Vinyl Crisis spent time on the airwaves with Mr. Bongo. Mr. Bongo started life in 1989 as a small record shop underneath Daddy Kool’s Reggae Store on Berwick Street in London. They were the first shop to sell vinyl releases from independent hip hop labels such as Def Jam, Rawkus, Nervous and Big Beat outside of the USA. Now, Mr. Bongo has became an established bearer for hard-to-find, classic Latin music, particularly Brazilian, outside of the Americas.
Enjoy the show and check out the extensive Brazilian music catalog of Mr. Bongo below on sale at Juno Records.
"Vinyl Crisis is humbled to have interviewed Syl Johnson. The one & only acclaimed blues guitarist and singer Syl Johnson had some great memories to share on the air.
Syl’s music spans funk, soul, blues as a performer, singer and music producer.
Syl Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s, before recording with Jimmy Reed for Vee Jay Records in 1959. He then began recording for Twinight Records of Chicago in the mid 1960s. Beginning with his first hit, "Come On Sock It to Me" in 1967, Johnson dominated the label as both a hitmaker and producer.
The rest is musical history. Enjoy our interview with the guitar legend and one of the most sampled artists ever as he talks about race in America, learning to play the guitar and working with Wu-Tang, Jay Z and a host of others!"
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