Stewart Caig wrote: > I'm looking to incorporate some heavy instrumental bongo driven funk tracks > in with a mix and wondered if anyone knew of any tracks worth checking out.
Not so much a specific release as a whole label: Ibadan Recordings out of New York. All the usual NY house suspects like Joe Claussell, Kerri Chandler and Jerome Sydenham are involved, most tracks are quite strong on the percussive side, all are top quality (I usually don't even bother to listen and just snap 'm up on sight). The Mr. Bongo label (affiliated with the London record store of the same name) released a compilation called "Batacuda por favor" a few years ago that is well worth checking out. They've probably released more comps, but I don't have any of those. Soul Jazz Records have also released several great compilations full of percussive latin/afro rhythms. Otto
