Grant Phabao & Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.4
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2012-09-17

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 & The Ex, Hearts of Darkness, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, J-san & 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 Diabatés 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 & 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 & 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 & Big Mean - Meet Your Maker
(from 'Warrior' album, 2012 / self-released) info/buy
06. Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & 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 - Fülcimpa
(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 & 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 / Légère Recordings) info | buy
17. Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow vs AZ feat. Ghostface Killah & 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 & 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 Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra - Salsa
(from 'Boulevard De L'Independance' album, 2006 / Nonesuch) info | buy
34. Criolo - Bogotá
(from 'Nó 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
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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)

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