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.

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 (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...

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.......

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!
(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 !
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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

Bernie Worrell - Improvisczario (Godforsaken Music) parisdjs
Charlie Hunter - Mistico (Concord) parisdjs
Papa Mali - Do Your Thing (Fog City) parisdjs
Ruckus Roboticus - Playing With Scratches (Grease) parisdjs
The Bees - Octopus (Parlophone) wikipedia
The Budos Band - II (Daptone) parisdjs
The Harlem Experiment (Rope-a-Dope) parisdjs
The Heliocentrics - Out There (Now-Again) parisdjs
The New Mastersounds - 102% (One Note) newmastersounds
The Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die (Do! Right) parisdjs

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 (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...