MR. SWEETY G / HOUSE MUSIC
THE HOUSE
RECORDS.
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.
Sweety G’s recordings with Cultural Vibe.
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]
Browse House Music recordingsWEST BERLIN / SUMMER DANCE FESTIVAL / 1989
THE VOICE
TRAVELS.
Performing at Berlin’s Summer Dance Festival.
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
Cultural Vibe
at the Tempodrom.
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.
Read the dispatch notes +
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.
OFFICIAL MUSIC RELEASES
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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 Music2017 / 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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Cultural Vibe · Power · Original 1987 sleeve
WINSTON JONES / W. G. TOBY / TONY HUMPHRIES
READ
THE CREDITS.
On the back of Power, Winston Jones and W. G. Toby share the writing credit. Jones produced it; Tony Humphries mixed it. Randall E. Toby is listed as the booking contact.
In his conversation with Lenny Fontana, Toby credits Jones with creating Cultural Vibe and describes joining later, performing and promoting the music. The record also appears in James Hamilton’s April 18, 1987 music column, billed as Cultural Vibe featuring Glenn “Sweety G” Toby.
Watch Toby on Cultural Vibe · 46:10Explore the House Music recordingsRead the catalog sourcesRead the 1987 review