Mixtape Monday: DJ Lumin x Boogie, Happy Show x Africa, Jungle Bros. + More!

Mixtape design by Art Novoselsky for Okayplayer

Mixtape Monday has arrived and none too soon. This week DJ Lumin channels the spirit of the boogie with the exclusive premiere of his new '70s-inspired mix Dwelling At The Discotheque--a preview of what Miami-based Okayplayers can expect from his set alongside the mighty Questlove and the one Matthew Law at our Pre Points OKP BBQ this coming Sunday October 12th (free--see flyer with full event details below). In another exclusive The Happy Show curates the latest edition of Okayafrica's unstoppable Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape series and selector Sam Redmore introduces a slightly different sort of 'Afrika' into your earbuds with his all-Jungle Brothers mix to turn your Mondays into Happy Saturdays. And it's, ahem, just begun because Monday is still young and how you want it, we got it. Oh yeah.

MIA's finest DJ Lumin shows that the South Coast knows a thing or 1200 about soulful grooves, curating a flawless set of under-utilized boogie gems that embody the true spirit of the disco era, leaning less on recognizable stars and more on cult favorites from Stevo to Steve Arrington. Stream below and get your boogie shoes polished for the BBQ on Sunday!

0:00 Stevo - Pay the Price

2:26 The Antilles - I've Got to Have You

4:42 The System - You Are in My System

7:28 The Graingers - Shine Your Light

9:47 Goldie Alexander - Spend My Life With You

10:57 Disco Tom - Goldie's Boogie

12:54 Steve Arrington - Nobody Else But You (Opolopo Remix)

15:08 Legacy - I'm So Glad

17:39 Asphalt Jungle - Freakin' Time Pt. 1

20:20 James Simpson Band Penetration - On The Money (Bounce, Get Down)

23:17 Franky & Jamo - Set Me On Fire

25:36 Asso - Don't Stop

27:28 Rosemary Hallum - Movin'

29:59 Stee Downes - Disciplies

33:11 Gary's Gang - Spirits

35:18 Linx - You're Lying

37:59 Stephen Encinas - Disco Illusion

41:28 Junior Byron - Inch by Inch

44:23 Jewel - Paradise (Extended)

47:38 Panache - Sweet Music

Okayafrica's AIYE mixtape series is the gift that keeps on giving, as a who's who of DJs and personalities select their personal favorites from the endless well of African musical sounds. They are currently up to mix #56 with no signs up stopping and every new installment has put us up on an essential new jam, artist or genre. The new mix from UK x South African duo The Happy Show is no exception, stream and get the backstory below:

The Happy Show is the New York-based DJ duo of South African artist Xander Ferreira (better known for his electronic project Gazelle) and British songwriter Findlay Brown. The two have been hosting parties in the city and across the globe that explore the sounds of zamrock, “Ghanaian funk, and South African 60s soul, down to the disco gems from Nigeria and Kenya.”

For this installment of Africa In Your Earbuds, The Happy Show curated an all-South African mixtape that spans several decades, “from the 60′s and 70′s sounds of mbaqanga, disco, funk and soul to the 80s synthpop hits and all the way to today’s sounds of shangaan electro,” as Ferreira points out, “finishing off with a very special unreleased track by two great friends from Khayelitsha that used to work with me while I was performing as Gazelle.”

1. Oh Yeh Soweto – Teaspoon & The Waves

2. Inkonjane Jive – Zed Nkabinde

3. Nomacala – Piston Mahlathini & The Queens

4. Little Girl – Soul Throbs

5. Akulalwa Soweto – The Mgbaba Queens

6. Ahvuomo – Baranta, Hugh Masekela & Miatta Fahinbulleh

7. Shaka Bundu – Penny Penny

8. I Am a Fadget (Alternate Mix) – Evoid

9. N’wagezani My Love – Zinja Hlungwani

10. Tsekeleke (Vocal Mix) – Nozinja

11. Undenzile – DJ Aviwe Luv feat. Yolanda Fyrus

JBeez are coming through once again in the form of this new Sam Redmore Jungle Brothers mix, spotted via our friends at Egotripland...all your JBs favs from "Jimbrowski" to "40 Below Trooper" and some of the best remixes and posse cuts the Brothers ever touched. What else can we say? Native Tongues 4ever.

Jungle Brothers

How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)

Jimbrowski

My Jimmy Weighs A Ton (Q-Tip Remix)

Toe To Toe

Buddy

Straight Out The Jungle

40 Below Trooper

Because I Got It Like That

What U Waitin’ 4

Beyond This World

Black Is Black

I’ll House You

You bring the pancakes, Brother in Arms already got the syrup. Their just-released mix for Discobelle is loaded with dripping-wet basslines and never-ending house beats that simmer at just the right temperature. The set hits an early high with the Q-Tip, Theophilus London and Tittsworth collab "After the Dance" and never backs off, serving bar after bar of 70s-inspired dance sonics that have us, yet again, dreaming of that trip to Miami.

Tracklist:

Carmack x Esta - "House" (BIA Baby EDIT)

Thomas - "Sexed Up (Brother in Arms remix)" [OUT NOW]

Pomo - "Start Again feat. Andrea Cormier"

FKJ - "Unchained"

Dairius - "S/ash"

Tittsworth - "After the Dance feat. Q-Tip, Theophilus London, & Alison Carney"

Brother in Arms - "Cupcakin' EDIT"

Deejay Theory & Kush Arora - "Definitely feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore" (Deejay Theory remix)

Meg Mac - "Every Lie" (Motez EDIT)

Woz - "Early Morning Champagne" (Adelaide Remix)

Brother in Arms - "Take this Chance"

Usher - "Good Kisser" (Yam Who Rework)

Stephanie Mills - "You can't run away from love" (Boogie EDIT)

Brother in Arms - "Turn & Burn" (BIA Disco EDIT)

Bongholio Iglesias - "Get High"

Tiger & Woods - "Lab File No. 15 (I'm Burning Up)"

Captain Planet - "Un Poquito Más ft. Chico Mann"

Henry Krinkle - "Stay" (Justin Martin Remix)

Marlon Hoffstadt Dansson - "Shake That" (Jesse Rose BIA Re-Fix)

Brother in Arms - "All this Love"

LKD - "That Girl"

Route 94 - "Tell You Why"

Mar - "Man x Woman" (Full Crate x Mar)

Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow have been on a trans-continental tear, bringing the Renegades of Rhythm tour to the masses. Featuring records hand-picked from the home collection of Afrika Bambaataa, the tour is both a testament to the hip-hop forefather and an exhibition of just how fresh and futuristic a DJ set can be. Check Okayplayer's own in-depth Renegades of Rhythm exposé here, and enjoy Cut Chemist's own sampler mix of Bambaataa's records below. Yes, those vinyl crackles come straight from the dusty crates of Bam's own den. Here's a bit of what Chemist had to say about the mix:

Take a peak into the exclusive material from hip hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa. "Mix By Jimmy" features recordings Bambaataa had pressed to acetate for spinning live at shows in the late 70's and early 80's. This mix includes entirely unreleased material along with demo versions of hits like "Looking For The Perfect Beat," "Renegades of Funk" and "Planet Rock. "

Listen and take a trip through the deepest part of the most important music collection of our time.

-Cut Chemist

Don't cross the wires, just play the damn tape. DJ and self-professed tape addict Bachir has put together an explosive set of boom-bap classics all recorded, manipulated and then replicated on analog tape. The result is almost a #ThrowbackThursday in and of itself. The drums snap with a dirty bump that's straight out the stereo of a '91 Corolla, and Bachir even included the so-necessary side switch-over in the middle of it all. We've long since thrown out our bright yellow walkmans, but at least we all agree that tape ain't quite dead yet.

Tracklist:

Spectrum City - "Check Out The Radio"

Chilly Tee - "Thinking Of Master Plan"

Run Dmc - "3 In The Head"

Young Black Teenagers - "Korner Groove"

Slick Rick - "The Moment I Fear"

The Stop The Violence Movement - "Self Destruction"

Aaron Hall - "Don’t Be Afraid"

Chuck D - "But Can You Kill The Nigger In You ?"

Butch Cassidy’s Funk Bunch - "On A Dj’s Birthday"

Kings Of Pressure - "Armed And Dangerous"

Doug E Fresh - "Spirit"

Peter Gabriel - "Steam"

Robert S - "Good As Gold"

The She Rockers - "Give It A Rest"

3rd Bass - "Oval Office"

Big Daddy Kane - "Nuff Respect"

Public Enemy - "Rightstarter (Message To A Black Man)"

In what might be the first "fall" mixtape of the year, Queens, NY local jlasoul has come up with a great bit of autumnal audio. Drawing from downtempo, electro-R&B, and even a bit of lighthearted house, his new "Summer Fades" mix is a send-off to the warm season. Nostalgic synth melodies, and, later, live guitar samples make it an ideal set for a stroll with golden leaves overhead. Pull on that sweater keep out of those lengthening shadows.

Tracklist:

Gangways - "I Mean, We Could (Oddlogic Remix)"

Edo Lee - "Gin and Tonic"

Rain Dog - "Regolith"

Eest Coast - "Marbles"

Lost Midas - "Archetype Forgotten"

Kidghost - "Secret Garden"

Handbook - "Satin Skin"

Ewokie Talkie - "Sun Down"

Kai Takahashi - "After U"

All These Fingers - "Six One Half Dozen"

Mndsgn - "Camelblues"

Blackedout - "Rose"

Ben Bada Boom x Invention - "Vxtamxn"

Taku - "I'm into You"

Archie Pelago - "Brewer's Reflection"

Robot Orchestra - "Sunshine, Blue Skies"

Days of Contrast - "We are a Melody"

Ever-committed to great syncopated sound, the crew over at Moovmnt have brought German producers Glenn Astro and IMYRMIND together for a guest set of souled-out house, hip-hop (note the Quasimoto cut that drops right out the gate), disco and funk. Inspired minds would be wise to check out the long catalog of (re)mix work that both Astro and IMYRMIND have put in across the Atlantic, and there's no better way to start than directly downloading this set right here.

The Europeans got it going on this week, it seems. Rinse FM hosted a triumvirate of DJs that included, amongst others, our French friend Phazz. Phazz took the honor spot spot of closing out the two hour set, which includes just about everything worth hearing in the beat-driven universe. Drum n bass, heavy trap, straightforward house, and grimy hip-hop all get their due in a radio double hour that proves that across the Atlantic they keep things terminally based.

Tracklist:

SIMS (0:00-->39:30)

XVII-MERCY ME

GUCCI MANE - I'M DA SHIT (YGS EMOTIONAL REMIX)

BLAKESMITH - DRUGS (FUTURONOSTRO EXCLU)

RVDICAL THE KID X MISTERMACK - ETHEREAL

STWO - AURA

CARIBOU - JULIA BRIGHTLY

STArRO - BOUT YOU INTRO

ELAKSI - WANT YOU

BIG SEAN - PARADISE (PROD BY MIKE WILL MADE IT)

MNEK - WROTE A SONG ABOUT YOU (RVDICAL THE KID RENDITION)

DROPJFKRATEZ - LORD BILLS (RVDICAL THE KID REMIX)

ESTA - BLESSED

DILLA OVER THE BREAKS

BLAKESMITH - ELVINCIA (FUTURONOSTRO EXCLU)

ABJO - BOOMBAP NIPPON (THEODORE WHITE FLIP)

MASS (39:30-->1:19:44)

BIRTHDAY BOY - SACRAMENTO (KNEEGAUZE REMIX)

RAE SREMMURD FT. NICKI MINAJ - NO FLEX ZONE (REMIX)

PYRMDPLAZA - FOUNDRY

LNKZ X OUSKA - WAVES

DINNERDATE - FILOU

RAE SREMMURD - NO TYPE (GRAVEZ REMIX)

MIDLIFE - FAITH

VBND - SAD SANDWICH

LNKZ X OUSKA - CULT

NIGHT LOVELL - CLOUD GANG

SHOHMYOH - U & ME

GUFF - HOLD U DOWN (GUFFSTAR X ORIGIMOZ)

OUSKA - 101

TAJAN X FWDSLXSH - BEAUTIFUL

MIGOS - JUMPIN LIKE JORDAN (GRAVEZ REMIX)

KINGS - RECKLESS ORIGINALITY

DAKTYL & HOWIE LEE - MARLENA

JUST A GENT - WARLOCK MASQUERADE

TAEO - REVELATIONS

RVDICAL THE KID - TOKYO

DPAT - ABOVE US (PYXIS EDIT)

DAKTYL & OZZIE - SHAKE DAT

TWINZTRACK - REAL

BLAKESMITH - AKA (FUTURONOSTRO EXCLU)

OUSKA - MIAM MIAM MIAM

PHAZZ (1:19:44-->End)

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The title says "Downtempo" but don't let that deceive you, Funkineven's newest set is loaded with heavy-hitting tracks. Compiled as part of the NTS Radio's regularly scheduled programming, Funkineven's set includes Q-Tip, Slum Village, Earl Sweatshirt, Mobb Deep and more. It's a sufficiently classic end to this week's mixtape sojourn, and until next time...keep bouncing.