Last update: 10 Janv 2009
10 best albums for 2012 was really hard to pin down. We had to leave a lot of very good record on the side. That's totally unacceptable with all the amazing goodies we received every month during the past year. Which is why we decided to select 20 more superb albums from 2012. The contenders! Paris...
Thursday 03 January 2013 15:39
This mix started as a monthly Bag of Goodies, checking the stack of new records and the playlist of digital downloads we received during the past month. Then a trend emerged, some overall bluesy feeling that permeated many of those new albums and singles. We gradually got deep into a 21st century...
Sunday 14 October 2012 14:15
This 4th volume of Paris DJs' Spectacular series assembles once again new cool afro grooves from the international scene, with tracks coming from all over the place: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Congo, Denmark, Ehtiopia, France, Ghana, Hungary, Mali, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK, and, of...
Wednesday 19 September 2012 20:22
Philadelphia's Big Pimp Jones have become quite big on the 21st Blaxploitation tip, with their...
Friday 06 May 2011 00:16
DJ Chicken George lives in Austin, Texas, and was introduced to us by his friend Martin Perna (aka Ocote Soul Sounds, founder of Antibalas and co-founder of the Dap-Kings). He plays Jazztronica, a unique style incorporating and fusing diverse genres of music. He's released 2 EPs, DJ Chicken George...
Monday 04 April 2011 16:47
Next thursday evening in Paris will be a BIG date at La Bellevilloise, thanks to our friends from the Soul Train parties, who produce an Ethio Jazz Night with Strut... featuring Mulatu Astake and The Heliocentrics playing live!! You DON'T want to miss this show and as an appetizer here's a small...
Sunday 27 February 2011 20:23
Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming (CD/LP/Download) Daptone Records DAP-022, 2011-01-24 It's taken just two short years for Dunham Records - an imprint of Daptone Records - to establish itself as one of the most captivating creative forces in soul music. The brainchild of guitarist/producer...
Thursday 02 December 2010 00:28
The Paris DJs extended family has among the most pro-active in spreading the good word about worldwide African music. Celebrating the recent releases by One Foot In Jail or Franck Biyong on our brand new Colored-Inc. label, and announcing the upcoming albums from Oghene Kologbo or Ebo Taylor,...
Saturday 10 July 2010 21:52
The Budos Band - III (CD/LP) Daptone Records, 2010-08-10 It's official, people. On August 10, 2010, Daptone Records will release The Budos Band III, the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's The Budos Band II, one of the most played bands in our Paris DJs mixes. Conceived during weekly, beer-fueled...
Sunday 13 June 2010 12:47
The countdown to the release of our new concept album (on our new label Colored-Inc.) has begun. In exactly 4 weeks (may 17th) we'll indeed put out One Foot In Jail's Hard 2 Find Vol.3, an album showcasing many colors of African music, with amazing guest singers, musicians and producers from all...
Monday 19 April 2010 21:59