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The Budos Band are an "Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul" outfit recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has eleven members (up to thirteen members at times) who play i
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Sounds like:
Menahan Street Band,
The Budos Band,
Karl Hector and the Malcouns
By
Stacy Klein
on
Nov 20, 2021
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El Michel’s Affair is a master of creating music that is at once whimsical, fun, complex, intricate, and interesting. Sung entirely in an Eastern language that is unidentifiable to my Western ears, it’s still a rea...
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Sounds like:
Menahan Street Band,
The Budos Band,
Karl Hector and the Malcouns
By
Stacy Klein
on
Jun 18, 2021
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There’s always been something reggae-inspired in the magic that El Michels Affair produces, and with the addition of Liam Bailey, this latest track just hits all the warmest, woozy, jazzy, most sun-filled spots. It...
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Sounds like:
Lee Fields,
The Budos Band,
Manhattan Street Band
By
Stacy Klein
on
Mar 31, 2021
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El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels has been an in-demand performer, producer, songwriter, and record label owner for the last 20 years or so. He began touring in 2000 alongside Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, during...
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4

Sounds like:
Al Green,
The Budos Band,
Lee Fields & The Expressions
By
Tobias Handke
on
Sep 10, 2018
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This November 5th would have been the late great Charles Bradley's birthday, and too celebrate his extraordinary life his fourth and final solo album is set to drop on the same day.
Black Velvet will feature 10 recordings from Bradley, including fir...
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5

Sounds like:
The Como Mamas,
The Budos Band
By
Anu Rana
on
Mar 4, 2013
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Charles Bradley has always had a certain amount of "hurt" in his tunes. His voice crumbles as he sings about loss and sorrow, but on this new album, it feels even more real.The Dap-Kings file in line behind Bradley perfectly, giving a blend of funk ...
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6

Sounds like:
The Budos Band,
Lee Fields & The Expressions,
The Dap-Kings,
Antibalas
By
Anu Rana
on
Dec 6, 2012
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Menahan Street Band's "Lights Out" is a cocktail of swank paired with a slick funk, reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's cinematic aesthetic. The blazing brass alone draws memories of The Coaster's "Down in Mexico," from the Death Proof soundtrack.The ...
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7

Sounds like:
Sharon Jones,
The Budos Band,
Lee Fields & The Expressions
By
Joshua Mellin
on
Nov 10, 2010
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The legendary Hideout in Chicago played host to a sweaty dance party in celebration of JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound's release of a new 7" single, "To Love Someone (That Don't Love You)/"Everything Will Be Fine," a sample track from a yet-to-be-re...
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