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Grant Phabao & Echo Minott - Too Much Blood A Run (Digital Single, Paris DJs)
13 November 2012, 14:11
Echo Minott is a veteran singer, among the first ones who introduced Raggamuffin into Jamaica and the rest of the world, a pioneer on the Dancehall scene with his incomparable voice. His first break came in 1980 when he recorded the album 'Youthman Vibration' for legendary producer Prince Jammy at the age of 17 years. In 1985 Echo finally became an international reggae star with the monster hit...
Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger - Music Weh Dem Wan (Blend Mishkin Remix) (Digital Single, Paris DJs)
06 November 2012, 17:42
A Paris DJs 'Reggae Outernational' recipee: Take The Lone Ranger, the most entertaining DeeJay who ever lived - from Kingston, Jamaica. Put him in Paris DJs studios with Grant Phabao, the French producer bringing back the original Lee Perry and King Tubby sounds with a modern twist. Get them to cook an original Raggamuffin killer tune 'Music Weh Dem Wan'. Bring into the fold Athens born and...
The Echocentrics feat. Grant Phabao - The Echocentrics Remixes - out on Ubiquity Records
30 October 2012, 10:51
Hard-hitting and prolific producer Grant Phabao flips up Don Alejo and Dudar with a serious roots reggae treatment on this new single by The Echocentrics. Also included is an all-new original track featuring Tita Lima with two additional remixes by Max Tannone and McPullish available as an exclusive on the digital version. After dropping their debut album Sunshadows and their tribute to Timbaland...
Paris DJs Playlist - October 2012
27 October 2012, 19:38
Woah October was heavy on the release side! As a label Paris DJs delivered new singles from Carlton Livingston and Pompidoo, a new album from Franck Biyong and the first compilation of Afro/Tropical grooves gathered by the Paris DJs Soundsystem… while as a media we received no less than 150 albums on all formats! It's quite hard to digest but we're trying our best, starting with this playlist, a...
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International (Digital compilation, Paris DJs)
25 October 2012, 17:19 1
"Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International" is the first compilation coming out on the newly-launched Paris DJs label, gathering old cats and newcomers from the worldwide Afro/Tropical scene. Dwelving into the minds and hard drives of their international network of artists and producers for a whole month, Paris DJs have carefully selected 13 tracks of current,...
Grant Phabao & Pompidoo - Come Ya Fi Talk (Free Single, Paris DJs)
19 October 2012, 13:10
Pompidoo (not to be confused with similarly named deejay Prince Pompidou who recorded in the early 70's) is the original rock stone voiced Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay who worked King Jammy's sound system and was able to make his voice sound like a synthesizer. He was most popular in Jamaica in the late 1980s, with a series of singles including "Governor General", "The DJ...
Franck Biyong & The Diamane Bantu Messengers - Ki I Ye Yi (Digital album, Afrolectric Music/Paris DJs)
18 October 2012, 18:02
Franck Biyong's 9th album "Ki I Ye Yi" ("The one who doesn't know knows" in Basaa language), is a rare treat in the current Afro revival, blending the lost big band Central Africa tradition of the church choirs, national orchestras or military bands, with the urban 70s funk & afrobeat sound of the Paris Djs production powerhouse. You'll hear in this album a true anthology...
Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston - Could Be Bitter (Jazz Rework) (Digital Single, Paris DJs)
16 October 2012, 14:42
After so many reggae remixes of hip hop, soul, funk, pop, rock, etc., we thought "what if we tried he other way round? Let's take some of our reggae songs, put out the riddim, and build something else than reggae on the a cappella!" This is one of the resulting tracks. Carlton Livingston in a Jazz tuxedo....
Paris DJs Soundsystem present Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Low-Down Shakin' Chill
14 October 2012, 14:15 1
This mix started as a monthly Bag of Goodies, checking the stack of new records and the playlist of digital downloads we received during the past month. Then a trend emerged, some overall bluesy feeling that permeated many of those new albums and singles. We gradually got deep into a 21st century blues kind of vibe, through many music styles. One can wonder if the global economic crisis might be...
Paris DJs Playlist - September 2012
13 October 2012, 19:03
September was like a standard month for us, 50 new releases landed in our hard drives, while nearly as many real life records reached our shores. Out of those we selected 5 new albums worth checking, Criolo's Nó Na Orelha, a superb eclectic set from the 35-year-old São Paolo rapper blending hip hop, brazilian grooves and even afrobeat; Fink's live album and book Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet, a...
