Soulfuric is one of the most well-renowned labels in house music worldwide. Under the production guises Jazz-N-Groove and Urban Blues Project, Brian Tappert and Marc Pomeroy released records on classic labels including Sub-Urban, Strictly Rhythm and AM:PM, even cueing up the first ever release on Defected Records (and a UK chart no.8) with Soulsearcher’s 'Can’t Get Enough'. In 1996, the two founded their own label Soulfuric Recordings which eventually included sub-labels Soulfuric Deep and Soulfuric Trax. Soulfuric was and is one of the most important labels in the history of this genre we love, garnering a cult following and releasing classics from Hardsoul, John ‘Julius’ Knight, Urban Blues Project, 95 North, Afromento and Wayne Gardiner.

Soulfuric Trax presents ‘Souma Bana’, the African-influenced pumping production by Born To Funk, aka Dutchmen Ferdinand Lijnkamp and Mattijs Muller, from 2005. The energetic Main Mix features a deep bassline, percussion, synths and the essential elevating African chant. The Soño Di Korsou Mix pulls out the vocals and guitar groove paired with a Soño Di Korsou Beats version. A useful Accapella Tool version completes this irresistibly body-jerking release.


Born To Funk ‘Souma Bana’

1. Souma Bana (Main Mix)
2. Souma Bana (Soño Di Korsou Mix)
3. Souma Bana (Soño Di Korsou Beats)
4. Souma Bana (Accapella Tool)

Written by Ferdinand Lijnkamp, Mattijs Muller, Salif Kone, Harouna Koita, Mara Mamadou Diabate, Soungalo Coulibaly, Dedougou Dembele, Yaya Ouattara, Baba Diarra & Souleymane Sanou
Produced by Born To Funk
Bass by Controverse
Percussion by Luis Ribeiro
Guitar by Ferdinand Lijnkamp
Keys by Mattijs Muller
Sax by Menno Vermeulen
Mixed at Bigmouth Studios by Jeroen van de Putte
Published by Musicallstars BV & Copyright Control
This recording is based on the song ‘Bana’ by Farafina, taken from the album Nemako (INT 3241 2). Written by Salif Kone, Harouna Koita, Mara Mamadou Diabate, Soungalo Coulibaly, Dedougou Dembele, Yaya Ouattara, Baba Diarra & Souleymane Sanou. Published by Copyright Control. Licenced by INTUITION/Schott Music & Media GmbH, Mainz, Germany
P&C 2005 Defected Records Limited dba Soulfuric Recordings