The Daptone brand of funk and old school R&B has helped propel the likes of Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson to superstardom, so it’s now time for the artists who make up the Brooklyn-based label to take centre stage.
Everyone will be on the look-out for more mouthwatering funk from Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and the three tracks on this CD do not disappoint, but the other material is just as good. Charles Bradley and the Bullets, the Mighty Imperials, the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and Lee Fields and the Sugarman prove that without a doubt Daptone Reords is the funkiest record label right now, anywhere in the world. They make Stax look like Timmy Mallett.
If you want great soul singers, funky beats and grooves to make your body move – it’s the only place in town!
By Jamie Hailstone
