Colin Brown - Vampi Stroll (2014)

My mate stuck this mix together today over a few beers. Normally I like posting a link to download whatever I'm ranting on about, in this case however the mix is on Mixcloud, and I'm not going through the effort of dissecting the file into individual tracks.

Mix runs to being just under an hour and is a collection of songs from various Vampisoul compilations. There's great flow to it with a definite latin feel throughout and lot's of funk permeating throughout. Compay Quinto, Funkdacion & The Funk On Me really hammer this home, the version of Think he's included is really top class. (There's also an absolute gem of a tune by none other than Elvis Presley himself which sits really well in the context of the overall feel of it.)

Anyways that's enough ranting, check it out, it's really good, a hell of a lot of fun and is going to be taking up space in my CD player for probably the foreseeable future! :) I'd also recommend checking out the other mixes he has up on his mixcloud page. There's some mod reggae that's pretty damn cool, and a couple of rapid calypso mixes which have some absolutely hilarious calypsos that I was completely unfamiliar with before coming across them through said mixes. Enjoy!

Mixcloud Link: http://www.mixcloud.com/colin-brown4/

Vampi Stroll by Colin Brown on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

01. Searchin' - Sly & The Family Stone
02. Cha Cha Twist - Margarita Sierra
03. Guitar Big Band - Dennys Coffeey And The Detroit Guitar Band
04. Chick-A-Boom - Joe Bataan
05. Los Pepinillos - Tania Vela
06. Yeh Yeh - Los 3 Sudamericanos
07. El Diablo - Compay Quinto
08. Pasos en la Luna - Los Mutables
09. Think - The Sir Aligator's Company
10. Get Up And Dance - Funkdacion
11. No Good 4 Me Now - The Funk On Me
12. The Oracle - Sabu
13. Rigor Mortis - Willie Bobo
14. Bossa Nova Baby - Elvis Presley
15. Divagando - Sexteto Electrónico Moderno
16. Happy - Elkano Browning Cream
17. Batiendo Palmas - Alicia Granados

Various Artists - Explosivos: Deep Soul From The Latin Heart (Vampisoul) (2005)

A Latin Soul jukebox -- overflowing with great singles from the glory days of the Spanish Harlem scene! The vibe here is definitely on the dirtier end of late 60s Latin -- that groove that picked up plenty of funk and soul from other strands of the New York scene, and took it way way uptown where it was cooked up with a nice dash of salsa! And while there was certainly some work of the time that tried to cash in on the boogaloo groove and never really made the cut, the tunes on this set are all the real deal -- the hard-hitting numbers that stood out as some of the best cuts coming out from labels like Tico, Fania, Cotique, and Alegre. 

CD features a total of 20 great tracks, all of them cookers -- with titles that include "Soul Gritty" by Ralph Robles, "You Need Help" by Monguito Santamaria, "Deep" by Quetcy Alma, "Chicarrones" by The Latin Gents, "Fat Papa" by Charlie Palmieri, "Mama's Girl" by King Nando, "Chacon Pata Pata" by Chacon, "Get It Right" by Alfredito, "Apewalk" by Al Escobar, "Stand" by Harvey Averne, "King Of Latin Soul" by Joey Pastrana, "Kool It Here Comes The Fuzz" by Jimmy Sabater, and "African Twist" by Eddie Palmieri.

Tracklist:

01. Latin Soul Drive Is Here - Chollo Rivera & The Latin Soul Drives
02. King Of Latin Soul - Joey Pastrana
03. Psychedelic Baby - Joe Cuba Sextet
04. Stand - The Harvey Averne Band
05. I'm Gonna Leave You - Russel Cohen Y La New Yorkers
06. Soul Gritty - Ralph Robles
07. You Need Help - Monguito Santamaria
08. Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) - Jimmy Sabater
09. Use It Before You Lose It - Bobby Valentín
10. Fat Papa - Charlie Palmieri
11. Deep - Quetcy Alma
12. Electric Latin Soul - Flash & The Dynamics
13. Apewalk - Al Escobar
14. Get It Right - Alfredito And His Orchestra
15. Chacon Pata Pata - Chacon
16. African Twist - Eddie Palmieri
17. Lazy Boogaloo - George Guzman
18. Mama's Girl - King Nando
19. Hit De Bongo - Tito Puente & His Orchestra
20. Chicarrones - The Latin Gents

Download Link - Mediafire