Bah Samba

From Brighton to Brazil, Southport to southern Japan, Bah Samba have been blazing a path across the globe for the last 11 years in the name of good music. The core members of Bah Samba are Julian Bendall (keyboards/co-writer/co-producer) Alice Russell (vocals/co-writer), Mark Ralph (guitar/co-producer) and Timmy Walker (bass guitar), who along with their own flawless musicianship skills have culled together a collective of talented musicians of whom they regularly work with, including Latin vocalist Isabel Fructuoso (Afro Angel, Mambana) and percussionist Satin Singh who has worked with the likes of Reel People, Pucho and Supergrass.

1995 saw the first incarnation of Bah Samba with a debut single Carnival released on Loaded. Later followed the now classic "Reach Inside" on Estereo which was Alice's Bah Samba debut and the beginning of a long working relationship with Julian as this former choir girl's ability to deliver amazing soulful vocals went on to define Bah Samba's beguiling sophisticated sound.

Now, following continued success with singles such as "Calma", "Portuguese Love", "Let The Drums Speak" and "Spanish Hustle", BKO are proud to present a collection of the best house remixes of Bah Samba's songs from the past 10 years. The album features classic tracks like "Portuguese Love", "And It's Beautiful" and "So Tired Of Waiting", alongside more recent releases like the current single "Morris", remixed by some of the heavyweights of house music, including Louie Vega, Jon Cutler, Quentin Harris, Osunlade and Phil Asher. Also included is one of the band's recent collaborations with The Fatback Band - "Spanish Hustle" remixed by Bah Samba themselves, together with their own mixes of Alexander O'Neal's "Lord" and "If" by Maxine Braham.

So put this on, Let The Drums Speak, and oh Lord I'm sure you'll agree this is one this year's quintessential house collections. Amen!

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Profile: In early 1996 Julian Bendall, Kevin Alexanda and Geoff Holroyd (the surnames of which make up the Bah) formed a loose group of naturally talented musicians to play live and maybe record a few songs whilst experimenting with the fusion of traditional musicianship, dance and modern recording techniques at Midi. The result becoming the early BahSamba sound in the shape of 'Carnival' their debut single that was released on Loaded later the same year.
At this time the voice of a very young Alice Russell was heard floating over the garden wall and contact was made by knocking on the door to borrow a casserole dish. Alice's voice fitted perfectly with the direction that BahSamba was taking and was first realised with 'Reach Inside' in early Spring of 1997. Featured on the Dimitri from Paris mix album in 2000 and named as his favourite band, it shows the longevity of the bands sound in an ever increasingly disposable scene.

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Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 1:34pm: LOL! I hear you that Gloria. They JAMMIN!!!

Comment by Gloria on December 1, 2009 at 12:42pm: Just make me slap something!

Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 12:22am: These Blue-eyed Soul Brudders is TIGHT!!!

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.

Maze Feel That You're Feelin
Maze Somebody Elses Arms
Maze Southern Girl
Cant Get Over You
Maze Golden Time Of Day

The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me").

As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even

harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created.

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon).

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available.

Enjoy. "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)

"If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)

Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a

well-known penning Double Exposure's

"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay."

While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. The Butlers recorded their first single in 1960 titled "Loveable Girl". Left to right John Fitch, T Conway, Frankie Beverly, Sonny Nicholson and Joe Collins.

Frankie Beverly12/6/46 - 9/10/24

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