Mr. Big Stuff Brazilian Style - by Rindge Leaphart

Just came across this tune and was impressed enough to share.  Que Tempo Bom was clearly influenced by Jean Knight's classic.  The music from Jean's original is timeless and of course still funky.  The Brazilian duo that sampled the song overlaid some of their own music with nice vocals from both the female singer and male rapper.  I hope folks enjoy the tune as much as I do.





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Hip Hop from Turkey

Quick update on Ceza;

I happened to be in Boston this past summer (2021) and had the opportunity to be in an Uber with a driver from Turkey.  He was playing rap music and we started talking about different artists from Turkey.  Turns out he is a big fan Ceza as well. The conversation and listening to his sample of Turkish rappers including Ceza made for an enjoyable ride.

Regards,

Rindge Leaphart  

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I recently picked up a couple of CD's of Turkish rap.  The first CD is by Sogopa Kajmer & Kolera and titled Bendeki Sen.  The second CD is by Ceza and titled Suspus.  Let me start off by saying I don't understand the Turkish language at all.  So why by purchase CD's of Turkish rappers?  Because I enjoy learning / listening about how Hip Hop and Rap music manifests itself overseas.  Plus, you never know, you might just pick up a CD with great music even if you don't understand the lyrics.

Both of the CD's were enjoyable.  I think Sagopa and Kolera did a god job with their duets if you will.  I like how they incorporated riffs / samples of American rap on their CD (sampling was once the lifeblood of rap and may still be).  The last  cut on the CD Scratch Diploma is one of my favorite cuts as it is roughly 4+ minutes of a DJ scratching.  The entire CD can be accessed via the following link: Bendeki Sen

Ceza's CD has a number of cuts I found enjoyable.  Ceza has a number of cuts with not only rapid fire lyrics but also very sonic-ally please music and of course the DJ scratching brings a smile to my face.  Several cuts that you might want to check out are: Suspus , Ne De Zor , Ders Al - rapid fire lyrics and one of my favorites is Milyon Farkli Hikaye not sure what he is rapping about on this cut but he sounds very passionate and the beats are somewhat melancholy lending support to that whatever the subject is it is quite important to him.


I hope you enjoy this dispatch!

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Soul Jazz from Up North

Another find from Wax Poetics - Souljazz Orchestra.  Click on the link to check out one of the singles.  Easy listening on a Sunday morning.

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/videos/the-souljazz-orchestra/

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Mixtape of funky Arabic tunes from the ’60s and ’70s collected by Jannis of Jakarta Records

I found the link below on Wax Poetics - "funky" is a very good description. Music is catchy and has a very upbeat pace.  In some instance you can tell the music is dated, but good music is good music and it transcends time.  Hopefully you will enjoy as much as I did.

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/mixtape-funky-arabic-tunes-60s-70s-collected-jannis-jakarta-records/ 


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Poets of Rythm, A German Funk Band - Rindge Leaphart comments

While listening to random tunes on Pandora, I came across a band by the name of Poets of Rythm. The tune  in question was Fondle Rock.  These gents came together in the 90's and focused on reproducing the Funky sounds of the 60-70's.  I've listened to a few of their other cuts and they sound pretty good.  It also seems as if their music has been released by Daptone Records, which is also a throwback to the Funky sounds of the 60's and 70's.  I've included a couple of links below that provide and overview of the band and samples of the their music.

Enjoy!

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/18/236947046/the-poets-of-rhythm-a-troop-of-german-james-browns

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/poets-of-rhythm-mn0000894522 - you can hear samples of their various tracks

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Cortex - French Jazz from the 70's

I recently picked up a CD produced by a French group by the name of Cortex.  Specifically, I picked up Volume 2 - what a creative name.  Let me first say I like this CD.  I did not know what to expect with this CD.  I like Jazz, but am not a connoisseur by any means.  But I thought what the heck and decided to experiment.  The CD was produced in the 70's and thus has a very 70'ish sound to it.  Somewhat reminiscent of 70's lounge music you might find in a 70's film.  As I type that, I am comfortable saying this CD would have been a great soundtrack to many a film produced in the 70's.  Anyway, the pace is fairly upbeat, not in a dance type of way.  But nonetheless upbeat.  I have not listened to any other music from Cortex, but I may pick up other CD's from them as I come across them.  No standout performances by any means on this disc, but solid good music from folks on the other side of the Atlantic.  If you like jazz and have an affinity for the 70's sound, give them a shot.  Many people refer to them as Jazz with Funk.  Not much funk to be found Volume 2. 



http://www.groovecollector.com/artist/cortex/1038/

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cortex+%286%29 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-FZ5jzlwIc

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Rindge Leaphart comments on DJ Gruff: Italian Hip Hop

Just a quick post on an artist that I came across back in 2009.  The artist goes by the name of DJ Gruff.  I happened to be in a record / cd store in Italy and asked a couple of the locals to recommend a good hip hop cd.  They looked at me and to my surprise asked if I wanted gangsta hip hop or real hip hop.  Given my old school roots I asked for the real thing.  They didn't miss a beat - pun intended - and pointed me in the direction of DJ Gruff.  I am very grateful to those two gents as the cd I picked up - UNO - is extremely good and DJ Gruff is extremely talented.  I don't speak Italian but you can hear several shout outs on the cd to old school artists like crazy legs (whom I once met by the way).

The beats on this cd are very mellow to say the least and the scratching by DJ Gruff is very impressive and tailored very well to match the instrumentals of the sampled records.  I miss the days of DJ's doing their thing on stage and actually scratching (records vs CD's).  I can't speak to Gruff's other releases, but this cd is very impressive - great music to kick back and relax to.

I am including several links below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPKoS2GwuEw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3y2acCQf7A

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Gruff

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