More Latin heat from our friends over at the excellent Musica del Alma website!
DJ Slim Jenkins mixes up some hot Guaguanco’s, descarga’s and cumbia’s from Colombia and the Caribbean, starting off with the ryco Jazz version of Ray Baretto’s “La Juventud”, definitely one of the toughest Latin sounds to come out of Guadeloupe! Don’t forget to Check the Musica Del Alma website for more mixes from across the Latin spectrum….
If you like our Sofrito parties and have been to Toronto, odds are you have been to Turning Point.
A Man Called Warwick digs deep into his formidable record collection to pull out some of the finest vintage dance music gems! Sit back, relax and hold onto your headphones…
For more info on Turning Point and to find out when and where the next party is visit here
To get the scoop on A Man Called Warwick’s wonderful world of vintage art-i-facts visit the the rather wonderful Ducktape site.
Roskow Ketschmann Aka Sygaire is a man with impeccable musical taste and a serious musical pedigree! Well known as part of the Jazzanova/Sonar Kollektiv outfit and a prolific producer and remixer under his own name, he has put together a heavy mix of Tropical sounds that covers undiscovered gems and new sounds for a serious tropical explosion! Check it out below, and for more Sygaire related goodness check out the tunes here…
The sun is finally shining here in London – a perfect excuse to cook up a mix of sounds from the French Caribbean! A short journey through some hot biguine, deep compas and sweet guaguanco from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Haiti to brighten your day!
Perfect for a barbecue or ti punch en terrasse before hitting the dancefloor…
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Adrian Leach has been promoting African, Latin and Brasilian music for years on the excellent Happy Jazz radio show. A man with impeccable taste, he’s selected some great sounds from the Caribbean, Colombia, Mali, Ghana, Brazil, Angola and Chile for an hour-long journey into funky tropical sounds for the Sofrito site. As Adrian says, there are many Djs and promoters around the world who are bringing the sound to new clubs and dancefloors, so thanks go out to people such as A man called Warwick, Ron Eazy, Dan Zacks, Senor Vishal, Sofrito crew, Miles Cleret, Paolo & Manu Superfly, Greg @ Diaspora, Samy @ Analogafrica, DJ Papito (Paolo), Chris Meserve and Ari in N.Y. to name but a few. Thanks to Adrian and Enjoy the mix!
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A short mix of relaxed tropical sounds for the excellent French music and food blog “716, que j’ecoute la musique‘ – check out the short interview here…
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 – listen or download below!
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Heavy tunes from Jamaica – a mix of reggae, rocksteady, ska, calypso and mento, selected by the one and only Frankie Francis!
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