We've finally reached a milestone : It's episode 20 and I appreciate ya'll for tuning in everytime I drop these. It feels great contributing to a section of KTT2 that sometimes gets ignored but ya'll stay popping out. So, I love ya'll for encouraging and supporting me.

Moving on, I know I've said before that I was distancing myself away from North American 80s R&B/Funk. Everytime I say that, I always come back to that era in some shape or form It's a core part of my musical foundation. I grew up listening to music of that era from relatives of my parents generation. Whether it was 107.5 WBLS or 105.3 WDAS FM. Some of my earliest GemStones were based upon that era. So, now, we back to square one. Only this time we're looking at a duo that never got the chance to hit big.

Hailing from New Orleans, Roland Treaudo & Manuel Herrera Jr originally got their start as members of the 60s-70s local group, The Delltones. After the run, the tag team branched out to do their own music. In the late 70s, Roland and Manwell decided to record music in their home studio. Unfortunately, their efforts had remained unreleased until now. But damn what a hidden treasure it was

In terms of musicality, these guys are The Winans if they strictly did R&B music. The vocals are insanely harmonius and towering. The duo are on point with the cohesive vocals. I almost felt elevated at times. These guys sound like male valkyries to be honest. Their efforts on production are equally outsanding. Their interpretation of funk is mellow, stripped down. I wouldn't describe it as low budget but it has a stereo VHS sound. Songs such as "Dos & Don'ts", "Sweet Shot", and "I Caught Cha" are examples of that style. It's damn shame these guys did not have a deal or officially released music during the 80s. It would have been a worthy addition to the era.

Once again thank ya'll for the support, love, and encouragement that ya'll given to me. Not just for this but my other endeavors as well. I can't wait to fill you guys in on other opportunities I'm doing. Support the Aquilla movement

Also, let me know what has been your fav Gemstone episodes so far and let me know what more stuff that ya'll would like to see.

Recommendations:
Hidden Treasures(Compilation, 2019)

Examples:

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Rene & Angela
Lilo Thomas
The Whispers
Miles Jaye
Midnight Star
Melba Moore
Ray Parker Jr.
LEVERT
Faze

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This is dope, Great vocals and grooves and the lofi sound/texture of that Starfunk song is so good (not sure if that’s just the upload but it sounds great)

I have to go back and find my favorite episode, it was the one with the guy who blended early hip hop drum machines and influence with his r&b stuff in a unique way

Salute keep doing your thing. Definitely will check for whatever else you have coming

Appreciate you

You talking about Tashan That man was dope asf. That was GemStones episode 4

80s rnb >>>

Yo thanks for putting me on

Starfunk is fire

It's always a pleasure

doin the lords work

Appreciate it bro🔥🔥🔥

Yea there were a lot of dope synth funk & boogie joints I found through that channel. It's very informative imo

I agree. I think it was when the genre really peaked in a creative manner. The collaborations between different genres were pretty interesting. Mind you this was all after the Disco is Dead movement and the fact it still continued spoke volumes. In Addition, radio got really segregated in which black music was not featured prominently in mainstream outlets aside from the radio stations similar to the ones mentioned in the op, BET, or even Rockamerica. Unless you were a big name such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, or Luther Vandross chances of black music being played was slim. Still a dope time period for music tho

I see you grooving

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Yea it's wild how many great artists from that period there are that no one knows about. I feel like now ppl appreciate it more, back then it was all segregated between rock and soul, probably a lot of non blacks who just recently got into rnb

Sweet shot gonna get so many spins from me

That's gotta be my personal favorite of mine. Everything is so harmonious. The beat, vocals, and hook are just so heavenly