South African duo Chris D and DJ Fosta, collectively known as Life Rhythms, make their debut on Peng Africa with "Mama", an entrancing soul drenched production featuring fabulous deeply rooted vocals by Lungwisa Plaaitjies alongside illustrious keys and soothing chords over deep'n'mellow yet tantalizing rhythms - undoubtedly soulful house music from the motherland at its best. The outstanding remixes by Kwana Soul, SoulSideUp and SVG take the song to a whole new level, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version. Highly recommended.

The wait is finally over and we can enjoy the long awaited Sunlightsquare album "King Yoruba". Recorded between Havana and London with thirty five musicians, Claudio Passavanti (the mastermind behind Sunlightsquare) takes you on an exhilarating musical journey you wish would never end. The masterly orchestration together with the Latin-American and Afro-Caribbean influences make this album something truly special - close your eyes, let your mind wander and experience the beauty of each of the songs as you'll be taken to places you never thought possible. Don't miss out on this ingenious musical excursion...

The recently revived Soul Heaven imprint graces us with the debut artist from South African Cuebur who has become household name in the house music industry in recent years thanks to his unique deep soulful sound - just think of "I'm in love" featuring Thandi Draai released on Vibe Boutique Records and "So far away" and Walk a mile"  released on Deeper Shades Recordings, both featuring Nathan X. On "For headz only", Cuebur further develops his sound, in essence what you get is ingenious house music saturated with real-word sounds and organic elements, featuring vocal contributions from an illustrious list of guest artists including Vikter Duplaix, BK, Marissa Guzman, Poetic Love Child, Charlene, Ms Seddy and Thandi Draai. "For headz only" is a truly impressive album showcasing the inimitable Cuebur sound in its full glory.

Courtesy of Yoruba Records comes this soulful masterpiece having timeless written all over. We fell in love with this jaw-dropping collaboration by DJ Fudge, Hallex M and Omar with the very first listen - beyond the shadow of a doubt, Omar's marvelous unrivaled vocals together with the splendorous keys and the gentle yet thrilling percussive rhythms will send shivers down your spine. But this is not all as the release comes complete with a selection of phantasmagorical remixes by South Africa's own Hood Natives, Dominican Republic native Ezel, Melbourne's Mike Steva, Darby's king of sound AtJazz and New York's Oscar P all adding their distinctive soulful touch, taking the song to a whole new level. Essential.

New Generation Records bless us with a phenomenal re-imagination of the Pattie LaBelle dance music classic "Music is my way of life" released back in 1979 on Epic Records. On this beautiful contemporary remake, the memorable lyrics are performed in grand style by Sheba Jordan whose one-of-a-kind vocals are guaranteed to make you yearn for more. This is part one of the release which features a stunning truly eclectic selection of interpretations from the likes of Federico d'Alessio, Big Moses, Kev Kruz and Ricci Melillo all adding their magical soulful touch to the song, giving you plenty of choices to work the floor and crowd. In other words, a soulful gem by no means to be missed...

The next installment in KingStreet's' esteemed "House Legends" series looks at a producer who has been in the business for more than twenty-five years, has remixed many top artists, formed a highly successful production and remix team with Frankie Knuckles (rip) known as Directors Cut, released under aliases such as K-Scope, is a renowned studio musician - beyond the shadow of a doubt we talk about Eric Kupper. KingStreet pays homage to his works with this paramount twenty track collection which features remixes he has done for the label (think of Studio Apartment featuring Stephanie Cooke, Ananda Project featuring Heather Johnson & Terrance Downs, Jamico featuring Jackie Cohen and Urban Soul), selected cuts from his celebrated album "Electrikiss" and some of the beloved Directors Cut remixes (DJ Vivona featuring Joi Cardwell, Namy & Kathy Brown). A truly outstanding collection of timeless gems from this legendary producer...

Larger-than-life New Generation Records are back on Spirit of House with the phenomenal "I'm yours" by South African producer Sipho Ngubane (co-founder of Room 806) which features none other than Darian Crouse on vocals. To cut a long story short, "I'm your's" is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine thanks to the masterly composition of heavenly keys and chords, Darian Crouse's unrivaled deeply rooted vocals and the smoothly thumpin' yet captivating funk drenched backing. Beside the original version, the release features stellar remixes by Casanova, Khaye, Sacred Soul, Deepconsoul and Philani Zuma all adding their magical touch, making it next to impossible to pick a favorite version.

In October of last year, we were celebrating the phenomenal contemporary take of Stevie Wonder's timeless classic "Golden lady" (taken from his 1973 album "Innervisions") by Italian producer Peppe Citarella and up and rising Italian singer Walter Ricci, now Tony Records grace us with brand new remixes by legendary New York DJ/producer Kenny Carpenter. These glamorous re-imaginations combine the inimitable soaring vocals and scats of Walter Ricci with sweet live flute, entrancing strings, sublime keys and marvelous harmonica, all perfectly arranged over gentle yet thrilling rhythms. By no means to be missed...

Rhemi (the team of DJ/producer Neil Pierce and producer/musician Ziggy Funk) are back with"Stepping out", a phenomenal production featuring the vocal talents of Tess Leah. The main version built around an infectious funk infused backdrop, Tess Leah's grandiose emotive vocals and exquisite melodious keys is spreading an entrancing vibe you can't resist to dance to. Rhemi then totally flip the song to deliver an utterly fierce old school inspired dub which brings back memories from back in the day, with the spell binding ruthlessly thumpin' rhythms and glamorous melodies sending shivers down your spine.