First, a little background on our featured artist for today Scottish DJ Keb Darge. He is Possibly the most famous DJ of the genre mentioned and holds a legendary status among his peers, in the Northern Soul and Funk scene in the UK and the person credited for the genre of "Deep Funk".
He began his career joining disco dance competitions in Northern Scotland and was a regular dancer on Wigan Casino on their regular Northern Soul All Nighters. Soon after, he was spinning 45s at Wigan right beside the casino and around Scotland. He moved to London at age 22 and left his DJ life to start as a regular joe in London. Music promoters approached and asked him to play sets and get back to DJing. He obliged and helped push the Northern Soul scene in England.
After a while he sold off most of his Norther Soul records after a divorce in 1987 although there were still records that he considered as "junk music" that he purchased in the US in search of obscure and rare soul and R&B music which, in time will be christened as "Deep Funk".
He met fellow funk collector and latin percussionist Matt Cotgrove aka "Snowboy" between 1992-93 in London. Keb and Snowboy decided to put up their own "deep funk" night in an old reataurant but failed after a few months because of the rising popularity of "House Music" in the UK at the time. Well, shortly after that they were able to hold a weekly residency in a strip club called Madame Jojo's at the Soho district of London and soon after closed down their strip nights and becoming a full fledged music club. Today Keb still holds his funk nights every Friday called the "Legendary Deep Funk". He has also released several compilations of deep funk tracks through BBE Records most notably "Funk Spectrum" and "Keb Darge's Deep Funk" compilations. He has also released another compilation with "The Modfather" Paul Weller called - Lost and Found: Real R&B and Soul.
And now, Keb Darge is back in the country to spread the gospel of Funk, Northern and Rock-a-billy in to our shores again. The Event will be held at Marben and Myra Romero's club TEN02 Bar and Resto on the 25th of April featuring the local and rockin' sounds of Bembol Rockers and Pusakal and Soul pushers Juan Pablo dream. Presented by Bisikleta Productions, Rookie Records and Soundblasters. Dress sharp, leave your politics behind and dance to this!
02. B O Junior - Coffe Pot
03. T J And Teh Group - Blues For The Bs
04. James Polk And The Brothers - Power Struggle
05. Aalon Butler And The New Breed - Gettin Soul
06. Googie Rene - Firebird
07. The Fabulous Firebird - Psycho
08. Carleen And The Groovers - Can We Rap
09. Ricky Calloway And His Nt Express - Get It Right
10. Billy Paul And The Upsetters - Sissy Walk
11. Leon Gardner - Natural
12. Bad Medicine - Trespasser
13. Rappers - Krunchberry Beast
14. Joe Washington - Blueberry Hill
15. Society - Society
16. The Blenders - You Got It All
17. Beverly Crosby - That Didnt Stop Me
18. Harris And Orr - Spread Love
19. Ramsey And Co - Love Call
20. Sons Of The Kingdom - Modernization
Thanks for this wonderful album!
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