Afro Airlines

Posted on March 19, 2012 by theafrobeat

This mix is is just a little sampling of what kind of music I would take with me if I was on vacation. This mix contains a lot of soul and jazz with some instrumental Hip-Hop. The songs that are in here are what I would listen to while staring out at the city, or looking at ocean waves on the beach. Name, in the comments section, which songs would you would like take with you on a trip, or which island or city you would take this mix to.

Island Of Islands

1.Willie Hutch-I Choose You/The Mack Soundtrack

2.Pete Rock-Play Dis Only At Night/Petestrumentals

3.Pete Rock-Smooth Sailing/Petestrumentals

4.Isaac Hayes-Soulsville/Shaft (Deluxe Edition)

5.Chuck Loeb-Cruizin South/The Music Inside

6.Miles Davis-Flamenco Sketches/Kind Of Blue(Legacy Edition)

7.Thelonious Monk-Straight No Chaser/The Finest in Jazz

8.Strange Fruit Project-Recreate/Soul Travelin

9.The Foreign Exchange-Take Off The Blues/Leave It All Behind

10.Guru-State Of Clarity (feat.Common & Bob James)/Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Vol.4 The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: “Back To The Future”

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Mind Music

Posted on March 16, 2012 by theafrobeat

This post is exactly what the title say`s it is music that, what I believe, feeds the mind, calms it down, and get`s you thinking at least that`s what it does for me. I hope it does the same for you readers.That`s the funny thing about the mind it always tends get active,or keep cool when it is listening to music, go figure; Either way this list will make your mind flow with jazz and soul. Here is the music for your mind.

Mind Music

1.Tom Scott-Today/The Honeysuckle Breeze

2. The Isley Brothers-Summer Breeze/3 + 3

3.Albert Ayler-Water Music/The Impulse Story

4.Thelonious Monk-‘Round Midnight/The Essential Thelonious Monk

5.Milt Jackson-Vibrations/The Art of Milt Jackson

6.Bob James-Fly By/Joy Ride

7.George Benson-Breezin/Breezin

8.George Benson-This Masquerade/Breezin

9.Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes-Sunbeams/Reflections Of A Golden Dream

10.Weather Report-Harlequin/Heavy Weather

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I`m sorry for the delay

Posted on March 10, 2012 by theafrobeat

I`m sorry for the recent delay on the the mixes, I`ve been going through a really rough time with the recent passing of my father,and I just wanted to let my readers know that I am still here and I will posting a new mix today so keep your eyes peeled

Thelonious J

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Love Notes

Posted on February 12, 2012 by theafrobeat

Valentine`s Day is coming up so with this mix,in which I`m caling Love Notes,will feature nothing love music that`ll serenade the one you love into your arms this February 14th. I`m going tell you right now this is mix is feature a lot of soul and a lot of jazz, so listen to and read these Love Notes

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Love Notes

1.Luther Vandross-If Only For One Night/The Night I Fell In Love

2.Luther Vandross-Your Secret Love/Discover Further

3.Roy Ayers-The Third Eye/Evolution:The Polydor Anthology

4.Chuck Loeb-Harbour Lights/Simple Things

5.Grant Green-Idle Moments/Idle Moments

6.Bob James & David Sanborn-More Than Friends/Double Vision

7.Grover Washinton Jr.-Passion Flower/Mister Magic

8.Musiq Soulchild-Yes/MusiqintheMagiq

9.Luther Vandross-If This World Were Mine/The Essential Luther Vandross
10.Teddy Pendergrass-Love T.K.O./The Essential

11.Peabo Bryson-Can You Stop The Rain/Anthology

12.Bilal-Love Poems/1st Born Second

13.The Foreign Exchange-Sincere/Connected

14.Regina Belle-Quiet Time/Baby Come To Me:The Best Of Regina Belle

15.Pharoah Sanders-Love Will Find A Way/Love Will Find A Way

16.Fourplay-Still The One/’4′

17.Boney James-Everything Matters/Contact

18.Roberta FLack-Feel Like Makin` Love/Rhino Hi-Five:Roberta Flack

19.Earl Klugh-Heart String/Heart String

20.Rose Royce-I Wanna Get Next To You

21.Teddy Pendergrass-Turn Off The Lights/The Essential

22.Anita Baker-You Bring Me Joy/Rapture

23.Freddie Jackson-Love Me Down/The Greatest Hits of Freddie Jackson

24.Grover Washington Jr.-Moonstreams

25.Major Harris-Love Won`t Let Me Wait/My Way

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Oldies But Goodies

Posted on February 9, 2012 by theafrobeat

This Mix is a compilation of Old School Rap That I have listen to, it has songs that you never heard of but you will know that the group that sung them. This mix will feature the likes of Public Enemy,Pete Rock & C.l. Smooth and Ultramagnetic MC`s. Trust me this mix is the truth.

Oldies But Goodies

1.Public Enemy-Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic/It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

2.Ultramagnetic MC`s-Critical Beatdown/Critical Beatdown

3.The D.O.C-Whirlwind Pyramid/No One Can Do It Better

4.Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth-The Main Ingredient/Main Ingredient

5.Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth-Get On The Mic/Main Ingredient

6.Afu Ra-Defeat/Body of The Life Force

7.Afu Ra-Whirwind Thru Cities/Body of The Life Force

8.Jeru The Damaja-Physical Stamina/Wrath Of The Math

9.Gang Starr-You Know My Steez/Moment of Truth

10.INI-The Life I Live/Center of Attention

11.K.M.D-It Sounded Like A Roc/Bl_ck B_st_rds

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Jazzed Up

Posted on February 5, 2012 by theafrobeat

Wuz Up my various followers it`s your favorite blog DJ Thelonious J, and yes I`m back from break and I`ll be posting my mixes again starting with this one Jazzed Up,I thought start this mixing run with one of my favorite subjects
jazz.This mix features stylings of Kenny Burrell,Freddie Hubbard,Thelonious Monk,and a bit more. I like this mix a lot and I hope you will to, ladies and gentlemen, Jazzed Up.

Jazzed Up

1.Kenny Burrell-Mule/Midnight Blue

2.Wes Montgomery-A Day in The Life/A Day in the Life

3.Thelonious Monk-Monk`s Dream (Take 8)/Monk`s Dream

4.Phaoroah Sanders-Colors/Karma

5.Kenny Burrell-Soul Lament/Midnight Blue

6.McCoy Tyner-Message From The Nile/Extensions

7.Freddie Hubbard-Open Sesame/Open Sesame

8.Wayne Shorter-Night Dreamer/Night Dreamer

9.Lee Morgan-The Procrastinator/The Procrastinator

10.Grant Green-Bedouin/Matador

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Taking A Break

Posted on December 20, 2011 by theafrobeat

I`m just taking a little hiatus so i can refresh myself I`ll be back

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Random Soul

Posted on November 22, 2011 by theafrobeat

This Mix is just a mash-up of all soul artists that I listen to on the daily.This one include the essentials, isaac hayes,earth wind and fire, and a bunch of other artists, ladies and gents Random soul

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Random Soul

1.Isaac Hayes-(They Long To Be)Close To You/Black Moses(Deluxe Edition)

2.Earth,Wind,and Fire-That`s The Way of World/Greatest`s Hits

3.Isaac Hayes-Walk On By/Ultimate Isaac Hayes:Can You Dig it?

4.Millie Jackson-I Can`t Say Goodbye/Lovingly Yours

5.Jerry Butler-Let It Be Me/The Ice Man

6.Curtis Mayfield-Think(instrumental)/Superfly:Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition

7.The O`Jays-Don`t Call Me Brother/Ship Ahoy

8.Marvin Gaye-Inner City Blues(Make Me Wanna Holler)/What`s Going On(Deluxe Edition)

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Knockout Mix

Posted on November 5, 2011 by theafrobeat

With this mix I just started listening to nothing but oldies and go to sleep, so then I thought about Boney James, Grover Washington Jr., and Roy Ayers. Now to the people out there that are looking at this blog I am a bit of country music fan, So I`m just letting everybody know that this is The Afro Beat we play music from every genre so if want to see a mix from your musical taste get at me. Remember to comment,subscribe,and request for new mixes Anyways, this mix is for the people who just love sleeping all day.

Knockout Mix

1.Boney James- Everything Matters/Contact

2.Euge Groove-Babylon/Sunday Morning

3.MF Doom-Vervain/Metalfingers Presents: Special Herbs, The Box Set Vol. 0-9

4.Pharaoh Sanders-Astral Traveling/Thembi (1998 Reissue)

5.Red Garland Trio-Mort`s Report/Manteca

6.Roy Ayers-Painted Desert/Ubiquity

7.Lonnie Liston Smith-City Of Lights/Silhouettes

8.Lonnie Liston Smith-Silhouettes/Silhouettes

9.Grover Washington Jr.-East River Drive/Anthology

10.Walter Beasley-Sleep Tight/Won`t You Let Me Love You

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Modern Funksmanship

Posted on October 17, 2011 by theafrobeat

This Mix is a Tribute to those hitmakers ,in my opinion, who base their style of music off of Old-School funk/Electro-Funk and incorporate they into the music they create today . This mix will feature the stylings of Dam-Funk, Flying Lotus, and, many more artists, Ladies and Gents Modern Funksmanship.

Modern Funksmanship

1.Dam-Funk-Toeachizown/Toeachizown

2.Dam-Funk-The Sky is Ours/Toeachizown

3.Shafiq Husayn-Love Still Hurts/Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka

4.Shafiq Husayn-Dust & Kisses ft. Noni Lamar/Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka

5.Waajeed-Tron/The War LP

6.Koushik-Only Dreaming/Be With

7.Dr.Who Dat?-Deep Blaque/Beat Journey

8.Flying Lotus-1983/1983

9.Madlib-Slim`s Return/Slim`s Return

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