New York, New York

From Friday June 5th to Tuesday June 9th, I will be visiting New York. This will actually be only my second trip to the Big Apple. That being said, I'm looking for places to go, disco nights to check out, cool bars, great record stores, and the interesting places that I must see while I'm there. Last time I did the tourist thing (Empire State Building, Ground Zero, etc.), now I want to go to all the interesting and hidden spots that everyone who reads this blog knows of when it comes to New York, Brooklyn, etc. I'm already deejaying LUSTR on Saturday night, and I'm definitely up to deejay any and all the other nights I'm there, if anyone has anything going on (club night, bar night, house party, etc). Please, please let me know!

And because we are talking about New York, here is a track by Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band, entitled "New York City Woman", that I've been meaning to post for some time that nicely blurs the lines between disco and house music. The song features Debbie French on vocals and can be found on the 1998 Here Come The Sunburst Band LP. I can't say that I'm a huge house music lover, however this is one of those rare tracks that crosses over nicely in a disco mix. Hope you enjoy!

Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - New York City Woman

Kilimandjaro Takes Me Higher

A twelve-inch single that I've really been trying to hunt down as of late, is Letta Mbulu's 1979 disco classic "Kilimanjaro". This hard-to-find gem, which disco producer Ray Martinez is credited with mixing, is looked at, by many disco music lovers, as the South African singer's most standout track. Another version of the song is featured as the opening track to Mbulu's 1980 album Sound Of A Rainbow under the name "Kilimandjaro Take Us Higher". More recently, the song appeared on Joey Negro and Sean P.'s compiled compilation The Soul of Disco. Overall, the track has a nice afro-flavoured disco mid-tempo groove that lends itself nicely to the dancefloor.

Letta Mbulu - Kilimanjaro