SABROSA @ BARSOMA - Featuring Dj RAVI (SunnySideUp/Cutucada)
Tropical Dancefloor sounds from the Sabrosa Sound System, needle to groove friction plus live percussion and analog sound system effects.
Featuring special guest Selector DJ Ravi (SunnySide Up/Cutucada)
Having arguably the deepest record collection this side of the Pacific and co founder of the infamous SunnySide Up session, one of Australia’s first Acid and World Jazz club nights.
Ravi’s a veteran selector, DJ and tastemaker in Brisbane and also Australia. Known for his (and Dj partner Will’s) legendary ‘Sunny Side Up’ nights (80’s-mid 90’s) credited with being one of the first ‘club’ nights in Brisbane/Fortitude Valley and known around Australia (and overseas) as an important night for progressive black music of all genres. The night hosted some of the biggest names on the circuit including Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, James Lavelle, Del tha Funkee Homosapien plus Australian tastemakers Ennio Styles and Kano. He was also regular DJ at the world jazz dance ‘Cutucada’ sessions alongside Julien Love and Paprika during the mid 2000s, hosting guests such as Karsten John and Chikashi Nishiwaki.
He got his education on the sweaty dancefloors of the original Dingwalls Sessions in Camden market whilst living in London in the early 80s, where Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge were amongst the first Djs to spin latin jazz, funk, afrobeats and bebop for dancing in a night club environment. As with most sessions involving this music, the crowd tended to be 90% black african, and this experience and ‘schooling’ helped spark his love and passion for the ‘good groove’.
Ravi digs deep, and he boasts one of the most extensive and reputable collections (or should we say libraries), making regular visits to Japan to play and acquire new rarities. Ravi’s spun at Festivals Such as Woodford, Vibes on a Summers Day, and played alongside the likes of UFO, Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, Dj Shadow, Jazzanova, Keb Darge, Quantic Soul Orchestra, De La Soul, Kruder and Dormeister, LTJ Bukem, Jazztronik, including a memorable opening set for Ethiopian legend Mulatu Astatke on one of his first visits to Australia!
A true Australian and Worldwide rare groove legend!
Happy Jazz mix for Sabrosa
For those of you who know the Happy Jazz radio show, you will be familiar with Adrian Leach and his dedication to the world of Jazz and it’s various forms. The London based dj has shown and shared almost a lifetime of tasteful music from near and far and for some has been an institution for Jazz music globally as a place to tune the ears to the sound, not to mention he is a total gentleman too.
Without further a due we give you Adrian’s mix of Cosmic Jazz funk from the Latin American regions of Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Venezuela and more, even some candombe rhythms from Uruguay for seasoning. An area lesser explored but very fruitful indeed so just click play and see where it takes you.
It’s mid summer here in Sub Tropical Queensland, and Paprika amidst his busy summer schedule has managed to harness the heat with an outer-national mix crossing various continents to meet us here on the Sabrosa airwaves. Soukos, Hi-life, Cumbia, mambo, salsa and even some folkloric beatboxing accapella music from Venezuela! complete with, crackles, pops and skips for authentic needle to groove flavour. Happy holidays, what is left of them….enjoy!
SABROSA-TROPICAL-NYE-BASH-DEC-31st
For those of you who haven’t flown the coop and are still in Brisbane, Sabrosa is positioning the sound system down by the river under the Kangaroo Point cliffs(look for the Tropical Marquee), entry is by donation and byo drinks. Paprika & PepeSol alongside some special guests will be providing the NYE Tropical soundtrack with sounds from the Sabrosa vaults, including, Afro Beat, Highlife, Semba, Merengue, Cumbia, Palenque, Terapia, Carimbó, Forró, Calypso, Biguine, Kompa, Cadence and more!! this is not a sit down event folks, stay tuned
DISCOTECA TROPICAL - 4TH JAN - THE STANDARD (SYD)
Friday 4th January in an East Coast collaboration of Tropical proportion, The Cactus Channel(Hope Street-Melb) & Oscar Jiminez & Los Reyes de la Onda (members of Watussi) alongside Dj Paprika(Sabrosa/Cutucada-Bris) & Dj Manchild(Breakdown-PBS FM/POAO/Northside records/Hope Street-Melb) at The Standard in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. A prime example of Tropical Funk, Soul & Afro sounds coming from some of Australia well distinguished gentlemen of the movement.
First time on Sabrosa we have a guest mix and from the one and only, Edson Carvalho in São Paulo, a true purveyor of rare Brazilian sounds and a master in finding those hard to get hold of records in the heart of São Paulo. If you’re ever in São Paulo look him up, super nice guy and knows what he is on about.
Edson:
Here’s a small selection of Sambas, Macumbas, Batuques and other swinging songs heavily inspired in the African Brazilian religions CandomblÈ and Umbanda.
AfroSambas, as we call this type of music, have a huge presence in the Brazilian music, because both CandomblÈ and Umbanda hold an important place in our culture. They are like futebol; even if we try to ignore them they will be part, in one way or another, of our day to day life. All these songs came from compactos (7” singles). It was hard to select them from the 60 or so songs I have in this format. If I had included LPs, the number of songs would be, at least, the triple, and probably I’d get lost in the selection process.
Again, I tried to avoid the known songs and selected the more obscure ones. My intention was to bring these lost gems to the light of the day and give them some shine.
I really hope you enjoy this compilation.
Like always, all the comments are welcome and appreciated.
Greetings from Brazil!
Edson Carvalho
01 - Lea Betine: Filhas de Orixá
02 - Sosó da Bahia: A Deusa das águas
03 - Ibejy: Ogun Yê segurou
04 - Matheus: Yemanjá
05 - Raimundo José: Tá na hora do meu santo baixar
06 - Elymar: Prece a Oxalá
07 - Almir Ricardi: Lá vem vovó
08 - Dinalva: Reza do Congo
09 - Aparecida: Rosa pra Iasan
10 - Zaira: Acende o candieiro
11 - Fernando Santos: As Iabás
12 - Norambê: Cangerê
13 - Beth Viana: Segura este samba (Ogunhê)
14 - Monsueto: Macumpila
15 - José Diniz: Mandinga
16 - Amaro José: Obatalá
17 - Dalmo Batista: Tamborete da vovó
18 - Noriel Vilela: Acocha malungo
19 - Paris Delfino: À meia-noite
20 - José Ventura: Filho de Umbanda
21 - Barbosa: Seára de Oxalá
22 - Dora Lopes: Pai Edu
23 - Maria Creuza: Festa no Terreiro de Alaketu
24 - Luiza Maura: Catetê
SABROSA @ SWINGIN SAFARI DECEMBER 22ND
It’s time to dance and shake your tamborim once again!! Next Saturday night Sabrosa Son Sistema bring that signature outer-national dance floor sound, hailing from the worlds most tropical regions and wash it ashore under the coqueiros(Palm Tree’s) of Swingin Safari on Surfers Paradise.
PepeSol rejoins the sound system having returned from a Brazilian tour of 3 states alongside Analog Africa (Germany) bringing with him a special treat from the Northern regions of Brazil….He will be showcasing this Afro Brazilian sound which will have you questioning what you know about Brazilian music as we go deep into the African and Indigenous roots of this “Pais Tropical” following the exploratory path of Chico Science and way beyond!! With ritmos from Pará/Amazônia, Pernambuco, Ceará and more….
Los Diablos Del Ritmo Mix by PepeSol for Parisdjs.com
With the eminent Analog Africa release “Los Diablos Del Ritmo”about to hit the known world, anticipation is high and understandably so. A 5 year project in the making of avid vinyl detective and Dj, Samy Ben Redjeb, contains the very ingredients of the infamous melting pot of the Colombian Northern Coastline. Señor Redjeb’s taste for psychedelic and hypnotic rhythms are no doubt aurally present in this deep retrospective. So in celebration Señor PepeSol has a mix that walks the sandy backstreets of La Costa out of the boxes of the Colombian sound systems and direct to your place of listening….enjoy at Parisdjs.comdownload
SABROSA @ SWINGIN SAFARI 24 NOV
Olha Galera! Sabrosa return to Swingin Safari on the Gold Coast, for some tropical dance floor action and introducing Juan Muzzio with the Sabrosa Sound System on percussion, expect some well seasoned afro latin sounds, on arrival of the summer heat wave….vamo dançar!
SABROSA @ Black Bear Lodge NOV 9
So November 9 turned out to be the biggest session yet and by chance Seun Kuti and the Egypt 80 were performing just round the corner at the Powerhouse and made there way down to Sabrosa for an all out dancefloor session. Sorry to those who got turned away as Black Bear reached capacity, we sincerely hope to move your bodies next time round….stay tuned.
