This mix is the sum up of my recent trip to West Africa. Most of the LP’s used in the mixes were found in countries such as Nigeria and Ghana.
Posted to Soul Strut on Monday, May 02, 2011
Joe Moks - Closer than skin
Steve Rhodes Voices - Sunny
Funkees - Slippin into darkness
Money Man - Disco fever
Semi Colon - Onyebulu agbe
Etabom Rex Williams - Ediye nne
Soki Ohale´s Uzzi - Chicken Fled
Segun Bucknor - Only in my sleep
Super 5 - JiGI JIGI
C. King - Caroson
Fred Fisher - Let love free
Francis the Great - Look up in the sky
Disco, Boogie, Modern Soul, Latin Fusion ... The works.
Originally posted on Soul Strut on Friday, July 01, 2011
Includes:
Perfect Touch
New Jersey Connection
Sapphire
Crown Heights Affair
Heaven & Earth
Brazil By Music
Azymuth
Whitren & Cartwright
Jose Mangual
Gang’s Back
Tania Maria
Lloyd & the Joys
Joey Lewis & his Orchestra
Kane
Toto
Kenny Burke
Whitren & Cartwright
It’s hair shaking, It’s feet stamping, It’s wigging out, It’s freaking out, It’s fuzzed up, It’s psyched out, It’s heavy electricity It’s… Lead Soup.
Added to Soul Strut on Thursday, December 09, 2010
1. Ozzie - Android Love
2. Carriage Company - In Your Room
3. Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sasafrass
4. Shady Daze - I'll Make You Pay
5. Spacemen 3 - Mary Anne
6. Krzysztof Klenczon - Spotkanie Z Diablem
7. Bobby Jameson - Vietnam
8. Luke & The Apostles - Been Burnt
9. Dynastie Crisis - J'ai Mal
10. Larry Coryell - Sex
11. Blue Cheer - Parchment Farm
A mix featuring music categorized as being from the rock section of the Soulman’s archives. Breaks and full songs, dollar bin come ups and $1000+ psych rarities all together in one mix.
Added to Soul Strut on Saturday, March 14, 2009
This is crate digging legend Soulman’s most ambitious release… one that influenced a new generation of vinyl maniacs in the new millennium. The drill… snippets of breaks, beats, loops, your mama from old records. Ya dig?
The legendary digga and tastemaker Soulman unearths a dope set of rare modern soul and disco goodies for the public.
Originally posted on soul strut.com Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Audio feed from Soul Strut’s Instagram live stream held on April 4, 2020. Funk, Soul, Jazz, Psych, Whatevers Vinyl Raers (and Beers).
N.T. - Kool And The Gang
Brawling Broads - Roy Ayers
Kissin' My Love - Bill Withers
Peace Begins Within - Bobby Powell
Funky In Here - Willard Burton And The Funky Four
Grits And Gravy - The Fame Gang
I Stayed Away Too Long - Manual B. Holcolm & His Band
And Then There Was Skin - Cozy Powell
Son Of Popcorn The First (The Original) - Franz Auffray
Sangandongo - Niagara
The Riot - RPM Soundtrack
Hard Rock - Top Professional Studio Musicians
hot disco night (are you ready) - Sweet Potato Pie
Time To Run - Tedd Smith
Jericho Jerk - Pierre Henry
Ballet Photo Rouge - Jacques Loussier
Get Ready To Fly - Magic Sand
Gotta Get Away - Flaming Ember
Don't Knock My Love - Cane and Able
She's About A Mover - Roy Head
organ donor - Lefties Soul Connection
Funky Jungle - Black Gorilla
Hung Over - Martini's
Join me 8-9 PM EST Saturday night for another installment of Solitary Selections - Crate Digger Classics edition. I’ll be spinning all vinyl, all the time with my patented contactless delivery of rare groove monsters championed by the Soul Strut massive over the past 20 years.
Firing up the gear for another round of rare groove classics spun with real life vinyl! Join me on IG live or on YouTube live for better optics. 8-9 PM EST Saturday night. Shout outs are always free.
You know the drill… rare groove goodies championed by the Soul Strut massive throughout its 20 year existence. Check out the next episode 8-9 on IG Live and wherever fine live streams are sold.
After a nice little break to reflect on the world’s problems, we’re back with the healing power of music spun in its purest form, vinyl. Join me 8-9 PM Saturday night EST for an hour of OG crate digger funk that sparked the beat digging craze of the 90s and 00s. It’s all here and live without a net!
Brother's Gonna Work It Out - Willie Hutch
Brothers on the Slide - Cymande
Supermarket Blues - Eugene Mcdaniels
Sexy Woman - Timmy Thomas
I wouldn't change a thing - Coke Escovedo
Got To Get 'Cha - Maceo And All The King's Men
Are You Ready For Me - Equals
Shortnin' Bread - 3 Pieces
I'm Chief Kamanawanalea - The Turtles
Shaft In Africa (Addis) - Johnny Pate
My Cristina - Sabu Martinez
Give It Up - The Impossibles
Soulwanco - Candido
Ain't It Good Enough - Nu-Sound Express Ltd.
Jan Jan - The Fabulous Counts
Funky, Yeah - Curley Moore & The Kool Ones
You Made A Believer Out Of Me - Ruby Andrews
El rey y yo - Los Angeles Negros
Babalonia - Ricardo Marrero & The Group
Harlem Hendóo - Al Hirt
Daylight - Ramp
Warming up the old 1s and 2s for another Crate Digger Classics live stream this Saturday night 8-9 PM EST on Youtube (for a more interactive 1080p multimedia experience) and IG Live (for the quick and dirty, lo-fi freakz). I’ll be spinning the very rare groove cult classics that made Internet message boards a thing in the 2000s. Raw funk, Premo samples, jazz fusion, sweet soul, it’s all here and live!
Ombilic Contact - The Atomic Crocus
Melo Dos Dois Bicudos - Azymuth
E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey
Quiller - Quiller
Slap It - Paolo Casa
Funky Beat - Deep Heet
Funk to the Folks - The Soul Searchers
Father Time - Newban
Love The Feeling - Leroy Hutson
Boogaloo - Carol Kaye
Sweetie-Pie - Stone Alliance
Free Soul - John Klemmer
fonky first - The Silhouettes
Searching for Soul (Pt. 1) - Wade, Jake & The Soul Searchers
Get Off The Streets - Eric And The Vikings
Thing, do The Creep - Jr. and His Soulettes
Story Of My Love - Larry Saunders
Music (I Like it) Part I - Benny Sharp & the Sharpies
Do on My Feet (What I Did on the Street) - Dewey Terry
They Won't Let Me - The Unemployed
Shakey Pudding - Jesse Morrison
Windy C - 100% Pure Poison
Join me this Saturday night 8-9 PM EST on Youtube (for a a more interactive multimedia experience) and IG Live as I spin an all vinyl DJ set of raer 70s funk rock. I’ll be spelunking into the collection for an amalgamation of horn rock, psych jerk, kraut, garage, etc all with that funky rare groove edge. Most of these are celebrated joints from the old message board days. Like always, I do it for the kids
00:00 Hendrix Songbook - Rubber Jam
02:28 Impala Syndrome - Love Grows A Flower
05:50 Les Hou-Lops - Love
08:08 The Nite People - Love, Love, Love
11:15 Freddi-Henchi & the Soul Setters - Funky to the Bone
14:50 The Rustix - Feelin' Alright
16:30 Three Dog Night - I Can Hear You Calling
18:55 Kent Meade and The Remington Sunshine - The Bad One
21:00 Magic Sand - It's Your Thing
22:32 SOD - Too Loose to Get Tight Pt.1
26:32 The Troggs - Rollingstone
28:23 Rock Workshop - I Think It's ...
30:45 The Tremeloes - Instant Whip
32:41 Serge Gainsbourg - En Melody
34:06 Titanic - Mary Jane
38:05 Brethren - Success Brand Oil
40:06 Can - Hallelujah
43:14 Sex - Scratch My Back
44:39 Howlin' Wolf - Evil
48:27 Mount Rushmore - Toe Jam
51:32 The Young Ideas - I Found Sunshine
56:05 Power of Zeus - Sorcerer of IsIs
57:51 The Other Song - Son of Spirit
Pre “J.T” 70s Kool & The Gang is one of the seminal funk outfits that would later inspire a generation of hip hop producers and musicians. As a tribute to co-founder Ronald Bell who recently passed, Raj Mahal spins some of his favorite classic and obscure funky Kool joints with a few covers thrown in for good measure.
Jungle Jazz - Kool & The Gang
Higher Plane - Kool & The Gang
Soul Vibrations - Kool & The Gang
More Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang
Spirit Of The Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Electric Frog (Part 1) - Kool & The Gang
Love The Life You Live - Black Heat
Love The Life You Live (Part 2) - Kool & The Gang
Sport - Lightnin' Rod
Rated X - Kool And The Gang
Electric Frog (Part 2)- Kool & The Gang
Dujii - Kool and the Gang
N.T. - Kool And The Gang
Life Is What You Make It - Kool & The Gang
Breeze & Soul - Kool & The Gang
North,East,South,West - Kool & The Gang
Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang
Winter Sadness - Kool & The Gang
Here After - Kool & The Gang
Raj spins all the underground beat digger bombs and message board cult classics. Expect funk 45s, big band b-boy breaks, J Dilla sample fodder, euro psych and much more! It’s all vinyl and all live!
Diana in the Autumn Wind - Gap Mangione
Daydream - Gunter Kallmann Choir
The American Metaphysical Circus - The United States of America
You've Come This Way Before - Nancy Priddy
It's No Secret - Joann Garrett
Weisser Sand -Su Kramer
Four Heads - Ken Woodman
Get Out Of My Life Woman -Allen Toussaint
Hit Or Miss - Odetta
Kissing My Love - Cold Blood
Steppin' Out - Lionel Robinson
I Believe In Miracles (Single Version) - Jackson Sisters
Different Strokes - Syl Johnson
Boogaloo-Tramp - A.C. Reed
Cramp Your Style - All the People
there's a break in the road - betty harris
California soul - Marlena shaw
Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers
Stomped and Wasted - Dizzy Gillespie
Leroy the Magician - Gary Burton
Les Fleur - Minnie Riperton
Raj Mahal spins a gumbo of raer, sophisticated 70s / 80s modern soul with a smidge of boogie, disco, and electro funk thrown in. It’s all vinyl and all live!
Simple Girl - T & T
I'm Gonna Miss Ya - Aaron Broomfield
Foreigner of love - Contrast
Brazilian Rhyme ( Extended Mix) - Earth, Wind & Fire
Miss Cheryl - Banda Black Rio
Nothing Can Hold Us Back - Jerry Knight
Gotta Thang (Extended) - One On One
Chove Chuva - Mas Que Nada (OG) Samba Soul
Can't I Take You Home - Mel Sheppard
Having Fun - Rhyze
Intercession - Crown
future Love - Franklyn
Only You - Steve Monite
Feelings - Chateau
To Be With You - Maxx Traxx
Put the BS Aside - Starvue
The Way You Move Me - Opus Seven
Raj Mahal is back on the horse with an eclectic set of raer rock grooves and message board cult classics including fuzzed out funky psych, black rock, drugged-out 60s garage, and more. It’s all vinyl and all live!
Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett
Life Is A Gamble - Preacher
Showstopper (Re-Edit) - Iron Knowledge
Evil - Cactus
Mustache in Your Face - Pretty
Machine - Ning
Chasin' Ladies - Dust
Gonul Sabreyle Sabreyle - 3 Hur-El
Run Away - Help
Red, Purple And Blue - The Bag
Soul Flow - Paul Kelly
People Let's Stop the War - Grand Funk Railroad
Sitting Here on a Tongue - The Grodeck Whipperjenny
Mongoose - Elephant's Memory
The Voodou Ju Ju Drug - Part 1 - R. Pultek
Sock it My Way - The Animated Egg
Psychotic Reaction - Freakout USA
Alibi Annie - Trifle
Just a Star - Astronauts Etc.
Raj Mahal is back with another set of late 70s ish TIGHT funk. Expect the joints that litter “wants lists” and cause the occasional elbow battle at record shows. As always, it’s all vinyl, all live, and now BANNED in Denmark.
Dancer - Tatsuro Yamashita
Assistant's Rag (When You're Hot, You're Hot) - Mother Freedom Band
Get it on Ebony - Rhythm Funk Campaign
Ain't Nobody Betta Dan You - Boobie Knight
Shack Up - Banbarra
Love The Life You Live - Black Heat
Mister Bass Man - The Fatback Band
Old Man - Black Buster
Rapid Fire - The Commodores
Lets keep on jukin' - King Tutt & The Untouchables
Cosmic Blues - Eddie Fisher
Groove To Get Down - T-Connection
Catch a Groove - Juice
Better Days - Tony Aiken And Future 2000
Boogie Up The Nation - Soul Searchers
Discophotèque - Serge Gainsbourg
Please Yourself - Please
Funky Music - JU-PAR UNIVERSAL ORCHESTRA
Machine Gun - Janko Nilovic
Police woman (from the NBC TV Series) - Henry Mancini
Raj Mahal spins sophisticated late 70s / early 80s soul and funk raers as we celebrate our 14th episode of the world class Solitary Selections live stream. It’s all vinyl and all live!
Make the Most of It - Starfire
Time After Time - John Valenti
Hollywood Dreaming - Father's Children
You're A Star - Aquarian Dream
Let's Dance - Pleasure
Get Up - Vernon Burch
Get Up and Dance - Freedom
Baby Dee - Konk
Feel The Real - David Bendeth
Enjoy Your Life - Oby Onyioha
One Draw - Love Joys
Can You Find The Time? - Champaign
Don't Wanna See You Cry - Clifford Coulter
Deaf Hook Up Connection - Don Blackman
Private Eye - Private Eye
Time To Move - Carmen
Baby Don't You Know - Bobbi Humphrey
Latin Lover -Joe Bataan
Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
Raj Mahal revisits the roots of 90’s G-Funk as he spins OG pressings of infamous sample fodder used by the likes of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, DJ Quik, and much more. All kinds of classic P-funk, 80s boogie, soul, etc will lace your laptops as we stream all vinyl, all live!
Give Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield
Are You Looking - Congress Alley
Damn - The Nite-Liters
Pack Of Lies - The Counts
Express Yourself - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky - Ripple
Funky Worm - The Ohio Players
Haboglabotribin' - Bernard Wright
Please You - Cameo
Let's Have Some Fun - Bar-Kays
Tonight - Kleeer
Rapper Dapper Snapper (Instrumental) - Edwin Birdsong
More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp & Roger
Funkin' for Jamaica - Tom Browne
(Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Bicentennial Blues - Gil Scott-Heron (intro)
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald
Footsteps In The Dark - The Isley Brothers
Little Ghetto Boy - Donny Hathaway
After the Dance [Instrumental] - Marvin Gaye
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