Funk Revival - Sounds From The Sub-Tropics

Incredible funk from the Miami scene -- most of it done with heavily Cuban roots! The tracks here are mostly from the wonderful Sound Triangle label -- a tiny Florida imprint that focused on capturing sounds that were neither funk nor soul, jazz nor Latin -- but a unique hybrid of all their best elements -- brought to Florida by ex-patriot Cubans, and simmered down into a wicked new blend! There's a sharpness here that's really wonderful -- a heavily percussive quality on most numbers that rivals the best funky 45s from up north at the time -- but which also has plenty of Latin touches too, as you'd hear on some of the most soulful sides from Fania, or the growing Chicano scene in LA.

A few of the names here are familiar from important reissues over the years, but the set's also overflowing with a lot more lesser-known gems as well -- a whole new territory in funky music, with tremendous tracks all the way through!

Tracklist:
01. Cookie Crumbs - Ray and His Court
02. Quit Jivin' - Pearly Queen
03. Nana - Coke
04. Los Feligreses - Santi, Luis y Su Conjunto
05. Abacua - Manteca
06. Algo Sabroso - Hechevarria, Paquito / Padron, Nelson
07. Move On - Pearly Queen
08. No Quiero Que Te Vayas - Signs of the Zodiac
09. La Inflacion de Ofelia - Pena, Oscar
10. De Eso Nada Monado - Ray and His Court
11. Fantasy of Love - Mantrap
12. Watermelon Man - Delgado, Pepe
13. Borriquito - Fernandez, Peter
14. Make Your Move - Wild Wind
15. Keep on Bumpin' - Clockwork [1]
16. Jungle Walk - Pearly Queen
17. Bun Bun Bun - Coke
18. Soul Freedom - Ray and His Court