Tee See Connection – Black Mamba
Possibly one of the best press kit lines I have come by in quite a while: “While playing some cheesedick jazz”. Who doesn’t like some cheesedick jazz? Tee See Connection […]
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Ray Barretto – De Donde Vengo
I was first exposed, unbeknownst to me, to Ray Barretto in 1989 through Dutch Funk/Rap/ band Urban Dance Squad. Their single “Deeper Shade of Soul” borrowed heavily from Barretto’s original, […]
Label Check: Cherries Records
Here’s a label I have been anticipating releases from for a while. Based out of Chicago aka the Windy City aka Chi-Town, a city that has given us so many […]
Mankoora – El Loco b/w Boogaloo Tormenta
We all know how much I love 45s here at FMF, and when a band like Renegades of Jazz decides to explore the depths of Latin music and release it […]
Freqnik and WDRE – Favela B-Boy Funk
Here is an upcoming release from two musicians who describe themselves as “normal dudes who want to put out music…and have fun.” Freqnik and WDRE are two long time skateboarders […]
Assorted New Funk and Soul Releases
Today I saw two releases that I needed to talk about real quick. The first is Numero Group’s 45th 45 RPM release Eccentric Soul: Omnibus. Celebrating their tenth anniversary this […]
Liam Bailey – Please Love Me
File under newly released Soul. Truth and Soul Records are back at it again with the 7″ release of UK singer Liam Bailey. Recorded about two years ago and produced […]
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound – I Got High
Known for their high energy live shows, and described as “if Otis Redding individually whipped each member of the Velvet Underground off of heroin, and transformed them into a disciplined, […]
The Blues Busters – Wings of a Dove
In order to celebrate Jamaican Independence Day I wanted to go back to the early days of Reggae. Before Roots, before Dub, before Rocksteady, before Dancehall, there was Ska. Here’s […]
Big Ups with DJ Kamui
Hot Peas & Butta’s DJ Kamui talks 45’s, Good diggin’ days, DJ Krush and more Continue Reading
Flea Market Funk 