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SONG OF THE DAY Antibalas – Gold Rush

Posted on September 18, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

If ever there was a day I needed cheering up, today is it.. I’m blue with tooth problems and stressed with worry..my heart wasn’t even in finding a song tonight, I’m so preoccupied by discomfort.  Luckily I didn’t have to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra – Che Che Colé

Posted on August 31, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

This glorious little chunk of Latin funk was originally released in 1970 by the salsa pioneering duo, Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe.  The pair formed in New York in 1967, bringing together the musical forces of Colón’s trombone playing with Lavoe’s percussion … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Ghost Funk Orchestra – Your Man’s No Good

Posted on November 30, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s been a while since I featured New York’s Ghost Funk Orchestra in 2017, but I’ll change all that today! It’s been nearly ten years since producer/musician/arranger Seth Applebaum created this ever-evolving project, Ghost Funk Orchestra, and in that time his … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Here Lies Man – Clad in Silver

Posted on June 13, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat?……………. This question was tantalisingly posed by LA’s Here Lies Man back in 2017 to accompany the arrival of their self-titled debut.  Gloriously put into action in their fuzzed out afrorock compositions the L.A-based quintet … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The 100 Knights Orchestra – Soul Fugue

Posted on May 29, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Exciting things have been brewing at the Daptone house, cooked-up in the form of a scorching hot new single and, with only just over a month to wait for its release, this exciting offering will soon be available to all!! … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Grant Phabao Afrofunk Arkestra – Talking & Singing

Posted on July 21, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

So much funk going on, so what do you do? You share this groovy goodness and introduce the sounds of Grant Phabao Afrofunk Arkestra.  Paris DJ’s released the band’s eponymous LP last month and what a corker it is! The record features … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Whitefield Brothers – Safari Strut

Posted on February 24, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s smasher of a song is another chance find that I happened to stumble upon earlier today and I’ve just been reading about he band behind it. The Whitefield Brothers are a German Afro-psych, funk band consisting of brothers Jan … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Here Lies Man – So Far Away

Posted on January 8, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat?……………. This question is tantalizingly posed on Here Lies Man’s bio page and gloriously put into action in their fuzzed out afrorock compositions!  Here Lies Man are an L.A-based quintet founded and conceptualised by Marcos … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Ticklah – Nine Years

Posted on June 28, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s song takes us on a winding dub journey going back 10 years to 2007 when renowned producer Ticklah first released Nine Years.   Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah, is an independent Brooklyn music producer and artist who has been an integral … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Olympians – Sirens of Jupiter

Posted on September 21, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s funky, fresh and soulful bundle of instrumental joy is the lead single from Daptone’s new super band, The Olympians. Led by Toby Pazner (Lee Fields & The Expressions, El Michels Affair), this NYC-based band are a product of a … Continue reading →

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