Groove Merchant Records

11/10/2022

RIP GAL COSTA 🇧🇷❤️

09/13/2022

RIP RAMSEY LEWIS. Thank you, legend.

Spreading the dandelion love.

08/24/2022

RIP CREED TAYLOR . Founder of CTI Records. Thank you.

08/09/2022

RIP LAMONT DOZIER

06/22/2022

RIP PATRICK ADAMS. Thank you for the music.

Class Action and Phreek were disco and post-disco musical projects. The original Phreek comprised Christine Wiltshire, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams, Stan Luc...

06/14/2022

RIP Red Astaire (aka Freddie Cruger). Gone too soon. This was a GM staple when it was first released.

I post only in an optic of promotion. If you wish your music removed please contact me, it shall be done asap.

04/22/2022

Here is a playlist Chris & Vinnie from the shop put together for Apple Music for Record Store Day. Enjoy! 

Playlist · 98 Songs

03/30/2022

RIP DONALD “TABBY” SHAW. Lead singer of one of the greatest groups to ever come out of Jamaica: THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS. Killed in a senseless drive-by shooting. Those who know, know this one cuts deep. 💔

Provided to YouTube by VP RecordsHave Mercy · Mighty DiamondsReggae Anthology: Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Knowledge℗ 2008 VP Music Group, IncProducer: Joseph...

03/21/2022

Here’s a new reggae flavored mix from your Wednesday Groove Merchant guy Vinnie Esparza and DJ Aware. Some heavy duty tunes on here. Enjoy!

Dusty Diamonds strikes again with a new reggae 45 mix from Latino Con Soul aka Vinnie Esparza and Aware aka Cameron Thompson. This has been one of those mixes that Vinnie and me have been talking about doing for many moons and finally put it into action. A little soulful reggae, rocksteady, roots, l...

02/09/2022

RIP to the baddest. BETTY DAVIS 🌹

02/07/2022

RIP to one of Chicago’s finest: SYL JOHNSON.

02/02/2022

Fascinating read

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02027/?fbclid=IwAR2teEZ8Q3MIXhRPgCi-UFQDyTHOZi7Bh5sqrVfS74-WVmzOzFsYn20CeQs

The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline originated in a preset sample included on a Casio electronic keyboard and the work of a young develop...