The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun
(CD/Download) Strut, 2010-02-16
The Souljazz Orchestra will be releasing its first all-acoustic afrojazz album, entitled Rising Sun, on Strut Records, a label experiencing a good amount of buzz with its recent releases from Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics, Grandmaster Flash, Tony Allen & Jimi Tenor, as well as with its slew of top-notch reissues of historical dance music from around the world. While the Souljazz Orchestra stays true to its roots in soul and afro rhythms, on this new release they take a much jazzier approach, creating spiritually-charged, improv-heavy big-band music reminiscent of Salah Ragab, Pharoah Sanders, or Sun Ra, albeit with a heavy-driving, dancefloor-conscious edge.
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The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun | Comments: 1
Tuesday, February 16 2010
People Project - Natural | Comments: 0
Thursday, August 20 2009
People Project - Natural
(CD) 2009-07-03
People Project might look like a Souljazz Orchestra side-project for some, since their leader Philippe Lafreniere is SJO's drummer and co-singer and since two out of three SJO horn players are in the game too (Zak & Steve). Singer/guitarist Gabriel Bronfman from Mexico being the final member of the band... Natural is their second album after the People Project one released in 2006. People Project is an inter-cultural, multi-lingual collective which brings together collaborators from around the world to showcase a new form of international music with a message. With 'people' as the central theme in this project, artists from North America and Latin America have teamed up to participate on a record that features a distinctive and eclectic mix of funk, brazilian, hip-hop, reggae and afro in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Bam Bam Club Afrobeat Worldwide - The Souljazz Orchestra | Comments: 0
Wednesday, May 13 2009
ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL présente BAM BAM CLUB #8 A LA BELLEVILLOISE
Mercredi 13 Mai 2009 de 21h à 02h...
BAM BAM CLUB AFROBEAT WORLDWIDE: Paris - Toronto - Lagos
Afro-Beat , Afro-Funk, Latin Soul & Rare Groove all night long
Un concert à ne pas rater : The Souljazz Orchestra, suivi de Betino et Radio Salah en DJ sets!
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.6 | Comments: 3
Wednesday, March 25 2009
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.6
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-03-25
This 6th mix in our series of 'current Afro music from all over the world' is focused on the funk anglo-saxon musicians kinda always put back into afro-beat. The Souljazz Orchestra, Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat, The Soul Hustlers, Brownout, Baby Charles, The Budos Band, The New Mastersounds, Midnight Lab Band... You might not know all these bands - yet.
For starters, Canadian afro-funk outfit The Souljazz Orchestra opens the mix with a splendid instrumental, 'State Terrorism', nearly as powerful as the original demo song from 2007, 'Terrorist'. We then move to New York City and the multi-cultural collective Zozo Afrobeat, with a superb cover of Bob Marley's 'Get Up, Stand Up', before crossing over to Orange County, California, and the Soul Hustlers (with members of Breakestra, Nafro, The Mars Volta...). Their debut 7-inch 'Supernatural Thing' features the Snake from the Los Angeles-based neo soul band The Rebirth, it's a re-interpretation of the Ben E. King classic with a mix of west coast Cali-funk and Nigerian afrobeat. 'Part 1' is vocal, here's the rootsy instrumental 'Part 2' available on the b-side of the single.
Adrian Quesada (Ocote Soul Sounds, Grupo Fantasma) is featured once again with his Brownout afro-latin-funk combo. African music is just everywhere and couldn't pass on Austin, Texas... And even in Brighton, funkateers Baby Charles are trying the afro way. Their cover of 'I Bet You Look God On The Dancefloor' is simply amazing UK afrofunk from the United Kingdom. Brooklynites The Budos Band don't need presentation anymore if you're following our mixes, but maybe you haven't heard of UK funk maestros The New Mastersounds yet? The psychedelic afro-funk track from their 2008 album 'Plug & Play' we've chosen should infectiously make you dance. And we conclude this mix in Brooklyn once again, with the second single from the Midnight Lab Band, a conceptual project from NYCTrust label founders Oneman & E's E. Their second single fuses afro-latin vibes with some cosmic disco spirit.
21st Century Afro. We did not lie.
[comment faire?/how to?]
Tracklisting :
01. The Souljazz Orchestra - State Terrorism
(from 'Parasite' 7 inch, 2008 / Do Right!) CANADA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
02. Kaleta & ZoZo Afrobeat - Get Up
(from 'Country Of Guns' album, 2008 / Tramp) NIGERIA/USA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
03. The Soul Hustlers - Supernatural Thing Part 2
(from 'Supernatural Thing' 7 inch, 2008 / All City) USA
» more info on myspace.com/soulhustlin or on myspace.com/allcityrecordings «
04. Brownout - Laredo 77
(from 'Homenaje' album, 2008 / Freestyle) USA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
05. Baby Charles - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
(from 'Baby Charles' album, 2008 / Record Kicks) UK
» more info on parisdjs.com «
06. The Budos Band - His Girl
(from 'The Budos Band II' album, 2007 / Daptone) USA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
07. The New Mastersounds - Kuna Matata
(from 'Plug & Play' album, 2008 / One Note) UK
» more info on parisdjs.com «
08. Midnight Lab Band - Run Riot
(from 'Run Riot' 12 inch, 2008 / Names You Can Trust) USA
» more info on nyctrust.com «
Original record covers :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao & Djouls(timec.net)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com), photo by Nilag under a Creative Commons license
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.5 | Comments: 2
Monday, March 9 2009
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.5
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-03-09
Our world tour of African music continues in the form of a greatest hits selection from the last two years, with supa-dupa audio mastering by Grant Phabao (as usual). The Mehanan Street Band 'Make The Road By Walking' is an instant classic of instrumental funk and soul. We said that before. The Budos Band album 'Budos Band II' is an instant classic of cinematic afro and funk. That too. The Souljazz Orchestra album 'Manifesto' will be enjoyed by all fans of Fela and James Brown. Yep.... We've been harrassing you about the SJO quite much. Have we already played and praised the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble brilliance in these pages? Think so. Didn't we already play a track from the Afro Influenced Funk Federation in our latest 21st Century Afro mix? Yes we did. And The Polyversal Souls is just another disguise for The Poets Of Rhythm (alias Karl Hector and The Malcouns), who are featured, like, every month here...
[comment faire?/how to?]
Tracklisting :
01. Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking
(from 'Make The Road By Walking' album, 2008 / Dunham) USA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
02. The Budos Band - Origin Of Man
(from 'The Budos Band II' album, 2007 / Daptone) USA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
03. The Souljazz Orchestra - Kapital
(from 'Manifesto', 2008 / Do Right!) CANADA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
04. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble & Tony Allen - Sankofa
(from 'A Tony Allen Chop Up' compilaton, 2008 / Honest Jon's) USA/NIGERIA
» more info on parisdjs.com «
05. AIFF - Mission L'Afrique
(from 'Afro Soul System' album, 2007 / Unique) NETHERLANDS
» more info on parisdjs.com «
06. The Polyversal Souls - Sad Nile
(from 'Sad Nile' 7 inch, 2007 / Fryers) GERMANY
» more info on parisdjs.com «
Original record covers :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls (timec.net)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com), photo by Nila.. under a Creative Commons license
The Souljazz Orchestra - Manifesto | Comments: 0
Friday, November 14 2008
The Souljazz Orchestra - Manifesto
(CD/LP) Do Right! Music DR035, 2008-10-07 (Canada/Online), 2008-11-14 (Europe)
Yes, the rumours are true: the Souljazz Orchestra is releasing a new album, entitled Manifesto, on September 23rd 2008, once again through Do Right! Music. This one blends the heavy afro-sounds of Freedom No Go Die with a good dose of tropical highlife, dirty funk, and big band jazz. A 7" vinyl single, featuring two of the tracks on the album, will be coming out ahead of time, in July: look out for that.
Our summer tour is just about finalized: we'll be hitting England, Scotland, Austria, Hungary and Denmark for the first time, returning to France once again, and of course doing a few shows in Canada as well. Highlights: playing Bayonne with Erik Truffaz, performing Joe Zawinul's Birdland in Vienna, hitting the Cargo in London, playing the Big Chill in Hereford with fellow Canadian Leonard Cohen, sharing the Fiest'A Sète stage with the likes of Charles Walker, Gwen McCrae, Kid Creole, and Éthiopique legend Mahmoud Ahmed.
(Source : souljazzorchestra.com)
Tracklisting :
01. Parasite 5:15
02. Kapital 9:40
03. People, People 4:22
04. State Terrorism 4:14
05. Interested Benevolence 5:47
06. Grasshopper & Toad 6:25
07. Amen 7:38
Links :
souljazzorchestra.com
myspace.com/souljazzorchestra
dorightmusic.com
myspace.com/mydorightmusic
Various - We Love Afrobeat! | Comments: 0
Monday, October 6 2008
Various - We Love Afrobeat!
(CD) Comet, 2008-10-06
"I'm on several afrobeat projects these days, after a wicked UK tour with my Smith brothers, I'm proud to announce the release of a compilation on Comet Records, WE LOVE AFROBEAT! I have been selecting the tracklisting with Eric Trosset, a blend of afronewbeats!!! The new generation of afrobeat bands: We Love Afrobeat, due to release on Oct 6th 2008 on Comet Records"
(Source : Martin Smith's MySpace page)
Tracklisting :
01. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mista President
02. Nomo - Better Than That
03. Ramses Revolution - In Control
04. Cafe-Creme & les Freres Smith - La Marche Des Smith
05. Saravah Soul - Arroz Con Feijao
06. Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - La Reja
07. Tincan - Leave The Keys
08. Oghene Kologbo & Afrobeat Academy - Open Your Eye
09. The Afrorockerz feat. Ruth Tafebe - Corrupt
10. Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble - Pelotera
11. Kutiman - Losing It
12. Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat - Bab Nla Iya
13. Minimoogli - A Funk For Fela (Afro Jam)
Links :
myspace.com/elvismartinez
myspace.com/cometrecords
Press Release (french) :
Depuis que l'immense Fela (& fils) et ce fantastique batteur qu'est Tony Allen ont créé le mouvement, celui-ci se répand largement hors du continent africain, de France aux Etats-Unis, d'Israël au Canada, allant même jusqu'à toucher des pays où un éléphant n'oserait même pas y poser sa trompe comme la Suède. Comet Records est surtout connu pour l'album culte de Tony Allen, "Black Voices", de son projet Psyco On Da Bus avec le bricoleur Doctor L. , ou pour ses rééditions de classiques des années 70. We Love Afrobeat ressemble curieusement à une compilation anniversaire masquée qui réunit les artistes afros modernes et underground.
Ceux qui pensent que la vraie musique black, c'est Magic System, je vous invite vivement à vous mettre ces treize morceaux entre les oreilles, ne serait-ce que pour votre culture. Ici, la technologie rejoint la tradition, les machines répondent aux djembés et il est surprenant de voir que ce son si roots qui commence à avoir de longues racines se mélange si aisément à d'autres styles.
Le jazz s'évapore à travers les cuivres de Nomo ou Ramses Revolution, les français Cafe-Crème et les Frères Smith font des figures downtempo, presqu'abstract hip-hop, les Ocote Soul Sounds tentent de passer la frontière mexicaine, Tincan pourrait être pressé sur un vieux 45 tours poussiéreux, les folles percus d'Akoya Afrobeat (récemment chroniqué dans ces pages) annoncent un grand soleil dans les cœurs, l'Israëlien Kutiman signe l'alien de la compilation avec sa rythmique radicale et ses délires expérimentaux, et on termine sur un excellent jazz enfumé de Moog avec le bien nommé Minimoogli.
Ces afro-beatmakers ne cherchent pas forcément à sonner nouveau, mais plutôt à créer une approche plus ou moins électronique qui tient à préserver la substance instrumentale originelle, dans une mouvance souvent accusatrice d'un système politique africain pourri mais toujours festive !
The Souljazz Orchestra - Parasite | Comments: 0
Monday, September 22 2008
The Souljazz Orchestra - Parasite
(7") Do Right! Music DR4506, 2008-09-22
Tracklisting :
A1. Parasite
B1. State Terrorism
Links :
souljazzorchestra.com
myspace.com/souljazzorchestra
dorightmusic.com
myspace.com/mydorightmusic
Various - Messin' Around Vol.5 | Comments: 0
Friday, November 9 2007
Various - Messin' Around Vol.5
(CD/LP) Freestyle Records FSRCD035, 2007-11-09
Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Intro
01. Palimpsest - I'll Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You
02. River Plate Samba Orchestra - Congo (Sao Benitez Mix)
03. Colman Brothers - El Nino (Big Band Mix)
04. Plumstead Radical Club - The Coast Is Clear
05. Grupo X Feat. Julie Dexter - Whatever You Dream (You Can Begin)
06. Sheila Landis - Who Will Buy?
07. The Hi-Fly Orchestra - Samboogaloo
08. South Bronx Community Youth Project - Dance Freak
09. Mark Murphy & The Louis Van Dyke Trio - Happy Samba
10. Nostalgia 77 - Wildflower
11. Sleepwalker - Ai No Tabi
Tracklisting CD2 :
01. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mister President
02. The Cuzz Band - I Just Wanna Dance
03. Mop Mop Featuring Jackson Sloan - Perfect Day
04. Guida De Palma & Jazzinho - The Lagoon Monster
05. Quasimode - Ipe Amerelo
06. Jazz Juice - Come On!
07. Eddie Roberts - In, On, Out
08. Ronnie April’s Positive Energy - Snowflake
09. Claridade - Aldeia De Ogum
10. Grupo X - Sunshine
11. Kasper Villaume Quintet - Cuba
12. The Art Ensemble Of Camden - Take The High Road (live At The Jazz Café)
Links :
freestylerecords.co.uk
myspace.com/freestylerecordsuk
kudosrecords.co.uk/index.php?page=detail&product=fsrcd035
Paris DJs Soundstem - African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.5 - Afrogroove | Comments: 2
Wednesday, August 15 2007
Paris DJs Soundstem - African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.5 - Afrogroove
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2007-08-15
[comment faire?/how to?]
Tracklisting :
01. W.I.T.C.H. - Mashed Potato
(from ???, 1970s - artwork is from 'Lazy Bones' LP, 1975 / Shadoks) ZAMBIA
»more info on ProgNotFrog.blogspot.com«
02. The Souljazz Orchestra - Mista President
(from 'Freedom No Go Die' CD, 2007 / Do Right! Music) CANADA
»more info on Djouls.com«
03. The Haggis Horns - The Traveller (Part One)
(from 'Hot Damn!' CD, 2007 / First Word) UNITED KINGDOM
»more info on Timec.net/TruThoughts«
04. Rhythm Funk Masters - Gogo
(from 'Afro-american-arctic' CD, 2007 / P-Vine) FINLAND
»more info on myspace.com/RhythmFunkMasters«
05. Zeb - Revolutionary Dreams
(from 'Stop The Earth, I Wanna Get Off' CD, 2007 / Wonderwheel) ITALY
»more info on WonderwheelRecordings.com«
06. Nightmares On Wax - African Pirates (Troubleman aka Mark Pritchard remix)
(from 'African Pirates' 12 inch, 2006 / Warp) UNITED KINGDOM
»more info on WarpRecords.com«
07. Antibalas - War Hero
(from 'Security' album, 2007 / Anti) USA
»more info on Ninja-Obsession.net«
08. Hailu Mergia & The Walias - Musical Silt
(from 'Tche Belew' LP, 1974 / ??) ETHIOPIA
»more info on Waxidermy.com«
Original record covers :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com)
Artwork from a painting by Viviane Opri from her personal collection
Layout by Djouls (djouls.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
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