Bop or Not Session #13 For Radio RAPTZ ~ Boogie by Night

The Be Hard Bop's show #13 for Parisian webradio RAPTZ, including Boogie & Samba Funk from Brazil to US featuring Kool & The Gang, Banda Black Rio, Jorge Ben, Cortex, Sound President Odion Iruoje, Plunky & The Oneness Of Juju, The Magic Disco Machine and many more... Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop for Radio Raptz

TRACKLiST : Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging - Cristina Camargo - Moral Tem Hora - Tim Maia - Do Leme Ao Pontal - Miss Lene - Sinal De Desejo - Ambolley - Simigwa - Banda Uniao Black - Black Rio - Banda Black Rio - Chega Mais - Jorge Ben - Taj Mahal - Robert Charlebois - Je Rêve A Rio - Frank Gérard - Comme Une Samba - Cortex - L'enfant Samba - Emma Baloka - Funky Down - Brenda - Natureza Viva - Sound President Odion Iruoje - Alhaja And Obiageri - Plunky & The Oneness Of Juju - Every Way But Loose - Kyohei Tsutsumi And His 585Band - Hit Machine - The Magic Disco Machine - (I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You

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Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Ambolley

Year : 2019/1982
Label : Mr Bongo/Wea International
Genre : Soul,
Style : Funk/Soul, Afro Funk, Highlife

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Ghana, contributor of the fusion between Funk, Jazz and High-Life music. Influenced by his countryfellow and master Ebo Taylor, he released his debut solo album "Simigwa" in 1975, a afro-funk album to the tropical flavour that will give him the nickname of the "James Brown" of Ghana. "Ambolley" adds a boogie-disco touch including Caribbean and Soul music elements, performed with the backing band "Obsidia", an Afro-Caribbean collective based in London since 1969. It features Daku Potato (ds, congas), Emmanuel Rentzos (ep), Teddy Osei (fl), Kari Bannerman (eg), plus additional musicians whose indian musician Pandit Dinesh on tabla and George 'Lee' Larnyoh, saxophonist for "Toots & The Maytals". Titles include dancefloor bomb "It's Highlife", calypso funk "Cut Your Coat" & "Frafranta", reggae rocker variation of his song "Adwoa" from his first album, a catchy instrumental of percussion "Simigwa", the soulful songs "Walking Down The Street" and "Cause I Love You".

Marcos Valle - Vontade De Rever Você

Year : 2017/1981
Label : ViNiLiSSSiMO/Som Livre
Genre : Latin Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Boogie Funk, MPB

Recorded at the end of the disco era and during the smooth jazz climax, "Vontade De Rever Você" is the first Marcos Valle's album released after his Californian stay to escape to the Brazilian censorship between 1975-1980. Marcos brought back with him the north american "sound" including boogie-funk and disco music to take a new artistic direction, recruiting R&B songwriter Leon Ware, one Marvin Gaye's collaborator. Other talented musicians surround him, such as the founder members of american jazz-funk collective "Chicago" (Peter Cetera, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow), and a Brazilian stellars crew with saxophonist Oberdan & bassist Jamil Joanes from Banda Black Rio, jazz percussionist Airto Moreira, Robson Jorge on guitar, José Roberto Bertrami from Azymuth on keyboards and accordionist Sivuca. Titles include "Paraiba Nao E Chicago" (his own variation on the Leon Ware's "Baby Don't Stop Me"), "Garimpando", the disco-funk gem cut for the dancefloor "Velhos Surfistas Querendo Voar", the samba interlude "Campina Grande", the sublime latin pop ballad "Sei La" and an up-tempo song "Pecados De Amor", originally composed for Cristina Camargo and previously released as "Mortal Tem Hora" in 1980.

Various - Brand New Wayo : Funk, Fast Times And Nigerian Boogie Badness

Year : 2011
Label : Comb & Razor Sound
Genre : Soul, Disco
Style : Funk/Soul, Boogie

"A Brand New Wayo" brings togheter fifteen songs recorded during the post-afrobeat era, when the nigerian disco explosion occured from the late seventies to the early eighties. The evolution of nigerian society, the end of dictatorship and the short democratic period that followed, gave birth to a freedom artistic which contributed to the developpement of some creative emulation from nigerian producers & musicians. Selected by Uchenna Ikonne for his label "Comb & Razor Sound", all the songs fit into a own musical genre, called the ''Nigerian Boogie'', based on modern dance groove, served by the bass beat of disco funk and connected to the afro spirit (check below "Boys And Girls" ). Titles include songs from Mixed Grill, Murphy Williams, Joe Moks, Bayo Damazio, Martha Ulaeto...

DISC 1 : Mixed Grill - A Brand New Wayo / Kris Okotie - Show Me Your Backside / Murphy Williams - Get On Up / Joe Moks - Boys And Girls / Amas - Slow Down / Oby Onyioha - I Want To Feel Your Love / Dizzy K. Falola - Excuse Me Baby / Chris Mba - Funky Situation 

DISC 2 : Bayo Damazio - Listen To The Music / Martha Ulaeto - Music Alone / Segun Robert - Big Race / Amel Addmore - Jane / Honey Machine - Pleasure / The Stormmers - Love Or Money Emma Baloka - Let's Love Each Other 

Kool & The Gang - Light Of Worlds

Year : 1974
Label : De-Lite
Genre : Soul
Style : Jazz Funk, Boogie Funk

"Light Of Worlds" keeps Kool & The Gang on the success road started with "Wild & Peaceful" in 1973. The fifth album of the band featuring the Pazant Brothers, includes the highlight song "Summer Madness". This song is a popular raw material for Hip-Hop samples from Gang Starr or Pete Rock &amp CL Smooth to Snoop Dogg. Titles include Boogie-Funk (Rhyme-Tyme People, Light Of The Worlds, Higher Plane), Jazz Funk (Street Corners Symphony) and pure R'N'B songs (Fruitman, Whiting H. & G, You Don't Have To Change).

MUSICIANS : Robert 'Kool' Bell - bass - Khalis Bayyan - tenor saxophone - Claydes E. X. Smith - guitar - Rick West - keyboards - Dennis 'D.T.' Thomas - alto saxophone - Robert 'Spike' Mickens - trumpet, flugelhorn - George 'Funky' Brown - drums - Alvin Pazant - trumpet - Eddie Pazant - oboe, alto saxophone

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Kool & The Gang - Spirit Of The Boogie

Year : 1975
Label : De-Lite
Genre : Soul
Style : Jazz Funk, Boogie Funk

The quintessence of groove by the forerunners of Boogie-Funk at their climax featuring Don Boyce, in the same way as their two previous albums. "Spirit Of The Boogie" can be seen as the third side of "Wild & Peaceful" including variations on "Let The Music Take Your Mind" (Ride The Rhythm), "Jungle Boogie" ("Jungle Jazz" where flute and trumpet replaced Don Boyce) and "Summer Madness" (Winter Sadness). The band welcomes some newcomers Amir Bayyan (credited as Kevin Bell), Ota Nash and backing vocals group "Something Sweet". Titles include also "Spirit Of The Boogie" feat. the deep tone from the Don Boyce's voice, the love ballad "Sunshine And Love", "Mother Earth" feat. Something Sweet and "Carribean Festival" to the african expressions.

MUSICIANS : Kool Bell - bass, vocals - Claydes Smith & Kevin Bell - guitar - Ronald Bell - piano, synthesizer, clavinet, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion - Rick West - clavinet, moog, vocals - George Brown - drums, percussion, vocals - Dennis Thomas - alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals - Robert Spike Mickens - trumpet, percussion, vocals - Ota Nash - trombone, vocals - Don Boyce - vocal

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Kool & The Gang - Wild And Peaceful

Year : 1973
Label : De-Lite
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, Boogie Funk

"Wild And Peaceful" is the fourth studio album released by Kool & The Gang, one of the greatest Boogie-Funk album record produced in the seventies, including the iconic "Jungle Boogie" (selected for the Pulp Fiction's soundtrack) featuring the Boogie Man, Don Boyce. The album of the breakthrough which was their first commercial success introducing their new sound direction. Titles include killer hits "Funky Stuff/More Funky Stuff", "Hollywood Swinging", the jazzy tunes "Heaven At Once" & "Wild And Peaceful". All tracks produced, composed & arranged by Kool & The Gang.

MUSICIANS : Kool Bell - bass, vocals - Clay Smith - guitar - Rick West - electric piano, vocals - Dee Tee Thomas - alto saxophone, flute, congas, vocals - Ronald Bell - tenor & soprano saxophone, vocals - Spike Mickens - trumpet, vocals - Funky George Brown - drums & percussion, vocals - Don Boyce - vocal

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