Darondo Funk | Soul 3 Artikel

Limited edition on coke-bottle green colored vinyl!With Darondo’s sudden and unexpectedpassing in 2013, the world truly lost a singular and unique talent. His “Let My People Go” album has now reached“legendary” status with tracks featured onnumerous A-list shows such as BreakingBad and CSI, gaining legions of new fans in addition to the Soul afficionados whoalready knew of Darondo’s music.

The laid-back Slyesque soul of Darondo is the flavour of the decade in Modern Soul circles, particularly in Europe and the States. ‘Didn’t I’ is the classic Music City recording that has been featured in films and ads in recent years and ‘Saving My Love’ is the terrific off the wall dancer that Ace recently discovered among those Music City master tapes.

Back in 70s Oakland, California, streetwise hipster William Darondo Pulliam was a funky singer-songwriter who could also swing the sweetest soul west of Al Green. His handful of idiosyncratic 45 releases are crowned by the heartbreaking sound of his 1973 local hit ‘Didn’t I’, on the collectable Music City label.Listen To My Song – The Music City Sessions” collects an unprecedented goldmine of grooves, and shows off Darondo in his streetwise prime.Together with his musical collaborator Al Tanner, Darondo was an excellent songwriter with a unique style and the contents of this outstanding anthology, recorded between 1972 and 1974, are bound to please collectors and general funk and soul fans alike.