Paris Djs Virtual Releases

A Collective Vision Of Peace - A Collective Vision Of Peace (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) self-released, 2015-12-08 Tracklisting : 01. A Collective Vision Of Peace 8:14 Following the events that occurred in several countries and closer to us in Paris and in response to the media and community’s reactions, we have decided to gather around between friends and record a version of Los Hermanos, written by Atahualpa Yupanqui, to advocate the importance of being united.

Hatred breeds hatred. War breeds war. Sandra Nkaké : vocals Mélissa Laveaux : vocals Jî Drû : flute, vocals Christophe 'Disco' Minck : doublebass Julien Tekeyan : drums-bongos Jérôme 'Tchiky' Perez : guitar Thomas De Pourquery : saxophone Mike Ladd : vocals Antoine Berjeaut : bugle/trumpet Cyril Atef : disto sanza Jérôme 'Blackjoy' Caron : mix Grant Phabao : mastering Alain 'Seka' Ledoux : video Thanks to Loik Dury / Karine Morice / Bahini Camara / Bérangère Viennot / Paris DJs Suite aux évènements récents survenus dans bon nombre de pays

ATOMGA - Alaskan Pipeline (Grant Phabao Remix) (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2015-06-01 Grant Phabao is an internationally-renowned French engineer and producer, best known for his work remixing tracks from everyone from Lee Fields to Brownout to Alice Russell… He got enlisted by ATOMGA, a 10-piece afrofunk collective from Denver, Colorado, to mix & master their new album 'Black Belt', and to remix a track of his choosing from it. He put an original one drop/reggae feel on perhaps the most complex song on the album, 'Alaskan Pipeline'. Grab a free 128k MP3 of this remix below, or download the whole album on bandcamp. Tracklisting : 01. ATOMGA - Alaskan Pipeline (Grant Phabao Remix) Subscribe to the podcast here or there. Links : ATOMGA : official | bandcamp | facebook | soundcloud | youtube Grant Phabao : official | bandcamp | facebook | juno | parisdjs | soundcloud | youtube

Jungle By Night - Desdemona (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Kindred Spirits, 2014-02-20 Last year's collaboration between Jungle By Night and Californian psychedelic producer The Gaslamp Killer saw the Afrobeat band from Netherlands explore some new grounds of voodoo magic. It looks like they've really enjoyed opening new musical doors, and this free single extracted from their upcoming new album 'The Hunt' is a perfect example, tackling some afro-progressive rocking sounds! The new album is scheduled to drop April 25 on Kindred Spirits and the band will be playing a few dates in France in April (read below)… Meanwhile enjoy this entrancing new track, 'Desdemona' - you haven't heard anything like this yet! Tracklisting : 01. Jungle By Night - Desdemona 3:10 Subscribe to the podcast here or there. Links : Jungle By Night : official | bandcamp | facebook | parisdjs | soundcloud | twitter | youtube Paris DJs : parisdjs.com | bandcamp | facebook | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube Confirmed tour d

Polyrhythmics - Libra Stripes (free single download on Paris DJs, LP/CD out nov 12 on Kept Records) File under : Funk, Afrobeat, Instrumental, World Grooves Cat. No.: KPT-1001 Paris DJs virtual release #73 is an exclusive treat sent to us by our good friends at Kept Records in Canada. They'll be releasing mid-november the new Polyrhythmics album Libra Stripes and asked if we could give a free mp3 of its title track. How cool? We hope you'll enjoy this first slice of groovy and soulful Afrofunk deepness, we'll go and get the LP for sure - what about you? Tracklisting : 01. Libra Stripes (3:48) Full album tracklisting and press release are available on the Paris DJs blog Links : Polyrhythmics : official | bandcamp | facebook | soundcloud | twitter | youtube Kept Records : official | bandcamp | facebook | soundcloud | tumblr | twitter | vimeo Paris DJs : parisdjs.com | bandcamp | facebook | junodownload | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube

Grant Phabao presents Quench Aid and John Wayne - Don't Go Girls (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2013-06-18 From the mid-80s to the early 90s, Jamaican vocalist Quench Aid was making big waves in this early digital reggae era, putting out a slew of classic vintage dancehall singles, including the in demand burial tune 'Beat Down The Fence' on Vena Recordings. His style is strong and sweet, similar to Jah Cure - who arrived on the scene 10 years after Quench Aid. A wicked and severely underrated singer! John Wayne is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who's bigger hit was the wadadadeng-ish 'Call The Police' from 1985, on the 'Sleng Teng' riddim. In 1983 he recorded an album called 'Boogie Down', produced by Bunny Lee. Also an in-demand sound engineer, he worked on Sugar Minott's 1981 albums 'Meet The People In A Lovers Dubbers Style' and 'African Girl'… Quench Aid and John Wayne are original dancehall killah artists, they collaborated together in 2004 for a 45 released on the small Bam Salute label from France,

Grant Phabao presents Horace Andy - Talk 'bout Peace (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2013-02-28 On the first notes you'll recognize instantly Horace Andy's falsetto vocals. The Jamaican singer has been gracing all of Massive Attack's albums so far, granting him a worldwide and long-term recognition. The reggae fans will maybe more fondly remember his early and roots reggae hits from the sixties and the seventies, the legendary 'In The Light/In The Light Dub' albums from 1977, or his dancehall classics from the early 80s. And All shall rejoice, with the offering of this free download, a rare Rasta song from the great Horace Andy recorded in 2004, produced and re-mixed by the unstoppable Grant Phabao a few years later. 'Talk 'bout Peace' is an outstanding conscious tune that has been kept hidden in Paris DJs' vaults for too long until now. Subscribe to the podcast here Tracklisting : 01. Grant Phabao presents Horace Andy - Talk 'bout Peace Credits : Production, mix and mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphab

Jungle By Night - Marsvin (live) (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2013-02-27 We played them in our Afro mixes, we reviewed their album and announced their show in Paris this friday (march 1st) at Petit Bain… We insist, Jungle By Night is the new afrobeat sensation from The Netherlands and we've got an exclusive live version of their track 'Marsvin' available as a free download on our Virtual Releases podcast. Enjoy this 7mn taste of the Jungle Fire live experience recorded on the latest New Year's Eve at the Gloria Theater in Köln, hoping to see you on friday at Petit Bain in Paris!! Subscribe to the podcast here Tracklisting : 01. Jungle By Night - Marsvin (comp. Jungle by Night/BMG Rights Managament) Recorded live, December 31 2012/ Gloria Theater - Koln (D) (for WDR/Funkhaus Europa) Credits : Courtesy of Kindred Spirits (kindred-spirits.nl) Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com) Artwork and photo by Djouls (djouls.com) Links : Jungle By Night live in Paris, March 1st, 2013 : facebook.com/e

©© Les Freres Smith - Opposite People (Live at Roskilde Festival 2012) (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2013-01-29 2013 should be a busy year for the Smith family. Before releasing some long-awaited new material later this year, Les Freres Smith and Paris DJs offer you a cover of Fela Kuti's 'Opposite People' captured last summer at the amazing Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Recorded in binaural so that you may hear the music just as if you were there, the whole Smith family hopes you'll enjoy this live take at one of the biggest European festivals. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and get ready to dance! PS check this little video out if you miss a dance step or two. 'Opposite People' is a 1977 Fela classic regularly played and appreciated by Les Freres Smith. Long trance rhythms, powerful horn themes and solos, heavy vintage keyboards and a strong, barely abstract, political message about the colonial mentality, upper class corruption, and more particularly its ability to abuse and impose its visio

Paris DJs Soundsystem presents The Silvertones 1965-1979 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2013-01-24 Paris DJs is celebrating the imminent release of The Silvertones' new album 'Keep On Rolling', with a 27mn mix of their hits and past recordings, from the Ska years in the 60s (with Duke Reid at Treasure Isle), to the Roots Reggae tunes from the 70s (with Lee Perry at Black Art, or Coxsone Dodd at Studio One). After albums for rubadub deejay The Lone Ranger, or sweet and soulful reggae singer Carlton Livingston, French multi-instrumentalist/sound engineer Grant Phabao keeps on bringing back legends of Jamaican music into the spotlight, so stay connected for this upcoming 15th release on the Paris DJs label! Meanwhile, enjoy this half hour history class of classic Jamaican vibes, extracted from old vinyl 45s, mixed and mastered for your optimized audio pleasure. PS Note that the podcast of mixes has ended with mix #400, but we're still publishing some new stuff on the "virtual releases" podcast, including fre

Sandra Nkake and Ji Dru - Dancing Girl - A Tribute To Terry Callier (Digital Single/Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2011-11-06 TERRY CALLIER A voice of so many colours and textures, a unique sound dedicated to telling the truth. His truth. Everyday people’s truth. The words he chose, the stories he painted with his singular music and poetry resound in every choice we make. His music is around us, a guide line to never forget to give what we are. This is a tribute to a free soul. “Somewhere between time and space, We shall be free.” Ji Dru and Sandra Nkake Links : Info on Sandra Nkake's new album "Nothing For Granted" on jazzvillagemusic.com Free 'Inspirations' mix to download on parisdjs.com Sandra Nkake : official | blogspot | facebook | myspace | twitter | wikipedia | youtube Ji Dru : facebook | myspace | twitter | youtube Paris DJs : official | facebook | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube

Grant Phabao presents Pompidoo - Come Ya Fi Talk (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2012-10-19 Pompidoo (not to be confused with similarly named deejay Prince Pompidou who recorded in the early 70's) is the original rock stone voiced Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay who worked King Jammy's sound system and was able to make his voice sound like a synthesizer. He was most popular in Jamaica in the late 1980s, with a series of singles including 'Governor General', 'The DJ With The Rockstone Voice' or 'Synthesizer Voice'. After no new release during the last 5 years, Pompidoo is now back on the airwaves with this stunning new version of his 2004 single 'Come Ya Fi Talk', originally recorded for the French Bam Salute label, remastered and dressed with a brand new riddim by roots reggae master Grant Phabao! An original raggamuffin monster tune, strictly rub-a-dub, that's sure to rock the modern dancehalls anytime!! Credits : Vocals by Pompidoo, all instruments by Grant Phabao Written by Pompidoo, composed an

Elvis Martinez Smith - Music Is The Weapon Of The Future (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2012-09-27 France's finest Afrobeat and Ehio-flavored grooves band ©© Les Frères Smith are celebrating their mini UK tour his week (Sept 27 The Bedroom Bar, London; Sept 28 Village Hall, Chilham; Sept 29 St Mary's, Sandwich) with an exclusive free single from Elvis Martinez Smith, Music Is The Weapon Of The Future, featuring Nico Sake Smith on saxes, Grant Phabao on clavinet and vocal samples from Black Thought from The Roots among ohers… Don't miss this deep afrobeat piece with tasty hip hop chunks, and if you're in London or southern-east England we sincerily advise you to check ©© Les Frères Smith on stage!! The first album from the Paris-based collective, Contreband Mentality, released in 2011, should be followed by a new long-player in 2013… Credits : Elvis Martinez Smith : guitars, bass, MK1 & Moog keyboards, drum programming, percussions, sampling Nico Sake Smith : baritone & alto saxophones Grant Pha

Florelie Escano - Moody Blues (Grant Phabao Remix) (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2012-09-19 The original Soul/Funk track Moody Blues was engineered by Lotek at his Counter Clockwise Studios in Melbourne, Australia, who posted a stripped-down version on Soundcloud, with just guitar and Florelie Escano on vocals, asking is some remixers were interested. We managed to connect and Grant Phabao ended up producing this suprising and breezy Reggae/Afro/Blues remix which you'll find on Florelie's upcoming limited CD out october 17th 2012. Links : Florelie : official | bandcamp | facebook | flickr | soundcloud | twitter | youtube Lotek : official | facebook | soundcloud | twitter Grant Phabao : official | bandcamp | facebook | myspace | parisdjs | soundcloud Paris DJs : official | bandcamp | facebook | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube Artwork by Djouls

Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - Usain Bolt The Puma (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2012-08-03 After Usain Bolt's heart breaking false start, which left him disqualified from the 2011 World Athletics Championships, Jamaican deejay The Lone Ranger and French producer Grant Phabao decided to record Usain Bolt The Puma, an homage song to Jamaica's greatest sprinter (and, obviously, his sponsor). The song starts on a killer chorus hook before slipping into an unstoppable flow of no less surprising verses, filled with wiki-accuracy, wicked rhymes and dynamic rub-a-dub gimmicks. The reggae groove itself is relentless, tight and bumpy, like 70s Jamaica sounding heavy. While chillin' with Jamaican singers The Lone Ranger, Jim Brown and Carlton Livingston a few weeks ago at Paris DJs studios, Djouls and Grant Phabao asked them what they should do with the song, with the 2012 Olympic Games happening very fast and the buzz around Usain Bolt growling like thunder… The Jamaicans all replied instantly that t

J-san And The Big Mean - Moving Too Fast (Grant Phabao Remix (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2012-05-09 Brooklyn-based soul, dub, electronic artist/producer Jay Spaker aka J-san's musical journey has been a shape shifting experience spanning 20 years of soul & roots music. Son of radical vietnam veteran father & Okinawan mother J-san was raised on the road, living with artists, musicians, ganja growers and hustlers. He was an original member of John Brown's Body in the 90s, then went on to form dub rock/jam band J-san & The Analogue Sons during the the next decade, a band described as Bob Marley meets M.I.A. produced by Manu Chao… After a few featurings, including vocalist on 10ft Ganja Plant's album Bush Rock released in 2009, J-san has launched two new bands, Double Tiger, an electronic dub / dubstep project who's just released the No Give Up single on Hydra Records Japan, and J-san and The Big Mean, a rock/reggae/afro project fusing the rhythms of Afrobeat and R&B with the sounds of Du

Paris DJs are proud to announce a worldwide exclusive remix competition using the vocals of Studio One legend, one of Jamaica's most influential early dancehall DJs, The Lone Ranger. He was twice voted number 1 deejay on the island, in 1979 and 1980. He helped pioneer a newly rhythmic, on-the-beat rhyming style that led DJ toasting into the modern age, and punctuated his lyrics with bizarre exclamations and sound effects ('bim' and 'ribbit' were his favorites) that made him perhaps the most imaginative stylist of his time. Paris DJs are giving you the opportunity to remix the Lone Ranger/Grant Phabao tribute to Steve Jobs track 'The Iphone Connection', the first single from the brand new Paris DJs label, available on iTunes. The vocal acapella from the song is available to download below (the original version of the tune being available here). We want you to build your own unique track behind The Lone Ranger's amazing vocals and let his producer Grant Phabao decide who has created the best remix. Add you ow

Nostalgia 77 feat. Josa Peit - Simmerdown (Grant Phabao Remix feat. Marco Benevento) (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2011-07-26 Released early 2011, Simmerdown, featuring stunning vocals from Josa Peit, was the first single to be lifted from the latest Nostalgia 77 album, The Sleepwalking Society, released late March 2011. We've been active supporters of Nostalgia 77's measureless talent since day one and some of you might remember the reggae remix our resident producer Grant Phabao did on N77's Seven Nation Army cover with Alice Russell… It was high time to try and rework a new Nostalgia 77 track and we had the chance to get a visit from Marco Benevento, one of our favorite keyboards players along with John Medeski and Jackie Mittoo. Well you put musicians in a studio, what happens? They play together, so Marco ended playing organ and then clavinet for a reggae remix of Simmerdown Phabao was working on… This track was hidden in our closet for a year, and when we learned that Nostalgia 77 was coming on p

Lee Fields - You're The Kind Of Girl (Digital Single/Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) Truth & Soul Records, 2011-12-14 The current superstar of Soul Lee Fields is back with a new track, You’re the Kind of Girl, the first single extracted from his upcoming new album A Faithful Man, to be released march 13th 2012 on Truth & Soul Records. Lee describes the bluesy and soulful You're The Kind of Girl as "a song that honors women because they should be honored. When a person meets that special someone, everything is easy from that point. True love is not a hard thing. When you meet the right person, it just happens." Links : Lee Fields : discogs | facebook | myspace | parisdjs Truth & Soul Records : official | bandcamp | discogs | facebook | myspace | parisdjs | soundcloud | twitter | wikipedia | youtube Paris DJs : official | facebook | myspace | parisdjs | soundcloud | twitter | youtube

Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - The Iphone Connection (Digital Single/Free 128k MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) Paris DJs PARISDJS001-D, 2011-11-04 The Macintosh and its Finder application were revolutionnary for the way we create. Then one day Napster happened, soon followed by AudioGalaxy and many others. While the big music business was struggling with the limit of its ecosystem and the paradigm that had come with the use of mp3 files, Steve Jobs changed the way we consumed music with the iPod and the iTunes music store. Soon after that, he changed the way we consume information with the iPhone. "The iPhone Connection" song is a tribute to the co-founder and CEO of Apple who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this summer. It was recorded at Paris DJs studios just a few days before Steve Jobs passed away. Jamaican DJ The Lone Ranger is on vocal duties with French dubmeister Grant Phabao at the controls & playing all instruments. The Lone Ranger is one of Jamaica's most influential early dan

Selah Sue - Crazy Vibes (Grant Phabao Remix) (Free MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2011-07-26 22 years-old Selah Sue (real name Sanne Putseys) is a Belgian musician and songwriter you might have heard about already. She was featured on Cee-Lo's latest LP The Lady Killer, and released in march this year her first album, Selah Sue. She listened to a lot of ragga and reggae in high school and, together with soul, hip hop and some slower tunes, the style has become an essential part of her repertoire. She even wrote two ragga songs herself (Raggamuffin and Fyah Fyah)... She gets here the unique Grant Phabao Jamaican treatment, with this hip hop-ish roots reggae remix of Crazy Vibes. Tracklisting : 01. Selah Sue - Crazy Vibes (Grant Phabao Remix) Links : Selah Sue : official | facebook | myspace | twitter wikipedia Grant Phabao : official | facebook | myspace Paris DJs : official | myspace | facebook | | twitter