MR. SWEETY G / THE HOUSE ARCHIVE
ANOTHER SIDE.
SAME SOUL.
Cultural Vibe and the music beyond the hip-hop story.
← Back to the hip-hop storyFROM THE PARK JAM TO THE DANCE FLOOR
ANOTHER
FREQUENCY.
Same voice.
A different kind of night.
His featured voice on “Mind Games” in 1986. A writing credit on “Power” in 1987. With Winston Jones and Cultural Vibe, a new chapter took shape in House. [4]
Dig into the House crate ↗WEST BERLIN / SUMMER DANCE FESTIVAL / 1989
THE VOICE
TRAVELS.
A different city.
The same electricity.
At the Tempodrom, James Hamilton heard Sweety G perform as Cultural Vibe. “Mindgames.” “Ma Foom Bey.” New York soul inside a circus marquee. [5]
CULTURAL VIBE / ORIGINAL POWER SLEEVE / 1987
THE NIGHT, IN PRINT
Canvas above.
Rain below.
House all around.
Hamilton’s September 9, 1989 dispatch describes rain running through the marquee during the festival’s first two nights. His review preserves a vivid moment in Sweety G’s international story.
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The same column names Glenn and Randall Toby’s Queens Village management company and announces a Black Havana UK tour. The performance is reported; the tour is an announcement. Read James Hamilton’s full column ↗
IMAGINED MARQUEE ATMOSPHERE / THE HISTORY COMES FROM THE CONTEMPORARY REVIEW.
THE RECORD KEEPS TURNING.
KEEP
LISTENING.
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2026 / ELEVEN TRACKSA Beautiful Place to Be feat. Aya Henderson+
The current Glenn Sweety G Toby catalog continues into R&B and soul.
Open this release on Apple Music ↗2017 / CATALOG EDITIONThe Best of Glenn Sweety G Toby+
A gateway into the house catalog. This is the edition date, not the original recording date.
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