Fradinho, Colonel Red

Lisbon-born but now based in London, Fradinho specialises in making soul-fired broken beat records laden with live instrumentation and nods to both boogie and jazz-funk. His latest single, ‘Much We Have’, could well be his strongest yet. Certainly, the guest vocals of storied singer Colonel Red elevate the track to dizzying new heights and work wonderfully with Fradinho’s attractive combination of old-school house pianos, TB-303 bass and shuffling broken beats. The accompanying remix package is strong too. Daz-I-Kue steals the show with vocal and dub revisions built around tougher, funkier broken beats, while Inskwel delivers some bruk/jazz-funk fusion and Born74 lays down a gospel-influenced house rework that’s quietly anthemic.