Tropical Funk Experience - Island Jump-Up: Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso And Afro Groove 1968-1975 (Hugo Mendez pres.) (2009)

Compiled by Hugo Mendez, globe-trotting DJ, producer, record compiler and ambassador for Tropical funk who runs the legendary Sofrito parties and has DJ'ed throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Australia and the USA. For this CD he selected some of the hottest funk, soul, reggae, calypso & Afro sounds from the golden era of Caribbean funk. Featuring tracks from Jamaica, Bermuda, St Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, Dominica & Panama, "Tropical Funk Experience" is the most extensive overview of tropical funk from the golden age of the late 1960s to the mid 70s. Virtually all the tracks are hard-to-come-by on CD and here Hugo has selected the hottest funk, soul, reggae, calypso & Afro sounds tunes that are sure-fire dancefloor dynamite as tested by him on his trips across the planet spreading the gospel of tropical funk. (bron: Nascente)