Paris DJs Soundsystem - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol4

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.4 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2012-09-19 This 4th volume of Paris DJs' Spectacular series assembles once again new cool afro grooves from the international scene, with tracks coming from all over the place: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Congo, Denmark, Ehtiopia, France, Ghana, Hungary, Mali, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK, and, of course, lots of band from the USA where the Afro fever has now risen to new heights after the success of the Fela musical. Djouls has been digging once again for months, carefully selecting the best tracks from all the new and not so new bands out there playing African groovy music, including this time Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra, Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, Analogik, Antibalas, Brownout, Debo Band, Ebo Taylor, Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex, Hearts of Darkness, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, J-san and Big Mean, Jungle By Night, King Porter Stomp, KonKoma, Kwame Afrovibes, London Afrobeat Collective, Ocote Soul Sounds, Orgone, Papa Chango, Piper Street Sound and Dialect Trio, Samuel Yirga, Staff Benda Bilili, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, The Qualitons, The Souljazz Orchestra, The Sway Machinery featuring Khaira Arby, Toumani Diabates Symmetric Orchestra and Underground System Afrobeat. Add to that selection some very cool Afro tracks from Latin, Funk or Pop artists such as Brownout, Combo de la Musica, Connie Price and The Keystones, Criolo, Damn!, King Porter Stomp, Orgone, Rubblebucket and The Impellers, give it to Grant Phabao to masterfully mix the whole thing down, and you have nearly 3 new hours of 21st century Afro music to trip out, chill on or dance to! Still available : Vol.0, Vol.1, Vol.2 and Vol.3. Tracklisting : 01. Ocote Soul Sounds - Primavera (from 'Taurus' album, 2011 / ESL Music) info | buy 02. Orgone - Shopping Spree (from 'Killion Vaults' album, 2010 / Ubiquity) info | buy 03. Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra - Hip Hop Definition (from 'Last Odyssey' album, 2012 / Ubiquity) info | buy 04. Samuel Yirga - Abet Abet (from 'Hagere' album, 2011 / Real World) info | buy 05. J-san and Big Mean - Meet Your Maker (from 'Warrior' album, 2012 / self-released) info/buy 06. Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex and Friends - Ambassel (from 'Y'Anbessaw Tezeta' album, 2012 / Terp) info/buy 07. Analogik - Lantchi (from 'New Seeland' album, 2012 / Jenka Music) info | buy 08. Imperial Tiger Orchestra - Lale Lale (from 'Lale Lale' single, 2010 / B-Soul Records) info | buy 09. The Qualitons - Fulcimpa (from 'Rolling The Bones' 7 inch, 2012 / Tramp) info | buy 10. Debo Band - Tenesh Kelbe Lay (from 'Debo Band' album, 2012 / Sub Pop) info | buy 11. Connie Price and The Keystones - Double Dutch (from 'Wildflowers' album, 2004 / Now-Again) info | buy 12. Papa Chango - The Mantis (from 'The Matador' album, 2012 / General Film Music) info | buy 13. Brownout - Rub A Dub (from 'Oozy' album, 2012 / Nat Geo Music) info | buy 14. Alma Afrobeat Ensemble - The Fight Is In The Streets (DJ Floro and Oscar Martos Mix) (from 'Toubab Re-Souled' album, 2012 / self-released) info | buy 15. Orgone - Cali Fever (from 'Cali Fever' album, 2010 / Ubiquity) info | buy 16. The Impellers - Pon Lo Afuera (from 'This Is Not A Drill' album, 2012 / Legere Recordings) info | buy 17. Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow vs AZ feat. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon - New York (Ghostfunk Mashup) (from 'Ghostfunk' album, 2011 / self-released) info 18. The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra - Future Africa (from 'Do Anything Go Anywhere' album, 2010 / self-released) info | buy 19. King Porter Stomp - Mama Needs A Hand (from 'Shuffle' album, 2012 / Comm:unitysounds) info | buy 20. Kwame Afrovibes - Let's Go (from 'Let's Go' album, 2012 / self-released) info 21. Hearts of Darkness - Come Forward (from 'Shelf Life' album, 2012 / Shipshape Music) info/buy 22. Damn! - African-Scanian Music Continuum Rerouted (from 'Youth Style' album, 2004 / Raw Fusion) info | buy 23. Antibalas - The Ratcatcher (from 'Antibalas' album, 2012 / Daptone) info | buy 24. Piper Street Sound and Dialect Trio - Detroit (from 'Dialectical Immaterialism' album, 2012 / self-released) info | buy 25. Jungle By Night - Cyclin' (from 'Hidden' album, 2012 / Kindred Spirits) info | buy 26. Underground System Afrobeat - B.O.B. (from 'The B.O.B. EP (Bootyshake Outbreak)' single, 2012 / self-released) info | buy 27. The Souljazz Orchestra - Serve and Protect (from 'Solidarity' album, 2012 / Strut) info | buy 28. London Afrobeat Collective - Occupy (from 'Occupy' single, 2012 / self-released) info | buy 29. Rubblebucket - Bikes (from 'Rubblebucket' album, 2009 / self-released) info | buy 30. Combo de la Musica - Angola (from 'Why EP', 2012 / Mr Keif Records) info | buy 31. KonKoma - Handkerchief (from 'KonKoma' album, 2012 / Soundway) info | buy 32. The Sway Machinery featuring Khaira Arby - Gawad Teriamou (from 'Gawad Teriamou' 7 inch, 2011 / Electric Cowbell) info | buy 33. Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Salsa (from 'Boulevard De L'Independance' album, 2006 / Nonesuch) info | buy 34. Criolo - Bogota (from 'No na Orelha' album, 2011 / Sterns Brazil) info 35. Staff Benda Bilili - Osali Mabe (from 'Bouger le Monde' album, 2012 / Crammed Discs) info | buy 36. Ebo Taylor - Abonsam (from 'Appia Kwa Bridge' album, 2012 / Strut) info | buy Total time : 3h All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog Credits : Selected by Grant Phabao and Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com) Mix and audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com) Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) Links : Paris DJs : parisdjs.com | bandcamp | facebook | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube