Check out the above video to Darondo’s track Listen To My Song from his 2006 LP, on Ubiquity, Let My People Go. Darondo is looking as classy as ever and it’s good to finally see an official video released from Let My People Go, which was one of 2006’s finest delights.For those not in the [...]
I have to tell ya...this guy is right up there with Al Green, Marvin Gaye and the like.Boat-loads of soul perfect to dance with your Nana or burn one to. I think that's about as broad of a spectrum as you could ask for. Or maybe I just have an awesome Nana...? Thanks to aquariumdrunkard@blogspot.com for this...big ups.
I'm a little late to the Darondo party but hey, I'm part Italian -- we always run a little late. This Bay Area singing sensation from the 70's (say that 10 times fast) produced some wicked soul music in his day. His music was forgotten over the years and then recently re-discovered by Gilles Peterson.While I was exploring Darondo's spectacularly soulful sounds, I also discovered the wise words...
An acquiaintance recently turned me onto this guy - word is Darondo Pulliam was too busy pimpin' Oakland in the early '70s to bother getting serious about a recording career: only nine tracks exist from the guy.Guess pimpin' beats workin', I wouldn't know. LOL
I'm a little late to the Darondo party but hey, I'm part Italian -- we always run a little late. This Bay Area singing sensation from the 70's (say that 10 times fast) produced some wicked soul music in his day. His music was forgotten over the years and then recently re-discovered by Gilles Peterson.While I was exploring Darondo's spectacularly soulful sounds, I also discovered the wise words...
From the excellent compilation in the new series 'Digs' on Ubiquity (http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/).This is top notch stuff-no less than what we would expect from mr.peterson.Sweet, sweet lovin' music from Darondo. With a far too freaky organ loop that is almost religious swinging us along to a love tune that harks back to Al Green and Shuggie Otis. Oh man-turn the volume up, throw this on an...