Out in stores now on CD and LP  or you can order here.

Out now you can grab your copy on CD or LP here.

Update 8/8/12 – Pre-order now and get entered into a chance to win a copy of Disco Patrick’s excellent book, The Bootleg Guide to Disco Acetates, Funk, Rap, and Disco Medleys.

Tracklisting:

1. Stevo – Pay the Price

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2. Stevo – Universal Love

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3. Stevo – Party Nights

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4. Stevo – Starry Eyes

5. Stevo – Messin’ Up A Good Thing

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6. Stevo – Jammin’

7. Stevo – Livin’ For the City

8. Stevo – Save the World

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9. Tommy Stewart – Hot Box

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10. Tommy Stewart – Everyone’s Made For Love

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11. Tommy Stewart – Night Flight

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12. Tommy Stewart – Beyond Love

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13. Stevo – Jammin’ (Al Kent Remix)

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14. Tommy Stewart – Beyond Love (Al Kent Edit)

Here is a sneak peak preview of our next release. With the help of Tommy Stewart himself we’re putting out an album of  rare and unreleased material.  Tracklisting and  pre-order info coming soon!

With the help of Voodoo Funk’s Frank Gossner we are putting out unreleased material from the Afro Kelenkye Band. Led by Jagger Botchway, the group recorded the legendary rare Ghanaian Funk album, Moving World.  Soon after the group went back into the studio to record more tracks but ran out of money. The recordings were left on the shelves until Miles Cleret from Soundway Records found them some 40 years later and brought them to Frank’s attention.  The track “Jungle Funk” sees the group relax into a mid tempo Afro funk groove. “Mother Africa” is a guitar driven Afro psychedelic instrumental with a fuzzed out guitar solo. “Too Bad Girl” features a dark melody and a laid back trumpet solo. “Munchin’ Session” grooves with trumpet riffs galore. Mastered from the original reel to reel tapes and pressed on 2 x 45s and housed in a thick collectible jacket cover designed by Frank Gossner. Out now! You can buy it here for $14.99. Limited to 1,000 copies.

Jungle Funk

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Mother Africa

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Munchin Session

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Too Bad Girl

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(Alvin "Lawrence" Lofton with 3 of the Darling Dears and manager Mary Ann Bradford)

Matt Court from the UK based magazine Shook FM traveled out to Rochester, New York last year to meet with the Darling Dears and Alvin Lofton. What follows is an interesting first hand out account of the group’s history  and the story behind this magnificant 45. Cultures of Soul Records has had the pleasure of reissuing the Darling Dears and you can purchase the 45 from our store.

Full Article from ShookFM

What can we say about this record? Explosive drums? Check! Soulful female vocals soaring through the stratosphere? Check! Lyrics telling a story of lost love and heartache? Double Check!  Usually we at Cultures of Soul release records geared towards the dancefloor but the Darling Dears were too damn amazing to pass up. So through our good friend and fellow deep funk and soul aficionado, PJ Gray, we hooked up with Alvin (Lawrence) Lofton and the four amazing voices of the Darling Dears that made this record what it is. (more…)

Bob Abrahamian hosted Michael Sharkey, the chief songwriter for the Fabulous Fugitives on his wonderful radio show on WHPK Radio Chicago called Sitting in the Park.  Bob’s show and interviews feature a plethora of information and music about rare soul. Also check out his interview on Soul-Source for more info on Bob and  his show.

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Here’s a photo recap of some of the parties we held in honor of our newest release – World’s Funkiest Covers!

From Richio Suzuki and the Version Excursion Party in London at the Juno Bar in Shoredich

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Dean Rudland is a legendary compiler and DJ.  He has kindly taken the time to sit down with us and answer some of our questions.

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Legendary DJ, Andy Williams was nice enough to sit down with us and answer our questions. For those that don’t know he has been bringing the most interesting and rare Jazz/Funk/Reggae/Soul/Tropical music to dancefloors everywhere including his home, Montreal.

Let’s start off. Tell me about your childhood and how you were influenced by music? (more…)