The recently released Bah Samba single Let The Drums Speak featured the Fatback Band and now Bah Samba gladly return the favour and are not only the featured band alongside the Fatback Band but they also remixed the re-introduction of the famous Spanish Hustle.
The Fatback Band recently performed in the UK at Glastonbury, Womad and Big Chill festivals and inbetween the gigs they found the time to go into the studio with Bah Samba. And one of the results is this fine remake that fulfils Bill Curtis’ statement on his website “not to sound like the old Fatback“.
As you would expect from Julian Bendall and the guys from Bah Samba they deliver some fine Latin house corkers perfect for the dancefloor and to warm us in January when this record will be released. The Latin house inspired America Latina Mix gives you enough percussion, horns and the sing-a-long chorus do the Spanish Hustle to put a smile on your face while you move your hips. The aptly titled Organic Mix with its acoustic guitar overdubs is the mix that actually features some ad libs from Fatback Band members Bill Curtis and Johnny Flippen. The Southport Weekender Mix delves more into four-to-the-floor house territory with less vocals and horns making this something like an instrumental dub version.
Fans of the classic Fatback Band’s sound may be a little bit disappointed because this version of Spanish Hustle sounds quite different from the original. But who wants to have a one-to-one remake anyway? So, rather enjoy the first-class job Bah Samba has done with these remixes!

Tracklisting of Spanish Hustle: 1. Bah Samba’s America Latina Mix/ 2. Bah Samba’s Organic Mix/ 3. Bah Samba’s Southport Weekender Mix | to be released January 9th, 2006 BKO Productions

For more infos visit fatbackband.com and bahsamba.co.uk.

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