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Vinilos Enlace Funk presents the fourth volume of the Sampladelia series. After the resounding success of the previous volume, Enlace Funk magazine has selected sounds from funk, soul, and R&B made in Spain 2023 and which are published for the first time on vinyl format. The fourth installment of Sampladelia opens with an infectious tribute to Prince by Calequi. El Sr. Rojo then brings a bomb of raw hip hop and funk. Astrid Jones & The Blue Flaps delights the listener with their luxury soul, and Chacho Brodas (with the production by Griffi), surrounded by an all-star of names, offers solid R&B. Lalo López ends the side A with his Limited Orchestra with their best electro funk hit. The B side starts with Julia Martín´s modern soul anthem with a positive message for the dance floor. The second track, the debut of Donny's Black Shoes, is a shocking declaration of principles that will give a lot to talk about. Drunk In Palace updates the sound of the '80s in a personal way and Juli Giuliani brings the groove to the dancers. The last track, "Las paro todas" by Javier Simón offers R&B loaded with a message. This volume of Sampladelia presents the effervescent and creative new scene of proposals based on funk, soul and R&B made here in Spain and never before published in physical format. Also featuring Brigitte Emaga Y Kapi One.
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VEF 086LP
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Vinilos Enlace Funk presents the second installment of the Sampladelia series! After the resounding success of the previous volume, Enlace Funk magazine selects sounds from funk, soul, and R&B made in Spain 2022 and which are published for the first time in vinyl format. This volume of Sampladelia opens with a new song with Afrofuturist flavor by one of the most important Spanish producers, Oscar Martos, this time accompanied by Skiny B. Astrid Canales and Juan Arance introduces you to a bossa nova-soul with a very personal touch. Primera Mirada and SúbeloJavi's "Perdido En Tí" featuring DaBeat recalls the '80s sounds loaded with electro funk. Escandaloso Xpósito & Gravy make you dance with a groovy rhythm and Susana Ruiz presents her new project paying tribute to Billie Holiday (Billie Sings Soul). Marco Fonktana with Aiala recover the song "Ni Se Compra Ni Se Vende" with a much funkier new version. Hip Horns Brass Collective with the vocalist R.A.E. take you through the sounds of the most powerful and urban hip-hop. Jvera and Juno show the most experimental track of the album and Telmo Fernández & The Latin Soul Beat take you on a trip through Cuba with some of the most interesting projects of recent times made in Spain. A sample of the effervescent and creative new scene of proposals based on funk, soul, and R&B made in Spain and never before published in physical format.
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VEF 083EP
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Laboca takes a retrospective assessment, captures snapshots of the current moment and turns to the implications of being old timers after facing in front of the mirror more than twenty years in the world of rap. Playing with the metaphor of time travel, they ask questions about how to use nostalgia to dialogue with what is out there and imagine a better future for anyone. This trip is wrapped on one hand by samples of the analog synthesizers and synth drums of Spanish artists in their late stages (early and mid-80s). And on the other hand, by voices from movies and television series from the era (such as "Las Verdes Praderas" by José Luis Garci or "Into The Labyrinth", by Peter Graham Scott and Bob Baker). The album cover design is work of Gabriel Saiz/Filo Estudio, who makes an art intervention on the covers of the sampled artists.
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VEF 084LP
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Second volume of Sampladelia. Following the smashing first sold-out vinyl LP, Enlace Funk magazine cherry-picks sounds of funk, soul, and R&B produced in Spain in 2021. These deep cuts have never been released before on vinyl format. From Mandruka's modern funk to new generation's voices such as Juan Jordán or consolidated R&B singers like DiaRGi, unheard-of electronic funk proposals from producer Telmo Trenor, or hip hop and jazz exercising with Amber Window. The best boogie disco from Nala Rami and Flavio Rodriguez's garage soul, not to mention the fresh and groovy rap by Brotha CJ, Afrobeat by Akin & The Afrobeat Brothers, and soul in its purest state by The Blaxound & Es.Pe.Jo. A sample of the best new funk, soul and R&B produced in Spain in 2021. Also features Elphomega, Chris Keys, Kasem, Flavio Rodríguez & DJ Muly, Cruz Cafuné, Nala Rami, and GUS / Monsieur V.
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VEF 077EP
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Marco Fonktana has more than 20 years of career and is a benchmark in Spanish hip-hop scene. Two new tracks on a 7" vinyl pressing, equal parts biographical and moments of reflection, without compromising his torrential sincerity that grows larger with each subsequent musical endeavor. If there's one thing that has characterized the Santa Coloma MC, it has been his continued search and shaking of the hip-hop underground with his continuous evolution with music. Projects like Soul Divos or Aerolíneas Subterráneas showed that the union of rhymes with a funk band backing was not only possible but worked well. His solo projects: Al Volverte Hay Un Perro Detrás y Balas Perdidas, always maintained a high quality of exploration within the grooves, without forgetting his most old school look with the project of Hombres Bala accompanied by Sr. Zambrana and Weleló.
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VEF 076EP
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Zulu Men is a musical project loaded with a big taste of New Orleans sound. Music influenced by artists like Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Trombone Shorty, The Meters, and many other important names from the southwest of Louisiana. Their sound offers a fresh and original performance that they have been playing live in many clubs, festivals and different venues all around Spain. Their latest work is a new vinyl single, partnership with the music magazine Enlace Funk. The A side is an original called "Don't Give Up" that approaches the characteristic Second Line rhythm of the New Orleans parades, combined with a lively melody that goes right to the ear of the listeners to move their bodies from top to toe. Also, to honor the figure of the legendary Toussaint, who gave his last concert in Madrid, the B side is a cover of one of his biggest hits, "Sweet Touch of Love", revisited in an energetic instrumental and up-tempo version.
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VEF 075EP
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Akin & The Afrobeat Brothers is led by Nigerian musician Samuel Akinola Ogunmola and band members are Boris Abreu, Antonio Izquierdo, Alejandro Álvarez, Luís García, and Luís Fuente, who give body to this project where afrobeat serves as a weapon to denounce the problems that suffers the environment or social differences. "Boomerang" and "Help Monkeys" are two themes that show the original spirit of Afrobeat, directly influenced by Fela Kuti but adapted to the social issues of this moment.
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The winner of the best new project during the last Enlace Funk Awards, Jeff Darko, will be presenting his debut vinyl single, endorsed by the prestigious Afro Punk Magazine as one of the most interesting names of the current neo soul scene, ushered in by the song "Dynamite". Backed by a super band, Jeff Darko is willing to demonstrate why everybody has been talking about him for a long time. His debut in vinyl 7" is presented with two songs: "Coming Back" and "Hotel Lover".
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Michael Jackson left us in 2009. Enlace Funk magazine wants to honor MJ with this project, where ten national artists have been inspired by his music, one of the greatest artists of all time. The ten themes included in the compilation are new and exclusive for this album, Michael Jackson Changed My Life. The first track has been recorded by a new line-up: Enlace Funk Experiment (a musical project of Enlace Funk magazine) with Juno on vocal. The next in the list is Zeta (leader of Guateque All Stars) who seeks the Jackson/Manu Dibango connection. D. Unison dares Miles Davis's favorite song in Michael's discography, Blanquito Smith contributes to "Smooth Criminal" with even more boogie mood if possible. DJ Koo plays with sound collages, while Ikah Moon makes your hair stand on end with her version. For his part, Telmo Trenor bet on a theme of the final stage of Jackson. Ezija does wonders with the MPC and Froh Sounz brings the touch of elegance, closing the album with a track that is destined to be a hit in the dancefloors, remixed by Sr. Chen. Also features L. Matellán, Mordem, and RUOK?. Edition of 300.
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Vinilos Enlace Funk, in a co-production with Bewitching, rescue two previously unreleased recordings by Black Nylon Corporation, the now-defunct solo project created by producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Carlo Coupé, four years after the release of their first 7", My Sexy Robot (2014), which has become a classic in the Californian boogie funk scene. Two dancefloor bombshells released on 7" vinyl: the instant soulful disco classic "Love From Outer Space", with the amazing Yohana Gómez on vocals, and the cool funk jam "Business Woman". All with a special design. Limited edition of 300.
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VEF 067EP
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Martha High (the Original James Brown Diva) is enjoying one of the most creative times in her career. After her work with Speedometer and Osaka Monaurail, she has prepared a new record with the JB's. In addition, she has recorded one of her best tracks yet which Vinilos Enlace Funk had the pleasure of editing, "We Are One", produced by DJ Toner. In this single diva Martha High teams up with legendary bass player Fred Thomas (member of James Brown's band, The Playback, and many other '70s groups). "We Are One" is a hit! Side B is an instrumental version.
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Nights of jam sessions in the city of Seville led to the encounter of a Senegalese Birane Amar Wane, aka One Pac, and Andalusian José Goméz. The couple brings out the best of each other and they share their knowledge. Side B "Ngeum Ngeum" is from their first album called African Groove and it has sounds of funk, hip hop, and soul with spices from African music. The record was made with the collaboration of musicians from different backgrounds and origins.
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A 7" by the NYC Latin-funk-soul-boogaloo outfit Fulaso. With hefty brass and raucous rhythms rooted in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Colombia, the bilingual, multicultural ten-piece band Fulaso knows how to keep the dancefloor jumping with its signature brand of Funky Latin soul. These folks are unstoppable with the magnetic energy of one of the most captivating front-women on the mic, the soulful songstress Erica Ramos. Fulaso's music and vibe emanate New York City, anchored in the classic boogaloo and Latin soul of El Barrio in the '60s and '70s, infused with a jolt of millennial funk and bumpin' neo-soul.
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Blanquito Smith has taken over the modern funk scene and is ready to take his rightful place under the Spanish modern funk spotlight. Blanquito Smith has already amazed everybody with Blanquito Smooth (2014) and Let's Dip The Churro (2011) in which he shows his own particular take on funk, with zero taboos and a kinky sense of humor. Now on Relax/Contágio, Blanquito lays the listener down in satin sheets of sexy groove, the perfect record to play when you come home from a night out in good company, while preparing your favorite cocktail.
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The Hipnotik Orchestra, designed and orchestrated by Spanish drummer Marcial Garcia, stands alone as a remarkably eclectic group of international musicians dedicated to the fundamental principles of the funk experience. With the commitment of five internationally awarded musicians and the unparalleled lyrical stylings of frontman Andy Smart, Hipnotik Orchestra incorporates influences from early '70s funk to '90s West Coast hip-hop. This is their debut release.
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