ERYKAH BADU "Live"

The great live recordings by the soul diva released in 1997. Even it's been 15 years since the release, though, it still sounds fresh.


Tracklisting:

1. Rimshot (Intro)
2. Other Side Of The Game
3. On & On
4. Reprise
5. Apple Tree
6. Ye Yo
7. Searching
8. Boogie Nights / All Night
9. Certainly
10. Stay
11. Next Lifetime (Interlude)
12. Tyrone
13. Next Lifetime
14. Tyrone (Extended Version)

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VIVIAN GREEN "A Love Story"

The first album by a female singer/songwriter from Philadelphia released in 2002. Beautiful voice with beautiful sound production.

Tracklisting:

1. Wishful Thinking
2. 24 Hour Blue (Just One of Those Days)
3. Superwoman
4. What Is Love?
5. Music
6. Emotional Rollercoaster
7. Final Hour
8. No Sittin' By the Phone
9. Affected
10. Fanatic
11. Ain't Nothing But Love
12. Be Good to You
13. Complete
14. Keep on Goin

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JACKSON 5 "Free Soul. The Classic of JACKSON 5"

A lovely collection of lovely Jackson 5 tunes compiled as a part of 'Free Soul' series, highly acclaimed compilations originally compiled and released in Japan, featuring the beautiful, soulful vocals by Michael Jackson. Released in 1999.

Michael Jackson (1958-2009) - R. I. P.

Tracklisting:

1. Christmas Won't Be the Same This Year
2. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
3. E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Mo
4. It's Great to Be Here
5. I Want You Back
6. ABC
7. I Will Find Way
8. Live It Up
9. Sugar Daddy
10. Mama's Pearl
11. Darling Dear
12. I'll Be There
13. Never Can Say Goodbye
14. What Goes Around Comes Around
15. Don't Let Your Baby Catch You
16. I Can Only Give You Love
17. The Love You Save
18. Petals
19. Got to Get to You Girl
20. Farewell My Summer Love
21. Got to Be There
22. Don't Want to See Tomorrow
23. I Wanna Be Where You Are
24. We're Almost There
25. That's How Love Goes
    

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"21st Century Soul"

The masterpiece compilation released by Talkin' Loud in 1997, showcasing the cutting-edge future soul music featuring the classics such as the legendary collaboration by 4Hero and Ursula Rucker, Courtney Pine featuring the modern jazz diva, Cassandra Wilson, etc. Even after more than 10 years from the release, it still sounds so fresh, so soulful, so futuristic, just as the title means.

Tracklisting:

1. Robertinho Silva "Falange Dos Tambores"
2. 4Hero "Loveless"
3. Nuyorican Soul "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun"
4. Jeffrey Darnell "Living On The Edge"
5. Roni Size / Reprazent "Digital"
6. Courtney Pine "Don't 'Xplain (Lo End Ride) (Feat. Cassandra Wilson)"
7. Nicolette "No Government (Alec Empire Mix)"
8. DJ Krust "Future Unknown"
9. Cleveland Watkiss "Kamikaze"
10. U.F.O. "His Name Is…"
11. Clarke-Boland Big Band "Sakara"

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"Stand Up And Be Counted: Soul, Funk And Jazz From A Revolutionary Era"

As you see, the compilation of the black power soul, funk and jazz. So powerful. So black.

Tracklisting:

1. The Flames "Stand Up And Be Counted"
2. Gil Scott-Heron "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
3. The Impressions "Mighty Mighty (Spade And Whitey)"
4. Billy Paul "East"
5. Mike James Kirkland "Hang On In There"
6. Esther Marrow "Things Ain't Right"
7. James Brown "Say It Loud-I'm Black And I'm Proud (Parts 1 & 2)"
8. The Last Poets "When The Revolution Comes"
9. Pace-Setters "Push On Jessie Jackson"
10. Archie Shepp "Blues For Brother George Jackson"
11. Eddie Kandricks" My People... Hold On"
12. The Pharaohs "Freedom Road"
13. Kain "Loose Here"
14. Nina Simone "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"

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VALERIE ETIENNE "For What It Is"

A solo album by the soulful voice known as featured in the hook the classic peace track by Galliano, "Prince of Peace" and also the tracks by Isol8's "Give It Up, Ski Oakenfull's "Love Meeting Love", etc. A nice folky soul music. Released by Clean Up in 1999.

Tracklisting:

1. "Just Another Day"
2. "Didn't I"
3. "Do You Remember"
4. "Bring Me Down"
5. "Surrender"
6. "Misunderstanding"
7. "Doesn't Numb Mean Dead"
8. "Wildflower"
9. "Birds Sing"
10. "I'm Here"
11. "Wasteland
12. "I Wanted"
13. "For What It Is"
14. "Now or Never
15. "Just a Little Lovin'"

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COPA 7 "O Som do Copa 7 Vol. 2"

Following to the last entry, volume 2 of a 'Black Rio' movement, Brazilian rare-groove, in other words, classic album by Copa 7. Released in 1980. So funky. So lovely.

Tracklisting:

1. "Contradição"
2. "Maria Joana"
3. "Agora é Minha Vez"
4. "Tõ Maluco"
5. "Pintar O 7"
6. "O Circo"
7. "Savana"
8. "Levanta Poeira"
9. "Só-Lucios"
10. "Som Do Copa 7 N. ° 2"
11. "Labirinto"
12. "Mata Tropical"
13. "Vosso Grito"
    

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COPA 7 "O Som do Copa 7"

A 'Black Rio' movement, Brazilian rare-groove, in other words, classic album by Copa 7. Released in 1979 from Top Tape. So funky. So groovy.

Tracklisting:

1. "Fofoqueira"
2. "Gangorra"
3. "Mulher Absoluta"
4. "Plantei Vagem Deu Feijão"
5. "Santo Maior"
6. "Anseio"
7. "Depende"
8. "Aos Trancos e Barrancos"
9. "Rosa"
10. "Criola"
11. "Som do Copa 7"

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"Soul Power: Funky Kingston 2"

Following to the last entry, more funky vibes from Kingston in the golden era, featuring the tracks from Trojan by The Chosen Few, Bunny Scott & Lee Perry etc. So funky.

Tracklisting:

1. Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters "Make It Reggae"
2. The Chosen Few "Funky Buttercup"
3. Nicky Thomas "Soul Power"
4. The Cimarons "Wicky Wacky"
5. Horace Faith "Spinning Wheel"
6. James Brown "Do It"
7. Jamaica Jam "Sticky Fingers"
8. Annetta Jackson "Meditation"
9. The Chequers "Get Up, Stand Up"
10. Mike Dorane & The Cimarons "Penguin Funk"
11. Zap Pow "Funking Skank"
12. Tinga Stewart "The Message"
13. Bunny Scott & Lee Perry "Kinky Fly"
14. The Studio Sound "Give Me Some More"
15. The Aquarians "Medusa Parts 1 & 2"
16. Hopeton Lewis "Express Yourself"
17. Alton Ellis "It's Your Thing"
18. Matumbi "(I Can't Get Enough Of That) Reggae Stuff"
19. Greyhound "The Change"
20. The Chosen Few "Shaft"

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"Funky Kingston: Reggae Dance Floor Grooves 1968-74"

The funky vibes from Kingston in the golden era, featuring the tracks from Trojan by Bob Marley And The Wailers, Lee 'Scratch' Perry And The Upsetters, The Chosen Few etc. So funky.

Tracklisting:

1. Toots And The Maytals "Funky Kingston"
2. Zap Pow "Soul Revival"
3. Tomorrow's Children "Sister Big Stuff"
4. The Chosen Few "Reggae Stuff (Funky Stuff)"
5. Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys "Look-Ka-Py-Py"
6. The Jay Boys "Splendour Splash"
7. The Pioneers "Na Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)"
8. Ken Boothe "Is It Because I'm Black"
9. Phyllis Dillon "Woman Of The Ghetto"
10. Lee 'Scratch' Perry And The Upsetters "Jungle Lion"
11. A Darker Shade Of Black "Ball Of Confusion"
12. Carl Dawkins & The Wailers "Cloud Nine"
13. The Pioneers "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
14. Tomorrow's Children "War"
15. Lloyd Parks "Stop The War Now"
16. Bob Marley And The Wailers "Soul Almighty"
17. Lloyd Charmers "Shaft"
18. Lloyd Williams "Funky Beat"
19. The Chosen Few "Do Your Thing"
20. "Toots And The Maytals "Funky Funky"

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PIZZICATO FIVE "Bellissima!"

The 2nd album of Pizzicato Five released in 1998, when they were still underground and in brown-eyed soul style with male vocals, not in the typical 'catchy' style of Pizzicato Five with the bubblegum girls' pop style vocals. Young, fresh and soulful.

Tracklisting:

1. "Planets (惑星 / wakusei)"
2. "Temptation Talk (誘惑について / yuuwaku ni tsuite)"
3. "Holy Triangle (聖三角形 / sei sankkakei)"
4. "World Standard (ワールド・スタンダード)"
5. "Couples (カップルズ)"
6. "Sundai Impressions (日曜日の印象 / nichiyoubi no inshou)"
7. "The Swim (水泳 / suiei)"
8. "セヴンティーン (seventeen)"
9. "This Can't Be Love (これは恋ではない / kore ha koi deha nai)"
10. "The Work Of God (神の御業 / kami no miwaza)

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BLAZE "25 Years Later"

Counting from 1990, when this forgotten Motown classic album was released, 6 more years are out there: by the album entitled "25 Years Later", the living house-music legend Blaze has produced the 14 tracks of Afro-American life and music. Not just a house music. So soulful. So powerful.

Tracklisting:

1. "Get Up"
2. "So Special"
3. "Miss My Love"
4. "You Don't Really Love Me"
5. "Anything For Your Lovin'"
6. "We All Must Live Together"
7. "I Wonder"
8. "Gonna Make It Work"
9. "All That I Should"
10. "Missing You"
11. "Lover Man"
12. "Love Is Forever"
13. "Broad & Market, NWK"
14. "The Hope Song"

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TERRY CALLIER "What Color Is Love"

Another sexy album with a sexy artwork cover by Terry Callier released in 1073. Jazzy, folky, soulful and yet spiritual.

Tracklisting:

1. "Dancing Girl"
2. "What Color Is Love"
3. "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman"
4. "Just as Long as We're in Love"
5. "Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)"
6. "I'd Rather Be with You"
7. "You Don't Care"
   

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LEON WARE "Musical Massage"

A mellow soul classic by the singer / songwriter / producer behind the 60/70s soul music factory. Simply mellow, sexy and smooth groove. Released from Motown in 1976.

Tracklisting:

1. "Learning How To Love You"
2. "Instant Love"
3. "Body Heat"
4. "Share Your Love"
5. "Holiday"
6. "Phantom Lover"
7. "Journey Into You"
8. "Musical Massage"
9. "French Waltz"
10. "Turn Out The Light"
11. "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
12. "Comfort (AKA Come Live With Me, Angel)"
13. "Long Time No See"
14. "Don't You Wanna Come"
15. "You Are The Way You Are"

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"Detroit Beatdown"

One of the best machine groove music compilations so far, dedicated to the people in Detroit of past, present and future. Released in 2002. Dope, electric and yet soulful. Nice artwork, too.

Tracklisting (Disc 1):

1. MALIK ALSTON "Butterfly"
2. ALTON MILLER "Tulum"
3. THEO PARRISH "Falling Up"
4. RICK WILHITE "Ruby Night"
5. NORM TALLEY "Exodus"
6. MIKE CLARK "The Creeper"
7. NORM TALLEY "Change"
8. MIKE CLARK "Let Your Love"
9. DARREN ABRAMS "Loose Piano"

Tracklisting (Disc 2):

1. DELANO SMITH "Metropolis"
2. EDDIE FOWLKES "Brotheman"
3. L. A. WILLIAMS "Velvet Musac"
4. EDDIE FOWLKES "Powerquest"
5. DWAYNE JENSEN "My People"

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LOU COURTNEY "I'm in Need of Love"

A long-lost rare groove classic, originally released in 1974. Mellow, sweet soul music.

Tracklisting:

1. "The Common Broken Heart"
2. "Since I First Laid Eyes on You"
3. "What Do You Want Me to Do"
4. "The Best Thing a Man Can Ever Do for His Woman"
5. "I Will, If You Will"
6. "Somebody New Is Lovin' on You"
7. "I'm Serious About Lovin' You"
8. "I Don't Need Nobody Else"
9. "Just to Let Him Break Your Heart"
10. "I'm in Need of Love"

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"MARC MAC presents: Beats From The Motion Picture - It's Right To Be Civil"

A soulful tribute to the Civil Rights movement by 1/2 of 4Hero, Marc Mac, from his own Omniverse in 2006. It's not clear if there's actually the motion picture, although, this conceptual album is full of the mood of late 60s, with the sound of jazzy, soulful, laidback blackness in instrumental hip hop mode. Cool one.

Tracklisting:

1. "100 Years Later"
2. "Liberation Drums"
3. "The Freedom Clap"
4. "By Any Means"
5. "Unorganized Protest"
6. "Analogue Violation"
7. "No More Pigs"
8. "Detroit Red"
9. "Love Is True"
10. "Coretta's Beat"
11. "Tell Me Now (feat. Marvin)"
12. "Don't Waste Time"
13. "Rosa Said"
14. "Kings Music"
15. "Brothers Of Peace"
16. "Atlanta Walking"
17. "Down South (feat. Gil Scott-Heron)"
18. "Newton's Beat"
19. "The Dreamer"
20. "Try To Please Me"
21. "The Back Of The Bus"
22. "Sweet Little Rock"
23. "A Funky Protest"
24. "March 1968"
25. "Even The President Knows"
26. "Black Babies"
27. "So Free"
28. "The Shot Still Echoes"
    

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"Wonder Wrote It Part 2" (Mixed by BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE & DJ SPINNA)

Following to the previous entry, the part 2 of excellent Stevie Wonder compositions mixed, one by BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE and another DJ SPINNA.

Tracklisting (Disc 1 mixed by BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE):

1. STEVIE WONDER Live On Sesame St. "Sing Loud"
2. YESTERDA'S NEW QUINTET "Rocket Love"
3. LORD SEAR On The C. M. Famalam Radio Program "A Rocket Love Poem"
4. SYREETA "Waitin’ For The Post Man"
5. SYREETA "When Your Daddy’s Not Around"
6. STEVIE WONDER "Sunshine In Their Eyes"
7. LES McCANN "Seems So Long"
8. JACK McDUFF "All Is Fair In Love"
9. PAUL HORN "Visions"
10. STEVIE WONDER Live "Parfect Angel"
11. MINNIE RIPERTON "Parfect Angel"
12. STEVIE WONDER Live On Saturday Nite Live "Overjoyed"
13. RUFUS Feat. CHAKA KHAN Live At The Savoy "Tell Me Something Good"
14. SYREETA "Come And Get This Stuff"
15. STEVIE WONDER "Cash In Your Face"
16. TAMIKO JONES "Creepin’"
17. CHAKA KHAN "I Was Made To Love Her"
18. STEVIE WONDER "You Can’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover"
19. EIVETS REDNOW "Never My Love / Ask The Lonely"
20. STEVIE WONDER "Ebb Tide"
21. EBONITE "Golden Lady"
22. SYREETA "Keep Him Like He Is"
23. CHARLES EARLAND "My Cherie Amour"
24. STEVIE WONDER "Everybody’s Talking"
25. STEVIE WONDER "Kesse Ye Lolo De Ye"
26. BOBBITO w/ THE ALL THAT TRIO Live At El Puente H.S. ‘95 "Love’s In Need Of Love Today"

Tracklisting (Disc 2 mixed by DJ SPINNA):

1. "Intro" - David Frost Interview With Stevie Wonder The First Garden
2. MARIO BROWN "Vision"
3. STEVIE WONDER & WONDER LOVE Live In Germany 1974 "I’m So Glad To Be Alive"
4. MAIN INGREDIENTS "Girl Blue"
5. PHILLIP UPCHURCH "Tell Me Something Good"
6. RONNIE FOSTER "Tuesday Heartbreak"
7. STEVIE WONDER "Ngiculela / Es Una Estoria / I Am Singing"
8. SOUL "My Cherie Amour"
9. MAIN INGREDIENTS "Something Lovely"
10. VIBRAPHONIC "To Know You Is To Love You"
11. QUINCY JONES & STEVIE WONDER Mix "You’ve Got It Bad Girl"
12. STEVIE WONDER Interview "Too High Medley"
13. JOE FARELL "Too High"
14. PAUL HORN
15. HUGO MONTENEGRO
16. BODDY PIERCE
17. SILVIO CESAR "A Fiesta"
18. NORMAN BROWN Feat. BOYZ II MEN & STEVIE WONDER
19. FREDDIE HUBBARD Live In Japan
20. CARL ANDERSON "Buttercup"
21. PAUL McCARTNEY "What’s That You’re Doing"
22. GARY BYRD "The Crown"
23. QUINCY JONES Feat. PATTI AUSTIN "I Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"
24. MINNIE RIPERTON "Stick Togther"
25. RAMSEY LEWIS "Spring High"
26. THIRD WORLD "Try Jah Love"
27. PRINCE Live with STEVIE WONDER in LA "Maybe Your Baby"
28. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE Outro "Interview / Summer Soft"
    

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"Wonder Wrote It" (Mixed by DJ SPINNA & BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE)

More than 50 songs of Stevie Wonder compositions mixed, one by DJ SPINNA and another by BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE.

Tracklisting (Disc 1 mixed by DJ SPINNA):

1. Live At The Talk Of The Town London Interview "Intro"
2. STEVIE WONDER "With Each Beat Of My Heart"
3. HUGO MONTENEGRO "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
4. TYRONE WASHINGTON "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
5. GENE RUSSELL "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
6. POINTER SISTERS "Sleeping Alone"
7. BERT DECOTEAUX "Girl Blue"
8. STEVIE WONDER Live At The Talk Of The Town "Drum Solo"
9. EIVETS REDNOW "How Can You Believe"
10. SYREETA "Baby Dont You Let Me Lose This"
11. HUGO MONTENEGRO "Youve Got It Bad Girl"
12. BLUE MITCHELL "Creepin"
13. MONGO SANTAMARIA "Creepin"
14. KENIA "Creepin"
15. POINTER SISTERS "Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home"
16. SERGIO MENDEZ "Love City"
17. STEVIE WONDER Live In Italy "Superwoman"
18. MAIN INGREDIANTS "Dont You Worry 'Bout A Thing"
19. ROY AYERS "Dont You Worry 'Bout A Thing"
20. STEVIE WONDER Live "I Was Made To Love Her"
21. JOSE FELLICIANO "Golden Lady"
22. "Easy Goin - Interview From Songs In The Key Of Life"
23. STEVIE WONDER "All Day Sucker"
24. LABELLE "Open Up Your Mind"
25. JACKSON 5 "Never Had A Dream Come True"
26. LIONEL HAMPTON "Where Were You When I Needed You"
27. BRAISTORM "Everytime I See You I Go Wild"
28. SMOKEY ROBINSON "Nearness Of You"
29. SUPREMES "Bad Weather"
30. SERGIO MENDEZ "The Real Thing"
31. ROBERTA FLACK "Dont Make Me Wait Too Long"
32. STEVIE WONDER Live "Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day"
33. JEFF BECK "Cause We Ended As Lovers"

Tracklisting (Disc 2 mixed by BOBBITO aka DJ CUCUMBERSLICE):

1. SYREETA "Shes Leaving Home"
2. STEVIE WONDER Live "Soul Train"
3. DESIN YOUNG "I Dont Know Why I Love You"
4. MINNIE RIPERTON "Take A Little Trip"
5. SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES "We Had A Love So Strong"
6. ARETHA FRANKLIN "Until You Come Back To Me"
7. THE SPINNERS "It's A Shame"
8. RAY BARRETTO "Past Time Paradise"
9. JIMMY McGRIFF "Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours"
10. BLOOBLO "Superstition"
11. SYREETA "I Love Every Little Thing About You"
12. QUINCY JONES "My Cherie Amour"
13. THIRD WORLD "Youre Playing Us Too Close"
14. STEVIE WONDER Live "If You Really Love Me"
15. SYREETA "Black Maybe"
16. SYREETA "Cause Weve Ended As Lovers"
17. ROBERTA FLACK "I Can See The Sun In Late December"
18. STEVIE WONDER "Power Flower"
19. MICHAEL JACKSON "I Cant Help It"
20. ROBERTA FLACK Feat. DONNY HATHAWAY "You Are My Heaven"
21. GENE HARRIS "As"
22. STEVIE WONDER Feat. LANI GROVES, SHIRLEY BREWER & DELORES HARVIN "If You Really Love Me"

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"On the Seventh: Park Hyatt Chicago (Presented by KING BRITT)"

Compiled and sequenced by a Philly native, King Britt, a. k. a. Sylk130, Scuba, etc. in 2004 for Milan for the seventh floor of Park Hyatt Chicago, the collection of the downtempo tracks by the artists like King Britt himself, plus Sa-Ra, Anetria Wright, Spacer, Victor Duplaix, Josh Wink, Ivana Santilli, Clara Hill, etc. would be the perfect soundtrack for chillout. Smooth, cool and yet soulful.

Tracklisting:

1. TWYLA "Love Of A Lifetime"
2. SYLK130 "For Love"
3. SPACER "Peep Live Show (Previously Unreleased)"
4. JOSH WINK "I'm On Fire (Previously Unreleased)"
5. SA-RA "Glorious"
6. ATJAZZ "Eastern Sound"
7. SCUBA "Angel"
8. CLARA HILL "Flawless"
9. VICTOR DUPLAIX "I Got You"
10. SYLK130 "Romeo's Fate (I:Cube Mix)"
11. SHARKSKIN "Kiran's Dance"
12. ANETRIA WRIGHT "Feeling Of Love"
13. HEAVY "Do For You (Previously Unreleased)"
14. IVANA SANTILLI "Breathe Inn"
15. LIZ FIELDS "I Gotta Go"
16. MICHELLE SHAPROW "Anything U Say"
    

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