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v/a - world's funkiest covers - cultures of soul - cd

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Johnny Jones & The King Casuals - Purple Haze
2. Mighty Mo & The Winchester Seven - The Next Message
3. Afrosound - Jungle Fever
4. Fruko Y Sus Tesos - Bang Bang
5. Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army
6. Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise
7. Mongo Santamaria - Cloud Nine
8. Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra - I Turn My Camera On
9. Ebony Rhythm Band - Light My Fire
10. The Johnny Frigo Sextet - Scorpio
11. Antibalas - Rat Race

Carefully selected by Deano Sounds, World’s Funkiest Covers features some of the funkiest covers from assembled from around the world. The album includes a wide range of styles including deep funk, latin soul, hard salsa, soul, afro beat, and cumbia. Tip!

World's Funkiest Covers Preview by Culturesofsoul

From the Ebony Rhythm Band’s deep funk cover of “Light My Fire” to the soulful version of “Purple Haze” by Johnny Jones and the King Casuals, the unforgettable tracks keep on coming. There’s also plenty of hard pounding salsa with Ray Barretto’s cover of “Pastime Paradise,” Mongo Santamaria’s cover of “Cloud Nine” and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra’s cover of Spoon’s “I Turn My Camera On.” More recent artists include Mighty Mo and the Winchester 7 and Nostalgia 77 covering “The Message” and “Seven Nation Army”, respectively.

This Cultures of Soul collection features unique versions of classics songs not easily found in the marketplace today. Each infectious song will leave listeners helplessly grooving to the beats, letting go on the dance floor and ultimately begging for more...