Waxist Selecta is Island Grown

Today we are blessed with a new mix from the Parisian Pied Piper of Tropical Sounds ~ Waxist Selecta!

Julien Minarro aka Waxist Selecta is a tireless champion of the Island sounds that have caught fire over the last few years. Having grown up on a small island paradise located between Madagascar & South Africa, he was immersed in the sun & sand vibrations that helped mold his musical tastes. "This unique experience has taught me a lot of things." he says, "among which the love of people from other cultures than mine & the love of music. As a consequence, it is no surprise that as a record collector I've been attracted by island music."

His Tropical Heatwave mix, "Island Grown", is like greeting old friends, as he has chosen a lot of my personal favorite tracks. It is a Tropical Bouillabaisse that brings together the flavors of the sea and spices of the islands in a hearty stew that will warm your bones and get you ready for a long night of dancing!

"The present mix is mostly made of rare disco & funk & soul joints recorded in the Caribbean in the 70s." Waxist explains. "I also choose to select 2 'creole' sung tracks from the French speaking Caribbean as I think they are another qualitative facet of that sounds. The mix ends up on an afro-funk sound from JM Tim & Foty."

You can find more WS sounds on his Soundcloud page.
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Stream it through Mixcloud or Download here.

Island Grown ~ Waxist Selecta Mix for Tropical Heatwave by Dj Mcboing Boing on Mixcloud

TRACKLIST: Intro - Let's Play Real Music Now, Bob Williams - I Am Alright, WildFire - Check It Out, Cool Creations Of St Maarten - Wish Upon Love, Merchant - Instant Funk, Micheal Boothman feat. Charmaine Ford - What You Won't Do For Love, Smile Street People – Lypso Disco,
Bro. Valentino – Stay Up Zimbabwe, Nadie Lafond - Three Way Situation, Yvan Bonnet & Roland Louis - Day After Day, Tru Tones - Dancing, Carribean Superstars - Dance, Sylvesters Inc. Band - Funky Calypso, Leroy Brown & His Defence Force – In The Book, Boo & The True Tones - Let Me Get Stoned, Red Stripe Disco - Keep Diggin, Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau Part 1 & Part 2,
Wild Fire – Try Making Love, Charlies's Roots – Past Time Paradise, Undercover - Cé Ca Ki Fait Nou Souffrir, Malavoi - Madjoumbe, JM Tim & Foty - Doula By Night

Have a great New Year!

I hope y'all had a great 2012!
There's a lot of Tropical Heat on the horizon for lucky 13!
Keep your wheels turning!

Fela The Musical ~ Cast Party

My partner in Caribbean Crime ~ Love On The Run ~ & I were honored to DJ for the Fela! The Musical Cast party recently!  The intimate affair was held at the swanky men's clothing boutique Seize sur Vingt in Soho.  The fancy duds were pushed to the side to make way for the funkee dancers ~ and dance they did...there was even a spontaneous Bus Stop moment!  It was a treat to have so many of the cast members, including Fela himself, Sahr Ngaujah, getting down to the Tropical Heat Wave sounds!  Here's a little video I put together from the night...



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My Disco Is Caribbean Disco ~ Afro Caribbean Mix for the Fela party!

My partner in crime Love On The Run and I are hyped to have been hand picked to DJ the cast party for the re-opening of Fela The Musical!  You know we're gonna bring the African and Tropical vinyl heaters as we're joined by artist Sinkane, who will be playing LIVE  percussion alongside us!
Here's a new mix to get y'all in the mood ~ this one's for the Funkee Funkee People!

With a secret Tropical Heatwave gig on the horizon (rhymes with Fela...) ~ I thought I'd throw a new mix up for y'all...More news coming soon ~ for now please enjoy the Funky Good Feeling!

The Blue Notes ~ Can I Change My Mind

The Blue Notes were a staple at Nassau clubs like the Rum Keg Room & The Back Room at the Barmoral Beach Hotel in the late 60's. Early on their line up included of a young Frankie Zhivago and Ralph Munnings. By the time of their 3rd release, "Moving Up with The Blue Notes" (Proctor-Blue Records), the group consisted of: Godfrey Deveaux (drums), Lawrence Makeba Rolle (bass), Garry Davis (guitar) & Marvin Henfield (vocals). The overall vibe is a soulful Caribbean jazz style which lends itself nicely to cuts like "Fever" and "By the Time I Get To Phoenix", but the standout is the band's deeply moving cover of Tyrone Davis's soul classic "Can I Change My Mind".

Enjoy!

McBB

Island Jazz Quartet ~ Feel Like Makin' Love

This time around we have one of the deepest steel drum cuts out there!
Arranged by Mark Hinds and privately released on his eponymous record label.
Mr. Hinds takes on the Eugene McDaniels/Roberta Flack groover with a massive rhythm section...I really wish he would have let the drummer loose a little, because whoever it is on the skins is in the pocket! Nonetheless the quartet supplies a perfect bed to float the smooth steel drums as they ride over the track like a warm tropical breeze.