Hey kids, we’re back from our short one week vacation fresh as a daisy. It’s been a musicless week with a few exceptions like today’s post which feature the 3 tunes which been the highlights of last week for us.

The first tune would easily get to be the tune of this summer if you take my word for it. You should remember Wahoo from last years “Make ‘em Shake It” which was similarly one of the most powerful contenders for the best summer tune. It’s not a surprise since the duo is formed by Dixon from Jazzanova and Georg Levin from Sonar Kollektiv fame, two of the coolest Berliners to be found. The record’s going to be out on UK’s Fine Records in August.

Another contester is a deep vocal house tune called April from Osunlade’s latest album Elements Beyond on Strictly Rhythm. A quick check through hype machine shows that most if not all of Osunlade features has been done by us, which demonstrates that the mp3blog scene needs some more bloggers who cover soulful & funky dance music. BTW I’ve shot a few videos of Osunlade’s Yoruba Soul Orchestra gig from Radar Live but I haven’t edited and put it online yet.

Last but not least is a piano version of Mambo Inn, the timeless Jazz guitar song by Grant Green by the legendary Puerto Rican pianist Hilton Ruiz who passed away last year at the age of 54.

WAHOO - Don’t Take it Personal (Georg Levin’s Edit)
Osunlade - April
Hilton Ruiz - Mambo Inn