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Limited edition gold color vinyl reissue with bonus 7' single to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this smashing album from Germany's finest funk ensemble. 11 cinematic deep funk instrumentals, celebrated b-boy breaks and vocal dancefloor killers with special guests Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk, Deejay Snoop, DJ Hektek, Donald D., DeRobert, Nichola Richards, Peter Thomas, Guillaume Metenier & Shawn Lee.Original note from 2015 'The Mighty Mocambos' album 'Showdown' sets another cornerstone in their prolific career as a globally active instrumental funk outfit. While maintaining their organic approach of recording real musicians live on tape, the group has refined their trademark sound with a dramatic edge, a hard hitting production and ventures into less obvious musical territories. While highly enjoying themselves as the tight unit they are, The Mighty Mocambos invited an exciting list of guests to contribute to their musical 'Showdown' German film composer icon Peter Thomas, hiphop godfather Afrika Bambaataa, rap legends Charlie Funk aka Afrika Islam (member of the original Rocksteady Crew) and Donald D (of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate), plus Nichola Richards, Shawn Lee, DeRobert from peer tag GED Soul in Nashville, Zulu Nation MCs Deejay Snoop & DJ Hektek and organ genius Guillaume Metenier all joined the group for their new musical adventure.'Tracklisting A1. Road to Earth (ft. Peter Thomas)A2. It's The Music (ft. Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk, DJ Hektek, & Deejay Snoop)A3. In The Dark (ft. Nichola Richards)A4. The Spell of Ra-Orkon A5. Political Power (ft. Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk, & Donald D)A6. Drifting Stars B1. Not Get Caught (ft. DeRobert)B2. Locked and Loaded B3. CatfightB4. Hot Stuff (ft. Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk, & Deejay Snoop)B5. The Showdown
