Sweltering in the current heat, I remembered Spike Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ and thought ‘why not share some of my favourite black music from movie soundtracks?’. So this is what I’ve done. I‘m packing low and slows, legends and OGs, beats and treats, last days of disco and a couple of house tracks from a selection including Jevetta Steele, Lauryn Hill, Jimmy Cliff, Nina Simone, Quincy Jones, Junior Walker, Kool & The Gang, Linda Clifford, Warren G, Juliet Roberts and many more. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to debate, boogie to it and be inspired to create your own selection.
Accaliberation: DJ Paulette
Welcome to Accaliberation – DJ Paulette's monthly homage to all things vocal in the musical spectrum.
JEVETTA STEELE – CALLING YOU (BAGDAD CAFÉ)
DES’REE – KISSING YOU – (ROMEO & JULIET)
WHITNEY HOUSTON – EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) (WAITING TO EXHALE)
QUINCY JONES – GOD IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING (COLOR PURPLE)
LAURYN HILL – THE SWEETEST THING (LOVE JONES)
DE ETTA LITTLE & NELSON PIGFORD – YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY (ROCKY)
PRINCE – PURPLE RAIN (PURPLE RAIN)
NINA SIMONE – YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK (SUMMER OF SOUL)
OTIS REDDING – OLE MAN TROUBLE (SELMA)
CURTIS MAYFIELD – FREDDIE’S DEAD – (SUPERFLY)
JAMES BROWN – THE BOSS – (BLACK CAESAR)
MARVIN GAYE – TROUBLE MAN – (TROUBLE MAN)
ARETHA FRANKLIN – THINK (BLUES BROTHERS)
JUNIOR WALKER – SHOTGUN (MALCOLM X)
ISAAC HAYES – THEME FROM SHAFT (SHAFT)
ROY AYERS – EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE – (STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON)
CHILDISH GAMBINO – REDBONE (GET OUT)
WARREN G – REGULATE – (ABOVE THE RIM)
KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA – ALL THE STARS (BLACK PANTHER)
JANET KAY – SILLY GAMES (LOVERS’ ROCK)
JIMMY CLIFF – YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT – (THE HARDER THEY COME)
PUBLIC ENEMY – FIGHT THE POWER – (DO THE RIGHT THING)
MARC ANTHONY – PARECE MENTIRA (CARLITO’S WAY)
JAMIROQUAI – DEEPER UNDERGROUND (GODZILLA)
STEVIE WONDER – LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT (THE WOMAN IN RED)
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – ON AND ON (CLAUDINE)
BLACKBYRDS – ROCK CREEK PARK (YOUNG SOUL REBELS)
KOOL & THE GANG – OPEN SESAME (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER)
LINDA CLIFFORD – RED LIGHT (FAME)
SYLVESTER – DO YOU WANNA FUNK (TRADING PLACES)
SOUL SYSTEM – IT’S GONNA BE A LOVELY DAY (THE BODYGUARD)
JULIET ROBERTS – CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE (EDEN)
GOLDIE – INNER CITY LIFE (TRAINSPOTTING)