Aleem are identical twins Taharqa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem. The brothers began their recording career with Jimi Hendrix’s Cry Of Love and Rain Bow Bridge, as The Ghetto Fighters. (They also shared the same apartment with Jimi). With Leroy Burgess as featuring lead vocalist they formed Aleem in New York during the early ’80s [...]
The Fantastic Aleems, “Hooked On Your Love” Panorama 1980
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Music, disco
Bohannon, “Zulu” Dakar 1975
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Music, disco, funk
Hamilton Bohannon is one of disco’s greatest and most prolific producers. His distinctive production style of shuffling grooves and heavy rhythms is evident in today’s track, off his 1975 album, “Dance Your Ass Off”. A Baia classic, “Zulu” is an chugging instrumental landing somewhere between funk and disco. Syncopated rhythms produce a fat groove that [...]
Edwin Birdsong, “She’s Wrapped Too Tight” Salsoul 1982
June 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music, disco, funk
Sorry for the lack of posts lately, been working on a few things for GC’s 1st birthday tomorrow. Today’s select is by the highly underrated Edwin Birdsong, an organist/keyboard player known back in the day for his experimental funk and disco. In addition to his own productions, he produced 3 albums for Roy Ayers and [...]
