Flora Purim - Sarara

George Duke produced and featuring Prince's Sheila E, here's Flora Purim's version of the Gilberto Gil song with some great mewing at the end.

Flora Purim - Sarara - Carry On - 1979

Gal Costa - Aquarela Do Brasil

Why don't I have a swimming pool?

Gal Costa - Aquarela Do Brasil - Aquarela Do Brasil - 1984

Gato Barbieri - Vidala Triste

The Argie Cat singing and playing flute rather than his normal rasping sax. With a great line up, including Airto Moreira, M'tume, LLS, John Abercrombie and Stanley Clark, he creates an insidious folk drone.

Gato Barbieri - Vidala Triste - Bolivia - 1973

Sly & The Revolutionaries - White Rum

Locked down with the Trojan Sound (gotta love a box set).

Sly & The Revolutionaries - White Rum - Black Ash Dub - 1980

Lonnie Liston Smith - Beautiful Woman

Some more Donald Smith vocals, as promised, on this up-tempo number from the LLS & the Cosmic Echoes. Great percussion led by Lawrence Killian, but also, I just discovered when reading the liner notes, Doug Hammond.

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes - Beautiful Woman - Cosmic Funk - 1974

Leon Thomas with the Gary Bartz Quintet - Precious Energy

Warmth.

Leon Thomas with the Gary Bartz Quintet - Precious Energy - Precious Energy - 1987

Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul

Idris Muhammad's slick version of the Jimi Hendrix tune featuring Grover Washington Jr. sax and Bob James keys. Nice big brass opening and then in comes that smooth groove that just locks you in.

Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul - Power Of Soul - 1974

B.T. Express - Energy Level

After 3 weeks I'm back, with my connection up and running. Here's B.T. Express gettin' high to celebrate.

B.T. Express - Energy Level - Energy To Burn - 1976

We apologise for this interruption of service

Sorry for the silence - broadband frustrations continue, although I'm assured they will be fixed next week. Plenty of other good stuff around so try out the links on the right and listen to the last.fm playlist if you need a fix.

Shamek Farrah - First Impressions

Just love this. Muzicz for Headz.

Shamek Farrah - First Impressions - First Impressions - 1975

Dedumdum duh der

Two great 'intelligent' techno tunes from 1993. It's the bouncy basslines that do it for me and both of them, to my ears, seem to be based on this Reuben Wilson track.

Bandulu - Revelation - Guidance - 1993
Speedy J - Beam Me Up! - Ginger - 1993
Reuben Wilson - Got To Get Your Own '98 - Organ Donor - 1998

Diblo Dibala

Soukous - the sound of a party in the Congo. Three tracks from Diblo Dibala, with the first from his band Loketo. Infectious feel-good happy music.

Loketo - Kimia Eve - Soukous Trouble - 1990
Diblo Dibala - Etoula - Super Soukous - 1989
Diblo Dibala - Kelele - Super Soukous - 1989

Lafayette Afro Rock Band

A few tracks for you from the Lafayette Afro Rock band - a bunch of Americans from Long Island that recorded mostly in Paris and under a few different names.

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Darkest Light - Malik - 1975

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache - Voodounon / Movin' & Groovin' - 1974

Ice - Racubah - Afro Agban - 1978