#813 Yo Luv Is Betta (Louie Vega Remix) – Osibisa

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First featured on long-serving British band Osibisa’s 2021 album New Dawn, ‘Yo Luv is Betta’ is a glistening, life-affirming chunk of Afro-soul cheeriness rich in shuffling, Tony Allen style drums, sparkling High-Life guitars and warming horns. Who better to remix it, then, than Masters at Work man Louie Vega? He joins forces with Josh Milan on a handful of fine revisions, including the deliciously percussive Afro-house bounce of the pair’s main remix and a ‘Celebration Mix’ that sticks more closely to the band’s original version (which, frustratingly, isn’t featured on this remix set). Vega’s own musically detailed, Sitar-sporting ‘NYC Expansions Dub’ and a variety of instrumental revisions make up a rock-solid package.