A Soul Gramophon Session with Cupatee Selecta, Switzerland. George Shearing is a prime example of musical innovation. Shearing, blind from birth, began playing the piano at the age of three. The distinctive George Shearing sound was crafted through the unison playing of vibraphone, guitar, and piano. Shearing’s approach involved…
A wonderful curated Mix by Cottage Soul and Jazz from the U.K The Rhodes piano is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, the hammers strike thin…
“Manu Dibango Edition” A funky journey through Manu Dibango’s legacy.He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk and traditional Cameroonian music. He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group, African Jazz and has collaborated with many other musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell,…
“Fela Kuti Edition” A polyrhythmical journey through Fela Kuti’s african and international heritage.The musical style of Fela is called Afrobeat, a style he largely created, which is a complex fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock and traditional West African chants and rhythms. Tony Allen (Fela’s drummer of twenty years) was…
Fruity session by Franco Ponticelli / DJ F@SOUL from Austria. Highlight of the mix for us, is the Sam Dees & Bettye Swann Duet from 1975. Also the well known “Love You Just As Long As I Can” Free Spirit. Another candy is Luther Ingram‘s “Let’s Steal Away To…