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Fumaça Preta – Vou-Me Libertar
Photo Courtesy of Carolyn Bittancourt Fresh off of their two sided monster of a debut 45 “A Bruxa”, comes Fumaça Preta’s follow up effort on Music With Soul “Vou-me Libertar” (“I’m Gonna Be Free”)....
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Soul Sugar’s Organ Funk
Guillaume & Carneiro of Soul Sugar play live. What’s not to like about a band that takes its name from a Jimmy McGriff record and is calls Paris Montmartre their home? Led by keyboard player...
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Johnny Hammond Smith: His Time Is Now
Photo Courtesy Cheryl Smith For those regular readers of Flea Market Funk, you know full well that I have a sweet spot for the Hammond B-3 and other keyboards. Recently, I was contacted by the widow...
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Jackie Mittoo – Earthquake
This morning at Flea Market Funk we are taking a soulful Jamaican stroll with one Donat Roy Mitto aka Jackie Mittoo. I’ve written about him before, and today I was feeling the spirit of Jamaican...
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Eclectic Styles: CRuNCH 22
A bunch of years ago I reviewed a unique record out of Israel by The Apples. They took Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name Of” and funked it up so hard that you didn’t know what hit you. A...
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Rory More – Looking For Lazlo
We love soundtracks here at Flea Market Funk. From Blaxploitation to weird French and Science Fiction movies, we are always picking up some OST to add to the crates. Eclectic, odd, and sometimes filled...
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The Mighty 388’s – Hendricks Theme
Ooooh wee Detroit’s Funk Night Records is back once again with another heavy Funk 45 that we need in our record boxes. Guess what? You do too. This time it’s heavy, heavy on the organ grind with a hot...
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Great Revivers – Don’t Mess With GR
Merlin’s beard! Funk Night Records is at it again. Frank Raines and company are releasing even more heat, and we haven’t even hit the Summer season just yet. This time it’s a 45 by the Great Revivers....
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J-Zone – Stick Up b/w Mad Rap
We are so glad that the realest mutha in this music game has decided to keep on putting out great music. In fact, The Onion Ring Pimp has gone beyond keeping it real on this one. Known for telling it...
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Great Revivers – Rhino’s Walk
In the deep of the night, at the scene of the crime, he arrives, just in time…..The he we speak of is Frank Raines and his Funk Night Records straight out of The Motor City of Detroit. Mr. Raines has...
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Lefty’s Soul Connection – Akathisia
I can remember hearing Lefties Soul Connection close to ten years ago, with a rumbling cover of DJ Shadow’s “Organ Donor” that just rocked our world. That raw sound was there, and maybe we are just...
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The M-Tet – Mike’s New Adidas b/w All Growns Up
After a great 2014, a year that brought the band into the national funk soul, and jazz scene, The M-Tet is back with a new 45 for 2015. In fact, in addition to this double sider, this quartet also has...
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Pat Van Dyke – Right On Time
Pat Van Dyke has been a busy man. He’s playing a ton of live shows, having studio sessions with a multitude of diverse musicians, and putting out quality records quite often. His latest, Right On...
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The M-Tet: Express Yourself b/w Sweetheart
One of our favorite new bands, The M-Tet comes correct with a seven inch from Detroit powerhouse label Funk Night Records. This is the first collaboration between the two forces in funk, a...
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Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 – Alright Now! b/w Stop Mr. Ice Cream Man!
To say we are excited about this seven inch from Kansas City outfit Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 is an understatement. We reviewed their first single “The Chartreuse Woman” a while back and loved it....
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Alpman – Blown
After a recent foray into some disco tracks, Alpman returns to his roots and releases his first funk single in quite a while. We raved about his Kept Records release, he got props from Gilles Peterson...
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The Bombillas – Tortuga
It’s been a minute since we have heard from F-Spot Records, the Los Angeles, CA based record label who makes music the way they want to: funky and funky. Their newest seven inch will tick all the boxes...
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