Bridging the Gap May 8, 2024

*De-Phazz: "Next Message!" (Godsdog 1999) German downt. ensemble led by composer/producer Pit Baumgartner.

*Bahama Soul Club: "Never Roam No More feat. John Lee Hooker" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) German group based in Portugal and led by composer/musician/producer Oliver Belz. JLH: Amer. blues sing/songwr. & guitarist.

*Parov Stelar: "My Man feat. Lightnin Hopkins" (The Burning Spider 2017) Austrian DJ & electronic music prod. whose real name is Marcus Fureder. He also founded Stage Noir Recordings. LH: Amer. country blues sing/songwr. & guitarist.

*Paulinho Moska:" "Em Voce Eu Vi" (Beleza E Medo 2018) Brazilian singer, composer and actor began playing classical guitar from the age of 13.

*Carlinhos Brown: "Pandeiro-Deiro" (Alfagamabetizado 1996) Brazilian singer, percussionist & prod. blending funk, latin, R&B, soul music & reggae with Brazilian percussion.

*Bossacucanova: "Nana" (Brasilidade 2001) Brazilian group combining electronic with bossa nova. Marcio Menescal, DJ Marcelinho DaLua & producer/sound engineer Alex Moreira are the permanent members.

*Gemma & The Travellers: "Save Me" (Too Many Rules & Games 2017) Gemma Marchi is the lead singer, songwr. & founder of The Travellers. Gemma left Italy as a teen & eventually met Robert P. an Anglo/Swedish guitar player. They later became The Travellers.

*Hattler: "Teaser" (Velocity 2018) German master bass player & composer Helmut Hattler along with German lead vocalist Fola Dada.

*Eric Lau: "Lily Of The Desert feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow" (One Of Many 2013) British soul producer & DJ Eric Lau also plays hip hop & R&B. GAM: Is an American musician/singer from LA.

*The Electric Peanut Butter Company: "Fat Budda" (Trans-Atlantic Psych Classics Vol. 1 2014) London based multi-inst. producer/composer Shawn Lee teams up with Austin TX multi-inst. producer/composer Adrian Quesada after meeting at SXSW Festival in 2010. They collaborated via e-mail.

*RJD2: "20 Grand Palace" (The Fun Ones 2020) American hip hop/electronic producer & DJ Ramble John Krohn emerged as RJD2 in Columbus, Ohio began producing for other musicians and has since become a major producer in the hip hop & electronic genre.

*Jah Wobble: "Stepping Hill" (Dream World 2018) English bassist, singer, composer & poet John Joseph Wardle was a founding member of post punk group Public Image Limited.

*Inf: "Hospital Lullaby" (Music For Crime Scenes 2013) Dutch DJ Bas te Braak began as a rapper & later retired the mic for production & live instrumentation.

HOUR 2

*Issa Bagayogo: "M'Ba Fodi" (Mali Koura 2008) IB was a Malian singer who played the Kamele n'goni (a 6 stringed W. African instrument.) He fused African music with electronic beats and became known as 'Techno Issa' in Mali.

*Cheikh Lo: "Bamba" (Balbalou 2015) Burkina Faso vocalist & drummer bought a guitar and began composing his own songs. He moved to Paris and became a session musician. He recorded his first cassette in Dakar produced by Youssou N'Dour.

*Djelmady Tounkara: "Fanta Bourama" (Solon Kone 2005) Malian musician and one of the foremost guitarists in Africa. He wanted to transform his ancestral traditions into dance pop, but never abandoned classic Malian music.

*Seatbelts: "The Egg And You" (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack 1998) Japanese jazz/blues/rock/fusion band put together by singer/keyboardist/composer/producer Yoko Kanno to perform the Cowboy Bebop sound track.

*Bohemianvoodoo: "Lying On The Sheep's Back" (Bouquet-EP 2020) Japanese jazz band using electronic elements and guit. keys dubbing to augment their smooth jazz, funk & latin elements.

*Masayoshi Takanaka: "Gascon Cocktail" (Takanaka 1977) Japanese/Chinese guitarist M. Liu changed his name to Takanaka when he became a Japanese naturalized citizen in 4th grade. He was the lead guitarist for the highly influential glam rock band Sadistic Mika Band.

*Ocote Soul Sounds: "Sal Si Puedes" (Single 2021) This single was composed, performed and mixed by Martin Perna. He plays woodwinds, drums, bass & keyboards inspired by Yusuf Lateef, Cymande & RZA.

*Bahama Soul Club: "Eleggua feat. Sexto Sentido" (Havana '58 2016) German soul/jazz/bossa/afro band led by Oliver Belz. SS: Cuban vocal quartet of Arlety Valdes, Eliene Castillo, Melvis Santa Estevez & Yudelkis Lafuente.

*Mo' Horizons: "Huele Que Huele feat. Ivan Camelo" (Mango 2023) German producers Ralf Drosemeyer (programmer composer & Keys) & Mark "Foh" Wetzler. IC: composer/musician

*The Mackrosoft: "Life Is Too Short" (S.E.M.E. 2009) Aja West was an American funk composer/ producer & performer who also ran the Mackrosoft label out of Seattle Wa.

*Medeski Martin & Wood: "New Planet" (End Of The World Party... 2004) Amer. jazz fusion band with John Medeski (keys) Billy Martin (drums) & Chris Wood (bass)

*The Echocentrics: "We Need A Resolution-Instrumental feat. A. Quesada" (Echoland-EP 2012) Austin TX psych band led by A. Quesada is a multi-cultural collaboration with a variety of artists.

*Menahan Street Band: "Everyday Dream" (The Crossing 2012) NY based funk/soul band founded by producer/musician Thomas Brenneck.