I’m on a roll and can’t help myself…

"Theme from S’Express" by S’Express

One of those tunes that you hear in a club and you say ‘whoa’.  Used to spin this when I was DJ’ing to great effect.  One of the members of the group is Pascal Gabriel, who turned out to be an excellent producer of other groups’  work.

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"Inside All the People (Deep Dish TaTa 80’s mix)" and "The Switch" by Planet Funk.  This is a group, like Groove Armada and Thievery Corporation, that is almost incapable of putting out funky, catchy songs.  The video for "inside All the People" is not for the mix I’m recommending, but is still pretty good.

"Inside All the People"

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"The Switch"

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"ReBirth of Slick" by Digable Planets

This is funky in a jazz way.  Lots of imitators but not equaled.

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"Out of My Mind (perfecto mix)" by Duran Duran.

You’re probably saying "Duran Duran???"  But trust me, these guys have put out some funky songs.

This particular mix of this song is a great tune.  If you were to listen to any other version of it, it wouldn’t be quite the same.

"Up Jumps Da Boogie" by Timbaland and Magoo

I was tracking Timbaland long before his recent hits with Justin T. This song, which he did with Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, is better than most of his more recent songs.

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"My Male Curiosity" by Kid Creole and the Coconuts.

August Darnell was something of a Prince-protege.  This song was the on the "Against All Odds" soundtrack, and is pretty solid.

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"Player’s Ball" by Mazarati

Yep, another Prince-protege band.  A tune Prince wrote and performed on.

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"Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Mix)" by Mory Kante

From "The Beach" soundtrack, among other places.  Afro-funk. Another one of those songs that you can’t resist dancing to.

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