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Music and history are combined in this compact disc that celebrates G.F. Handel’s original “Messiah, an Oratorio for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto Tenor and Bass Soli and Piano.” Mr. Warren combines the black R & B tradition, heavily steeped in gospel and “making a joyful noise” -- gospel based religious overtones – and foists them on a European musical masterpiece. He called it Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration.”

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A groovin' collection and a funky fusion of jazz, funk, r&b, latin and world styles.

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first album by this great & unusuall israeli trio - drums, guitar & trumpet (!) playing a groovy amalgam of funk, blues, rockabilly & even a bit of psych to good affect. An amazing live band as well. Recommended!

We are living an old style black music boom. Many artists nowadays compose black music in a very classic style but most of them - especially in the USA, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Finland, Spain...- simply dedicate themselves to do funk. Nobody makes REAL soul music of classic 70’s style at the moment! Glen Anthony Henry is an authentic soul singer and his music remembers those old and beautiful albums recorded in the 70’s, silky soul music with those sweet and magic touches of the flutes, the horns - and the strings. Glen and Carlo love Marvin Gaye and Chicago sound too: Curtis Mayfield, Leroy Hutson... The heritage of these masters is present on „Relax & Love“ but this essence is filtered by the contemporary sensibilities of two great artists of today.

Well, here we got Volume 4 of the hugely successful Stay on the Groove series. The idea of this was to showcase some of the excellent Funk 45`s that were being released around the world but annoyingly were not turning up anywhere on CD for the non-DJ / Vinly Junkie listener to check out.

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In 1980 Jan-Paul Driessen and Rob Taekema form the Dutch disco group Fruitcake. Due to Jan-Paul's brother Ellert from Spargo, record labels are interested in the group. Although their first single 'My Feet Won't Move' gets to #8 in the Dutch Top40, the rest of the singles are less succesful. In 1984 the band stops, leaving the world 2 albums.

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Throughout the years, Kool & The Gang have made music we've danced to, loved to, and been awed by, and their musical brotherhood is still strong. The celebration continues with their latest album, STILL KOOL, which is rich with good vibes, serious messages, signature horns, rockin' guitar, beautiful ballads and jammin' new grooves, and it shows why Kool & The Gang remain as relevant and contemporary as ever.

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Madlib digs deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard. Madlib has taken us across so many different terrains with his Medicine Show Series. His most recent work? The sweetest installation yet - Madlib Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul. Through Madlib's extensive output you've seen - or heard, rather Madlib's unique power to renew value to obscure sounds, and with this particular project nothing has changed. Madlib Medicine Show No. 10 reminds us of the mastery Madlib has performed throughout his heralded body of work, sourcing inspiration by the likes of Don Blackman, ZZ Hill or the Sylvers and blowing you away with the original work that stems from it. With Black Soul, he's digging deep to give you a mix of 60s and 70s soul and funk unlike you've ever heard.