Sounds of the 70s strongly recommends

Benitez and Nebula
double album cd : Night life / Essence of life
Vampisoul records


I recently discovered this latin rock/funk/soul project and bought the superb VAMPISOUL re-edition cd.
My advise : if you liked this blog and all the stuff in it, you sure will love this band

the dustygroove review (below) is right : TREMENDOUS albums !!!

2 tremendous 70s albums from Eddie Benitez -- both of them a great mix of jazz, funk, and Latin soul! Eddie's style here is totally great, and very unique -- a laidback approach to the groove that has echoes of the Chicano soul coming out of LA in the early 70s -- but which is often a lot more fluid, and with strongly jazzy overtones on guitar. Most numbers feature great organ or keyboards -- really setting up the flow of the record nicely -- and there's almost a Santana-inspired quality to some of the tracks -- but one that really goes back towards Latin music much more strongly, thanks to lots and lots of heavy congas and percussion! CD version features 19 tracks from both albums -- with titles that include "Nightlife", "Viejo", "We Are The One", "Hey Girl", "Dreams Can Come True", "Love's Way", "Waiting For Your Love", "Anyone", "Essence Of Life", "Latin Thing", "Hermano", and "Nueva Generacion".

This re-issue cd is from the highly respected VAMPISOUL label (spain), that has released a lot of amazing and remastered 70s material

so naturally i will not post it, but rather invite you to get the real cd sound and the superb cd-pack these guys released.

To give you feel of the album and convince you, here is one sample track : Eternal life

cd on sale at:

Vampi soul
Dusty groove
Amazon.com
Ebay..
etc..

Sounds of the 70s presents a new summer compilation
of super hard-to-find out-of-print material :

Frequency 70.4 FM - a radioscopy of 70´s funky airwaves

this is my introduction to summer 2008, a cool mix of various 70s pearls that once were aired on mainstream radios... (these days are far...)

all tracks original reaps from out-of-print cds or lps

1	Teddy Pendergrass	Set Me Free
2	Ray Barretto	Fat Mama
3	Barbara Lynn	Love Ain't Never Hurt Nobody
4	Pérez Prado	Mambo Bump
5	Art Pepper	Mambo De La Pinta
6	Locksmith	blackjack
7	Harlem & 42nd	Deep Sensation
8	Jack Ashford	black jack
9	Roberto Roena	Que Se Sepa
10	Original Tropicana Steel Drum Band	Spanish hustle (Kon 12 edit)
11	Leroy Hutson	Cool Out
12	Brazilian Singers	Esperancas Perdidas
13	So samba	In the mood (B funky edit)

enjoy

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Exclusive soundsofthe70s.blogspot.com
killer latin soul & boogaloo

One of the most amazing label of the 60-70s era was FANIA, the legendary latin label from New York. The story of Fania is the story of Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco, who defined the FANIA touch through from late 60s until late 70s.
To me, the best from FANIA label are the LATIN SOUL and BOOGALOO albums/tracks, and there are a lot! The list would be too long to mention here, but if you are not a record digger FANIA has recently re-issued a few killer compilations that will do the job for you.

my contribution to the revival/re-issue of the FANIA catalog is this great compilation "Our latin thing (vol.1 sampler)" that gather ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED straight from the vibrant 70s Spanish harlem.

Our latin thing (vol.1 sampler)
FANIA ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED

out of print
mp3 320kpbs - promotional use only
all FANIA re-issues available at
Dustygroove.com
Amazon.com
Juno.co.uk
and at all the best record dealers...

1. Bang Bang - Cuba, Joe
2. I Like It Like That - Rodriguez, Pete
3. Boogaloo Sabrosa - Santamaria, Monguito
4. Mercy Mercy Baby - Barretto, Ray
5. Subway Joe - Bataan, Joe
6. Hit The Bongo - Puente, Tito
7. Gotta Do My Number - Averne, Harvey
8. Willie Wopper - Colon, Willie
9. Consolacion - Roena, Roberto Y Su Apollo Sound
10. Change Had Better Come - Dimmond, Mark
11. Soul Makossa - Fania All Stars
12. Quimbara - Cruz, Celia & Johnny Pacheco

download here

I strongly recommend all FANIA re-issues, in particular their amazing compilations and mixes

these "El barrio" compilations will hook you to boogaloo and latin soul for the rest of your days!

People : this Dj Format mix is just awesome. Dj Format is a Hip-Hop Dj, and he draws the best from the Boogaloo and latin beats here, the mixing of tracks give a superb perspective to the tracks, don't miss it !!!

Great mix, more salsa than the others in the same serie


the FANIA LEGENDARY INDEPENDENT LABEL
embodies what music label should all be : uncompromising and faithful to a culture, not commercially driven and decontextualized as most music rubbish now served.





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Sounds of the 70s compilation of the month

This compilation gathers tracks that, as always in my compilations, will try to convince you that the creative burst of the 70s has some times something to do with miracles.

GOD MADE US FUNKY !
an inspired election of 13 stirring grooves for the happy few

unmixed, 256kps - promotional use only - support out-of-print reissues

1	African Music Machine	Camel Time
2	Hampton Hawes	Pink Peaches
3	Letta Mbulu	Where Does It Lead
4	Charles Earland	I Was Made to Love Her
5	Foxy	People Fall in Love
6	Sheila Skipworth	Look what you´ve done to me
7	Pete And Louie	Evil Ways
8	El gran combo	combolu (mrB edit)
9	Ray Barretto	New York Soul
10	Modulo Quatro	Ao Cair da Tarde
11	Trio Samba	Mas que Nada
12	Avan samba	eu sou eu
13	Rosana	Alegria No Ar

ps : note the amazing cover of "Evil ways" in a boogaloo mode, blasting!!!


enjoy and shout your faith in the 70s !