Do What You Wanna Do
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Album Summary
Do What You Wanna Do was released in 1977 by T-Connection, a funk and disco outfit hailing from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, operating under the storied TK Records label out of Miami, Florida. TK Records — the same house that brought the world the Miami Sound and helped define what funk and soul meant on wax in the 1970s — gave this group the platform they deserved, and T-Connection answered the call with a record that was built for the dance floor and soaked in that tight, horn-driven, groove-heavy sound the era demanded. Recorded at the peak of the disco movement, the album captured a band firing on all cylinders, bringing Caribbean rhythmic fire together with the full weight of American funk and soul production sensibility.
Reception
- The album earned T-Connection a meaningful foothold on the Billboard R&B and dance charts, cementing their reputation as a serious force in the funk-disco crossover world.
- The title track received steady rotation on urban contemporary and disco-oriented radio stations across North America, helping the group build an audience far beyond their Caribbean roots.
Significance
- Do What You Wanna Do stands as a proud testament to the Trinidad and Tobago funk sound of the mid-to-late 1970s, a beautiful collision of Caribbean rhythmic tradition and the deep American soul and funk influences that were shaking dance floors from Miami to New York.
- The album represents TK Records at the height of its power and vision, a label that understood that great groove music had no borders and backed international artists with the full weight of its production and distribution muscle.
- T-Connection's work on this album helped map out a lane for Caribbean artists operating within the American funk and disco market, proving that the island sound had something urgent and necessary to add to the conversation.
Samples
- Do What You Wanna Do — one of the most recognized entries in T-Connection's catalog among crate-digging producers, with its infectious groove having been sampled by hip-hop and electronic music artists mining the authentic funk sound of the late 1970s.
Tracklist
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A Do What You Wanna Do 117
3:30
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B Mothers Love 129
3:30
Artist Details
T-Connection was a Bahamian funk and disco group that came together in Nassau in the early 1970s, bringing a smooth, infectious groove that blended Caribbean warmth with the driving pulse of American soul and funk. They broke through big with their 1977 hit Do What You Wanna Do and became one of the few Caribbean acts to make serious noise on the international disco and funk scene, holding it down on dance floors from Nassau to New York. Their sound carried a natural island elegance that set them apart from the pack, making them a shining example of how Black music from the Caribbean could stand tall right alongside anything coming out of Philadelphia or Detroit.
