Don’t be a jive turkey this Christmas, get into the spirit with this free download of seasonal soul & funk selected by Santa his bad self! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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1. James Brown – Soulful Christmas
2. Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience – Soulful Christmas
3. James Brown – Christmas Is Coming
4. Electric Jungle – Funky Funky Christmas
5. Otis Redding – Merry Christmas Baby
6. Binky Griptite & The Dee-Kays – Stoned Soul Christmas
7. Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get It Together This Christmas
8. James Brown – Believers Shall Enjoy (Non Believers Shall Suffer)
9. James Brown – I’m Your Christmas Friend, Don’t Be Hungry
10. Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Jingle Bells
11. The Soul Saints Orchestra – Santas Got A Bag Of Soul
12. James Brown – You Know It
13. James Brown – Go Power At Christmas Time
14. Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means To Me
15. Binky Griptite – Ain’t No Chimneys
16. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys
17. The Root Source – Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Suite
18. Diplomats Of Solid Sound – Let It Snow
19. Funk Machine – Soul Santa
20. James Brown – Tit For Tat (Ain’t No Taking Back)

Please help to keep independent music alive. Thank you to the following labels:
hip-oselect.com daptonerecords.com ubiquityrecords.com recordkicks.com strut-records.com freestylerecords.co.uk

Dear friends everywhere

Please enjoy this free funkie cookie mix, a recipe of crunchy funk and solid soul sounds made from golden, tasty grooves. All you have to do is download, listen and get dancing to bake it to perfection. Om nom nom nom!

See artwork for track listing.

Enjoy!

Philster

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An hour’s worth of some delectable funky fresh tunes, recorded in recent times and spanning the globe from Los Angeles to Japan.

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Funkalicious Modern Funk Podcast Vol. 2

Please help to keep independent music alive by supporting these hard working boys and girls – artist links included.

1. Hung Up – Osaka Monaurail (Japan)
http://www.osakamonaurail.com/

2. Hard Steppin’ – Ikebe Shakedown (Brooklyn NY)
http://www.myspace.com/ikebeshakedown

3. Come On Over – Breakestra (Los Angeles CA)
http://www.breakestra.com/

4. Soul Dig Pt. 1 – The Soul Diggers (Brooklyn NY)
http://www.truthandsoulrecords.com/

5. You Better Change – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators (Finland)
http://www.myspace.com/nicolewillisandthesoulinvestigators

6. One Day – Kings Go Forth (Milwaukee WI)
http://www.myspace.com/kingsgoforth

7. Thank You For You – The Sweet Vandals (Spain)
http://www.myspace.com/thesweetvandals

8. (Ain’t Got Nobody) Just A Rambling Man – Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro (Japan)
http://www.kilimanjaro.jp/

9. Code 99 – Lefties Soul Connection (The Netherlands)
http://www.leftiessoulconnection.com

10. Soul Is What You Got – Speak Low (Spain)
http://www.myspace.com/speaklowfunk

11. Kick Out The Jams – Deep Street Soul (Australia)
http://www.myspace.com/deepstreetsoul

12. It’s Just Begun – Soopasoul (Manchester, UK)
http://www.myspace.com/soopasoul

13. I’m Not Gonna Cry – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Brooklyn NY)
http://www.daptonerecords.com

14. See And Don’t See – Dojo Cuts feat. Roxie Ray (Australia)
http://www.myspace.com/dojocuts

15. Money I$ King – Lee Fields & The Expressions (Brooklyn NY)
http://www.truthandsoulrecords.com/

16. Think (About It) – The Lions feat. Noelle (Los Angeles CA)
http://www.myspace.com/lionsbread

Following last month’s excellent “The 60′s Soul of James Brown”, DJ Pari, over at Richmond US radio show: Midnight Soulstice on W-RIR 97.3 fm has followed this show with a 2 hour showcase of J.B.’s seventies output. Packed full of some of J.B.’s big tracks of the decade, there are also some of the rarer productions from his stable too. Check it out.

http://midnightsoulstice.podbean.com/2010/01/09/the-70s-sound-of-james-brown/

Our friend, DJ Pari, over at Richmond US radio show: Midnight Soulstice on W-RIR 97.3 fm – has produced this excellent 2 hour showcase “The 60′s Sound of James Brown”. The set includes many lesser known tracks from this period and comes as highly recommend listening.

http://midnightsoulstice.podbean.com/2009/12/05/the-60s-sound-of-james-brown/

A showcase of some of the great funk and soul bands of recent years from a very funky Worldwide scene. Some of our favourite new acts are here including Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Osaka Monaurail, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, Breakestra, the Poets Of Rhythm and more.

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Funkalicious Podcast

If you like what you hear, please support these hard working artists by purchasing their releases

1. Orgone – Duck and cover
myspace.com/orgonemusic

2. The New Mastersounds featuring Dionne Charles – All We Can Do
newmastersounds.com

3. Osaka Monaurail – Quick Sand
osakamonaurail.com

4. Nicole Willis And The Soul Investigators – Feeling Free
timmion.com

5. Lefties Soul Connection – Funky Chick
leftiessoulconnection.com

6. Lee Fields – You Made A New Man Out Of Me
myspace.com/leefields

7. Lack Of Afro – When The Sun Goes Down
lackofafro.com

8. Binky Griptite & The Mellomatics – Mellomatic Mood
daptonerecords.com

9. Joseph Henry & The Mighty Imperials – I’ve Never Found A Girl
daptonerecords.com

10. The Dap Kings – Nervous Like Me
daptonerecords.com

11. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Natural Born Lover
daptonerecords.com

12. Charles Bradley & The Bullets – Now That I’m Gone
daptonerecords.com

13. Quantic Soul Orchestra featuring Alice Russell – Hold It Down
quantic.org

14. The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker – Come On In
thedynamites.net

15. The Poets Of Rhythm – The Plan
daptonerecords.com

16. Soulphonics & Ruby Velle – Fever
myspace.com/soulphonics

17. Breakestra – Deuces Up Double Down Pt1.
breakestra.com