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Big shout to The TurntableTerrorist Terry C out of Chicago for sending us this pic of his garden from a few years ago. As he emailed this evening “I especially long for it now that we’re in deep...
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Bar-Kays – Black Rock (Volt) Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do For Love (Heart Shaped 7″ red vinyl, Clouds) Bobby Caldwell – Cat In The Hat (Clouds) Ellerine Harding – s/t (Roulette) Eddie Kendricks...
View ArticleEddy’Son présente Celi Bitshu avec l’Infatigable Machine à Tubes Bitshu...
De winter is gisteren officieel begonnen in Nederland. Tegelijk wil dat zeggen dat de kortste dag er weer op zit en we langzaam weer de goede kant op gaan. De grootste koude staat nog wel voor de deur...
View ArticleGhana: Celebration Sounds
In hard times and boom times, people in Ghana know how to party. In this program, we hear the regional pop and neotraditional music that animates festivals, funerals and community celebrations across...
View ArticleAlton Ellis – the Best of Alton Ellis Treasure Isle 1995
In 1969 uitgebracht op Coxsone Records, CSL 8019, met twaalf nummers. Dit is de cd versie op Treasure Isle records, CSCD 8019 met 16 nummers uit 1995. Alton Ellis werd ook wel de Godfather of...
View ArticleXmas Photo Finish!!!
Xmas Photo Finish με το βραζιλιάνικο Holy Grail του Vitor Assis Brasil. Coltrane-κη ηχογράφηση, το Desenhos του 1966 επανεκδίδεται για πρώτη φορά σε 500 βινυλιακές κόπιες. με τη νέα συλλογή της Strut...
View ArticleTHE EQUALS - Don’t Take Me For Granted (1989)
Music Team/Red Fish/Red Label, RLLP0551 Composer: G. HadebeAnother long-lost gem rediscovered in recent years alongside V.O. and Jivaro. Belying the no-budget cover art, the album was ahead of its time...
View ArticleAre you SURE we have enough sausage-meat?*
A massive season’s greetings to all from Weeds up to me knees and may 2017 bring less slugs, less diseases in the garden, a better veg and flower crop and more decent music! Talking of which, if...
View ArticleJean Paul Monny - Moni 1979
LPP 194 J P MONNY - SOUL OF CAMEROON 1979After Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa", Jean Paul Monny's "Soul of Cameroon", was the first record from Cameroon that I ever listened to. It must have been around...
View ArticleMakossa Nostalgie Vol. 2 - The Hits Of 1996
Podcast: Makossa Nostalgie Vol. 2 - The Hits Of 1996
View ArticleAre you SURE we have enough sausage-meat?*
A massive season’s greetings to all from Weeds up to me knees and may 2017 bring less slugs, less diseases in the garden, a better veg and flower crop and more decent music! Talking of which, if...
View Articlea gift from Angola
In the mid 1950s, the band Ngola Ritmos performed at the Teatro Nacional (National Theater) in Luanda’s baixa. The venue’s name referred, of course, to the Portuguese that nation embraced Angola as an...
View ArticleSlim Smith – Born to Love Heartbeat 1991
Studio One bracht dit album aanvankelijk uit in 1973. Dit is de cd versie op Heartbeat uit 1991. originally released on Studio One records in 1973, this is the 1991 cd version on Heartbeat records....
View ArticleCarlos Lamartine
Histórias da Casa Velha is a collection of songs released in Angola,mainly during the years leading to independence in 1975.In the 1960s and 1970s, Carlos Lamartine was one of the leading voices in the...
View Articlethe Techniques – I’ll Never Fall in love Techiniques 1983
In 1983 kwamen the Techniques nog eens bij elkaar en maakten, ditmaal zonder Slim Smith, deze plaat. 12 jaar na hun laatste optreden maar nog altijd buitengewoon vaardig zoals dit album duidelijk...
View ArticleThe Motherland Influence: The Motherland Influence: December 25, 2016, Segment 1
African, Latin & Caribbean Music
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African, Latin & Caribbean Music
View ArticleKeep on Bumping in 2017 -South African Disco & Boogie Part 1
Keep on Bumping in 2017… Syndicate -Keep On Bumping To celebrate the coming New Year this post features an extended article I wrote for ‘Hot Stuff’ online magazine. I recommend this specialist...
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