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Jorge Ben – Ponta de Lanca African (Umbabarauma)

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Tropicalia is an epic part of music history in itself. Jorge Ben released a great album during those politically-charged times in which Tropicalia reigned. However, the album “Africa Brasil”, contains a song called “Ponta de Lanca African (Umbabarauma)” dedicated to the playing of soccer. It is a masterpiece. The entire album is a masterpiece. If [...]

Stark Reality “All You Need To Make Music”

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Let’s get one thing straight about Stark Reality – they may have devoted much of their music to children, but they are NOT a children’s music band. Not by a long shot. Consider them the predecessor of They Might be Giants, if you will. I posted this particular video because it gives you a snapshot [...]

Gino Vanelli “Powerful People”

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This is supposed to be White Soul Wednesday, but really, Gino Vanelli is not white. He transcends color, race, creed, sexual orientation…the man is all that. Honestly, I couldn’t select one song to post, so I threw a bunch of titles in a bag and picked one randomly and this is it. It is very [...]

80 Blocks From Tiffany’s “Mic Check”

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The last time I heard from Camp Lo, they were clowning their aunt for treating them so poorly on the liner notes of their first album “Uptown Saturday Night”. I mean, they did some stuff afterwards, but nothing as tantamount as their freshman effort. Enter Pete Rock. Needs no introduction. The man is a music [...]

Boz Scaggs “What Can I Say”

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How do you know when an artist is going to be a legend? Don’t answer…just listen. Boz Scaggs. The name alone makes him a legend. He didn’t even have to record his album “Silk Degrees”, you know? But he did…and “Low Down” wasn’t even the dopest cut on it. I mean, it IS of a [...]

Sample Sundays – Billy Brooks “40 Days”

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I won’t tell you who sampled the featured artist. I won’t tell you the song that it’s sampled on. I will only post the song because the song doesn’t need a sample-info precursor to explain its validity. The featured song will always stand alone as a testament to great music, which is probably why it [...]

B-Side Saturday – Tom Tom Club “Tom Tom Theme and L’Elephant”

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Flip the record over and stop the mainstream madness! “Genius of Love” was and still is a great cut, but on the B-Side was this cut that many still fail to acknowledge. I’m gonna assume it’s out of ignorance, because there no way anyone could know about this song…well – THESE songs…and not name it [...]

Freaky Friday – Sa-Ra Creative Partners “Fantasic Vampere”

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We done did it again! After having checked out Monday through Thursday, you may feel compelled to say, “Good job for a whole week, young Jedis.” But NOOOO – a week has SEVEN days. Saturday and Sunday will be better than today. On to Freaky Friday. Herbie Hancock is a genius. He can make artists [...]

Three For Thursdays (Part Tatu) – Minnie Riperton “Take a Little Trip”

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If I told you that your brain needs to wake the f*%k up, would I offend you? Probably so. However, if I played this Minnie Riperton song for you, you wouldn’t care that it is telling you the same thing. Surely, it’s much too beautiful to be THAT straightforward. Please. You don’t know the power [...]

Three For Thursdays (Part Mbili) – Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil ’77 “The Real Thing”

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Stevie Wonder has the type of songwriting that is very conversational yet classy and beautiful. That’s hard to accomplish when you are also trying to say something that would sound very forward, highly charged or political if it weren’t sung. The first song and this song speaks of unrequited and longing love. Could be a [...]

Three For Thursdays (Part Moja) – Roberta Flack “Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long”

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According to Merriam-Webster, a whore is: a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : prostitute; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman. 2. : a male who engages in sexual acts for money. 3. a venal or unscrupulous person. For really-real, M-W? Well, what Merriam-Webster doesn’t know is that Stevie Wonder was once a [...]

White Soul Wednesday – The Faragher Brothers

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You ever met someone that wasn’t black that you feel should be? Not because they are dark-skinned (loads of Eastern Indians are darker than I and don’t consider themselves black) or have kinky hair (my sister’s 1976 high school yearbook named a white guy “Best Natural”). It’s because they just FEEL black. They feel comfortable [...]

Tuesday Top Talent – Paul McCartney & Wings

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Tuesdays are reserved for those cats that are beyond just an artist. Folk with talent that is along the lines of some next shit are few and far between. They may be just putting out music (and maybe more), but you know they are constantly in the lab applying and adding and mixing all kinds [...]

Monday’s Mentionable – Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Monday’s Mentionable is dedicated to those cuts that you must heed on a Monday for sanity’s AND vanity’s sake…that is, for the crazy and cool. I was watching this movie one day, back in the day, called “Trashin’”. Loved the soundtrack. Absolutely. This song was tops. Real cool. Real crazy. Just like you know how [...]

The Joubert Singers – Stand On The Word

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The Joubert Singers – Stand On The Word was released in 1985 on Next Plateau Records. It was originally performed live on an extremely rare LP by the First Baptist Church Choir from Brooklyn. It was huge on the radio in New York and a favorite of the Paradise Garage’s popular DJ Larry Levan. Another [...]