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The Unity Sextet release their debut album



The Unity Sextet is a special kind of band. Buddy Franco, Fats Young Jr., Cassius Farqhuar, Junior Oliver, Chuck Waldron and ‘Fat Thumbs’ Ronnie met in spring of 2011 whilst playing at different jazz festivals ... Buddy Franco had an idea: being friends with renowned producer and Freestyle Records recording artist Lack of Afro, he asked him whether he would be up for an impromptu, spontaneous session and act as producer, arranger and engineer. The Unity Sextet was formed a couple of weeks later, their debut features thirteen original tracks. Think of Gilles Peterson’s legendary „That’s How It Is“ nights at Bar Rumba, Pharoah Sanders’ spiritual, outerwordly excursions, the cool grooves of A Tribe Called Quest or the relaxed sounds of the Horace Silver band and you are getting there. Check out „Do Me A Fredo“ or „Dance Of The Pharoahs“ and you could imagine yourself in Paris Saint Germain sometime during the mid Sixties. Then nod along to „Black Pearl“ or „Right Now“ and it’s Soho, London circa late Eighties or early Nineties. „The Unity Sextet“ is about recognizing the past but stil walking a step ahead, and being on the spot without being in a rush.



"La Jupe Volante" by Kind & Kinky Zoo out now



Groove sauvage ! « Wild groove » is the way Swiss band Kind & Kinky Zoo like to describe their sound and this new single makes no exception to the rule ! Their garage-toned funk and jazzy influences are prominent in the sexy « La Jupe Volante » which even has an extra clapping « shake » ingredient to pack the dance floors. The flipside is a more proggy and psych journey with phased drums and flute echoes: « Bestial Zoo » was even included in Australian major TV Series « Offspring ». (Channel Ten). 

The Kind & Kinky Zoo are : 
$Bill : flute 
Trade Marc : hammond & fender rhodes 
Mr. HitchHiker : bass & wah wah fuzz 
Silly-Syl : drums & percussion



dates

The Impellers live

Hot new Légère-Signing The Impellers from funky Brighton/UK will play a string of three live dates in May to promote their new album "This Is Not A Drill" out on Légère CD/digital and Mocambo vinyl shortly before the tour:


17.05.12 Strassburg, Mudd Club
18.05.12 Stuttgart
19.05.12 Frankfurt, Bamboo @ Orange Pel


Club Tikka in 2012

Légère/Lounge owner & Tikka man Mellow is keeping himself busy on the following dates:


10.02.12 Hamburg, Moondoo
09.03.12 Hamburg, Moondoo
13.04.12 Hamburg, Moondoo
20.04.12 Augsburg, Mahagonibar


The Mighty Mocambos live

The Mighty Mocambos introduce their new album "The Future is Here" with a bunch of live shows:


28.01.12 Leiden (NL), Leidse Jazz Week
02.03.12 Stuttgart, Get Down @ Speakeasy
03.03.12 Luzern (CH), Funky Fever @ Bar 59
09.03.12 Paris (FR), Daufunk Festival
28.03.12 Amsterdam (NL), Paradiso (with Lee Fields)
30.03.12 Brighton (UK), Blind Tiger Cöub (with The Impellers & The Grits)
31.03.12 Manchester (UK), Matt & Phreds
01.04.12 Leeds (UK). The Hi-Fi Club
03.04.12 London (UK), Islington Assembly Hall (with Lee Fields)


Pitch & Scratch exclusive live PA

Hamburg funkateers Pitch & Scratch give a sneak preview of their upcoming second album in an exclusive Berlin show:


08.03.12 Berlin, Planet Der Affen @ Chesters



former news
Oktober 2011
The Mighty Mocambos: "The Future Is Here"

Mr. Confuse releases "Too Hot" on 7inch vinyl!

August 2011
Lack Of Afro remixes Eddie Roberts' Fire Eaters

"Catch Me" by Mr. Confuse out now!

Juni 2011
Club Tikka 45 Volume 6 has arrived!

Burn! with Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters

Mai 2011
The New Mastersounds Funk BBQ on June 18

15 years of Mocambo celebration on June 3

April 2011
The Mighty Mocambos introduce Caroline

Club Tikka 45 Volume 5 out on May 2

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