Robert, RAul.
Didn't have much time to fiddle with this one. Heard 2 major type gruv that might fit : bomba and mozambique. I played around with them and also the drums, so I made a "patchwork" of different ideas following Figme's initial concept.
As this evolves, parts and arrangement will have to be clearly defined and I'll retrack accordingly.
Let's play this one by hear :-)

STICKZ !!!!!!!!! You Kick Butt!!!

:) He's Back!

Oh, man....Sweet.

Thanks so much.... Love it!!!!

Very cool STICKZ

Raul, my playing is dictated by yours. As long as you'll put out such great horns and soulful lyrics,I'll try my best to provide my parts. Thanks for asking me to get on this one !!
Rick, yes, I'm "partially back" and feels damn good :-). Hope to be of assistance to you when you need it.
Robert, glad you like it. Didn't know exactly which direction you'd would want to go so I picked one. There are minor issues about arrangement, parts, timing (bass, sometimes horns) and even drums/percs playing but we'll sort them out later one.
So here's the plan the way I see it IMHO:
It would be good to have Raul follow up on his idea with Robert's input all the way (mine if needed, and then everyone else after. Too many cooks in the kitchen makes the soup go bad :-).
I'll retrack the complete thing to provide a few different versions(some rythms might not be appropriate by then) and whomever can then track their parts correctly from then on.
This might well turn to a great and festive song to play on !!
Let's keep it up.

Hi Robert.
Just wanted to know what future you had planned for this song. Thanks for letting us know whenever possible.