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The pack comes with eleven tracks, one of which is a filler number, but most of the other ten really grabbed our attention here at SUHQ and having such a variance of style, we think this could appeal to a wide audience of people with different musical tastes. From the start with the short intro track Dulce Melodia (which translates from Spanish as Sweet Melody), this album carries itself off perfectly...

 

Just a nice quirky little track here, Cool acid bits floating around give it a bit of aggression but really it's quite a friendly tribal track, The vox is very cool indeed and comes as an acapella too for some fun!

 

NO YOU DIN'T! Flora Cruz Mixtape: I love this: doofus house beats and Hispanic vocals prancing like it's club land in NYC circa 1987. I used to know a security guard whose favorite word was "Fierce," and she was! Back then I was a jazz drummer, making do as the jazz buyer at Tower Records Lincoln Center. My friend would invite me to the Palladium or the Tunnel for a night out dancing, beating the floor, drinking, maybe cruising a Gay bar or two. I loved her. She scared me. She would love this music.

"Mixtape Sessions is proud to bring you the latest offering from Flora Cruz. Released in January 2008, 'Overcome' is about the struggles of living day to day. This song is for anyone who's learned to overcome real adversity in their life. Since its release, the feedback on her 'Overcome' EP has been wonderful. In particular, producers, DJs, and music lovers have all felt a strong connection with the EP's title track and its empowering messages. We received so many requests to remix 'Overcome' that we had to release them all. Here, we feature incredible remixes from noted dance music producers from around the world including: Phil Hooton, Glenn Thornton, Matt Hughes, and Anderson Soares."

 

West End Records' Adam Cruz produced this six track EP for Flora Cruz, much of it on the gentler, relaxed and more sophisticated side of the dance music spectrum. The original mix is a funky number with a dirty sound that doesn't go too high or low but stays in the pocket. Much of the material on the EP plows ground that the Brand New Heavies broke some time ago ­ Flora Cruz is actually a dead ringer for N'Dea Davenport when she opens up her voice in the chorus. "Let the Sunshine Out" is actually a really great piece of musicianship ­ I don't mean in the complexity but in the finer points of crafting a great song. I can think of a few people who would be turned on by this and like to hear it as a disco remix.

 

Manchildblack has just released an EP "My Mind's I" late last month and has been performing shows to promote the EP at Joe's Pub, Sol Village at SOB's. His blend of Funk/Rock/Hip-Hop and R&B is considered "Raw Soul" and he puts on a great live performance which has led to many DJ's/Producers asking him to appear on 12" singles in the past.

When Manchildblack is not performing, acting and recording, he is hard at work to promote the weekly Dance party Libation hosted by Afro Mosaic Soul,Tea Party Music and Manchildblack every Thursday at its new space The Sullivan Room in NYC. Libation is one of the most popular Dance Parties in NYC with their resident DJ's Ian Friday. (click on the image above for the full interview)

 

In the spirit of housed up RnB, OVERCOME (the first single on the same titled EP) delivers that propa dance floor vibe. Listen for the jazzy horn in NO REGRETS, a playful diddy that’s at once familiar, yet refreshing. 4/4 lovers will groove to LET THE SUNSHINE OUT. DJ’s, be sure to ride this track with Donna Summer’s BAD GIRL instrumental underneath (Beep beep, yeah, toot, toot!) The song is so bumpin’ it will make you stop, drop and roll - wop, pop and lock. BEAT THAT DRUM is made for the big room, hard/tech, Pacha vibe – bass that echoes, perfectly engineered for a DJ set by Tedd Patterson or Danny Tenaglia. The Overcome EP delivers something for everyone, every song is banging.