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The Isley Brothers are an American soul group originating from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group began in 1954 as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, and Ronald Isley. Together with another brother, Vernon Isley, the group initially performed gospel music. After Vernon’s death in 1955, the remaining brothers moved to New York City in the late 1950s and began recording secular music. They achieved early success in 1959 with their fourth single, "Shout," written by the three brothers. Read more on Last.fm

James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Your Puppet" in 1966. James Purify was born May 12, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida. "Bobby Purify" was actually two different singers; the first was James's cousin Robert Lee Dickey (Sep 2nd 1939 - Dec 29th 2011), who adopted the Purify name for performing, and sang on their early records. The I'm Your Puppet Songfacts states that after retiring, Dickey returned to his hometown of Tallahassee Read more on Last.fm

The Brass Funkeys are an 8-piece London-based Brass Band who draw on the traditions of New Orleans. Formed in 2011, they have played at major festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and the North Sea Jazz Festival as well as London venues including The O2 Brooklyn Bowl, Koko Camden, and Ronnie Scott’s. Whether performing a powerful amplified stage show or as a totally mobile marching band, the Brass Funkeys bring together some of the most talented Read more on Last.fm

Born in the state of Maryland, United States, soul/R&B Jalen N’Gonda (stylized on his records as Jalen Ngonda), chose the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom, as the place in which he would flourish as a musician. It was at the age of 11 he began getting into music, inspired by his father's collection of jazz, hip-hop, soul and classical records. Since moving to Liverpool in 2014 Jalen has been playing gigs across the United Kingdom and beyond. Two years later Jalen is selling out headline shows in London and Geneva Read more on Last.fm

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Royal House is one of Todd Terry's aliases. Read more on Last.fm

Todd Terry is arguably one of the most influential House music producers and responsible for so many of the House classics from the late '80s onwards, in short: a Legend... Read more on Last.fm

T-Coy was an early Manchester-based UK house project consisting of Mike Pickering (Hacienda DJ, Quando Quango, M-People), Simon Topping (A Certain Ratio) and Ritchie Close. 'T-Coy' allegedly stands for 'Take Care Of Yourself'. One of their biggest hits is "Cariño" which has been featured on several compilations. Source: http://www.discogs.com/artist/T-Coy Read more on Last.fm

Nitro Deluxe(1/22/60-11/27/11) is the moniker for respected American C House Manny Scretching Jr.. Born Young Scretching jr. in Philadelphia, Pa. He performed with a variety of funk and jazz groups including Sun Ra's Arkestra before signing with Cutting Records in N.Y.C., in the 1980's. Blind and suffering from kidney failure Nitro continued to write and record on the Nation Records, Inc. imprint in Philadelphia, Pa. His latest material is in the house, hip-hop, and dancehall formats. Read more on Last.fm

West Street Mob, formed in New York, USA, in the late 70s, were one of the less celebrated of Sugarhill Records' acts, despite the fact that Sugarhill owners Joe and Sylvia Robinson's son, Joey Jnr., was once a member. Their most significant release was 1983's electro classic "Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie", a version of the Incredible Bongo Band's interpretation of the Shadows' "Apache". This "break" had long been a staple of the scratch mix DJs within the hip-hop community Read more on Last.fm