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Campbell's session always comes a week early in May, but it's always worth testing your knowledge and taste to the East Coast's finest. Hour one one digs deep in that smooth soul and boogie pocket, with London flavour running through it, such as Incognito's Latin Project rework of Can't Get Out of My Head alongside Elisabeth Troy and The Cool Notes, that whole mid-80s to early-90s Brit-funk and lovers rock axis.

Gwen McCrae's rough mix from '93 is a lovely find, and Dana Andrews reaching back to '76 keeps keeps it classic. Citispeak and David Ganpot both land in that '83 sweet spot where funk was getting slicker and the dancefloor was leaning into what would become boogie.

A hip-hop pivot kicks off hour two with The Pete Rock & CL Smooth, before the set opens up into the Latin and African section with Paquito D'Rivera, Ahmed Fakroun's Libyan soul, Sonny Fortune, and a run of late-70s Afro-Latin and hustle 45s that you know are the result of many hours of digging in grubby basements.

The final stretch is all connected dots. Two Switch cuts back to back, the Detroit funk royalty, into the deeper soul selections with Ten City, George Duke, and Linx's You're Lying, a blueprint in UK soul.

From there Fruit, Sonlight, and Jeroboam keep that warm slightly obscure spiritual funk energy going, and the Tim Gant Project MDZ mix from '98 is a nice nod to how that sound got reprocessed through the late-90s underground. Mr Ngata bringing it home!

 

D’Nell – This thing (2003)

Citispeak – Rock to rock (1983)

Gwen McCrae ft Music & Mystery – Does it matter (Rough mix, 1993)

David Ganpot – Love’s secret (1983)

Incognito – Can’t get out out of my head (Latin Project, 2003)

Jodesha – Star ride (1980)

Bobby King – Lovers by night (1981)

Dana V Andrews – Mr. Justice (1976)

Elisabeth Troy – Second time around (1994)

Ben White – Give me love always (1980s)

The CJP Band – World gone crazy (2026)

The Cool Notes – Spend the night (remix, 1985)

 

Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Escape (1994)

Andy Novell – Full moon (1979)

Paquito D’Rivera – Estamos ahi (1983)

Ahmed Fakroun – Nisyan (1977)

Spectrum – First wave (1979)

Hot Pepper – Cancion ritual (1978)

Lou Perez – Afro hustle (1977)

Pride – Come on get dancing (1975)

Sonny Fortune – Theres nothing smart about being stupid (1977)

Afronaught & 6th Sense – Paradise (2003)

 

Switch – Fallin’ (1979)

Switch – Get back with you (1980)

Jeroboam – See the light (2025)

Fruit – If you feel it say yeah (1978)

George Duke – Secret rendezvous (1984)

Sorokas – Gentle touch (1984)

Zan – Follow my heart (808 mix, 2024)

Tedi – I wanna get to know you (1980/2026)

Linx – You’re lying (1980)

Sonlight – Get together (1978)

Tim Gant Project – Party lites, party nites (MDZ mix,1998)

Ten City – I should learn to love you (1990)