Brownout - Grant Phabao & Renegades Of Jazz Remixes (Limited 45, Paris DJs, 2014)

Brownout is the band. Grant Phabao is the reggae/dub remixer. Renegades Of Jazz are the Bboy Editors. Ben Hito is the illustrator. Paris DJs and Kept Records are the label. You're SO gonna love this one on vinyl! Brownout - Grant Phabao & Renegades Of Jazz Remixes (Limited Edition 45 - 300...

Jungle Fire - Firewalker / Tokuta (Grant Phabao Remixes) (Limited 45, Paris DJs, 2014)

Jungle Fire and Grant Phabao's musical universes collide with style & fashion on those remixes. The resulting combination is a unique 'Afrobeat meets Ska' concept, a blend of styles from L.A. to Paris creating a bridge between South America, Nigeria and Jamaica! Two explosive dancefloor fillers...

Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man b/w Adrian Quesada Remix (Limited 45, Paris DJs, 2014)

The Jays, a Jamaican vocal harmony trio composed of Lloyd Forrest, Errol Wilson and Leroy Hall, with Paris-based 70s roots music expert Grant Phabao at the helm of production, deliver some brothers greatness that gets into your soul. On the flip, a remix by Adrian Quesada, full of psychedelic...

Quantic - Duvidó feat. Pongo Love (12", Tru Thoughts, 2014)

The first single from the upcoming 'Magnetica' album, featuring Portuguese resident, Angolan born vocalist Pongo Love is another majestic re-invention for the unstoppable Will Holland aka Quantic! Expect the instantly recognizable Quantic beats, melting a clubby spirit to some rootsy Angolan AND...

Gilberto Gil - Toda Menina Baiana (Tahira Re-Edit)

DJ Tahira from Sao Paulo has sent us this classy re-edit that's been getting some good attention in Brazil, including approval by Gilberto Gil himself on his facebook wall & twitter feed! We couldn't pass on relaying in our Virtual Releases podcast this great rework,t produced in collaboration...

The Souljazz Orchestra - Inner Fire (CD/LP, Strut Records, 2014)

Our friendly Canadian afrogroovists The Souljazz Orchestra are back with a new album to be released on Strut Records late february! The record is called 'Inner Fire' and after hearing some inspiring works in progress last summer, while working with one of their horn players Zakari Frantz on Paris...

Los Lobes - Mambo Sapin (Digital Single, Jewpop Records, 2013)

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'...

Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - Vendendo Saúde E Fé (Grant Phabao Remix) (Digital Single, Paris DJs, 2013)

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...

Conjunto Papa Upa - Vintage Voudou (Music With Soul 45, 2013)

We introduced our readers to the sound of Amsterdam-based label Music With Soul earlier this year in our January Playlist with the first two singles of Fumaça Preta, 'an insane mixture of psycho garage funk with Brazilian 70s psychedelics'. Crazy and raw groovy stuff… 9 months later the label gives...

Various - Saoco Now! (Vampisoul limited 45, 2013)

The Vampisoul label in Spain are launching a new 45 series called 'Saoco Now!', which will offer current covers of classic songs from Puerto Rico's rich history of dance music. And they do in style first the first release, which sees two of today's most exciting salsa bands, Orquesta el Macabeo,...

Nik Weston Presents Colombian Funk & Latin Gems

We've put up many Tropical Mixes on Paris DJs, including some gems from the Caribbean Coast Region of Colombia. Released in 1975 on the Discos Fuentes label, the monster dancefloor track from Wganda Kenya penned and produced by Fruko 'Tipit Hayed' was picked in 2007 for the fantastic Soundway...

Bio Ritmo - Picaresca (Digital Single, Paris DJs)

The enfants terribles of salsa are back! For more than two decades Bio Ritmo has been reviving the style and elegance of the great 70s Salsa. As a foretaste of their new album expected for the end of the year, Bio Ritmo cranks up the summer heat on this first instrumental single, 'Picaresca', a...

Jungle Fire - Firewalker (Grant Phabao Remix) (Digital Single, Paris DJs)

Jungle Fire's second seven inch, 'Firewalker', released in april 2013, is an irresistible raw Afro Disco number with a fuzzy bongo breakdown, such a killer track Paris DJs couldn't pass on licensing for their second afro/tropical compilation 'We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind'… and also have it...

TONIGHT!! Chicha Libre en Paris con Las Ondas Marteles, Studio de l'Ermitage

Many here in Paris have planned to watch the soccer game tonight (France-Spain), but we've got a better plan for those in love with music… Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music, mixing up covers of Peruvian Chicha with original...

Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man EP (Digital Single, Paris DJs)

One month away from the release of The Jays full-length album, 'Stepping up In Time', Paris DJs are letting off some steam with a new digital single, 'African Man', a massive reggae anthem - black, proud, and fighting for the future - along with two astonishing remixes from in-house producer Grant...

The Echocentrics feat. Grant Phabao ‎- The Echocentrics Remixes - out on Ubiquity Records

Hard-hitting and prolific producer Grant Phabao flips up Don Alejo and Dudar with a serious roots reggae treatment on this new single by The Echocentrics. Also included is an all-new original track featuring Tita Lima with two additional remixes by Max Tannone and McPullish available as an...

Curumin - Arrocha - out now on Six Degrees

Percussionist and Sao Paulo sensation Luciano Nakata Albuquerque aka Curumin is back with his new album, his best work so far. Arrocha is very different from his previous release. Japan Pop Show (2008) was featuring a nice bunch of guests while Arrocha is rather self-centered and a one-man-band...

The Souljazz Orchestra - Solidarity - out on Strut Records

Solidarity is one of Paris DJs' 2012 favorite albums and undoubtely the best Souljazz Orchestra work so far. The Ottawa crew has changed almost everything on this record, reaching a new dimension. First they add latin and West indies rhythms and melodies, samba and reggae (Jericho, sung by Slim...

Hammock House - Africa Caribe - Produced & Mixed by Joaquin "Joe" Claussell - out may 17th on Fania Records

Hammock House - Africa Caribe - Produced & Mixed by Joaquin "Joe" Claussell(2xCD) Fania Records, 2011-05-17 Produced and mixed by the legendary Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Hammock House 'Africa Caribe' is more than just remixes of Fania's back catalog. It's a stunning two-disc...

Quantic Y Su Conjunto Los Miticos Del Ritmo - Hip Hop En Cumbia EP - out june 13th on Tru Thoughts

Quantic Y Su Conjunto Los Miticos Del Ritmo - Hip Hop En Cumbia EP (Limited edition coloured 12") Tru Thoughts TRUSERATO002, 2011-06-13 This highly anticipated release is limited to just 2000 copies Worldwide and is pressed on green flecked vinyl. All tracks are previously unreleased and...

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