Last update: 10 Janv 2009
Paris DJs is celebrating the imminent release of The Silvertones' new album 'Keep On Rolling', with a 27mn mix of their hits and past recordings, from the Ska years in the 60s (with Duke Reid at Treasure Isle), to the Roots Reggae tunes from the 70s (with Lee Perry at Black Art, or Coxsone Dodd at...
Thursday 24 January 2013 16:47
71 new mixes posted in 2012, that's 3 more than 2011, with some unique original artworks, mainly done by Djouls until the fantastic Ben Hito joined Paris DJs last summer and started getting our visuals to new heights… Grant Phabao was also there each time for the audio mastering which makes our...
Wednesday 02 January 2013 18:49
Here's our 45mn mixed introduction to Marco Benevento's music. We've also prepared a nice interview for you to read while listening to the mix - in english or en français!Get on the bus and enjoy the ride. Paris DJs Soundsystem presents the melody-driven sound of Marco Benvento (MP3 Podcast on...
Thursday 15 November 2012 19:25
Todd Simon is a trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and performer living and working in sunny Los Angeles, CA. Todd has found a niche providing soulful horn and string sounds for countless projects, many of which have been featured on Paris DJs: The Echocentrics, Connie Price &...
Thursday 01 November 2012 23:15
We're happy to celebrate the release of The Herbaliser's 7th album There Were Seven (out this month on Department H and playlisted on Paris DJs last June) with an exclusive mix of 7 killer tracks (hence the "1to7 DJ Mix" title) selected and blended by Ollie Teeba…With their new album of...
Thursday 18 October 2012 16:17
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
This is quite unique: an afrofunk/afrobeat band from Australia signed to an Italian label!!! Well African grooves are now everywhere and people who never heard of Fela must feel quite a huge lack or awareness in music. Knowledgeness or not, here's an opportunity to discover what's Afrobeat all...
Monday 23 May 2011 17:53
You might remember Tobias Kirmayer's label Tramp Records, and especially the fantastic Hungarian jazz, funk and afro from The Qualitons, a Budapest collective assembled by DJ/producer Kanadakaosz, inspired by bands such as The Whitefield Brothers... Their 2010 album, Panoramic Tymes, is an...
Thursday 19 May 2011 17:14
In 2008 Jazzman records released Away with Melancholy, a fantastic first record from a mysterious band called The Natural Yogurt Band. Actually the band was a Nottingham (UK) duo formed by Wayne Fullwood (drums, bass) and Miles Newbold (keyboards, flute, vibes and other unusual instruments). This...
Thursday 12 May 2011 00:25
Philadelphia's Big Pimp Jones have become quite big on the 21st Blaxploitation tip, with their...
Friday 06 May 2011 00:16
The World People concept is quite easy: we meet artists in Paris, shoot some photos, ask them for a playlist of what they're currently listening to, we publish a mix of the thing, and find in the artist' selection the next guest. Our first guest, Seun Kuti, had Blitz The Ambassador in his selection...
Monday 02 May 2011 21:10
Onur Engin is an expert music producer and DJ from Istanbul, who's been making big waves in the re-edits scene with some addictive, deep and funky edits of Soul and Disco tracks, released on stricly limited, no repress vinyl 12 inches. He runs an internet radio show on monotape.com, which gathers...
Tuesday 26 April 2011 01:32
Chris Menist is a Thailand based DJ and writer, and is one half of the team behind the Paradise Bangkok club night, alongside DJ Maft Sai. The pair also put together The Sound of Siam - Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz, & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975 (Soundway) and Thai? Dai! The Heavier Side of the...
Thursday 21 April 2011 22:00
Seun Anikulapo Kuti, the youngest son of Fela, is now in his late 20s. He grew up in Kalukaluta, Nigeria, and we asked him about his musical background during the 80s and the 90s… "It was all about Afrobeat! Traditional music also, and reggae. Bob Marley of course, Peter Tosh too, he was a...
Monday 18 April 2011 03:50
The Echocentrics is a new project of psychedelic, cinematic and dusty soul produced by Adrian Quesada of Brownout/Ocote Soul Sounds/Grupo Fantasma fame. Loads of spring reverb, psyched out farfisa organs and heavy drums are accented by beautiful vocals sung in English, Spanish and Portuguese by...
Wednesday 13 April 2011 10:31
Renegades of Jazz is David Hanke, who also produces music under the names of Mad Doc or Unifairfly, and who's also a member of groups Madball Scientists, Mankoora or Mash & Munkee. Renegades of Jazz is raw and heavy produced music, fusing jazz with breakbeat elements, bringing the jazz back to...
Sunday 10 April 2011 20:20
Waxist Selecta, a long-time ParisDJs.com reader (and even Djouls.com before), french record collector with a passion for all kinds of black music, is regularly playing some groovy vinyl-only selections in Paris, from Soul to Deep Funk, Brasil, Euro & French Grooves, Disco, Boogie Funk, Latin...
Thursday 07 April 2011 15:45
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
DJ Tom B. is a crazy sambista from Paris who grooves dancefloors with Funk, Brazil, Bootlegs, Latin, Afro, Disco, Broken, Live House, Hip Hop, Brazilian & Jamaican Jungle... all around da Black Music! He's specialized in 8-12 hours long sets to shake your booty to all nite long... Tom has also...
Wednesday 30 March 2011 14:04
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