VA - DJ Kenta: The Sweetest Tabu +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Artist ..... : VA | | Album ...... : DJ Kenta: The Sweetest Tabu | | Year ....... : 2014 | | Label ...... : Octave | | Cat.No ..... : OTCD 4200 | | | +-------------------------------[Release Info]-------------------------------+ | | | Genre ...... : Funk | | Tracks ..... : 01 | | Duration ... : 70:21 min | | Source ..... : CDDA | | Street Date : Nov-19-2014 | | URL ........ : www.discogs.com/release/12519424 | | | | Release Size : 136.6 MB | | Ripping Tool : EAC | | Encoder .... : Lame 3.100 -V0 | | Quality .... : VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo | | Rip Date ... : Dec-20-2024 | | | +--------------------------------[Track List]--------------------------------+ | | | 01. DJ Kenta - The Sweetest Tabu 70:21 | | ----- | | Total: 70:21 | | | +-------------------------------[Release Notes]------------------------------+ | | | This is a work that represents the true essence of DJ Kenta, focusing | | on the slow jams of Tabu Records.Featuring the finest mid to slow gems | | mainly produced by J immy Jam & Terry Lewis, this masterpiece mix | | spreads a sweet mood like a fragrance, just as the title suggests, and | | is perfect for the winter season. | | | | Tabu Records was an American record label founded by Clarence Avant in | | 1975. It focused on R&B and funk but expanded into other genres such | | as jazz and disco. | | | | DJ Kenta: Born in Yokohama. Influenced by his parents who ran a record | | store in the 1980s. He grew up listening to Sade and Hall & Oates from | | an early age and was shocked by the golden age of hip-hop in the early | | 1990s. He is widely considered as one of the most up-in-coming hip-hop | | DJ in Japan. A native of Yokohama, DJ Kenta first started playing out | | at a legendary Shibuya Nuts Club in his hometown at 16 years old. Due | | to his superb sense in mixing and thousands of his play list,he gained | | a credit as one of the most smooth play in the clubs as expanding his | | base throughout in Tokyo and Yokohama. He worked with well known DJ's | | and artists in Japan and overseas. The list of the artists he has | | worked includes: Black Eyed Peas, Questlove from the Roots, DJ Spinna, | | DJ Jazzy Jeff etc. One of the legendary funk band, Crazy Ken Band, | | appointed DJ Kenta as front act DJ for their show in Yokohama in 2008. | | In 2011 as a next step, DJ Kenta played one of the most hip restaurant | | in the meat packing district of NYC, expanding his possibility in the | | world. The numerous DJ-mixes that have been released regularly on CD | | for more than 15 years are a superb group of works that condense the | | pursuit of musicality that transcends genres and the play just like on | | the spot, and are loved by good music lovers from all over Japan. | | | | TRACKLIST: | | | | 01 - Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Extended Version) | | 02 - The S.O.S. Band - The Finest (Extended Version) | | 03 - Alexander O'Neal - Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Mix) | | 04 - Cherrelle - Keep It Inside | | 05 - Cherrelle - Will You Satisfy? | | 06 - The S.O.S. Band - No One's Gonna Love You (Special Long Version) | | 07 - The S.O.S. Band - Even When You Sleep | | 08 - Rhonda Clark - Between Friends | | 09 - Cherrelle - Who's It Gonna Be | | 10 - The S.O.S. Band - Weekend Girl | | 11 - The S.O.S. Band - Tell Me If You Still Care | | 12 - Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight | | 13 - Kathy Mathis - Straight From The Heart | | 14 - Mary Davis - Separate Ways | | 15 - Demetrius Perry - Breathless | | 16 - Alexander O'Neal - Sunshine | | 17 - Rhonda Clark with Chuck Howard - You're My Everything | | 18 - General Caine - For Lovers Only | | 19 - Brainstorm - This Must Be Heaven | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+