Funky Friday Playlist 7/16

I was a guest DJ on the commercial station The River 93.9 WRSI on Friday. Phil's excellent program Funky Friday runs weekly 6 until midnight. He usually plays classic soul and funk in the first portion, followed by nuttier and more contemporary funk. We utilized the classic side to showcase some music by Allen Toussaint who plays the Green River Fest this year. And the late side gave some exposure to some contemporary bands that need to be heard by a larger audience. Thanks so much to Phil for this fun opportunity!

Here's the playlist:

the 6pm hour...
Lee Dorsey..."Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky"
Eddie Bo..."Lover and a Friend"
Meters..."Ride your Pony"
Allen Toussaint..."Goin' Down"
Labelle..."Lady Marmalade"
Poets of Rhythm..."More Mess On My Thing"
Bobby Byrd..."Sayin' It and Doin' It"
Allen Toussaint..."Last Train"
Lee Dorsey..."Workin' in the Coalmine"
Undisputed Truth..."Smiling Faces"
One of my fave songs as a kid...


Herb Alpert..."Whipped Cream" (Anthony Marinelli rmx)
Galactic with Allen Toussaint..."Bacchus"


Sly & the Family Stone..."Hot Fun in the Sumertime"
Fania All Stars...Red Garter Strut"
Syl Johnson..."Come On Sock It To Me"

the 7pm hour...
Peter Wolf..."Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky"
Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists..."Cool Aid"
Dr John..."Right Place, Wrong Time"


Allen Toussaint..."Worldwide"
Lyn Collins..."Think (About It)"
Lee Dorsey..."Yes We Can"
Robert Palmer..."Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley"
My fave cut off his underrated 70s album of the same name.

Labelle..."Don't Bring Me Down"
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
The Pharoahs..."The Pharoahs Love Y'all"
Lee Fields..."My World"
Allen Toussaint..."Country John"


Dr John..."(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away"
Houseguests..."What So Never The Dance"
Ike & Tina Turner..."Bold Soul Sister"

the 8pm hour...
Trombone Shorty..."On Your Way Down"
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe..."Shake It Out"
Dr John..."Life"
Allen Toussaint..."Soul Sister"
Lee Dorsey..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
Nina Simone..."Save Me"
Otis Redding..."Try A Little Tenderness"
Allen Toussaint..."Get Out My Life Woman"
Natural Four..."Eddie You Shoulda Known Better"
Very nice version produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings..."This Land is Your Land"
Pazant Brothers & Beaufort Express..."Chick a Boom"
Allen Toussaint..."Am I Expecting Too Much?"
Fred Wesley & the JBs..."I'm Paying Taxes, What Am I Buying?"
Kool & the Gang..."Jungle Boogie"
Parliament..."Testify"

the 9pm hour...
New Process..."More Mess On My Thang"
Orgone..."Crazy Queen"
Excellent new album, Cali Fever, is out now.

Sly Dunbar..."Inner City Blues"
The Checkmates Ltd..."Sexy Ways"
Awesome horn line on this funky 45.

Kayode Olajide..."Olufela" (Adam Freeland rmx)
Zozo Afrobeat..."Baba Nliye"
Check Zozo on Saturday night at the Elevens. Details here.


Sharon Jones..."Damn It's Hot" part one
Ray Lugo's LES Express..."If It Ain't True"
Peregoyo..."Caranito" (Natural Self rmx)
Trouble Funk..."Pump Me Up"
Thievery Corporation..."Sol Tapado"
Dzihan & Kamien..."Just You & I"

the 10pm hour...
Pete Rodriguez..."I Like It Like That"
Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Dub y Guaguanco"
Gorgeous new album from Will Quantic.

The Qualitons..."Mellbimbo"
The Crabs Corporation..."Bring Down the Birds" (Flying High mix)
The Lions..."Jungle Struttin"


AIFF..."Circles"
Ray Harris & Fusion Experience..."Scaramunga"
Out now on Record Kicks.

Lack of Afro..."Spooky"
Cookin' On 3 Burners..."Cars"
Geraldo Pino..."Shake Hands" (45 version, part two)
Abelardo Carbonó..."Quiero A Mi Gente"
ESG..."Come Away"
Zapp..."More Bounce to the Ounce"

the 11pm hour...
The Herbaliser..."The Next Spot"
Segun Bucknor..."That's the Time"
Great collection available on Vampisoul.


Sinto..."Man on the Bank"
Freddy & the Kinfolk..."The Goat"


The Bamboos..."Black Foot"
Beta Hector..."Payback"
Nomo..."Last Beat"
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"
Skeletons..."Positive Force"
Limp Twins..."Moving Closer to the Sofa"
Quantic project...

Femi Kuti..."Eh Oh"
Negghead..."Baby Baby"
Chris Joss..."Rififi Rococo"

Catch Funky Friday every week with Phil!

Andujar guests on Funky Fridays on commercial station The River tomorrow night

(Allen Toussaint)

I'm heading down to Northampton tonight for a taping of Funky Fridays with Phil. His weekly funk and soul radio program on commercial station The River 93.9 WRSI has been grooving our souls for years. It is my pleasure to make another appearance. It will air tomorrow night from 6 til midnight.

The first half of the program we'll be playing classic soul and funk, including a big spotlight on Allen Toussaint, legendary New Orleans producer/artist/bandleader/icon who will be playing at this year's Green River Festival.

And the second half will feature a bunch of contemporary funk jams, as well as some bugalús.

So tune in on your way to Sweet Exorcist!

Listen here: http://www.wrsi.com/

Here's the playlist for my Funky Friday guest spot on The River

Thanks everyone who listened in to the broadcast last night on commercial radio station WRSI, The River, as I was guest selector with Phil Straub.

We pre-recorded it on Thursday night for Friday broadcast, which happened to run during the hours of our Rumba Psicodélica jam at the People's Pint. Speaking of which, I love all the good dancers and percussionists who came out. The joint was jumpin' and just alive with rhythm. Thanks to DJ partners Mike P, Bongohead and B-COMING.

Here's the Funky Friday rundown. Most of them were selections from their library and I added a few of my own. Phil also selected some of them. We ran "classic soul" from 6-9, with a break for the syndicated "Putumayo World Suck Hour" (did I just type that?). Then the program resumed with the 10-midnite "crazy funk" stuff, most of which was the type of music you may hear on my weekly Clandestino show at WMUA.

Thanks to Phil and WRSI.

Starting with the "classic soul" slot...
Edwin Starr..."War"
BT Express..."Do It (Til You're satisfied)"
Lyn Collins..."Think (About It)"
William DeVaughn..."Be Thankful"
Undisputed Truth..."Smiling Faces"



Dyke & the Blazers..."We Got More Soul"
Fuckin' A--this is one of the greatest bands ever!!!!!!!

Bobby Byrd..."Sayin' It & Doin' It"
Nina Simone..."Save Me"
Eddie Bo..."Lover & A Friend"
Joe Bataan..."Chick-a-Boom"
The JBs..."Pass the Peas"
Beginning of the End..."Funky Nassau"
Stevie Wonder..."I Wish"
For Stevie's birthday.

Houseguests..."What So Never The Dance"
This is the Bootsy/JB's "Love Power Peace" band.

Joe Quarterman & Free Soul..."The Trouble with Trouble"
Since Phil's from DC, I think he'd agree with me on this track!



Aretha Franklin..."Chain of Fools" (original unedited version)
This is one my oldest faves, from when I was very small, except that this version never came out till the Lady Soul CD reissue in the 90s.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings..."This Land is your Land"
Hank Jacobs..."Elijah Rockin' With Soul"
Major Lance..."I'm the One"
Breakestra..."Sister Sanctified"
Parliament..."Testify"
I didn't realize this was the Casablanca version. I actually wanted the Revilot 45 version, heard here.

Sly & the Family Stone..."I Want to Take You Higher"
James Brown..."I Got the Feeling"
Mickey & the Soul Generation..."Iron Leg"
Check it out here.

Al Green..."Love & Happiness"
Hepcat..."Gimme Little Sign"
Alton Ellis..."Alton'a Groove"
Fontella Bass..."Rescue Me"
The Cimarons..."We are Not the Same"
Eddie Kendricks..."Keep On Truckin'"
Mandrill..."Fat City Strut"
Curtis Mayfield..."Future Shock"
Syl Johnson..."Concrete Reservation"
James & Bobby Purify..."I Take What I Want"
Jorge Ben..."Take It Easy My Brother"
Jackie Moore..."Precious, Precious"
Hear it here.

Cymande..."The Message"
Paul Humphrey & his Cool Aid Chemists..."Funky LA"
Tony Allen..."Crazy Afrobeat"
Ripple..."I Don't Know What It Is..."
Chosen Few..."Collie Stuff"
Isley Brothers..."That Lady"

Here's where we really start getting crazy...the 10-midnite slot!
Budos Band..."Chicago Falcon"
Bronx River Parkway..."Donde"



Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"
From the brand new album, El Existential.

The Clash..."Magnificent Seven"
Kokolo..."Magnificent Seven"
Honny & the Bees Band..."Psychedelic Woman" (Bonobo remix)
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada..."Contra el Sol"
The Lions..."Jungle Struttin"
Nomo..."Waiting"
Lekan Babalola..."Kabioye" (Mark De Clive-Lowe remix)
Featured on the CD below, compiled by DJ Bongohead and yours truly.



Nostalgia 77..."Seven Nation Army" (Grant Phabao remix)
Up, Bustle & Out..."Rebel Satellite"
Tom Tom Club..."Genius of Love"
Orlando Cachaito Lopez..."Cachaito in Laboratory"
Vicki Anderson..."Meassage from the Soul Sisters"
Geraldo Pino & the Heartbeats..."Let Them Talk"
I've set up a Pino Facebook page here.

Pimps of Joytime..."Street Sound"
Quantic Soul Orchestra..."Tropidélico"



Nico Gomez..."La Lupita"
Skeletons..."Positive Force"
Great new album from Nostalgia 77 folks.This one is getting a lot of play around here.



Nickodemus..."N'Dini"



T-Bird & the Breaks..."Stand Up"
Brownout..."Tell Her She's Lovely"
Los Fulanos..."Kiss"

At some point soon it will be available through The River as a podcast. Until then, enjoy "Funky Fridays" with Phil every week 6-midnight.

Don't Forget These Happenings

This is still going on:

(Details for that are here)

And these are tomorrow night:


(Details here or here for Facebookers).

As well as this special Funky Friday broadcast with Phil and Andujar on the River. Details here.

Funky Fridays!

Just wanted to hip y'all to the Funky Friday show on WRSI (The River). Not only does Phil play all sorts of groovy music every Friday from 7-midnight, but he also sometimes has guests. Tonight (5/7) will be the one & only DJ Bongohead who is sure to mix in some latin funk, bugalú and salsa. And next week (5/14) it will be me, Andujar. I'll be selecting funk, soul, latin and african sounds. Of course, being commercial radio, these will be pre-recorded as there is no way I can be in two places at once (as we'll be running our Sweet Exorcist monthly at the People's Pint simultaneously). So if you're too antisocial to go out that night, you can always tune in! WRSI.com. Funky Friday in Philville on the River 7-midnight.


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