Soul of Sydney Radio 💛 Show 445 – El Chino | All Vinyl Brazilian Funk, Lovers Rock & Deep Roots
El Chino steps up for a warm-up set at Soul of Sydney's 14th Birthday open-air jam — and this one is something special. Pure selector vibes: all vinyl, no laptop, no shortcuts. A carefully curated journey through Brazilian funk, lovers rock reggae, and deep roots music, flowing from the heat of São Paulo boogie through to cosmic soul and inner-city Sydney.
This is the kind of set that reminds you why real music played on real wax hits different. From Mato's silky reggae re-readings of soul classics to Marcos Valle's sunbaked Brazilian disco, Roy Ayers in full African-funk spirit mode, and the ultra-rare Garfield Fleming doing his thing.
Recorded live at Soul of Sydney's 14th Birthday, November 2025 — open air, real vibes, proper music.
El Chino is one of Sydney's true musical treasures — a selector who has been schooling us for years through his weekly show Departure Lounge, every Saturday afternoon on 2SER FM. He's put us onto so much amazing music over the years, so it was only fitting he kicked things off for our birthday. An all-vinyl set played outdoors, wind and dust storms and all, while people grooved in the courtyard.
🎵 TRACKLIST
0:00 01. Mato feat. Ethel Lindsey — What You Won't Do for Love [Stix Records / Favorite Recordings · France · 2023 · 7"]
3:24 02. Mato feat. Lady Gatica — You Can't Turn Me Away [Stix Records / Favorite Recordings · France · 2024 · 7"]
7:48 03. Tony Bizarro — Estou Livre [Elektra · Brazil · 1983 · 7" · prod. Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge]
11:12 04. Marcos Valle — Estrelar [Som Livre · Brazil · 1983 · prod. Lincoln Olivetti & Paulo Sérgio Valle]
17:36 05. Brenda — Natureza Viva [RCA · Brazil · 1980 · 7" · prod. Don Beto]
22:00 06. Unknown — Unknown Funky
26:24 07. Roy Ayers — Land of Fruit and Honey [Polydor · USA · 1981 · LP "Africa, Center of the World"]
30:48 08. Garfield Fleming — Don't Send Me Away [Becket Records · USA · 1981 · 12"]
35:12 09. Dunn & Bruce Street — Shout for Joy [Devaki Records · USA · 1982 · 12" / also on Satril UK]
39:36 10. Skyy — Let's Celebrate [Salsoul Records · USA · 1981 · LP "Skyy Line"]
🎂 SOUL OF SYDNEY 14th BIRTHDAY
Open Air · All Vinyl · Real Music · Sydney NSW
More info: https://soulofsydney.org/events
More from ELCHINO: (Trevor Parkee)
Trevor Parkee — known to the faithful as El Chino — is a DJ, music producer, and radio presenter, and the pilot of the long-running radio show Departure Lounge on 2SER, dedicated to making old music sound like new and new music sound like old. 2ser.
A well-known Sydney DJ and music aficionado, El Chino spent years wandering the globe, crate digging and developing his repertoire — building what became one of the smoothest flights on the 2SER roster, covering everything from nu-jazz and Afrobeat to disco and hip hop. Having started his career in the early 80s, he has taken his music selection internationally, playing in London, Barcelona, Germany, and at the infamous Jazzrooms in Brighton. Soulofsydney2ser
Every Saturday afternoon on Departure Lounge, he takes his frequent flyers on a journey around the world — touching down in old and nu jazz, broken beat, Brazilian, Latin, soul, funk, folk, and electronica. 2ser
Tune in / Follow El Chino:
🎙️ Departure Lounge — Every Saturday 3–5pm | www.2ser.com
https://www.2ser.com/programs/departure-lounge
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