Nuyorican Soul - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun. 4hero

[@spenstrangward5126]

Whoever loves this amazing piece of music is definitely a friend of mine..

[@aqua6264]

What up homey! ;)

[@Cybi0]

Hello, though this remix sounds quite good, i love better the original version, much more powerful : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmasfnRsntZ_a68

[@aroyen]

May the Funk be with You, brother!❤

[@dsmiles4324]

Hello friend! You can consider me your dancing friend because I cannot help but dance to this tune.

[@tashbax8322]

I walked down the aisle to this song on my wedding day me and my man (RIP) loved the original and loved 4 hero. This remix will always be one of my favourite pieces of music ever.

[@edwardtierney4315]

Heard this when I was 16 on the radio and never knew what it was but always wanted to know, it came up in a playlist yesterday, I am 41. Still as amazing as the first time I heard it... Love

[@KingMertel]

That is awesome man. I am happy you found it.

[@yellowclouds3722]

Same with me man except I was 17 or 18 when I listened this on the radio & found it now in my 40s again. Crazy

[@Mr.FranciscoJesusAldana]

Wow, I'm Glad you found it!!!

[@FLaT95]

Same here :) Heard it on Fun Radio Paris April 1997

[@michaelschatzi]

I also heard this in Lagos Nigeria when I was 14,,,listening to it now in Mirandela Portugal

[@wmpowr]

I still get the chills listening to this.

[@spencoir1]

Life suddenly becomes simple when you hear this song…

[@daeronb]

Holy shit what an astute comment. You're totally right... haha

[@TheGlendaa73]

So well said😊

[@crixleone]

indeed

[@Powdered_Water]

This remix gave me chills the first time I heard it 20 years ago, it still does.

[@JenXer71]

Same, I’ll never forget the first time I heard it then. So great til this day.

[@stevenmitchell9250]

Man, I've not heard this track for such a long time. I had forgotten all about it. It brought tears to my eyes. So glad I got to hear it again. Beautiful track. 👏👏❤️

[@lloydmorris7957]

This is MUSIC for the SOUL and SPIRIT! What a BEAT! A CLASSIC! The JOINT! Peace and Love! I completely forgot about this song until today!

[@1101atlgirl]

Nice cover. I still remember when The New Rotary Connection did this in 1971. I miss Charles Stepney (producer, and genius producer of EWF until his untimely death, shortly afterwards) and I really miss my girl, Minnie Riperton, one of the band members. This song really is THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.

[@maureenmcglade604]

Wow I never knew all of this! Thank you

[@soniadownie8749]

I never reaided Minnie Ripperton sang in this song Loved that artist, always loved this song. So powerful ❤

[@soniadownie8749]

*realised

[@angeliquenstewart]

I was today years old 56 in December, when I found out this was a remix from 1971. I was 3 or 4 and it all makes sense why I fell in love with this and the "original" remixes. This D&B version is great and the other Nuyorican version is the one that brought tears. It is more gospel...GOD/DESS spell.

[@BEAKERSANDFLASK]

WOW

[@clivehunte3026]

This track never gets to old. Absolutely beautiful.

[@damonederozario2531]

I could listen to this forever. When people ask me what's your favourite song, it's hard to choose, but I've come to this, this is my favourite song of all time. Thank you rotary connection, & great remix 4 hero.

[@FLaT95]

I should copy/paste your com' because this is exactly what i feel about this pure gold song. First time i heard it was on Fun Radio (Paris 101.9 FM) in April 1997. I only found it back in 2004, with name and title etc. (there was no service like Shazam back then :) This song is everything.

[@mickymousa76]

Copy/paste twice. Wonderful song, best remix ever.

[@jameshiggs5639]

@@FLaT95 q

[@FLaT95]

@@jameshiggs5639 Ok.

[@peter8084]

Damone de Rozario Though a good version the original just has that mystical sound which makes it the best in my opinion 👍🏿

[@stupask3834]

This whole album had many treasures, wonderful, uplifting. Bring back those days of my youth : )

[@fuisa8552]

This is the best song of all time and always will be

[@mortisxx5712]

If there ever were a masterpiece … this is it

[@quincyg8031]

The original was the true masterpiece.......this is very close tho, especially with the drum and bass section

[@toracedunlap8020]

COOL G RAPP

[@timurmusabay4979]

@@quincyg8031 it is soooo rare that a cover/remix can be almost as good as the original...almost.... Dego absolutely killing the production on this

[@LEGSUDESIRE]

Yes so proud of jocelyn browns accomplishments..honored to be in her fold.....since I was five years old

[@masquenada7584]

Agreed a hundred percent

[@paulwaring7215]

Rotary Connection is the original.. Beautiful record.. ❤️✌️

[@chericheri2309]

This song gives me life... 😊😊

[@danmanafro2010]

i am glad.

[@matthewwilliamson4051]

YES, water like inspiration

[@Pirike74]

exactly

[@unfinishedsympathy245]

This song gave life to the love of my life

[@jasonspurs]

to me as well

[@skygemini70]

Probably the most powerful soul connecting song of my life ❤️

[@christineskylark]

This album changed the course of my life in the 90’s. Such a phenomenal album. Timeless.

[@OldNorseGod1966]

Ain't heard this in yrs,tnx BBC6🎉!☮️&❤from sunny Oslo.Time flies,use it,fly

[@Katlady001]

Thank you Jamal Ahmad for putting us on to music like this for the last 30 plus years. Only on WCLK 91.9 Atlanta. Tune IN. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@koolkharisma5298]

Yes! Yes! I remember hearing this on Hot Ice in the Afternoon, from 2 PM - 6 PM on WCLK, Clark Atlanta University radio station. They played acid jazz, some of the most amazing art work in Atlanta! This is when I first heard of Masters at Work!

[@sabishiihito]

I want to say Ken Batie (RIP) played this on "Hot Ice" but it's been so long.

[@djleroy6879]

Exactly

[@GC-xl3is]

Has an Air/Zero 7 vibe to it. I love it

[@mrjamescurry]

*Zero 7 has a this vibe to it.

[@HeeeeeearMeNow]

Yep this predates Zero 7

[@freedownhill]

Paris 1998, Radio Nova, best summer ever of the growth of the internet...

[@damienrr2423]

youkounkoun bluediamond ahhhhhhhhh radio nova.......

[@tonyjackson5261]

it's been more that 20 yrs. this is a remake.

[@sublimefractureinc6116]

ben oui..... t'as tout dis!!!!!

[@75sissou]

Un des grands moment de Nova ......!!!

[@Giselle62]

Oh yeah. I want to live in the world that this song creates. Yes, iVe heard the original. Fave song ever?

[@MrGregory777]

OOH MY GOD. I have been searching for this song for years. It was the transition music of a TV station in my country for years. Almost 20 years ago now. So happy to find this

[@Pirike74]

welcome home :)

[@mauriciocalderon8641]

@@Pirike74that feeling... perfectly said

[@nsoul8469]

The sound of musical perfection.

[@servantofthemosthigh6094]

Ahhhhhhh... This song is water to dry ears.

[@canis65536]

I've just bought a car. It has a CD player stuck playing one CD, this is track 2. I'm totally hooked!

[@marks3620]

First heard this on Radio 1 Pete Tong on a Fri night in ‘97 such a tune.

[@ikeaaron]

This tune still moves me. I feel such a strong nostalgia when I hear this. It brings me back to high school when I first started listening to drum'n'bass and jungle. Blissful times, for sure...

[@annavandeelen6769]

I just discoverd this diamant of a song! Now in love with it forever. Can not stop listen to this masterpiece! Food to the soul🙌❤🙌

[@simonhodgetts6530]

What’s not to love about this - 4Hero keeping that sublime early 70s soul vibe alive!

[@tyronebrowner9627]

I used to listen to this when i was stationed in Germany

[@terraeder2083]

Absolutely adore this version.

[@richardawrhodes6965]

I keep coming back to this song, a real masterpiece of music

[@slipperyjackrecords]

Melonski, forever the black gold of the sun. Rest in peace brother.

[@GavinLawson-k5t]

Just discovered this as a 39 yr old😢

[@jmay-v]

This is the 4Hero remix of the song, with a little drum n bass jungle music vibe. Absolutely fabulous! :-)

[@garyvaralla3333]

One of my favorite.im a drummer I have so many but definitely on my top 10

[@davidsanderson5918]

Gary Varalla I bet you like the drumming on Man With A Movie Camera by The Cinematic Orchestra then.....I'm sure the latter were influenced by this.

[@lisacamino8812]

JESSIE-MAY VENTOUR 4hero 👌

[@Mukudzu]

@@garyvaralla3333 whats your top ten man, i need more music like this :)

[@Katlady001]

Polyrhythmic not jungle

[@leechurchill]

Back when tunes were tunes and people didn't sing like auto tuned robots. Love this.

[@JohnTLyon]

This was a band way ahead of it's time, and this remix does the song justice. Respect, mos' def! Miss Phil Upchurch's guitar, though.

[@patrickwallace5531]

This peice of music is life itself

[@michaelksandr8556]

Yes yes yes. 😃🤗 So happy i found this special song..

[@dougexists]

Randomly heard this on a Sunday morning. I was luck enough to come in at 2:58, and hear the most beautiful part of this song. Truly masterful.

[@rajchoudhury5130]

Switches from phenomenal to anazing!

[@fredt3657]

Just a timeless classic praise be !

[@cheryltaylor4894]

Timelessly stunning!

[@ledgic1317]

the feeling the soul that this song exudes with it complexity that ranges from beautiful to magnificent to just a pure work of art. my soul is weeping on the inside , and love is streaming down my face and its awesome.

[@shyv1489]

Such a lovely way with words, and a fitting tribute to a sing that emanates a wealth of emotions, pride, ecstasy and rhythm

[@jeddinger6138]

The cure for a case of the blues. This and "It's alright, I feel it". Super powerful.

[@allikattchica6640]

I LOVE THIS TUNE!! it reminds of a bright sunny day in late May....warm not too hot!! You can feel the ENERGY!!!

[@mortisxx5712]

Time to bump this one up again :). Summer in Norway - sun went down couple hours ago but is just about to reappear. Nothing better than listening to this gem :)

[@asifbutt2015]

Seriously good.

[@steffanstraker]

Hard to put into words what this song means,that hasn't already been said,apart from,what global pandemic. Almost forgot. I'll be playing this until I die.

[@bobbygoestoabyss6624]

Omg... totally forgot about this song. Heard it back in the 90s on a friends cd. Such a wonderfull tune.

[@jewaynlittleton7164]

Absolutely an ambient, transformative work, that makes the the heartbeat match rich, syncopated passion punctuated by percussive perfection!!!!!!!

[@cliftonthompson6704]

Like Drawde I too was captivated by this at a young age.... Its timelessness bears only assent upon hearing it...

[@johnrowland3105]

If i'm ever down. THIS goes on repeat with the volume WAY UP.

[@blue85434]

4hero at their best. Timeless track that never really gets stale.

[@mortisxx5712]

+B Klein Easily on my top list, what a great tune

[@unionjack-3736]

+B Klein - there is many from this year / genre but this track blows them all away . . best drum n bass remix ever

[@blue85434]

Anything Dego and 4Hero touch from that era is golden dude

[@ChrisSmout]

A lovely dnb mix of a reimagining of an obscure funk track...just great from start to finish

[@blue85434]

It's probably one of their best. Indeed from start to end there is no contesting it, its still a solid track. Makes me wish I still had the CD

[@sarahmcclements3093]

First heard this at the Jazz Cafe in London when we were 17 yo (admittedly all under age) in the early 90s

[@MyGku]

it's the guitar at the beginning that does it for me, its pure soul

[@scottmorrisey759]

A good antidote to the cold winter months when driving to work. Love it

[@Fiveandime]

Louie did this last night Blue Note with Elements of Life Band was amazing!!! 1997 !!!

[@radioflicker]

1970's/Washington DC/Rock Creek Park/Dupont Circle. Played the Rotary Connection version. Explosive in my brain right now.

[@e.g.moorejr.285]

What about Malcolm X park...???? Georgetown too???? Smoke's...Summer in D.C....

[@v.a.993]

Good to see some love for the original artists who did this song. I have to say this version of the song is excellent. I have never heard a bad version of this song. I really enjoy the modernistic/futuristic vibe of the MAW - 4-Hero's version. The song has always been ahead of its time, tho.

[@jaegermexman]

I remember the DJ's at Body and Soul NYC club dropped this track on one hot, summer Sunday afternoon of 1997 on the dance floor! It was like a spiritual experience as everyone on the dance floor went into modern, interpretive dance form, feeling the music, inside and out....It was Beautiful! God, I miss those days of NYC! Amor xoxo

[@buddhapeace6526]

What a treat!!!! Love this melody and message!!!!!

[@Invisible_Socks]

This remix is WAY better than the original. Love it. Love the beats

[@djrutnik20]

Close your eyes & this will drift you off to another place. A proper summer track. 4 hero you absolutely smashed it with this. I can't understand with the crappy mainstream music that's being produced these days, tunes like this are overlooked. This is so much classier and well produced than the likes of Katy Perry, Calvin Harris & all that other shite people are doing right now.

[@FLaT95]

Can't compare it to mainstream music. But i see your point :)

[@jameshiggs5639]

@@FLaT95 ed cc

[@leegorman3329]

heard this track today on chilled soul radio station! downloaded the album immediately! still great to know there’s still amazing music out there to be heard!

[@yellowclouds3722]

Man, found again! Heard this in the end 90s on a radio station & played after it on my Rhodes several years after without finding this gem anywhere... Love the Rhodes chords in it so much.

[@bFOURdwZEROlf]

I keep going back to this because it's a random Journey I gotta make, cause physically I cannot. I've given up on so much and yet I'm still here. I feel like it's pointless to try. but people made this wonderful great, thoughtful song. Why am I limiting myself? The sky isn't the limit anymore. I just need to be free. Free from this technological world.

[@ballsack4321]

Are you alright buddy? 2 years later I know, just read your words x

[@paulinecarman7222]

Loved this right from the first time I heard it on Pete tong radio 1 many years ago

[@physic4lgraffiti12]

😕 god this song is supernatural... reminds me of places I've never been. Timez yet to be had... 😏 girls to love. Ergggh I can't stay away from ethereal space... drain me quick b4 I explode. 🙂

[@Mr.FranciscoJesusAldana]

a drum & bass version??? had no clue. . . but I've loved this song since college, circa late 1990s-2000s and still today

[@waysilentbob6976]

4 Hero take an awesome interpretation and make it even better. Love the 97 track, this is gorgeous

[@neilroberts5434]

It's like having a best friend you only skip into now and then but really enjoy the time spent

[@MrSmile1964]

What more can be said about this album but pure class that will stand the test of time. what a collection of so many great artists under the those that live up to their joint name, masters at work.

[@dalemcilwain]

I can't believe it's been 20 years since it's release.

[@dalemcilwain]

Those were our Golden Years.

[@mortisxx5712]

This is nothing less than an AMAZING tune :)

[@patrickvdven172]

+45 you mean. ROTARY CONNECTION-"I AM THE BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN" (1971)

[@mortisxx5712]

Me thinks the remix beats the original

[@bobbydee30g]

hmmmmm I don't know about that minie had a quality that was so great in her voice that made the original shine. shot the complexities were on another level not to mention it sounded so much more organic. non the less I like both.

[@maalsalafi]

The more I listen to this the more I respect its genius. I also really like MAW remix. Think its equally a masterpiece

[@stephentraquair305]

Remember the first time I came across this by accident...bloody hell...opened my ears and my mind...now I send it to many others...bloody hell again !

[@godbody24]

This is so magical!!! I love 4hero!

[@RobGutmann]

awesome remix adds new flavour to the already great original!

[@MattCollisMusic]

Love the piano in this track...

[@davidsanderson5918]

I used to teach people how to play it back in the day when it was cool with a few people. Great riff.

[@Katlady001]

🤯

[@anabento9635]

Omg since 1997 ... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@eltonwashington596]

This is my first time listening to this 2021 October and I am going to listen to this over and over and over......... ...

[@jimmybrewster5408]

Notting Hill Carnival 1997. An absolute treat :)

[@Jamo_Grandioso]

Too Impressive. Too inspirational! Makes me transwarp in the transatlantic. Boricua pride like off the rock of Indian tribes: Taino, Aztecs and all!

[@damiansciberras]

Still sounding as good as ever! Love this so much!!

[@mortisxx5712]

Summer's here. I'm bringing this classic remix back to life.

[@alfieonIten]

I had the cd when it came out got lost. Kept trying but couldn't remember the correct name till now. Glad i found it. Thanks

[@RistoKappet]

Legendary tune. Need it on spotify :^)

[@Mickjnr681]

First Class Music 👍🏻🍀☘️

[@bangersallday3292]

Sat listening to this on a deserted beach in Spain, could life get any better, my go too tune whatever the mood.

[@BetsBestBits]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3rZemqVqpWtoac try this.

[@pauldecastro5374]

I bought this CD back in1999, just by the musicians on the back cover, was i surprised by the great songs on this cd, and this song is my favorite followed by the eddie palmieri tune..its solid gold allright...

[@f.f.fashion2292]

back in the day when music was fine

[@samirrazzouki6714]

Morceau entendu il y à des années !! Inoubliable mélodie au piano.... Tks for the hit. La deuxième version style jungle est bien mixé..

[@paxnorth7304]

I still remember the first time I heard this album.

[@Antertainment531]

Netflix's She's Gotta Have It!! Well, not this version. Still appreciate this

[@tomekbartnik4463]

masterpiece !!!. Heads d0wn. eight minutes 0f plesure. 1000 % rec0mender

[@daviddodge3315]

a sublime timeless classic. piece of work..... merci 4 hero!! :)

[@sylviesilver5961]

I bloody LOVE THIS - thank you Smooth Chill for introducing me to it

[@gingerhenry8558]

This song change my life 12 years ago

[@milltic9]

Marsha Ambrosius brought me here....wonderful track.

[@TheFever77]

milltic9 what’s the association?

[@happygucci5094]

This track never disappoints 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nathaliefromont7975]

Une pure pépite !❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤