Sly Johnson - The Mic Buddah '2015

Tracks list

A singularly talented man with an extraordinary voice and groove, an impassioned
artist who has absorbed music influences of the most varied styles since a very
young age: from Jazz, to Latin and Blues and beyond. For example, you can hear
Marvin Gaye in the track “Why ft. Rachel Claudio, Erik Truffaz &
Valérie Delgado,” J Dilla in his cover of Al Green’s
“Simply Beautiful,” or Bobby McFerrin on the track “Good
Morning.”

You can hear the results of all these musical convergences and collaborations
that have shaped him over the years (Saïan Supa Crew...RZA...Camille...Erik
Truffaz... Rokia Traoré... Oxmo Puccino, whom we find on the track
“Music”...Brand Nubian, Roots Manuva, Arsonits, Rahzel, Declaime aka
Dudley Perkins, Wildchild of Lootpack, T3 & Elzhi of Slum Village, Lucky
Peterson, Manu Katché, Pino Palladino, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dee Dee
Bridgewater, Grace, Jacky Terrasson, Cindy Blackman, TM Stevens, Eric Krasno &
Neil Evans of Soulive, D3CCPT, Fred Wesley, China Moses, Oh No, Juliette
Gréco, AYO, -M-, Lulu Gainsbourg, Didier Lockwood, Stefano Di Batista, UNION
Analogtronics, Talib Kweli, Dj Revolution, Sean Price, Roddy Rod, 20syl, The
Audience, RUFFPACK, 123MRK, ShashU, among even many others).

It retains the unique color and texture of HIP-HOP with its sound that is so
tough, grainy, dry, blunt, heavy, and percussive. It has obviously preserved its
BEATBOX, a vocal art in which he excels tremendously, especially during his
dazzling improvisations on stage that you can hear on La Machine. The Beatbox
has become the most important component of all his compositions and
arrangements. From Soul Music, Sly gets his sense of depth, sensitivity,
emotion, forcefulness and eroticism, all of which have been so deliciously mixed
together on this new album and spiced in a very hot and funky sauce!

Tracklist:
01. Sly Johnson - Ouverture (2:20)
02. Sly Johnson - EVRBDD (Everybody Dancin) (3:21)
03. Sly Johnson - Nasty Girl (4:17)
04. Sly Johnson - Wet (3:21)
05. Sly Johnson - Simply Beautiful (3:05)
06. Sly Johnson - Good Morning (2:45)
07. Sly Johnson - Why (feat. Rachel Claudio, Erik Truffaz & Valerie Delgado)
(5:09)
08. Sly Johnson - Womenarium (feat. 2morrows Victory) (4:42)
09. Sly Johnson - Magique (4:05)
10. Sly Johnson - All the Time (3:40)
11. Sly Johnson - Les fleurs du mal (3:15)
12. Sly Johnson - Music (feat. Oxmo Puccino & Magic Malik) (4:23)
13. Sly Johnson - Lifeizgood (Bonus Track) (4:00)

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