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gizelle smith and the mighty mocambos - this is gizelle smith and the mighty mocambos - mocambo - vinyl

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Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Working Woman
2. The Time Is Right For Love
3. Hold Fast
4. Coffee High
5. Everything Holds Blame
6. Free Vibes
7. Gonna Get You
8. Love Alarm
9. Snake Charmer
10. Magic Time Machine
11. Out Of Fashion
12. Nothing For Nothing
13. The Time Is Right For Love (instrumental)
14. Working (part 2)

Ever since their first collaboration on the "Mocambo Funk Forty Fives" compilation, things have gained momentum for the "Golden Girl of Funk" and the much respected Hamburg-based label and live band. Their first single "Working Woman" was a club favourite of funk & soul DJs from all over. Initially released on the Finnish private press label Old Capital, producer legend and Grammy nominee Kenny Dope (Masters at Work, Bucketheads) picked it up and remixed the song for his own label Kay Dee Records. Gizelle Smith & Mocambo now step up with a full-length album of bonafide sister funk. In the days of digital recording and Pro Tools editing, they show true exception to modern techniques and create their highly regarded, unique and raw soul sound, by making use of simple dynamic microphones and reel-to-reel tape machines. In a genre which is often littered with overused cliches of the past, the charismatic Gizelle Smith adds a lot of her own flavour rather then copying icons of bygone decades. The result is a refreshing alternative to post-millenium plastic pop without being a mere retro rip-off. Check!