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November 24 2009

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Keb Darge & Paul Weller - Lost & Found - Real R'N'B & Soul 2LP/CD (BBE)

Written By 1 - November 24 2009

Get It Here On 2LP

Keb Darge’s Lost and Found series sets out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of soul music from the 50’s and 60’s.

The soul of the fifties and sixties was much purer, and more honest. Therefore it reaches parts that the modern day pish cannot reach. However at last thanks to a new generation of youngsters influenced by the likes of Amy Winehouse, thousands of clubbers worldwide are now turning to the past for real pleasure during their nights out.

‘I look into the sea of smiling faces on the dance floor every Saturday night at Madame Jo Jo’s, and get a feeling that somehow this music has saved these people from a false and dreary nightlife.’ Keb Darge. Keb Darge has compiled more compilations for BBE than any other DJ selling close to 200,000 CDs and vinyls over a 10 year period. Paul Weller is an acclaimed Rock star and Soul music collector whose contribution to music is well documented and surpasses that of any other act that has compiled a long player for BBE. Tracklisting:

01 Big Mama Thornton They Call Me Big Mama clip
02 The Brothers Of Soul Come On Back clip
03 The Tempos (Countdown) Here I Come clip
04 Epitome Of Sound You Don't Love Me clip
05 Daddy Cleanhead & C. Higgins Band Something's Goin' On In My Room clip
06 The Casanova Two We Got To Keep On clip
07 The Creations A Dream clip
08 Elsie Wheat Tippin' clip
09 Sarah Dean w/Freddie Mitchell Orchestra Long Lean Daddy clip
10 Billy Fair & Orch. I'll Be True To You clip
11 The Cadets I Want You clip
12 Velma Cross & Her High Steppers I'll Be Oh So Good clip
13 Big T. Tyler King Kong clip
14 The Flirtations Stronger Than Her Love clip
15 The Great Experience Don't Forget To Remember clip
16 The Intruders Hang On In There clip
17 Major Lance Rhythm clip
18 Margie Joseph One More Chance clip
19 Tammi Terrell All I Do Is Think About You clip
20 The Dells Wear It On Your Face clip
21 Bobby Bland Honey Child clip
22 The Radiants Ain't No Big Thing clip
23 Albert King Crosscut Saw clip
24 Jimmy Witherspoon Money Is Getting Cheaper clip
25 Billy Watkins The Ice-Man clip
26 Eddie Giles Losin' Boy clip
27 Emmitt Long Call Me clip
28 Slim Harpo I Got Love If You Want It clip
More Info: Keb Darge MySpace Paul Weller Website BBE Records

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October 06 2009

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Upcoming: Keb Darge & Lucinda Slim - This Is DJ's Choice Vol.2 CD / LP (Unique)

Written By 3 - October 06 2009

Keb Darge & Lucinda Slim  - This Is DJ's Choice Vol.2 CD / LP

It has been some time since the first edition of DJs Choice was released, on which Swiss DJs Soulinus and Pun introduced their favorite pieces.  However with such high class DJs on the upcoming DJs Choice it's worth the wait.  This time it's none other than Keb Darge - Deep Funk Legend and passionate Soul Dancer - turn to make his decision about what to put on the This Is DJs Choice Vol 2'.  By his side - the adorable Lucinda Slim.  A real lady who makes men's hearts beat faster and who's got some real goodies in her record box.  As expected Keb and Lucinda did their homework and put together a high-quality collection.  Songs like Howlin Wolf's ‚You'll Be Mine', 'Come On Train' by Don Thomas or 'Beggin' by Timebox.  This compilation is a must have for every record collection and for every good party.

Keb Darge is the most famous DJ of the genres of Northern Soul and Deep Funk.  At the age of 22 he already wanted to settle down. Fortunately some promoter could convince him to delay the retirement and instead establish the Northern Soul sound in London.  In 1987 Keb had to sell a big part of his Northern Soul collection and passed over his DJ-sceptre to Mark Dobson (aka Butch).  However Keb kept lots of other records which he christened  'Junk Music' believing they were worthless.  A mistake as this so called 'Junk Music' was the basis for what would become later the legendary 'Deep Funk' genre.

During the middle of the 90's Keb and record collector mate Mark Cotgrove (aka Snowboy) were looking for a venue where they could spin their funk music.  With Madame Jojo's - a strip club in Soho - they found it.  The club offered them one night a week and it became such a great success that Madame Jojo's was to turn into a full music club leaving its striptease past behind.

Nowadays the Madame Jojo's still is THE spot for Funk lovers.  Even now Keb still enters the Jojo's turntables each Friday to deliver the Deep Funk sound.  He gets support by his compilation colleague Lucinda Slim who is actually called Nia Saw.  Just like Keb Darge she isn't an unknown quantity - as one of Zap Mama's vocalists since 1997 she recorded 4 albums and toured round the globe.  Additionally she's a successful DJ and already worked with artist such as Sergio Mendez, Youssou N'Dour, Krewcial or Raw Deal.

Tracklisting:
01 John Lee Hooker I Wanna Ramble
02 Blanche Thomas You Ain't Such A Much
03 Big Maybelle That's A Pretty Good Love
04 Cadets Love Bandit
05 Joe Houston All Night Long
06 General Assembly Sensitive Mind
07 Syng McGowan That's What I Want

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