in collaboration with ost recordings, acid jazz present a new version of family tree by family tree, with a smart-looking label based on the ananda label of the original release.
two classic soul heavy funk cuts, from 78 and 75 jam packed with good time grooves, heavyweight licks and insatiable melodies take centre stage once again!
band from trinidad & tobago, led by the internationally renowned lead guitarist guitarist and songwriter michael boothman. tabu and so dey say were recorded in 1972 and would remain family trees only recordings. limited edition of 500 copies worldwide! . family tree represented a new generation re-discovering trinidadian folk music forms and giving them a contemporary treatment. family tree infused old shango rhythms in their new sound and were the first to experiment with steel pan fused with standard instrumentation. tabu is a cover of a cuban standard made popular in trinidad by 1950s calypso musicians cyril diaz and his orchestra and so dey say was an original composition by david boothman. although they only ever recorded these two songs, the band toured with derek walcotts trinidad theatre workshop and forged long standing musical connections with some of the countrys leading musicians.
we’re back with another instalment of badass funk from the disco era with supafunkanova volume 3 which has been selected by prolific dj, producer, remixer and record collector woody bianchi.
second in this new series super-rare disco cuts re-edited, once again using all analog re-mastering for a thick heavy sound. two amazing cuts, the re- edit of bimbo jets love to love backed with the remix/re-edit of family trees anthem by the same name. limited, get em fast!