Funky Music from Benin (and more!)

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So I do a new "radio show" every week for my friends at Radio Nuclear, but I also post the shows to my website: If It Rotates. This week's show has a bunch of good stuff, most notably some funky tracks from Benin - that infectious King N'gom track that was on that Quantic / Monk One mix, and afro soul from Siagbo Dieudonne Eddie, with the Black Santiagos on back-up! All that and a reggae soul cover of Betty Wright's 'Tonight is the Night', Larry T, Tom Jones, Nicole Willis, and much more!If It Rotates.King N'gom - Viva MarvillasJuan Pablo Torres - Pastel en DescargaRay Barretto - Slo FloFire - Flight to CubaSiagbo Dieudonne Eddie - ToiLarry T and the Family - I'm Moving OnEarth Wind and Fire - Moment of TruthSusan from Sesame Street - The Counting SongNicole Willis - Feeling FreeStevie Wonder - Higher GroundTom Jones - The Lonely OneNicoletta - Le Grand AmourClaudette Miller - Tonight is the Night

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bump!

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Next Show up now! And all over the map, too! Placebo as always bring those amazing jazzy Belgian beats, Jazz Q brings the Czech(oslovakian) groove with their deep track 'The Wizard', we've got Antonio Carlos & Jocafi + Som Imaginario representing Brazil, Grupo Guerra from Venezuela, Bubbha Thomas from Houston, Joe Nedwidek & Phil Faieta representing jazz dance instructor mogul "Luigi", and Bonnie Dobson from Canada! Be sure to listen all the way to the end of this creepy Canadian gem!.

If It Rotates...

Placebo - Temse
Jazz Q - The Wizard
McDonald and Gyles - Tomorrow's People
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi - Tereza Guerreira
Som Imaginario - A3
Eramus Hall - Think Positively
Grupo Guerra 78 - Soul Makossa
Bubbha Thomas and the Lightmen - Country Fried Chicken
Magnum - Composition Seven (Prelude)
Booker T. and the MGs - Melting Pot
Joe Nedwidek & Phil Faieta - Relax Head and Last Stretch
Bonnie Dobson - Winter's Going

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This is the midweek bump...

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This week is H-O-T-T hott! Canada, Poland, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Martinique, Nigeria, Miami... all represented! And a little something from 1958 that I particularly enjoy, and you should too.

That's right, it's more If It Rotates... funky music hour, broadcast world-wide on Radio Nuclear. Check the home page at If It Rotates...

But I should make something clear - don't think that I chose a bunch of songs from different countries just for kicks - it's because these are all kick-ass songs! Have you heard that Marius Cultier yet? DAMN. and Peter King is heavy, heavy, heavy. Really, there's too many songs to describe individually - check this show out!

Ellen McIlwaine - Wings of a Horse
Bemibem - Jajecznica
Mario Castro Neves - Camdomble
Betinho - Saque Saque
Gigliola Cinquetti - Cero en Amor
Syvia Vrethammar - En Laring Pa Varan Gord
Eastwind - Nabbit Juice (Part 1)
Peter King - Freedom Dance
Marius Cultier - Baby Ouah
Andy Williams - The House of Bamboo
Sly and the Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song
Family of Eve - I Want to be Loved By You
D-Train - Keep On
Shalamar - Right In the Socket
Chain Reaction - Dance Freak

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Might as well keep this thread alive... first show for 2007 is up, and it's my tribute to the Godfather, and his funky music that means so much to me. There's JB stuff, soul sisters, and cover songs from the Boogaloo Combo, Mongo Santamaria, and Jamaica's (by way of Canada) Willie Dickson and the Playboys. Dope stuff. RIP JB. Tune in here.

James Brown - Mind Power
James Brown - Funky President
Lyn Collins - Think
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
James Brown - Get Up Get Into It Get Involved Part 1
Boogaloo Combo - Hot Pants Road
Maceo and the Macks - Soul Power 74
Dee Felice Trio - There Was a Time
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk Popcorn
James Brown - Make It Good To Yourself
Marva Whitney - Things Got to Get Better
Mongo Santamaria - Cold Sweat
Willie Dickson and the Playboys - Licking Stick
James Brown - Lowdown Popcorn

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Up for this week: Egypt's Saleh Rageb, Sweden's Lill Lindfors, Raphael Cortijo, RD Burman, Larry T... on and on and on! If It Rotates...

Salah Rageb - Neveen
Lill Lindfors - Hor Min Samba
Doris Monteiro - Eu Quero eu quero eu quero
Chackachas - Un Rayo de Sol
Cortijo & His Time Machine - La Verdad
The Village Callers - Evil Ways
Richard Groove Holmes and Ernie Watts - Evil Ways
Claude Denjean - Venus
RD Burman - Chand Mera Dil
Roy Ayres - Red Black and Green
Larry T and the Family - Where Does the Answer Lie
Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army

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err... bump?

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Mondays mean a new show! And some modern sounds in this one, too, which is a bit of a rarity for me... we got the last DJ DAY release to get excited about his new one, Ocote Soul Sounds, that awesome version of Planet Rock that just came out on Melting Pot, Nomo, the latest Lotus Land reissues, and lots more! Check it out at: If It Rotates...

War - Galaxy
The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations
DJ Day - Gone Bad
Hawkeye - Still Jivin'
Dynamo Porductions - Get It Together (Fort Knox Five Remix)
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - Tamarindo
Nomo - Nutones
Breakout - Planet Rock (Part 1)
Pleasure Web - Music Man (Part 2)
Family of Eve - Please Be Truthful
Ramsey & Company - Love Call
Leon Thomas - Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)

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And we're up for a new show! This week I've got real solid swinging jazz that proves that you could be funky in 1957... also Baden Powell, the Quartette Tres Bien, Library sounds, and much more! Every week at If It Rotates!

Baden Powell - Blues a volonte
Astrud Gilberto - Take It Easy My Brother Charlie
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Cubano Chant
Quartette Tres Bien - Boss Tres Bien
Rimona Francis - Bulgarian Beans
Fred Berlipp Band - Crime In Beat
Janko Nilovic - Crazy Enterprise
Sven Libaek - Misty Canyon
Alice Clark - The Charms of the Arms of Love
Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto
Joe Henderson Featuring Alice Coltrane - Earth

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Keepin' on... No theme this week, just good music. Some funk, some soul, some latin, some reggae-funk, some classics... something in here for everyone. Check that Moon People track to see where 'Ain't No Other Man' came from, let the Voices of East Harlem give you a gospel pick-up, and listen to Darondo discuss some more earthly pleasures... all this plus War, Jorge Ben, Barbara Acklin and the Mohawks! Enjoy.

Listen to Show #34 at If It Rotates....

The Aztecs - Damelo Baby
The Moon People - Happy Soul
War - The Cisco Kid
Jorge Ben - Xica da Silva
Jackie Mittoo - Frangipani
Barbara Acklin - Am I the Same Girl
Sebastian Williams - Get Your Point Over
Mauri Bailey - Soul Pop
Patrizia & Jimmy - Trust Your Child (Part 1)
The Voices of East Harlem - No, No, No
Darondo - Legs
The Harmonettes - Can't Go Halfway
Zap Pow - Soul Revival
Johnny Talbot - Pickin Cotton
The Mohawks - Senior Thump
Asha Puthli - Right Down Here