In association with Black History Month I was asked by Krug Park to curate Sounds Of Blackness. All artists are Black and it is (obviously, if you look at the tracklist) VERY non-genre specific.
I tried to include artists who had a huge impact on music (or should have) and showcase some who did songs outside of their know or expected genre.
That said, there were soooo many artists that I wanted to include (sorry Chuck Berry, Bad Brains, FeFe Dobson, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, et. al.) that just didn't make it.
I would have to do a 24+ hour set to even come close to being able to include all that I would want to.
Surprisingly enough, people seemed to dig it despite it being all over the place.
ENJOY!
And thanks for listening.
I tried to include artists who had a huge impact on music (or should have) and showcase some who did songs outside of their know or expected genre.
That said, there were soooo many artists that I wanted to include (sorry Chuck Berry, Bad Brains, FeFe Dobson, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, et. al.) that just didn't make it.
I would have to do a 24+ hour set to even come close to being able to include all that I would want to.
Surprisingly enough, people seemed to dig it despite it being all over the place.
ENJOY!
And thanks for listening.
Tracklist
| 1 | TESTIFY by SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS |
| 2 | BITCHES BREW (Live at Fillmore East 17 June 1970) by MILES DAVIS |
| 3 | REDEMPTION SONG by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK |
| 4 | DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT by SNOOP DOGG |
| 5 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA by JOHNNY “GUITAR” WATSON |
| 6 | CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' by EDDIE HAZEL |
| 7 | FLY AWAY (THE REFLEX QUICK STEMS ReFIX) by LENNY KRAVITZ |
| 8 | AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE by JOE TEX |
| 9 | GEORGIA BLUES by JIMI HENDRIX |
| 10 | EARTH ANGEL by THE PENGUINS |
| 11 | A NIGHT IN TUNISIA by DIZZY GILLESPIE |
| 12 | SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT by MARCUS JOHNSON |
| 13 | ENJOY THE SILENCE by VERNON REID & MASQUE |
| 14 | STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 by BROTHERS JOHNSON |
| 15 | OUTA-SPACE by BILLY PRESTON |
| 16 | I WANT YOU BACK (Z-TRIP MIX) by JACKSON 5 |
| 17 | I LEFT MY WALLET IN EL SEGUNDO by A TRIBE CALLED QUEST |
| 18 | CLEAR (DJ LEO MIX) by CYBOTRON |
| 19 | BABY GOT BACK (X by MIX) SIR MIXALOT |
| 20 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET by COMMODORES |
| 21 | I WANT HER by KEITH SWEAT |
| 22 | JUNGLE BOOGIE (THE REFLEX REVISION) by KOOL& the GANG |
| 23 | WATERFALLS by TLC |
| 24 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER (JOHN MORALES MIX) by AL GREEN |
| 25 | DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME by BETTYE LaVETTE |
| 26 | IMAGINE by HERBIE HANCOCK feat. P!NK, INDIA.IRE, SEAL & JEFF BECK |
| 27 | OVER THE RAINBOW by BEN WEBSTER |
| 28 | ECSTACY (WHEN YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME) by BARRY WHITE |
| 29 | MY FAVORITE THINGS by JOHN COLTRANE |
| 30 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND by EARL KLUGH |
| 31 | AS by STEVIE WONDER |
| 32 | CANTALOOP (2004 SOUL INST. MIX) by Us3 |
| 33 | I'D DIE WITHOUT YOU by P.M. DAWN |
| 34 | MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU (TRANZITION MIX) by DIANA ROSS & the SUPREMES |
| 35 | BACK TO BLACK by BEYONCE & ANDRE 3000 |
| 36 | MUNCHIES FOR YOUR LOVE by BOOTSY'S RUBBERBAND |
| 37 | MAGGOT BRAIN by FUNKADELIC |
| 38 | CATFISH BLUES by GARY CLARK |
| 39 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST) by ARETHA FRANKLIN |
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