Jennifer Lara - Studio One Presents Jennifer Lara

Jennifer Lara released her debut album for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in 1974. 'Studio One Presents Jennifer Lara' was an instant success, along with a massive hit single with 'Where have all the good men gone?'. Also several notable contributions as duet or backing singer, with Freddie McGregor on 'I Am Ready', and in the eighties with Prince Far-I, Henry Junjo Lawes and Tristan Palmer. In the nineties she worked for King Jammy, on 'I wanna sex you up' with Thriller U [!!], 'You Turn me on' with Bounty Killer and 'Stop' with Major Mackerel.

A1 A Woman
A2 A Change Is Gonna Come
A3 Hurt So Good
A4 Close To You
A5 Impossible
B1 Loving You
B2 Our Love
B3 Love And Harmony
B4 Ain't No Love
B5 Rocking Tonight
http://rapidshare.com/files/101690203/Jennifer_Lara_-_Studio_One_Presents_Jennifer_Lara.rar

Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin' Up

Call it what you will, nu-funk, nu-soul, or whatever...(I hate sticking tunes in little pidgeon holes) this is pure Memphis sound....horribly underrated and under promoted, this is one of THE best albums I've heard in recent years. Play it and I guarantee you'll play it again...and again...and again :-)

1. Feeling Free
2. If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is)
3. Keep Reachin' Up
4. Blues Downtown
5. My Four Leaf Clover
6. A Perfect Kind Of Love
7. Invisible Man
8. Holdin' On
9. No One's Gonna Love You
10. Soul Investigators Theme
http://www.sendspace.com/file/p508ji

Africafunk, The Original Sound Of 1970's Funky Africa

Africafunk collects contemporary African music from artists like Tony Allen, Peter King, Vecchio, and Ice. Manu Dibango's "Weya," Oneness of Juju's "African Rhythms," Mombasa's "African Hustle," and Fela Ransom Kuti's "Expensive Shit" are among the standout tracks on the album.


1. African Rhythms - Oneness of Juju, Oneness of Juju
2. Ajo - Peter King, Peter King
3. Hail the King - Wali
4. African Battle - Manu Dibango
5. Malik - Lafayette Afro Rock Band
6. African Hustle
7. Expensive Shit - Fela Kuti
8. Talkin' Talkin' - Matata
9. Megaton - Vecchio
10. Weya - Manu Dibango
11. Netsanet - Mulatu Astatqé
12. Racubah
13. Road Close [Dance Dub] - Tony Allen
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jraohf

The Soulful Strings - Back By Demand The Soulful Strings Live

The Soulful Strings' fifth album found them live and in person at Chicago's London House jazz club and restaurant. The players (both jazz and classical) showed off their impressive live chops, but, surprisingly, this live performance doesn't often swing as hard as the studio sessions. As with the 'Strings earlier albums, the song list was nearly all covers, including pop songs and two Richard Evans arrangements of classical pieces. The album's lone original is "Oboe Flats," from the group's woodwind player, Lennie Druss.

Audio note: The applause and crowd sound at the end of several tracks have been rebalanced. Cadet's original mix had one channel abnormally loud in several spots.


Listen Here (Harris)
I Wish It Would Rain (Whitfield, Strong, Penzabene)
You're All I Need (Ashford, Simpson)
Pavanne (Ravel, adapt. Richard Evans)
There Was a Time (Brown)
Oboe Flats* (Druss)
I'm a Girl Watcher (Pittman, Trail)
Clair de Lune (DeBussy, adapt. Richard Evans)
MacArthur Park (Webb)
http://rapidshare.com/files/101679463/The_Soulful_Strings_-_Back_By_Demand_The_Soulful_Strings_Live.rar

Muscle Shoals Horns - Doin' It To the Bone

"Beginning as part of the Fame Gang, a loose knit group of session musicians who worked under the direction of Rick Hall at Fame Recording studio, the Muscle Shoals Horns soon earned their separate identity by performing on many recordings made at a variety of studios in the Muscle Shoals area. Originally composed of Harvey Thompson, saxophone, Ronnie Eades, baritone saxophone, Harrison Calloway, trumpet and Aaron Varnell, trombone, in the late 60s, the group solidified in 1970 when Charles Rose filled the spot vacated by Varnell. The lineup remained together until the mid-80s, adding a variety of specialist from time to time. While primarily a studio horn section, the Muscle Shoals Horns toured extensively with Elton John in the mid-70s, playing on the famed "Philadelphia Freedom" recording, which also featured John Lennon. Later in the 70s, the horn section released three albums of their own compositions which capitalized on the disco dance craze, and they formed a band which toured opening for groups such as Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as headlining shows in smaller venues"

A1 Dance To The Music (3:43)
A2 Addicted To Your Love (4:24)
A3 I Just Wanna Turn You On (4:06)
A4 A Love For You [And A Love For Me] (4:37)
A5 What's Goin' Down (3:34)
B1 Sexual Revolution (4:00)
B2 Can't Break The Habit (3:26)
B3 Keep On Playin' That Funky Music (3:58)
B4 Doin' It To The Bone (3:27)
B5 Beware Of The Rip-Off (4:50)
http://rapidshare.com/files/101316719/Muscle_Shoals_Horns_-_Doin__It_To_the_Bone.rar