QC Radio: King Hippo with Ayana Contreras and Junius Paul

Ayana Contreras:

The Indigos - I Love You (Je Vous Aime Oui Je Fais) [Neptune]

Duponts - If You Love Me [ATCO}

Marlena Shaw - Loving You Was Like A Party [Blue Note]

Freda Payne - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right [Invictus]

We The People - Right Now [Lion]

Dramatics - Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams [ABC]

Lost Generation - You Only Get Out Of Love [Brunswick]

Friends Of Distinction - I Need You [RCA]

Ann Peebles - Somebody's On The Case [Hi]

Brothers Of Soul - You'd Better Believe It [Boo]

Bill Summers and Summers Heat - Don't Fade Away (45 edit) [Prestige]

Rene and Angela - My First Love [Capitol]

Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’77 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven [Elektra]

Sylvers - Forever Yours [Capitol]

Norman Connors - We Both Need Each Other [Buddah]

Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [Mod]

The Diplomats - I'm So Glad That I Found You [Dynamo]

Debbie Jacobs - No Ifs Ands or Buts [Today]

Lost Generation - Pretty Little Angel Eyes [Brunswick]

Bobby Wilson - Don't Shut Me Out [Buddah]

Odds & Ends - Who Could Doubt My Love [Today]

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - We Live In Brooklyn [Polydor]

The Fawns - Problem Child [RCA]

Isley Brothers - Here We Go Again [T-Neck]

Five Special - Do Something Special [Elektra]

Seals & Crofts - Sweet Green Fields [Warner Brothers]

The Sweet Cherries - Love Is What You Make It [T-Neck]

Junius Paul:

Curtis Mayfield – Back To The World [Curtom]

Brainstorm – This Must Be Heaven [Tabu Records]

Ramsey Lewis – Aufu Oodu [Columbia]

Miroslav Vitous – From Far Away [Warner Bros. Records]

Billy Cobham – Almustafa The Beloved [Atlantic]

Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightning [Cadet Concept]

War – River Niger [Blue Note]

Miles Davis – Selim [Columbia]

Herbie Hancock – Sun Touch [Columbia]

Shuggie Otis – Sparkle City [Epic]

Bobby Hutcherson – A Night In Barcelona [Blue Note]

Tony Williams – Two Worlds [Polydor]

Art Ensemble of Chicago – Cyp [ECM Records]

Bobbi Humphrey – Please Set Me At Ease [Blue Note]

Ramsey Lewis – Opus V [Cadet]

The New Rotary Connection – Love Is [Cadet Concept]

King Hippo’s Recently Released and Recently Re-issued Favorites:

Quiet Dawn x Sarah Williams White - One By One (Bruk It Version) [First Word Records]

El Domingo – Duendes [Mango Hill Records]

Los Kings - Empecemos (Let´s Start) [El Palmas Music, Re-issue]

Belmond Black - It Is Never Too Late [Cultures of Soul, Re-issue]

Nathan Bartell - Top Going Down [Athens Of The North, Re-issue]

Gospel Ambassadors - This Little Light of Mine [Cultures of Soul, Re-issue]

Roots - School Girl [Frederiksberg Records, Re-Issue]

The Cult - The Cult Theme [Mad About Records, Re-issue]

Satin Finish - Took A Chance On Love [Fantasy Love Records, Re-issue]

Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure - If I Had My Way [Mad About Records, Re-issue]

Meftah - Ur Utility [Steady Flight Circle]

Stefan Ringer - Bossa GRV Drum Track [Argot]

Ben Hixon - D.I.P. [Dolfin Records] <- Released in 2020, not so recent. Still DOPE AF though.

FYI Chris – Black Dragon Loop [Black Acre Records