CULT CARGO: BELIZE CITY BOIL UP / VARIOUS

Amazon.com Never heard of the funky soul and reggae music of Belize, that sliver of Caribbean coastline just east of Guatemala and south of Cancun? You're probably not alone, and the Belize City Boil Up compilation (the 6th this year from crate-digging music salvagers the Numero Group) is the varied and danceable introduction for the interested yet uninitiated. Soaking up influences from their Jamaican neighbors and their soulful Motown/Stax brethren from the north, these little-known groups recorded a handful of albums and singles in the 60s and 70s. The results showcase rootsy reggae (Belizean patriarchal funkster Lord Rhaburn's "More Love Reggae", The Web's "Rated G"), covers of Wilson Pickett and Johnny Nash, and some funky I-can't-believe-it's-not-sampled beats of the Harmonettes "Shame Shame Shame" and Rhaburn's "Disco Connection". Soulful standouts The Professionals (whose album covers noted their "promptness and reliability") cover both the O'Jays "Back Stabbers" and "Theme from The Godfather" - now that's a group with range! --Ben Heege Product Description Belizian's call it Boil Up, and it's anything but leftovers. Mix equal parts R&B, calypso, disco, funk, reggae, bruckdown, soul, folk, and whatever else can be found back on the bottom shelf of the musical pantry. Get ready to feast on passport stamped rhythms, second-deck cruise ship melodies, hotel pool calypso, soundtracks to movies not-yet-made, and anything else savory, or unsavory, enough to throw into the pot. Review "A seriously funky brand of island soul." -- Rolling Stone "Another start-to-finish classic from one of America's very finest record labels, the Numero Group out of Chicago. Absolutely seductive." -- Arthur "Astonishingly great." -- Now Toronto "Boil Up is possibly the most solid release to date from Numero Group, which is by this point one of the best and most thoughtful reissue labels in the country." -- Pitchfork "The 16 tracks chosen for Cult Cargo make the case for Belize's importance not just by their quality, but also for the idiosyncratic twists they give to everything from ska and Stax soul to Latin jazz." -- Time Out Chicago "This disc - like its name implies - is an aromatic and spicy stew concocted from wildly divergent ingredients. And damn, it's funky" -- Orlando Weekly "This tiny Central American country is a darn funky place. Who knew?" -- Entertainment Weekly
ASIN: B000BH4YOU
VSKU: DBV.B000BH4YOU.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Various Artists|Traditional|Taylor Dayne
Binding: Audio cd
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