Woohoo! The last month has been a BUSY one! I finally got some time to put together this month’s podcast over the weekend so, I just barely made my deadline.

This month’s downtempo podcast features NU Funk music from a variety of artists from around the world. While I was researching this month’s selections, I was surprised to find out that Australia has a flourishing funk scene and artists that are regularly releasing awesome tunes. Check out some of the links in the tracklist for more info.

Get ready to get funky, this set has some serious character, is super uplifting, and tons of fun. Enjoy!

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. Flow Dynamics- Live In The Mix
02. Kylie Auldist- Cut You Loose
03. Mr. Confuse- Lookout Weekend (Lack Of Afro Deep Funk Mix)
04. Family Vision Care- A Smashful Shape
05. Kinny- Back Street Lust ft. Diesler
06. Katalyst- Say What You Feel ft. Stephanie McKay
07. Saravah Soul- Nao Posso Te Levar A Serio
08. Kylie Auldist- Gotsta Get Me Some
09. The Herbaliser- You’re Not All That
10. Baby Charles- Invisible
11. The Apples- Lou-e-zee-yanaa
12. The Sahara All Stars Of Jos- Take Your Soul
13. The Heads Of The Family- Troubled People

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Unfortunately the TextureDJs seem to be M.I.A. Last I have heard, “A few trips to Kenya have gotten in the way of regular podcasting.” I hope all is well fellas, and, I just wanted you guys to know that there are quite a few people out here having withdrawals without our monthly doseage!

This show is all over the place, but, was quite fun to create and is bound to leave you with a smile on your face. Enjoy!

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. DJ Frane- A Story I Heard
02. Aleksi Virta- The Giant Catch 22
03. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons- Beggin’ (Pilooski Re-Edit)
04. The Chola VS. Larry Bright- Surfin’ Queen
05. The Human Beinz- Nobody But Me (Pilooski edit)
06. The Chola VS. The Trashmen- Surfin’ Bird
07. Jamie Lidell- Little Bit Of Feel Good (Senor Coconut Mix)
08. Dinah Washington- Relax Max
09. Saravah Soul- Funk E Saravah
10. The Bamboos- Bring It Home ft. Alice Russell
11. The New Mastersounds- One Note Brown (Lanu Remix)
12. Sindbad- Gauche
13. Fdel- Rocksteady
14. Mashed Up Funk- Pepe ’99
15. A Skillz vs Beatvandals- Sunshine
16. Jazz Liberatorz- Clin D’oeil

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Happy New Year my friends! I hope that everyone had a great holiday and that going back to work this week has not sucked the life right out of you. Hopefully the cool sounds of nujazz, broken beat, and hip-hop in this month’s podcast will lift your spirit some if you are indeed feeling a bit down about returning to work.

This month’s episode is quite special… it marks the 1st birthday of the “Chill With The Chola” podcast. Wow, it has gone by so fast I can hardly believe it!

In the past year, this show has grown to almost 5000 active RSS subscribers and averages another 1500 unique page views per month. That makes this site a very strong promotional tool for independent artists and labels and it does not cost them a dime to reach new listeners and potential fans. I am happy to say that this site is cash flow negative on its first birthday… yea, that’s right, NEGATIVE. This podcast is here to spread the word about the music I love, not to turn a profit. I am EXTREMELY proud of that and thank you all for your support. I could not have done it without you, the loyal listener!

This month’s episode is chock full of tastey nu jazz and broken beat, and, it is even lightly dusted with some choice underground jazzy hip-hop. I found a great new website to legaly download electronica this month and highly recommend it. Check out http://www.bagpak.net when you have some time. Quite a few of the tunes in this month’s episode were purchased right there. Enjoy!

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. Basement Freaks- Shapeshifter
02. Soulphonic Soundsystem- Catalina Sunset (Fort Knox Five Remix)
03. Sunshine State- Day Job (Alister Johnson Remix)
04. South City Allstars- South City Allstars vs Joe Quartermain
05. Princess Superstar- Perfect
06. C.L. Smooth & DJ Jazzy Jeff- All I Know
07. Count Bass D & John Robinson- Turn The Bass Up
08. Aaron Jerome- Blue Lotus
09. Alister Johnson- Like A Star
10. Aklimatize ft Totin Agosto- Dime La Verdad
11. 12th Floor- Salsa 313
12. Justis- Jazz Music

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It’s “Nu,” as in Nujazz, or maybe Nu-Jazz, or perhaps Nu Jazz… however you want to spell it, it is super cool stuff and it is here just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend in the U.S.!

So many new and exciting things are happening in my life, I guess it was bound to overflow in to my creative outlet. I had so much fun with this month’s podcast! I hope that you can tap in to all of that positive energy!

Sooooo… Nujazz, what a great umbrella term for such fantastic styles of music. It’s smooth and sexy, funky and fun, and most importantly, emotional and expressive. It combines the progressions of traditional jazz music with the power and complexity of electronic music. Had I known that Jazz and Electronica would fuse in to such a wonderfully eclectic range of styles, I don’t think I would have ever put down that Tenor Saxophone all those years ago!

This month’s downtempo podcast is a seventy-six minute musical journey, during which, I explore a broad range of styles that make up Nu-Jazz. The mix starts with what feels like a late 70′s/ early 80′s flashback! The first three or four songs are very reminiscent of tunes created by Earth, Wind, and Fire or The
Parliament Funkadelic at the peak of their popularity. However, it is all “Nu” material.

After the initial dose of funk, we quickly move in to more traditional feeling Nu Jazz tunes which seem particularly influenced by broken beat, house, and classic jazz. The set ends with what is really becoming somewhat of a staple here at “Chill with The Chola”… the Bossanovas. I just cant get enough of samba and bossa nova lately and I have found a great selection for this show.

This chillout mix is perfect to throw on during cocktail hour to get the conversation flowing. As cocktails flow and hunger grows, you will find the seductive bossanovas will set the perfect mood for a quiet candle lit dinner experience! Enjoy.

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. Wagon Cookin- Ridin’ On The Wind
02. The Recloose Live Band- Sweet Power You Embrace
03. Rivera Rotation- On My Mind (Album Version)
04. Solaa- Seek (Beatlicks Remix)
05. Ben Westbeech- Dance With Me
06. HybridJazz- Shapes
07. Timax- Golightly Funky Party
08. Joe Dukie, DJ Fitchie- Seis Por Ocho
09. Povo- Hi Fly
10. Monodeluxe- Show This (Original Mix)
11. Mustafa- Leo Cuenca (Mo’ Horizons Remix)
12. Soul Quality Quartet- I’m Not Here
13. Bitter:Sweet- Heaven (Nicola Conte Rmx)
14. Living Room- Smokers Relight
15. Tactful- Recalling The Rising Sun

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