Pat Kalla

Review: Ever-reliable funk fusionist Bosq has scored another hit here, this time with the help of Favourite Recordings regular Pat Kalla, a talented French poet and singer. 'Mouna Power' is another great example of Bosq's ability to successfully meld together elements of Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban music and tropical grooves, adding layers of colourful instrumentation (bass, keys, horns, guitars and so on). The excellent original version comes backed with a longer, slightly tougher but no less warming and kaleidoscopic 'Dancefloor Dub'. It contains most of the vocals, more percussion and a greater role for the killer bassline and is probably our pick of the mixes

Review: Two years ago, French Cameroonian vocalist Pat Kalla joined forces with Lyon-based band Le Super Mojo and Favorite Recordings producer Bruno Hovart to record and release an album of impressive Afro-disco and Afro-soul treats. We're not sure whether Hovart was behind the desk for this two-track return to action, but it certainly sounds that way. A-side "Canette" is simply delightful: a summery celebration that sees Kalla's sweet and soulful vocals rise above a jaunty backing track that sits somewhere between Afro-soul, Afro-boogie, highlife and "Get Lucky" era Daft Punk. Flipside "Requiem" is a more up-tempo affair in which Kalla sings in both French and English above a killer Afro-beat groove with added Afro-funk flourishes.