South Africa's production duo Deep Xcape (George Maduna & Dumisani Socatcha) and songstress Thandi Draai join forces to present "Don't say no", a soulful masterpiece by no means to be missed as the combination of Thandi Draai's inimitable sensual vocals, phenomenal jazzy keys and the laidback rhythms are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more. But it doesn't end here... The 'DeepXcape Club Mix' is a deep hypnotizing workout sure to send the crowd into a frenzy, V Underground gets bouncey on his beautiful laidback take, Vick Lavender graces us with a masterly nu-jazz broken beat version (features the keyboard wizardry of Mike Logan) which is taken to the next level by DeJay Cease's utterly soulful interpretation, Nastee Nev delivers a stylish deep house version and finally Monodeluxe get groovey on their gorgeous version. By not means to be missed.

What a musical gem we get served by Camio Records... South Africa's Thabiso Mamogwa (Deep Sixty) is blessing us with the wonderful "Dance in Afrika", a splendorous production featuring uplifting vocals by Ndivhuwo 'Cooks' Mokono, sublime keys and luscious synth melodies over deep yet smooth rhythms. Label head Jonny Montana adds his signature organic jazz drenched touch to the song, complete with grand piano and beautiful flute, while Dom Navarra contributes something truly special with his deeper than deep somewhat moody interpretation laced with haunting sax and glamorous chord progressions. Essential.

Since "I believe in you" first saw the light of the day on the "Whasdat Music's 2012 WMC Compilation" back in March of this year, it has been a favorite with DJ's and lovers of soulful house music alike. This virtuoso duet is produced by masterminds Groove Assassin and Pirahnahead and features phenomenal vocals by legendary house music divas Stephanie Cooke and Diviniti alongside beautiful guitar and delectable keys over smooth as silk yet infectious rhythms. An essential timeless soulful masterpiece by no means to be missed. Nuff said.

With "Rhythm turns me on" by Yogi (one half of Random Soul) and Steve K, Universe Media present a sure fire dance floor weapon featuring uplifting vocals and captivating keys over a spell binding funk soaked backdrop. Lots of truly tasty variations are included in the package, with Yogi himself serving a relentless bumpin' rework, JD73 contributing a wonderful Soul/Disco/Funk inspired interpretation, dEEP DJOE & Pedro Mazz delivering two equally soulful yet melodious remixes, Craig Stewart blessing us with a magnificent deep rework laced with heavenly melodies, and last but not least Yogi's Random Soul partner in crime Husky who pulls out all the stops on his unmistakable groovey rub.

First things first - congratulation to both MoreHouse Records and Groove Junkies for a decade of nothing but the best in soulful house music !!! And what a way to start celebrating the ten year anniversary with the first collaboration of Groove Junkies' Evan Landes and songstress Baskerville Jones, the timeless soulful anthem "Born to flow" which is all about the vintage Groove Junkies sound and their love for music. The 'GJ Classic Vox' is utterly soulful yet truly infectious, with a spell binding funk soaked groove leading the way for Baskerville Jones' passionate vocals and luxurious keys, taken to the next level by the 'GJ Club Mix' which turns the heat up by stripping it down a bit yet keeping the feel soulful and melodious. South Africa's Shane D adds his signature soul-funk infused touch to the song, with the remorseless rhythms together with the glamorous keys and vocals creating an irresistible vibe.

Deeptrax Digital is a brand new label destined to become a favorite with any lover of soulful/deep house music alike - just listen to their two debut releases and you know what we are talking about... With "Don't touch me", legendary producer JoVonn Armstrong and songstress Chavell Singleton present an infectious slice of soulful underground house reminiscent of the early 90's with its deeper than deep truly remorseless rhythms, thrilling keys as only JoVonn can do and Chavell Singleton's inimitable sultry vocals. In other words - timeless and by not means to be missed. Remixes of this gem will follow soon.

When we got the promo of this phenomenal production from the label, we responded with "A masterpiece... timeless and essential... by no means to be missed...". You surely will agree with us when you hear "Chande en laureles" by the Colombia Soul Orchestra, a group of legendary Grammy award musicians along with up and coming young fresh talent who under the direction of Marlon D deliver sheer musical bliss, taking soulful dance music to an entire new level with their ingenious fusion of indigenous colombian roots with afro/soul/funk/house music. As we said at the beginning: "A masterpiece... timeless and essential... by no means to be missed..."

Last summer we were celebrating the launch of Peng Africa and the release of their amazing compilation "Silulu Volume 1" - ever since, the label has released nothing but the best in African house music. Now the label presents their second compilation "Silulu Volume 2 - Deeper Sounds from the Motherland", and what a musical treat this is... The eleven tracks by artists such as Lemon & Herb, Luka, Mindgames, N'Dinga Gaba, Snowyte, Ultra Tone, Ta-Ice and Toxic to name just a few take you on a journey to the deepest soulful grounds of the motherland, similar to volume one from last year you can experience first-hand what is happening right now in the African underground dance music scene. And please don't ask us to pick a favorite - it is next to impossible as there are so many fantastic productions to be found here...