MARTHA HIGH: ‘Mama Feelgood’ audio premiere (2017)

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MARTHA HIGH: Tribute To My Soul Sisters (2017)

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MONKEYBOXING.COM presents ‘Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul: Volume 3′ – FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD

Filthy rhythm? Dirty Soul? If you haven’t got ‘em you want them. If you’ve got them you’ll want more. So here it is then – monkeyboxing.com’s annual treat – Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul: Vol. 3 – a free unmixed ‘mixtape’ celebration of some of the biggest bangers (and not a few of the monkey’s favourite cuts) from the last twelve months of FUNK, SOUL, HIP-HOP, PARTY BREAKS and REGGAE (including UGLY DUCKLING, MARTHA HIGH, JSTAR, HARVEY KTEL, DAYTONER, VOODOOFUNK, ROGER MOLLS, DJ MAARS, ABTOMIC, CHILL BUMP and K.SABROSO) plus dope exclusives from THE GRITS, MORLACK and THE FAKERS. Download link below, preview player below that (N.B. the soundcloud download option is not enabled. You have to use the direct link on this page) and the full blurb below that. Enjoy – and don’t forget to click the ‘like’ button down at the bottom y’all!…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MARTHA HIGH & SPEEDOMETER: Soul Overdue (2012)

Original soul sister Martha High sang with The Jewels back in the early sixties and then spent thirty subsequent years touring as a singer with with the late, great godfather of soul, JB, before jumping ship to do the same thing with JB’s former saxophonist Maceo Parker. And aside from a disco LP back in the seventies she hasn’t dropped a full length solo album until now – hence the title Soul ...READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MARTHA HIGH: I’d Rather Go Blind/ No More Heartaches (2012)

Classic sister soul alert! Singer for James Brown’s live show for thirty years and Maceo Parker collaborator, Martha High, gets together with Speedometer for this single off the forthcoming Soul Overdue LP in a performance that would suggest she’s aged like a fine wine. It’s a game of two halves with slowy I’d Rather Go Blind pitted against a blistering cover of Vicki Anderson’s funky…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM