soul.Map. He creates a moody, atmospheric sound with Nigerian sing. based in London, Derane Obika.
*The EEs: "The Feel feat. Cappuccino" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comp. prod. guit. Claus Hartisch & comp. prod. keys Andre Neundorf are TheEEs. Germ. sing. Cappuccino aka Karsten Lowe sings lead on this cut.
*Blundetto: "Warm My Soul feat. Courtney John" (Warm My Soul 2012) Blundetto is French prod. DJ, sing. & comp. Max Guiguet. Courtney John (Morrison) is a Jamaican sing/songwr. & prod.

*Jeanne Cremer & Pit Baumgartner: "Un Baiser A La Fois" (Poèmes 2025) Jeanne Cremer is a French sing. actress & Germ/Aust. prod. sound painter Pit Baumgartner who is the main force in De-Phazz.
*Banda Magda: "Petite Fleur" (Yerakina 2014) Led by Greek comp. sing. prod. Magda Giannakou, Banda Magda is an international band of accomplished musicians. Magda sings in several languages & styles.
*Isabelle Antena: "Soul Le Paves" (Sous Influences 2017) Isabelle (Powaga) Antena is a French pop & jazz sing. She is very popular in Japan and a frequent collaborator with many artists incl. Thievery Corp,

*Lettuce: "Grewt Up" (Cook 2025) Quartet formed in 1992 by alumni of the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Boston. Eric Krasno & Neal Evans of Soulive are former members.
*Cookin' On 3 Burners: "New Yorker" (Cookin' The Books 2025) Aussie funk, soul, boogaloo & jazz organ trio from Melbourne. Dan West guit. Jake Mason organ Ivan Katchoyan drums.
*The Bamboos: "Tighten Up" (Step It Up 2006) Aussie deep funk band led by NZ born comp. prod. guit. Lance Ferguson who also leads Lanu & is a sought after prod. & session guitarist.

*Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra: "Samba Wonder" (Sitar & Bossa 2007) Led by multi-inst. prod. comp. Bebo Baldan (Best) who has worked with varied artists from Frank Zappa to Nicola Conte.
*Bossacucanova: "Nana" (Brasilidade 2001) Braz. band feat. Marcio Menescal combining trad. bossa nova with electronica.
*Forro In The Dark: "Craudineia No Forro" (Sandcastle 2017) Braz. ex-pats Mauro Refosco (perc) Gilherme Monteiro (guit.) & Jorge Continentino (pífanos, flutes, saxes.)
*Moacir Santos: "Mae Iracema" (Ouro Negro 2001) M Santos was a Braz. comp. arr. multi-inst. & music educator.

HOUR 2

*Noel Okimoto: "Displaced" (Ohana 2003) Noel Okimoto is an Oahu native drummer & percussionist who has played with Don Tiki, Pacific Harp Project & The Peter Moon Band.
*Kerbside Collection: "Cairo Green" (Round The Corner 2022) Jazz, funk & rare groove ensemble from Brisbane/Queensland Australia taking inspiration from 60s & 70s West Coast sounds.
*The Jazz Defenders: "Net Zero" (Memory In Motion 2024) Led by pianist comp. George Cooper The Jazz Defenders blend soul jazz with hip hop, funk & cinematic influences.

*Khruangbin: "Sisters & Brothers" (Hasta El Cielo 2019) Amer. band Khruangbin is inspired by Thai rock & funk with Laura Lee on bass, perc. & vox. Mark Speer on guit. perc. & vox and Donald Johnson Jr. on prod. drums & organ.
*Angels Of Libra: "House Of Zeus" (Revelations 2023) Hamburg Germ. soul band feat. prod. guit. Dennis Rux keys Chris Haertel bass David Nesselhauf & drums Lucas Kochbeck.
*AM & Shawn Lee: "Flashback (Inst.)" (Outlines (Inst.) 2015) Oklahoma born LA based AM is writer, prod. comp. Anthony Miller. Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp. living in London.

*Anne Schnell & JoJo Effect: "Stranded" (May I Think Of You 2018) Anna Schnell is an accomplished sing. sax, trumpet & piano player. Jurgen Kausemann, Katrin Stoffel (Kitty The Bill) & Martin Kratzenstein (Maxim Ilion) produce JoJo Effect's nu jazz magic.
*Maya Fadeeva: "No Inspiration (CdB Remix)" (How To Avoid Difficult Situations 2021) Russian-Germ. sing/songwr prod. MF has lived in Germ. since the age of 11.
*De-Phazz: "Belle De Jour" (Daily Lama 2002) De-Phazz was formed by prod. comp. Pit Baumgartner & Karl Frierson. Vox by sing/songwr. Pat Appleton.

*Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Soul Slaw" (Inst. Action Soul 2001) Funk soul band from Iowa City Ia now has members living throughout the US.
*Preston Love: "Chili Mac" (Preston Love's Omaha Bar-B-Q 1970) Amer. jazz, R&B alto sax player, bandleader & songwr.
*Poets Of Rhythm: "Serengeti Stroke" (Anthology 92-03 2013) Germ. funk band from Munich founded by Jann Weissenfeldt & Boris Geiger.
*Lucky Brown & The S.G.'s: "Sweet Tea (With My Sweetie)" (Single ) Lucky Brown is soul funk maestro Joel Ricci out of Seattle Wa.

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