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Grant Phabao and Djouls Cosmic Tropical Disco 2

Grant Phabao and Djouls - Cosmic Tropical Disco 2

Grant Phabao and Djouls - Cosmic Tropical Disco 2 Echoes Edits & Covers of Disco, Soul & Afro Boogie (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2011-08-01 The Disco/Nu-Disco Re-Edit scene is just exploding, with blogs and soundcloud pages popping up everyday with tasty extended grooves... We've already paid a global tribute to this with the highly successful first volume of Cosmic Tropical Disco, here's the follow-up, months in the making. With respect due to Betino's, Le Silence de la Rue & Superfly Records, for keeping on providing quality vinyls in Paris, and to Comb &...

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Soul Train - International Tropical Soundclash - Vendredi 17 Juin 2011 au Cabaret Sauvage

Soul Train International Tropical Soundclash
SOUL TRAIN presents
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL SOUNDCLASH! Our Swing... is Tropical!!!
VENDREDI 17 JUIN 2011 à partir de 22H au Cabaret Sauvage

Quantic (DJ Set)
Sofrito Soundsystem (Hugo Mendez & Frankie Francis)
Nickodemus (Turntables on the Hudson/Wonderwheel)
Julien Lebrun (Hot Casa)
Setenta LIVE

London – New York – Cali – Paris. Sofrito's Tropical summer celebration in Paris! Some of the hottest sounds from around the world in a four-way international Tropical Soundclash, bringing together Quantic (Cali, Colombia), Nickodemus (New York), the Sofrito Soundsystem (London) and the Hot Casa crew (Paris) to celebrate the summer in a Tropical style! Expect the heaviest in Afro Latin sounds all night long at the great Cabaret Sauvage in the Parc de la Villette - hope to see you there!

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Soul Train - A Tropical Night With Strut & Sofrito - Samedi 26 mars 2011 à la Bellevilloise

Tropical Night La Bellevilloise
SOUL TRAIN presents
A TROPICAL NIGHT WITH STRUT & SOFRITO
SAMEDI 26 MARS 2011 à partir de 21H à La Bellevilloise

AFROBEAT Live BANDs avec
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA
CC LES FRÈRES SMITH

ESPECIAL TROPICAL DISCOTHEQUE !
HEAVY AFRO LATIN SOUNDS avec
HUGO MENDEZ (SOFRITO) BETINO ERRERA (BETINO) RADIO SALAH (SOUL TRAIN)

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Grant Phabao and Djouls Cosmic Tropical Disco

Grant Phabao & Djouls - Cosmic Tropical Disco

Grant Phabao and Djouls Cosmic Tropical Disco (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2011-02-19 You might have already heard about people re-editing disco tracks for augmented dancefloor pleasure. You might even have read the latest issue of Wax Poetics and know about Tom Moulton, originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format. You've also probably heard everything about 'Cosmic', 'Tropical' and 'Disco' music... Well, here's our global tribute to this scene. Let's get the party started. [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Doc Severinsen - Be...

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Sofrito Tropical Warehouse Mix

Tropical Warehouse Mix con Hugo Mendez y Frankie Francis

Tropical Warehouse Mix con Hugo Mendez y Frankie Francis (Sofrito) (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-25 In anticipation of the upcoming event on the 6th March with Quantic in London, here is another dose of sounds from the Tropical Warehouse selected by Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis! Taking in rhythms from Colombia, Benin, Trinidad, Angola as well as an exclusive track from Quantic's Sonido del Valle project... [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : sorry no info Credits : Selected and mixed by Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis (sofrito.co.uk) Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)...

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Various - Hugo Mendez presents Tropical Funk Experience

Hugo Mendez presents Tropical Funk Experience
Various - Hugo Mendez presents Tropical Funk Experience! - Island Jump-Up: Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975
(CD) Nascente NSFUNK002, 2009-07-27


Following on from Nascente's best-selling NuYorican Funk Experience, Brazilian Funk Experience and Cuban Funk Experience . Alas, I never got any Nascente promo release. John Armstrong who compiled the previous Cuban Funk compilation wrote to us saying he'll put us in touch with the label but we didn't get any news from them.... I'll try contacting the compiler Hugo Mendez directly... In the meantime, if someone's got it, don't hesitate to send a copy!

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