800th WeFunk Show!

Congratulations WeFunk Radio! Last November the show celebrated its 18 years and 800 shows! What an achievement. Which other radio show has been around that long with the same team, the same mission and the same vibe? Fantastic! Make me stop praising this very influential show. The combination of Raw Funk and Hip Hop makes sense, […]

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Soul Time with Speech

A rather excellent radio show can be heart every Friday night from 8pm and Saturday from 6pm on Absolute Radio 60s. Pete Mitchell presents this two hour show very well and knowledgeably. Fed from his extensive record collection of classic Stax & Motown it is a pleasure to listen to, for example on Mixcloud, which […]

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Lucinda Slim, Keb Darge, Gabe Roth and the Haggis Horns!

Here at Our Label HQ we cannot wait to hear this record. Have a look at the video and I am sure, you’ll want to reserver your copy of this gem: Support it on Indiegogo here: https://www.indiegogo.com/project/lucinda-slim-vinyl-lp/embedded/10131744

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Sounds: Australia

DJ Mr Lob (Melbourne, Australia) underlined his excellent taste (sorry, couldn’t help it) by opening The Soul Purpose radio show (Perth) with a few of Our Label releases ;> Perfect to get ready for the weekend. Enjoy:

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Grüvoria – Jazz/Funk from Toronto

Today the demo from Grüvoria (yes, with dots above the ‘u’) arrived in the post. Despite Soundcloud and other digital ways of sharing demos, we still receive a fair bit of them in an envelope by snail mail. So today’s package from Toronto included a personal covering letter, with reference to Our catalogue and Our recent […]

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Sharon Jones: The amazing live show

She has been around for a while. Her band of equal fame are as tight as ever and nobody can ignore the fact that she almost single-handedly brought real Soul back into the American mainstream. I take solace in the fact that the music biz has to watch from the wings as every late night […]

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Vinyl: The New Mastersounds LIVE

It was a fabulous concert. Helmut from Légère Recordings had organised it and it provided the grand opportunity to see The New Mastersounds live again in Hamburg. We as insiders (of course) knew that the room next to the one where the band played, had been filled with expensive recording equipment. The output is now available […]

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