The Liberators - Paris DJs Mix

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...

DJ Kanadakaosz from The Qualitons - Hungarobeat

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...

The Natural Yogurt Band - The Natural Yogurt Mix

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...

Big Pimp Jones - 21st Century Blaxploitation Vol.3

Philadelphia's Big Pimp Jones have become quite big on the 21st Blaxploitation tip, with their...

Blitz The Ambassador - World People 02

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...

Onur Engin - Paris DJs Guest Mix

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...

Chris Menist - Paradise Bangkok Mix

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...

Seun Anikulapo Kuti - World People 01

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...

Paris DJs Soundsystem & Musiques Impures present Adrian Quesada's Spring Reverb

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...

Renegades Of Jazz - Go Jazz Not Ape! Vol.1

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...

Waxist Selecta - Red Stripe Disco

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...

DJ Chicken George - Peddlin' 45s for Paris Mix

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...

DJ Tom B. - Put On Your Boots

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...

Blend Mishkin - Riddims Gone A Foreign

Many were introduced to the latin/reggae/hip hop vibes of Blend Mishkin thru the cool Palov & Mishkin singles & bootlegs released on G.A.M.M., Bstrd Boots, Scribble or Rebtuz... The man comes from Athens, Greece, is the founder of the Cast-a-Blast label, and an active DJ/producer/remixer...

Gato Loco - The Splinter Mix

Gato Loco is a psycho-mambo 11-piece from Brooklyn, NYC, led by sax player Stefan Zeniuk. Their music is a highly flammable blend of salsa, jazz and circus music. The new Gato Loco record, made in Bordeaux last year, will be released on March 15th by prestigious German label Winter & Winter....

The Black Cat - Hard 2 Find Vol.1 Mixtape

The Black Cat, the first album on the Colored-Inc. label (colored-inc.com) launched a year ago by Djouls and Doctor L, is what some could say a 'world' album. Blending Latin grooves with Afro rhythms, Reggae harmonies with American Jazz or Funk vibes, Saudade with Jamaican riddims, Psychedelic Funk...

Paris DJs Soundsystem - In The Footsteps of the Ethio-Jazz Innovator

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...

Hidden Orchestra - Night Walks On Vinyl Mixtape

To celebrate the release of the Night Walks album on deluxe vinyl (thanks to Denovali Records), Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts Recordings) has put together this studio mixtape. Like the preceding Footsteps Mix, this carefully-sculpted selection rewards close listening, and contains...

Grant Phabao & Djouls - Cosmic Tropical Disco

You might have already heard about people re-editing disco tracks for augmented dancefloor pleasure. You might even have read the latest issue of Wax Poetics and know about Tom Moulton, originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format. You've also probably heard...

Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Free The Robots Vol.2

We've introduced Free The Robots, one of the most interesting DJ/beatmakers around, to more than 10.000 people with our first volume of Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Free The Robots. Nearly two years later the man has released his first album, Ctrl Alt Delete, one of the 10 bests of 2010, and...

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