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For its very first release, Sankofa is proud to present you this four tracker : Deep House, Breakbeat, & Disco all in one record. We hope to bring you some high quality releases in the future, ranging from Deep House to Broken beat, Future Jazz and more…Gregory Dub delivers two hoy cuts on A side, starting with ‘Session One’, a Detroit flavor track with a joyful mood followed by Tape, deep and atmospheric which sounds quite simple yet the result is definitely on point for this one. Ufuk K brings his punchy style all along his Untitled track on the other side : this one has proved it’s efficiency concerning the rhythmic…. Floor banger !Last but not least, Spice in Life by Ségur is based on a T-connection sample and manages to flow through in your living room’s speakers, or in a club who knows.

''Get on down'' is a heavyweight slice of storming Jamaican Disco-Reggae heat from the legendary studios of Miami's TK Disco empire. King Sporty's version may not have been as well known as Connie Case's electro laden later 1982 version (also produced by Sporty) but the perfect marriage of Disco stylings and Sporty's Jamaican roots meant the original 1979 version was a cult classic in underground deep Disco circles. Over 35 years since ''Get on down'' was released the keepers of the TK Disco vaults have given permission for some of their classics and lesser known gems to be respectfully tweaked by contemporary producers and DJ's who fully understand the lineage of the label and the music contained within. Stepping up and get his hands dirty is none other than London dwelling, WOLF music man - Medlar. A regular face behind the turntables all over the world Medlar has lovingly freaked King Sporty's anthem for the modern dance-floor, extending the right parts in just the oh so right way, dubbing out parts that needed just a smidgen of echo here and there and generally making the track irresistible to DJ's with it's lovely long beat led intro. These are extremely tasteful edits, done with respect and reverence over 2 parts - old school style. Look out for those low flying dubbed out vox and lazer beams too, powerful stuff

Alma Negra is a Swizz collective that consists of four musically driven friends, the Figuiera Brothers Dersu & Diego who's roots are established firmly in their Cape Verdian heritage, Dario with his half and half Portuguese/Italian mix and finally Mario with Spanish roots.They are all passionate diggers who love playing music from all over the world, something that's evident in their productions as well. Encompassing jazz, african and latin sounds to soul, funk, disco, house and even techno.As far as inspiration goes they mention Donald Byrd ,Fela Kuti and Theo Parrish. Their creative output has let them to release on such fine labels as Sofrito, Highlife and most recently Basic Fingers.Fans of Alma Negra include Gilles Peterson, Ben UFO, Axel Boman, Detroit Swindle, Africaine 808 and Tim Sweeney. Digger's Workout Part 2 continues where Part 1 left us, proving once again Alma Negra are on a roll.Included is a killer remix from Osunlade and his Yoruba Soul Mix of Safari is deepness on a new level.