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I’ve put a mix together that breaks down the genre barrier and connects music from, in this case, 8 countries from 4 different continents. ‘Connecting Flight’ mixes together funk, salsa, bossa funk, brazilian & ska tunes from countries such as Germany, Panama, Nigeria and St. Lucia in a way that, hopefully, you don’t even realize that you’ve just travelled through 4 continents in just under 50 minutes. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as I had making it.

A BIG shout out to DJ Double K of Parkdale Funk who has kindly offered to post the ‘Connecting Flight’ mix as Part 1 of his ‘Toronto Funk Series’ and to give me the opportunity to share some music with his readers. If you haven’t already, make sure you go and check out his wicked website with enough podcasts to keep you busy til next year. The man knows his funk & Soul, and better yet…he’s willing to share it.

Tracklist:

Mike James Kirkland – Hang on in There (Bryan, USA)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – I Been Born Again (Truth & Soul, USA)
Dubben – Funky Duck pt. 1 (GAMM, Germany)
Los Silvertones – El Baile De La Arana (Soundway, Panama)
Coke – Na Na (Sound Triangle, USA)
Orquesta International – Mucho Control (Mavi, USA)
The Funkees – Now I’m a Man (EMI, Nigeria)
Boo and the Tru-Tones – Let Me Get Stoned (TREX, St. Lucia)
Matata – I Feel Funky (Makossa, UK/Kenya)
Tonistics – Holding On (Kingdom Productions, Israel)
The Soul Shakers – You Ain’t My Brother (Amark, USA)
Baba Brooks & His Proceeding Band – 1st Session (Gay Feet, Jamaica)
Tommy McCook & the Skatalites – Sauvitt (Studio One, Jamaica)

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Tracklist

Jimmy James Thomas – I Can’t Dance (Cinn-Sound)
Les Parson – Music Turns Me On (Monmore)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons – Fever (DeLuxe)
Betty Harris – Ride Your Pony (Charly)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons – See And Don’t See (DeLux)
Marry Jane Hooper – I’ve Got Reason (Power-Pac)
Harlem Meat Company – I Don’t Know Why (Cash)
Ernie Hines – Our Generation (We Produce)
Stormy – The Devastator (Twinight)
Inell Young – What Do You See In Her (Libra)
Betty Lavette – Ticket To The Moon (Karen)
Cyril Neville – Gossip (Josie)
Joe Frazier – Gonna Spend My Life (Capitol)
Charles Mintz – Give A Man A Break (Up Look)
Marvin Holmes & The Uptights – Ooh Ooh The Dragon (Uni)
Michael Kirkland – The Prophet (Zay)
Exquisites – Stick Out Your Foot And Dance (Crow)
Malcolm’s Lock – Get Up Stand Up (Old Town)
Pearl Dowell – Good Thing (Saadia)
King Ernest & Yvonne Jone – Strangers In The Night (OR)
Lee Moses – Reach Out, I’ll Be There (Musicore)
James Brown – Shhhhhhhh (For A Little While)