DJ Pari - Straight From The Play Box

Big thanks to DJ Pari for the 122nd "Straight From The Play Box" mix.

Currently traveling the world with the Impressions of Curtis Mayfield fame, DJ Pari has pulled the strings behind the group's comeback and got them a new record deal on Brooklyn's Daptone Records. Pari has also put Leroy Hutson back in the spotlight and toured with the Natural Four. But the Richmond, Virginia, resident first made a name for himself when he traveled with the James Brown show and opened many shows for Soulbrother #1 in Europe and the United States. Later, he managed Gwen McCrae, Lyn Collins and Soulsister #1 Marva Whitney, for whom he wrote and co-produced her comeback hit "I am what I am." Pari has also worked and/or toured with Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, Ann Sexton, Sir Joe Quarterman, Fred Wesley, RAMP, Mandrill, Osaka Monaurail and many more. DJin in clubs and at festivals in more than 20 countries, And hosts his weekly radio show "Midnight Soulstice" and monthly Soul party "Soulpower."