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Le Garage, Mama Feel Good Collective and Brand New Second Hand present the 2nd installment of COMMON PEOPLE, unifying folks under a common theme of music with soul and a love of the groove. If you missed the last party we were 200 people strong getting down to phat funky sounds til the wee hours of the morning. Soul of Sydney block party DJ’s CMAN & JUZZLIKEDAT will once again combine with DJ TOM ONE (known for specializing in the deeper side of music with soul) for a night of tunes covering the full spectrum of Afro inspired sounds. From Dancefloor Jazz to Hip Hop, House, Funk, Afro Latin Grooves + everything in between.
9pm till late – $5 door donation.
++ $5 beer & champers for everyone – See you on the dance floor!
COMMON PEOPLE – Saturday 27th April TATLER – 169 Darlinghurst Rd (opp. Coke sign) Darlinghurst.
Le Garage, Mama Feel Good Collective and Brand New Second Hand present the 2nd instalment of COMMON PEOPLE, unifying folks under a common theme of music with soul and a love of the groove. If you missed the last party we were 200 people strong getting down to phat funky sounds til the wee hours of the morning.
Soul of Sydney block party DJ’s CMAN & JUZZLIKEDAT will once again combine with DJ TOM ONE (known for specializing in the deeper side of music with soul) for a night of tunes covering the full spectrum of Afro inspired sounds. From Dancefloor Jazz to Hip Hop, House, Funk, Afro Latin Grooves + everything in between.
9pm till late – $5 door donation.
++ $5 beer & champers for everyone – See you on the dance floor!
COMMON PEOPLE – Saturday 27th April TATLER – 169 Darlinghurst Rd (opp. Coke sign) Darlinghurst.
Fresh off supporting Oddisee in Canberra last week SPECIAL GUEST DJ JAYO (CANBERRA) joins the SUNDAY SESSIONS crew this Easter Sunday for a special long weekend edition of funky tunes and good time vibes.
JAYO joins resident DJs CMAN, MAKOTO & CARATGOLD who’ll be servin’ it up all day and night from 3pm till 11pm. All things are set for a festive afternoon and evening with good weather on the cards and a public holiday tomorrow means we can all get up late!!
Special $5 Beer and Wine + $10 Cocktail drink specials all day………+ FREE BBQ AND SALADS AT 5PM.
Sunday Sessions at Martini Cafe is a weekly gig brought to you by MAMA FEEL GOOD FUNK COLLECTIVE and our good friends at SOUL OF SYDNEY for your fix of the best hip hop, funk, soul and related music.
This Sunday 17th of March at Martini Bar we’re proud to announce the DJ debut of ANA MERCEDES (3pm) who’ll be joining resident DJs JUZZLIKEDAT, MAKOTO, CMAN dropping some cooled out Sunday grooves, feel-good hip hop, flying funk, 90′s R&B and a healthy dose of 60′s & 70′s soul. Plus a twist and a shake of some summer time bossa and reggae flavas.
3pm till 11pm. Special $5 Beer and Wine + $10 Cocktail drink specials all day………+ FREE BBQ AND SALADS AT 5PM.
Our special guest DJ ANA MERCEDES makes her debut today and is a long time enthusiast of quality soul, hip hop, r&b, and orginal hip hop samples.
Sunday Sessions at Martini Cafe is a weekly gig brought to you by MAMA FEEL GOOD FUNK COLLECTIVE and supported by SOUL OF SYDNEY for your fix of the best funk, soul , hip hop and related music.
Tomorrow night ya’ll! Brand New Second Hand , Le Garage and Mama Feel Good Collective present a special one off party: COMMON PEOPLE, unifying folks under the common theme of music with soul, and a love of the groove.
Soul of Sydney resident block party DJ’s CMAN & JUZZLIKEDAT combine together with DJ TOM ONE (known for specializing in the deeper side of music with soul); for a night of tunes covering the full spectrum of Afro inspired sounds. From Dancefloor Jazz to Hip Hop, House, Funk, Afro Latin Grooves + everything in between.
++ $5 Beer & Champers to get you rosy…. See you on the dance floor!
9pm till late – $5 door donation COMMON PEOPLE – Friday 15th March TATLER – 169 Darlinghurst Rd (opp. Kings Cross Coke sign), Darlinghurst.
Le Garage, Mama Feel Good Collective and Brand New Second Hand present COMMON PEOPLE. A party unifying good folks under a common theme – music with soul and a love of the groove.
DJ’s Cman + Tom One + Juzzlikedat deliver a night of tunes covering the full spectrum of Afro inspired sounds. From Dancefloor Jazz to Hip Hop & House, and Afro Latin Grooves plus everything in between
Get on up to git down…. Let’s cut up some rug!
COMMON PEOPLE – Friday 15th March @ TATLER - 10pm till late – $5 door donation
‘Live For The Moment’ is the debut album from Random Soul, the Australian house duo of Yogi & Husky. The duo have made a big impression in recent years with releases for labels including Strictly Rhythm, Bargrooves, Salted and Large. The album, released on their own label, Random Soul Recordings, presents an effortless journey through 15 tracks that cement their position amongst the most established names in Deep and Soulful House circles, while also showcasing their talent in creating Soul, Jazz and Funk gems.
‘Live For The Moment’ incorporates everything from floating vocals and laid-back soulful grooves riddled with live instrumentation, through to bumping, funky club tracks. The album also highlights their talent as songwriters with a string of captivating vocals featuring strong hooks, often performed by Yogi. Six vocal collaborators include well-known West Coast USA artists Chuck Love and Joshua Heath, as well as Natalie Conway, Kristen Pearson, Kyla Sexton and Louis Hale. All are close friends of Yogi & Husky, and the chemistry of the relationships shines through: “Working with friends always makes the job seem more fun too, so doing tracks with people like Joshua Heath and Chuck Love, usually meant more jokes and laughing than ‘work’ per say. We enjoy getting other people in the studio as it creates such a different dynamic”
Listening to these collaborations and the album in full, it’s clear to hear where many of Random Soul’s influences lie, with the house sounds of Miguel Migs, Joey Negro, Grant Nelson and Groove Armada providing a strong focus, alongside funk and soul artists such as Rae & Christian and Smoove & Turrell.
Since 2005, Sydney-based Yogi & Husky have become two of the city’s most well known DJ/Producer exports. Combining their production skills, varied musical talents and their mutual love of Soul, Jazz, Funk, Motown, Disco and everything in-between, they have brought the Random Soul sound alive in clubs, bars and festivals around the world, and delivered hit after hit in house music circles. Their distinct studio sound is typified by Yogi’s keyboards and vocals, and Husky’s jumping bass-lines and driving drums – a sound that has given them a worldwide following and seen them command on-going positions at the top of download store sales charts, while picking up countless licenses of their music to international compilation series’.
The first single taken from the album is ‘Mysterious’ and will feature a Richard Earnshaw remix to be released late January February 2013.
Get your funk, hip hop and music fix every Sunday at Martini Bar. This week resident DJs CMAN & MAKOTO will be joined by special guest selecta supreme, DJ REL MEISTER. REL has been known to rock out crowds at Ching-a-Lings and Cafe Lounge over the years with his impeccable taste and diversity in music from Soul to Hip Hop, Funk to Jazz, R&B to Disco and everything in between.
** FREE BBQ @ 5PM with DRINK SPECIALS all day ** $5 Coronas ** $5 Pinot Grigios ** $10 Cocktails
DJS (3PM TILL 10PM) REL MEISTER MAKOTO CMAN
Come hang and kick it with all the good folks at Martini Cafe this Sunday, or any Sunday. SUNDAY SESSIONS is a weekly gig brought to you by MAMA-FEEL GOOD FUNK COLLECTIVE & SOUL OF SYDNEY for your fix of the best hip hop, funk, soul and everything else that sounds good.
DJS ON WEEEKLY ROTATION INCLUDE: SAYWHUT?!, MAKOTO, CARATGOLD, CMAN, MIGHTY MO, JUZZLIKEDAT plus SPECIAL GUESTS each week.
FREE ENTRY – SUNDAY SESSIONS – 3PM TO 10PM -NO BULLSHIT JUST GOOD TIMES, GOOD VIBES, AND GOOD PEOPLE. COME MINGLE.
Newly opened Tonka Bar is hosting STRUTTIN’ a special Friday night dedicated to Soul, Funk, Grooves and more on the top floor gallery bar at the old Ruby Rabbit on Oxford St.
THIS FRIDAY PLAYS HOST TO LOCAL DYNAMIC DJs CMAN & JUZZLIKEDAT, BRINGING THE FUNK THAT MAKES YOU MOVE AND GROOVE. ALL NIGHT LONG.
This is an amazing multi level space which has been completely renovated and funked up, located in the heart of Oxford St (1 minute from Taylor Square)With an impressive showing last week featuring Jorge Montiel (UK) – this week DJs Jon McCulloch and Peter Glass are joined by Sydney’s 1-2 funky punch DJ Cman & Juzzlikedat dropping the heat n bangin’ beats from 9pm til 3am.
CMAN (Good, Good Music, Sunday Sessions)
Resident Block Party floor filler (and chiller) DJ CMAN (Craig Tarik Wilson) puts the F.U.N.K. into whatever you be doin’ on the dancefloor, with residencies all over Sydney including the Soul of Sydney parties, Good Good Music and Sunday Sessions. Always on the funky afro latin soul tip, brother be holdin’ it and dishin’ it!
JUZZLIKEDAT (Good, Good Music, Le Garage)
As a DJ represented by Soul of Sydney, and involved with the Mama Feel Good Funk Collective, Samir Samaali dedicates his Le Garage space to music, art and fashion lovers. Le Garage crosses over as a records store, hair salon and accessories retailer as well as art gallery (and occasionally turning into a music lounge too). With a funk, hip hop & soul sensibility second to none, Juzzlikedat will keep you noddin’ with agreement that yeah, yo, it should be just like that…s’il vous plaît!
PETER GLASS (Soulshaker DJs)
Mr. Glass fuses the best of soul, jazz, funk and rare grooves with a connoisseur’s ear and passion that has helped build a reputation as a Sydney authority Dee-Jay. He spearheaded Sydney’s rare groove and funk revival in the early 90’s that took it from the warehouse scene and returned it to the nightclub dance floors.
DJ JöN (The Vinyl Frontier)
Avid collector of funk, soul, boogie, latin, afro & rare groove, Jön hosts the Vinyl Frontier radio show on Eastside FM.
SOUL OF SYDNEY BLOCKPARTY: THE CAR-PARK THROW DOWN on THIS Sunday FEB 10 from 12pm.
Look out for information on our Feb edition of our secret Sunday Block Parties, with Soul of Sydney DJ’s & friends throwing down the goodness in a dope new open oasis with a view this Sunday from 12pm. (or a back up indoor spot if it rains)
PLEASE NOTE: OUR LAST TWO EVENTS HAVE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT, VENUE INFO STRICTLY VIA EMAIL RSVP. If your keen to come in a dope personal space RSVP soulofsydney@gmail.com for info.
INFO/RSVP: (email soulofsydney@gmail.com for details)
Part of a 4+ hour Disco & Early House lesson we were lucky enough to be part of in April 2012. Legendary NYC Disco Producer, Remixer & DJ John Morales played a very special Sunday afternoon ‘Spirit of House’ Set in April, Hosted by Our House Sydney & Soul of Sydney. (SEE BELOW FOR TRACK LISTING)
SPIRIT OF HOUSE SECRET BLOCK PARTY – JAN 27 (AUSTRALIA DAY SPECIAL)
For everyone who is asking what we play at SPIRIT OF HOUSE:
STRICTLY NEW YORK DISCO, GARAGE, FUNK & EARLY HOUSE VIBES INSPIRED BY The DJ’s, Producers & Clubs who have helped shape House music over the last three decades; Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, Glenn Underground, John Morales, Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent, Joey Negro, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit, Kenny Dixon Jr, Theo Parrish, Norman Jay, Lil Louis Masters At Work The Warehouse, Zanzibar, The Musik Box & The Paradise Garage.
- This is a very special limited capacity (150 people) ticketed event
- Our last event completely sold out & we had to turn back 100+ people
- Venue details will only be released to ticket holders
- There will be NO DOOR SALES or Guest-list if we sell out again.
-Feel free to email us at soulofsydney@gmail.com if any questions etc
- we are doing this strictly for the LOVE of good music & amazing people, please feel free to spread the word to any of our friends who you think might dig the idea, thanks again.
TRACK LIST:
Now That We Found Love (John Morales Mix)
By Third World
1 Runaway Love
By Linda Crawford
2 Was That All It Was?
By Jean Carn
3 I’Ll Be Your Pleasure
By Esther Williams
4 “I Hear Music In The Streets”
By Unlimited Touch
5 Mainline
By Black Ivory
6 Can You Handle It
By Sharon Redd
7 Unknown
By Unknown
8 Dancer
By Gino Soccio
9 You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
By B.T. (Brenda Taylor)
10 You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
By The Jones Girls
11 Never Gonna Give You Up
By Barry White
12 Unknown
By Unknown
13 Let’s Do It
By Convertion
14 Unknown
By Unknown
15 All Over Your Face (John Morales Mix)
By Ronnie Dyson
16 Love Is The Message
By Mfsb
17 Boogie Wonderland
By Earth, Wind & Fire
18 Stomp
By The Brothers Jonson
19 Relight My Fire
By Dan Hartman
20 Love Sensation
By Loleatta Holloway
21 Unknown
By Unknown
22 Is It All Over My Face
By Loose Joints
23 We Got The Funk
By Positive Force
24 Spank
By Jimmy Bo Home
25 Let No Man Put Us Asunder
By First Choice
26 Over & Over
By Sylvester
27 Lets Groove
By Archie Bell & The Drells
28 Runaway Love (Remix)
By Linda Crawford
29 Sunshine Remix
By Rockers Revenge
30 Anther Star
By Stevie Wonder
31 See You When You Get There
By Lou Rawls
32 The Boss (John Morales Mix)
By Dianna Ross
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Sydney Festival and Funkdafied audiences will witness for the first time ever, the compelling and rare musical ingenuity from members of the legendary and award-winning Kashmere Stage Band – the all funk big band survivors of the late 1960’s United States Big Band competition. Eleven original members of the thirty-something Kashmere Stage Band will take to the stage as part of Sydney Festival 2013, alongside shows in Brisbane and Melbourne.
At a time when citizens took to the streets in unison with clenched fists held high as a powerful symbol of unification and resistance, racial segregation and political uncertainty compounded civil unrest, consequently reducing America to its knees.
One band stood to overcome the violence that permeated an entire nation, uniting a community together, breaking the profound racial tension through the power of Funk music!
In 1967, Texan music teacher Conrad O. Johnson formed a band with his all African American high school students at Kashmere High School called the Kashmere Stage Band. Competing in the fiercely competitive, conservative and almost entirely white national High School Stage Band Competitions, the Kashmere Stage Band exceled beyond expectations.
The Kashmere Stage Band
Johnson and his big band broke down racial barriers and challenged the status quo with their elaborate funk arrangements. He also changed the band’s look, encouraging them to embrace their own inimitable style by introducing an unprecedented element of showmanship; with each section choreographing slick moves with their instruments.
Amassing multiple awards around the nation, they went on to perform in Europe and Japan upon invitation. Reigning as the untouchable champions of the Big Band prestigious competition for years, Johnson not only changed the lives of hundreds of students, he instilled racial pride, faith and inner strength at a time when such values seemed a distant fable. Ultimately, his teaching methods went on to impact an entire education system, valuing and placing importance on the arts. His rigorous and heart-felt teaching methods were later espoused by the US education system, and to this day, continues to make an impact upon the lives of many students.
The band’s recordings have been collected by crate-diggers, feted (and sampled) by luminaries like DJ Shadow, and reissued by respected record label Stones Throw Records. All members of Kashmere Stage Band are aged in their 50’s, proving that music can not only serve as a powerful tool for education and change, but transcends age, race and gender.
What happens next proves to be historic!
For Sydney siders, Sydney Festival’s Paradiso at Town Hall and Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Kashmere Stage Band live performance is preceded by a screening of the fascinating documentary about them entitled Thunder Soul, narrated by Jamie Foxx. This is inspiring documentary details the history of the band and them coming together again for a special performance 30 years later. It is a truly inspirational documentary that details the legacy of both the Kashmere Stage Band and their legendary teacher Conrad ‘Prof’ Johnson.
NATIONAL TOUR DATES January 18-27 (18+ only)
SYDNEY
Thu-Sun late night line-up til 2am
Where Paradiso at Town Hall
When January 20 Thunder Soul documentary screening at 7pm, Kashmere Stage Band at 9pm(free entry to Paradiso Terrace Bar from 5.30pm)
Tickets $46 (standing tickets only, cushions provided for film screening)
Bookings Ticketmaster 1300 723 038
Sydney Festival 1300 668 812
Where Sutherland Entertainment Centre 30 Eton Street, Sutherland
When January 18TH, 2013 at 8pm (Performance and Screening)
Bookings Sydney Festival 1300 668 812
Sutherland Entertainment Centre 02 9521 8888
Where Parramatta Festival Opening Night (Performance Only)
PABLO VALENTINO (MCDE/FACES/Creative Swing Alliance/FRANCE)
Lioness proudly presents Pablo Valentino aka Kid Swing, French beats and house don, behind the scenes boss for Motor City Drum Ensemble label, owner of FACES records, member of Creative Swing Alliance and master of deep soulful club music..
Saturday December 1st 8pm til late Secret Inner West Warehouse Space BYO
Supported by Locals:
INKSWEL (Dopeness Galore/Firecracker/Melbourne) FREEKWENCY (Voyerythm Records/ Melbourne) EDSEVEN HENRY COMPTON TEE TILLA
As a warm up for the Spirit of House warehouse party here is a pretty sweet Larry Levan Mixtape by the mighty DJ SPINNA! an absolute gem of a mix feature a stack of seminal funk, disco & early house cuts.
Here’s a mix of some of my personal favorite Larry Levan remixes and productions. Many people in the dance community already understand the role that Larry had on shaping the New York club culture via the legendary Paradise Garage which lasted a little over a decade. I was fortunate enough to experience Larry’s magic in the G the year the club came to an end in 1987. You could only get in as a member and luckily one of the older members on my block was able to make it happen for me. I was in my teens and it literally changed my life forever. I caught that bug…It’s something that’s embedded in your soul for an eternity. I sometimes hear from older members that I should have been around when he was really on fire in the earlier days, but 1987 was good enough for me. The sound system alone was something that I have yet to see duplicated. You could feel the bass in your chest. I remember riding home on the train feeling like I had gone deaf. My ears never rang again like it did that sunday afternoon.
I grew up listening to his music mainly on WBLS via Frankie Crocker and Tony Humphries in the early 80s’ and I have memories of going to my local record store in the neighborhood to buy jams like ‘Let’s Go Dancin” by Sparque and I got ‘My Mind Made Up’ by Instant Funk, both included in this session. As a New Yorker and anyone living in New York in the 80′s you couldn’t really avoid Larry’s work. Some of his work even infiltrated the hip hop world via samples with records like ‘Heartbeat’ by Taana Gardner, ’7th Heaven’ used in Biggie’s ‘Friend of Mine’ and Central Line’s ‘Walking Into Sunshine’ used in the classic LL Cool J/Marley Marl remix of ‘Jingling Baby.’
Some call it Boogie, some say Disco, and some Garage but at the end of the day it’s straight up good music that you can dance to and enjoy, period! This is part one, more to come shortly.
Uno,
Spinna
SPIRIT OF HOUSE WAREHOUSE PARTY – SUNDAY AFTERNOON WAREHOUSE PARTY
AN AFTERNOON TRIBUTE TO 30+ YEARS OF HOUSE MUSIC AND ITS DISCO-FUNK ROOTS!
PAYING TRIBUTE TO FORE-FATHERS OF THE REAL HOUSE SOUND IN PRIVATE INNERCITY WAREHOUSE SPACE IN SURRY HILLS
SOUL CHICAGO HOUSE – ACID HOUSE – NYC DISCO – ORIGINAL ELECTRO FUNK & GARAGE
Hosted by PHIL TOKE, MICHAEL ZAC, EADIE RAMIA , PHIL HUDSON, RONNIE FARRAH , SOUL OF SYDNEY DJ’S
EMAIL soulofsydney@gmail.com FOR DETAILS (VERY VERY LIMITED CAPACITY)
Our House Sydney & Soul Of Sydney will be hosting another ‘SPIRIT OF HOUSE’ Warehouse Jam on August 19th where we will be paying special homage to the last 30+ years of House music & its Disco-Funk roots.
We will also pay tribute to the DJ’s & Producers who have helped create and shape House music over the last three decades. Figures such as Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Kerri Chandler, Marshall Jefferson, Ron Trent, Joey Negro, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit, Kenny Dixon Jr, Theo Parrish, Norman Jay, Lil Louis and Masters At Work.
This is strictly for lovers of REAL House music in Sydney whether it be DEEP & SOULFUL, TECH, AFRO-LATIN, NYC DISCO & GARAGE
LINE UP INCLUDING:
Our House DJ’s + Friends
Michael Zac (Soul Intervention)
Eadie Ramia (Our House)
Phil Toke (Our House)
Phil Hudson
Ronnie Farrah
Soul of Sydney DJ’s + Friends
**Please note this event is invite only and very limited capacity.. soulofsydney@gmail.com for venue and party information or snap up the few pre-sale tickets on line at resident advisor
Diggin’ on this FUNK & DISCO mix by SUPERBREAK featuring a stack of his own edits & mixes. Catch the maestro dropping that goodness tomorrow @ SOUL OF SYDNEY GOD-FATHERS OF FUNK Block Party BBQ out of the rain & under cover in a Chippendale from 12pm.
FREE – FAMILY FRIENDLY – SUNDAY AFTERNOON BLOCK PARTY BEATS & BBQ VIBE + LIVE STREET ART
Street Artist Sid Tapia @ Victory Lane Camperdown
LOCATION: Inner-city indoor / outdoor courtyard 1 min from central station in Redfern/Chippendale area (email soulofsydney@gmail.com for details)
MUSIC: ‘Feel-Good’ FUNK, SOUL, FUNK, HIP HOP & DISCO vibrations hosted by some of Sydney’s FUNK Dons;
- ALL SOULED OUT DJ’S (Stephen Ferris & Graham Mandroules
We are back for our winter Block-Party edition out of the Park & into a warmer indoor / outdoor courtyard & laneway for an afternoon of usual ‘feel-good’ funk vibes, but this time with a BBQ set up for anyone to use & special a LIVE STREET ART showcase as part of ‘Sydney Street Art Project’.
We proud to have a couple of Sydney’s own ‘GOD-FATHERS OF FUNK’ as guest selectors along with Block Party residents DJ’s on rotation;
- ALL SOULED OUT DJ’S (Stephen Ferris & Graham Mandroules)
- SUPERBREAK (www.soundcloud.com/kostaellis)
- Phil Toke (www.ourhousesydney.com)
- Queen Shirene D’Silva
- Soul of Sydney DJ’s
- Juzzlikedat
- Edseven
- C-Man
-Michael Zac
- Eadie Ramia
Proudly Supported by MYNORITY CLASSICS @ LE GARAGE (Opening Soon in Surry Hills)
SYDNEY STREET ART PROJECTLIVE SHOWCASE
We are also delighted to be able to featuring a live art showcase from two local artist who will be taking over the walls for a special live showcase as part of the Sydney Street Art Project launched a couple of weeks ago.
LOCATION: Inner-city indoor / outdoor courtyard 1 min from central station in Redfern/Chippendale area (email soulofsydney@gmail.com for details) PLEASE NOTE: We will be in a licence venue so please (NO BYO) for this one, Still family friendly so kids who dig funk are more welcomed for soul Soul Pre-School & there will be a BBQ set up if anyone wants to bring something to cook etc.
Strictly limited capacity event so please email at soulofsydney@gmaill.com so we can hold you a space on the dance floor Or CALL/SMS 0415 164 425
In the name of spreading REAL MUSIC! SOUL OF SYDNEY, OUR HOUSE SYDNEY & TONE have teamed up to put forward a small number of hush-hush out door POP UP street & park-side throw-downs during summer.
The idea is a series of free Pop-UP Sunday afternoon family friendly Picnic’s in various outdoor locations around this beautiful city, featuring rotating sets from local DJ’s & Artists still flying the flag for quality music in Sydney.
If you like the idea of hearing everything from James Brown, Jocelyn Brown, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Dilla & Masters At Work & Frankie Knuckles in an outdoor location where you can have a Sunday Picnic in the sunshine, then join us as we celebrate the gift of great music, in a relaxed environment with friends and al-fresco on picnic blankets!
#3 by DJ Phil Toke (Our House Sydney/Soul of Sydney)
JAN 2011
Our main man & resident Blockparty DJ Phil Toke put together this dope mix-tape jam packed with some of the daytime FUNK, DISCO & REAL HOUSE jams he has been throwing down at the picnics over the last few months. Expect a stack of similar vibes for Australia Day!
John Davis Monster Orchestra- Ain’t That Enough For You
James Brown- Funky President
The Commodores- Brick House
Average White Band- Pick Up The Pieces
First Choice- Love Thang
Angela Winbush- I Love You More
Convertion- Lets Do It
Komiko- Feel Alright
Geraldine Hunt- Cant Fake The Feeling
Richard T Bear- Sunshine Hotel
Lenny Williams- You Got Me Runnin (Krivit Re edit)
The Salsoul Orchestra- You’re Just The Right Size
The Salsoul Orchestra- Salsoul Rainbow/Obama Victory Speech
Diana Ross- No One Gets The Prize
Diana Ross- The Boss
Our House Sydney & Soul of Sydney Present: will be hosting another special family friendly Throw-down picnic to celebrate your SUNDAY’s & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS in the right kind of fashion.. with a stack of good mates, outdoors in the sunshine and with DJ’s playing REAL music..
Real Music, Real People Enjoying in a Family Friendly outdoor environment.
Open Decks, Open Mic & Open Floor (for all you dancers)
If you are interested in supporting, performing or need to get in contact please shoot us an email on soulofsydney@gmail.com as we will be updating venue information very soon.
NOTE: If you haven’t sent you for mobile number can you please forward to soulofsydney@gmail.com in the event we do have to move the party last minute?
A Few points that might help you organise you day better;
It is a FAMILY FRIENDLY PICNIC first and foremost so might be a good idea really to pack for a Sunday Picnic in the park (eski/ picnic basket, fruit, drinks and something to sit on etc.)
We have a spot with a stack of grass around with plenty of room for kids, it is 5 mins from city around Alexandria, there is shade but best people bring some hats etc.
We will have a Sound System with selectors playing an eclectic mix of real music including everything from Sade to James Brown to De La Soul, Erykah Badu & Masters At Work, Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles.
It is open decks with rotating DJ’s (but best people get in touch via soulofsydney@gmail.com if keen to play to confirm time slots)
We usually aim to get everything starting at about 12pm with ending time around depending on vibe.
We will be waiting for the weather forecast before we make the call as it is outdoors, if it does look like it’s going to rain then we will simply move till next sunny Sunday. (We will be in touch a few days out for the event via email & on the day via SMS in case we have to move the party, so we will need your Mobile details too so we can get location details quicker)
ARTIST CALL OUT: If you are a local Musician, MC, Singer, Percussionist or DJ then we are very keen to hear from you if you would like to play, especially if you down to play percussion along the Djs in an open jam vibe for Sunday. (we are hoping to get thing going as a regular Sunday afternoon local soul funk and hip hop open jam session so if your keen to be part of it let us know)
For local Soul music fan then we simply wants you there enjoying the music, so get a group of friends together, spread the word and come down for a day out it the park to some real music.
Thanks again for getting behind the idea kids.. Sydney definitely needs more people like YOU!
Pray for good weather & hope to see you all at the next one.
Peace,
Soul of Sydney and Co.
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FREE – FAMILY FRIENDLY – BLOCK PARTY BEATS, BBQ & LIVE STREET ART
Email soulofsydney@gmail.com for location details
***DON’T MIND THE RAINS WE ARE UNDER COVER IN A LICENSED LOCATION**
We are back for our winter Block-Party edition out of the Park & into a warmer indoor / outdoor courtyard & laneway for an afternoon of usual ‘feel-good’ funk vibes, but this time with a BBQ set up for anyone to use & special a LIVE STREET ART showcase as part of ‘Sydney Street Art Project’.
We proud to have a couple of Sydney’s own ‘GOD-FATHERS OF FUNK’ as guest selectors along with Block Party residents DJ’s on rotation;
- ALL SOULED OUT DJ’S (Stephen Ferris & Graham Mandroules)
- SUPERBREAK (www.soundcloud.com/kostaellis)
- Phil Toke (www.ourhousesydney.com)
- Queen Shirene D’Silva
- Soul of Sydney DJ’s
- Juzzlikedat
- Edseven
- C-Man
-Michael Zac
- Eadie Ramia
SYDNEY STREET ART PROJECTLIVE SHOWCASE
We are also delighted to be able to featuring a live art showcase from two local artist who will be taking over the walls for a special live showcase as part of the Sydney Street Art Project launched a couple of weeks ago.
LOCATION: Inner-city indoor / outdoor courtyard 1 min from central station in Redfern/Chippendale area (email soulofsydney@gmail.com for details) PLEASE NOTE: We will be in a licence venue so please (NO BYO) for this one, Still family friendly so kids who dig funk are more welcomed for soul Soul Pre-School & there will be a BBQ set up if anyone wants to bring something to cook etc.
Pitch & Scratch take the next step and introduce vocalists and lyricists who share a similar, funky and peaceful vision to the family? This is where Wayne Martin comes in. Born in New Orleans and now living in Europe, this respected blues singer came up with the very personal, moving “Papa Never Was A Genius”, which Mzuzu and Suro turned into an uplifting latin-soul groover. Speaking of uplifting spirits: With the voice of Brazilian singer Leila Pantel “Maculele” and “Vem Meu Bem” give the album a energetic summer vibe. Seanie T., the rapper from South East London is talking serious business. “Pitch Me And Scratch Me” is a piece of true, down to earth and gritty UK hiphop. Plus there can only be one Alex Prince, well-known in the German urban scene, to top this funky line-up of vocalists. “Funk Is Ruling in My Head” has the message in the title and is taking Alex Prince back to the roots of funk. We are going to release this as the first single.
But what would the funk be without the horns and the percussion. “Together” is a big shout-out to the power of brass. Here we have the Diazpora Horns, the Boxhorns (of Jan Delay & Disko No.1) and Pitch & Scratch’s homies of the Superbad Horns. Put this in line with the super tight percussion of Lack of Afro in “Papa Never Was A Genius” and we have something really special going on.
Towards the end of the album Pitch & Scratch join the “Road To Saturn” while they “Roll’n Rock”. Here we have it all “Together”: Deep, serious clubby vibes, from the people for the people, no posing just the groove next to the adrenalin of a sweating Northern Soul dancefloor packed with a crowd which is completely in it for the music. That’s what we call “Together”!
Mzuzu
With more than 1000 DJ-sets on the agenda since his introduction to the scene in 1999 Mzuzu from Hamburg/Germany is one of the hardest working faces in the business, simply becaus he does not only DJ but is a crafted multi-instrumentalist as well as a studied music scientist. Starting with cello, he moved on to the guitar and the bass and founded Superbad! In 2004. The band supported legends like Lyn Collins and Blowfly, at the same time he perfected his composition and musician skills and recorded with local artists, from independent to big names like Hamburg legend Carsten Bohn, with whom he played in the Urban Session/Organic Band, Samy Deluxe, Jan Delay
and Udo Lindenberg. In 2009 he introduced his new band K & The Offbeats and released the album „Hamburg Hustle“ as the producer and arranger in Pitch & Scratch.
DJ Suro
As the man behind the decks and mastermind of the beats DJ Suro from Hamburg/Germany is a well-respected face in the German HipHop scene. He is not only a resident at Fusion, certainly one of the most advanced festivals in Germany, but regularly plays parties like Trust In Wax, Beat Me Up or Soulfood all aorund Germany. Suro played with nearly everybody from Jan Delay to Talib Kweil and Marva Whitney, from Dilated Peoples to Grandmaster Flash and Biz Markie. He has been invited to host DJ-workshops in Germany and Senegal, played in cutting-edge, indpendent local film productions and is a regular guest in the German funk live scene with Superbad! and Brixton Boogie. As a producer and arranger in Pitch & Scratch he released „Hamburg Hustle“ in 2009.
A mixed preview of The Impellers 2nd album ‘This Is Not A Drill’
“There are so many bands who inevitably go back to the root but are not always successful in providing the organic fruit, I feel you guys are an exception”
Da Buzzboy Fitzroy, Solar FM
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The Impellers are a 10 piece powerhouse, bringing pounding instrumental tracks, lyrically strong vocal tracks and, new for the 2nd album, a sweet, sweet ballad. New recordings, scheduled for release in early 2012 on the powerhouse labels that are Mocambo Records and Legere Recordings, bring together influences including soul, deep funk, latin and afrobeats, hip hop production, and includes funk re-versions of instantly recognisable tracks by Kaiser Chiefs and The Ting Tings.
The Impellers first full album ‘Robot Legs’ was released on UK independent label Freestyle Records. Since its release in 2009, the band have been busy touring across the UK, Netherlands, Spain, France and elsewhere. They have shared stages with some of the finest funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz and scratch DJ talent from around the world. Their ever-expanding CV includes shows with Marva Whitney, Breakestra, James Taylor Quartet, The Bamboos, Lack of Afro, Kid Koala, Hexstatic, Mr Thing (The Scratch Perverts),
DJ Bizznizz (UK DMC Championships winner),
DJ Vadim, Speedometer, Polar Bear,
Part Time Heroes and The Nextmen. The band also played live sessions on the BBC in the UK and were recruited by renowned DJ and promoter Adrian Gibson to play a live mix of tracks from the seminal ‘Ultimate Breaks & Beats‘ records – 55 classic breaks in a killer hour-and-a-half live set!!
Reaction to The Impellers debut album, ‘Robot Legs’:
“Really great….really enjoyed that”
Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2
“Peppered with potential future classics”
Snowboy
“Another cracking piece of modern funk”
Craig Charles, BBC 6Music
“Superb – easily the best new funk tracks I’ve heard since Baby Charles; these guys have the potential to be even better!”
Ian Wright (Deep Funk DJ, collector and album compiler)
“The Impellers deliver proper new deep funk, ‘Robot Legs’ is heavily recommended – one of the best of Freestyle Records’ new acts”
Nick (Record Kicks)
“A fine debut … superior modern day funk”
Soul Brother Records
“One of the fullest sounding, as well as freshest releases on the funk scene that I’ve heard in a very long while!”
Mr Double Down, The Hook & Sling (leading UK funk blog)
—————– “Sweet n’ tight, this is a heavy cut of soul! ” TM Juke (Tru Thoughts) “There’s plenty of funky combos around these days, but these guys really do a hell of a job – and the overall sound of the record is so great!” DUSTY GROOVE CHICAGO
“TCK deliver old-school funk with a contemporary energy, enthusiasm and intelligence and if you’ve got soul this is one band that’s happy to put it out” iTunesUSA
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GOING TO BE ONE KILLER PARTY THIS SATURDAY @ THE HIGH FLYERS / FUNKDAFIED WAREHOUSE PARTY, HERE ARE THE SET TIMES WITH SOUL OF SYDNEY’S OWN PHIL TOKE DROPPING SOME DISCO LOVE FROM 12-1AM IN THE DISCO CLOAK ROOM!
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR HIGH FLYERS LITTLE SECRET #5 This Saturday With just over 2 days to go until our “High Flyers Little Secret” warehouse event kicks off we have some exciting news…With the sunshine out and due to the overwhelming demand we have now decided to open another room and release a further 100 tickets!We have opened up a 4th room with DJs playing Disco all night!, with the following line up JC, (FUNKDAFIED) & GRAHAM MANDROULES Back to Back 3 Hour Set! SANI DEEJAY PHIL TOKE, (Soul of Sydney DJs) DEAN DIXON, (Motion DJs) FRENZIE ****AFTER PARTY INFO***** We are also very excited to announce our “SECRET” after party, this event will be free for all warehouse patrons, we have been gently twisting Tom Middleton & Graeme Parks arms to play intimate sets starting straight after the warehouse. Details Below: Venue – Burdekin Hotel (2-4 Oxford St, Darlinghurst) Time – 3am-very late! Line up: Ollie Brooke DJ Emme RussTee GRAEME PARK TOM MIDDLETON Paul Freeman, (Motion) DJ Hudge JC, (Funkdafied) People without a warehouse part wristband are welcome and there will be a $15.00 cover charge. To purchase the final handful of tickets visit:http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=56504&ref=moshtix&skin Or email info@funkdafied.com.au We look forward to seeing you all on the Dance Floor!! http://www.funkdafied.com.au/
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR HIGH FLYERS LITTLE SECRET #5 This Saturday
With just over 3 days to go until our “High Flyers Little Secret” warehouse event kicks off we have some exciting news…
With the sunshine out and due to the overwhelming demand we have now decided to open another room and release a further 100 tickets!
We have opened up a 4th room with DJs playing Disco all night!, with the following line up;
JC, (FUNKDAFIED) & GRAHAM MANDROULES Back to Back 3 Hour Set!
SANI DEEJAY
PHIL TOKE, (Soul of Sydney DJs)
DEAN DIXON, (Motion DJs)
FRENZIE
We also have a massive production planned for this party, our biggest to date!
*****IMPORTANT NEWS*****
- There will be no ATM’s at the venue, please come prepared
- We have 3 licensed bars so No BYO
- Wrap up it is winter & we will have a cloakroom
SET TIMES;
******AFTER PARTY INFO*****
We are also very excited to announce our “SECRET” after party, this event will be free for all warehouse patrons, we have been gently twisting Tom Middleton & Graeme Parks arms to play intimate sets starting straight after the warehouse.
Details Below:
Venue – Burdekin Hotel (2-4 Oxford St, Darlinghurst)
Time – 3am-very late!
Line up:
Ollie Brooke
DJ Emme
RussTee
GRAEME PARK
TOM MIDDLETON
Paul Freeman, (Motion)
DJ Hudge
JC, (Funkdafied)
People without a warehouse part wristband are welcome and there will be a $15.00 cover charge.
Our House Sydney & Soul of Sydney Present: will be hosting another special family friendly Throw-down picnic to celebrate your SUNDAY’s & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS in the right kind of fashion.. with a stack of good mates, outdoors in the sunshine and with DJ’s playing REAL music..
Mzuzu
A mixed preview of The Impellers 2nd album ‘This Is Not A Drill’
