ANY LOVE - Chaka Khan - Skender Makota Balkanimal Rmx

Hear To Stay - Skender Makota DaBalkanimal

v1 2015

Unreleased "releases"

original bu Skender Makota

FREEDOM - Jimmy Jackson Skender Makota Balkanimal RMX

V1 extended

Remix of a classic by Skender Makota da Balkanimal

Fun fact, I was born in 1979, remixed in 2018

Instead of playing garbage, seek out some music by great artists who never received enough credit in their lifetime for the hard and awesome work they did, learn how it's done when done by heart!

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Original Credits etc:

Jimmy Jackson - Freedom To Express Yourself

Warner-Tamerlane/Ordena (BMI)

℗ 1979 Buddah Records, Inc.

Arranged By – David Van DePitte

Mixed By – Jerry Bossa

Producer – David Van DePitte, Jimmy Jackson

Label: Buddah Records – DSC 136

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About Jimmy Jackson:

Jimmy Jackson was born August 1st, 1945 in Harlem, New York City, New York to a mother who was a gospel vocalist inspiring him to follow her footsteps. He was immediately rewarded in 1959 by winning the top honors for amateurs night at the famed Apollo Theatre in NYC.

It convinced him to follow his dream as a vocalist musician but then he pursued a career in law enforcement becoming a New Haven, Connecticut police officer in 1975. He continued to record and perform even getting an album deal with Neil Bogart's Buddah Records in the process releasing his cover of Lobo's "I'd Love You To Want Me" in 1974.

That lead to his recording and releasing "Rollin Dice" with his soulful covers of then recent hit pop songs sprinkled in a few originals that round out the collection did not chart. His fifth release for the label was a 12" only release of "Freedom To Express Yourself" His last single, "It's Summertime Again" was released in 1981

Not much is known what happened to the 6' 3" artist after that. He was known to perform with a Bridgeport, Connecticut female trio by the name of "Black Magic" consisting of Charlene Whittaker, Rose Gaines and Bennie Dennis. He was also backed by the Naugatuck, Connecticut band by the name of Water Witch, who accompanied him on the 3-night stand he had with Melba Moore and other Buddah Records acts at the Apollo Theatre. The father of five was also a Jehovah's Witness, died April 30th, 2003 at he age of 57.

U Turn The Page I Close The Book - Skender Makota DaBalkanimal - V1 2017 Eb - Min by skender

Cream - Skender Makota - Balkanimal mix2

original song v2

love paints a picture - monkeynutz project balkanimal mix2 skender makota

Second mix prior to vocals of another unreleased gem by the monkeynutz project, legendary undrground chicago house live band consisted of CoreyMcCue (Munk Julious), Skender Makota daBalkanimal, DJ Kwak and Miles Holt.

Currently in preparation for reunion and tour of many hours of great Chicago house sounds played live by the Chicago househeads themselves!

Diff kinda blu - daBalkanimal Skender Makota - V2

original track mix2 by Skender Makota

Tha MESSAGE - V2 -daBalkanimal & ABICAH SOUL PROJECT Chicago 2024 Mix

by Skender Makota daBalkanimal

original song. Version 2 mix1 mostly LIVE capture part of a 6 song theme album

THA MESSAGE - ABICAH SOUL PROJECT AND SKENDER MAKOTA da Balkanimal

Since 2006 DJ Staxx from Chicago aka Abicah Soul Project is an underground gem in the house music scene, and my dear long time friend and collaborator, we were roommates for couple of years and made house music all day and night, true Chicago House dj's, artists and producers all do, as we LIVE the jack each and every blessed day on Earth we can get...

This is Version 1 mix 2 of the cool Afro Beatish track we did, and this is also one of 5 alternate mixes I also made over the years, check them out, off the hook dis here!

Chicago 2008 On BALKANIMAL 2022 Dub1

Fire Within Pt2

Skender Makota daBALKANIMAL

original track, part of

Live PA/Live to 2 mixes, Chimix 5

Chicago 2018-2024