Last update: 10 Janv 2009
LIYOMBA: TIME TO DANCE. The late Jean-François Bizot (Actuel/Radio Nova…) used to say: "Expect the unexpected". Well that's exactly what what you can expect from this brand new single from Cameroonian instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer Franck Biyong, paving the way for an...
Friday 31 October 2014 15:54
Fifth in the series of 'Reggae Reworks', 'Sisters Of Soul' gathers four Grant Phabao reggae & ska remixes from the Paris DJs 'Virtual Releases' podcast, featuring a quatuor of fantastic ladies of soul from today: Dionne Charles, Josa Peit, Selah Sue and Laura Vane. Grant Phabao Reggae Reworks...
Sunday 12 October 2014 16:28
French trumpeter and composer Antoine Berjeaut presents 'WasteLand Remix LP'. Two month after his debut album as a leader on Fresh Sound New Talent Rec 'WasteLand Feat. Mike Ladd', juggling with contemporary jazz, beat music and electronic live sounds, Antoine Berjeaut expand the realms of...
Tuesday 30 September 2014 08:50
UK-based collective with branches in L.A., N.Y., San Francisco & Paris, The Beta Club is back with a new joint release from the Cartel Records UK and Paris DJs labels. This second single is a follow-up to the first one released a few months ago on a limited 45. A reggae-fied take on their...
Tuesday 09 September 2014 15:55
'Killas, Thrillas and Chillas' is already the 9th compilation coming out on Paris DJs. It's a big step for the label, their first excursion into Soul/Funk territories, and a first volume in the 'Foot Stompers and Freaky Soul' series, while two follow-ups are already in the plans. This compilation...
Tuesday 02 September 2014 19:52
The Downtown Rulers Club tips its hat to a vast genealogy of soul music from hard-hitting JB funk, to classic Motown, and more recent neo-soul. The brainchild of Beto Martínez (guitar) of critically acclaimed Brownout and Grammy Award-winning Grupo Fantasma, and Alex Chávez (vocals and B3 Hammond)...
Tuesday 26 August 2014 17:44
Chicago-born MC RacecaR & French producer Grant Phabao met at Paris DJs' studio, thanks to an introduction from hip hop activist Miska with whom the French label has been doing hip hop-themed compilations this year. They decided to try something new together. Grant Phabao had never produced any...
Tuesday 19 August 2014 00:01
Fourth in a series of five free EPs collecting the best reggae reworks from the Paris DJs Virtual Releases podcast in high-quality audio, entirely produced, mixed and newly remastered by French superproducer Grant Phabao, 'Solid Gold B-Boys' gathers four reworks of indie Hip Hop artists from the...
Friday 18 July 2014 14:40
Calling all intergalactic Afro-funk cosmonauts and tropical grooves aficionados !! After exploring GOODNESS, FIRE, WARRIOR and ELECTRIC themes, Paris DJs felt it was time to concentrate their research on the UNITY concept, on the global cultural unity that is expressed through all strands of...
Tuesday 20 May 2014 14:08
'Spirituality and the Supernatural - Kaleidoscopic Jazz & Mind-Bending Poetry is the 6th compilation coming out on the Paris DJs label, and the second one in a Hip Hop series co-curated with Paris-based international Hip Hop activist Miska. While the previous volume was on psychedelic tip, this...
Tuesday 29 April 2014 00:01
Third in a series of five free EPs collecting the best reggae reworks from the Paris DJs Virtual Releases podcast in high-quality audio, entirely produced, mixed and newly remastered by French superproducer Grant Phabao, 'Dynamite B-Boys' gathers four reworks of monumental American Hip Hop artists...
Friday 14 March 2014 16:00
Number one roots reggae producer from France Grant Phabao is back with a new single, featuring the vocal prowess of legendary Jamaican deejay The Lone Ranger, the rhymester in the forefront of the original rub-a-dub flavor movement. Paris DJs has became an unstoppable force in reggae today, thanks...
Tuesday 04 March 2014 16:44
Thanks to the Paris DJs & Jewpop crews, here's an incredible occasion to both learn French and get relaxed with this 1st Captain Détendu single. A Master of hypnotic rhythms and stupid samples, Captain Détendu expresses here his deep love of Hawaiian music, wha wha guitars and bongoes. Tthe...
Wednesday 12 February 2014 14:14
'Take The Chains Off Your Brains - Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz Grooves' is the 5th compilation coming out on the Paris DJs label. But it's already the second one dwelving into the complexities of the Hip Hop culture for the Paris DJs Soundsystem crew, after the prized 'It's The New Hip Hop...
Tuesday 04 February 2014 13:58
Second in a series of five free EPs collecting the best reggae reworks from the Paris DJs Virtual Releases podcast in high-quality audio, entirely produced, mixed and newly remastered by French superproducer Grant Phabao, 'The Queen & The Abstract' gathers four reworks of massive Hip Hop...
Tuesday 28 January 2014 16:15
Star of NBC's The Voice, Suzanna Choffel wowed the judges with her renditions of Fleetwood Mac and Bob Marley, earning singular praise from Rolling Stone as 'the only artist you'd want to listen to a complete album from'. Suzanna also released one the 20 best singles of 2013, 'Guardians', produced...
Tuesday 21 January 2014 17:33
Already the 5th single extracted from the sublime 'Stepping Up In Time' album from Jamaican vocal trio The Jays, 'Zion Holy Place' first appeared in 2009 as the b-side of the 'Don't Sell Your Soul', a 45 pressed in Jamaica at 100 copies only… But this flipside was not the original version, instead...
Thursday 09 January 2014 19:22
What happens when a Jew and a Latino walk into a recording studio at Christmas? 'Mambo Sapin' (hard to translate, as this stupid joke refers to the traditional 'O Tannenbaum' song, in French 'Mon Beau Sapin'…) is Los Lobes' Xmas anthem, inspired by the sound of Charlie Palmieri 'El Fantastico'...
Tuesday 24 December 2013 13:55
'Agatha' is the fourth single extracted from The Jays roots reggae masterpiece 'Stepping Up In Time', after 'Don't Sell You Soul' released on a Jamaican 45 in 2009, the title track 'Stepping Up In Time', and 'African Man', both released digitally at the beginning of 2013. While still shining a...
Saturday 09 November 2013 15:26
Chicanos in outer space Ocote Soul Sounds (a.k.a. Martin Perna from Antibalas) and Adrian Quesada (from Grupo Fantasma, Brownout or The Echocentrics have put out 3 fantastic, cornerstone albums of Afro-Latin music. A real blend between African grooves and Mexican/South American music that hasn't...
Friday 01 November 2013 16:57
« previous entries - page 2 of 4 - next entries »