Om Kalsoum – Is Al Rouhak Sono Cairo 1970
Om Kalsoum, or Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer, born in 1898. She was known as ‘Kawkab A Sharq’ or ‘Star of the Orient’ and seen by many as the greatest female singer in the Arabic world. She was...
View ArticleSEED Ensemble – Driftglass (Jazz Re:freshed)
SEED Ensemble. 10 μέλη, Λονδίνο, παίκτες των Nerija, Kokoroko, ο Theon Cross, η uk jazz που περνά μέσα από το West African και Caribbean groove. Η νέα κυκλοφορία της Jazz Re:Freshed.
View ArticleThe Invisible Line - Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The island of Hispaniola, located in the western Caribbean, is divided in two by an invisible line that snakes down its central mountain range. On one side is Haiti, the other the Dominican Republic:...
View ArticleJaye P. Morgan – Jaye P. Morgan (Wewantsounds)
H Wewantsounds έπραξε τα δέοντα με την επανέκδοση του lp της Jaye P. Morgan. Private press του 1976, LA, παραγωγή του David Foster (πριν τους Earth Wind & Fire και το «I Am») με τους Harvey Mason,...
View Articlel’African Record Center présente le Prince Youlou Mabiala et le Kamikaze...
If Franco was king, his son in law was prince. ..and that’s how it was meant to be one fine day in the past. Here’s another great Congolese album by le Prince Youlou Mabiala with his Kamikaze...
View ArticleEmily & Umu Ada Imo State – Uwa Zuru Onye Polygram FTLP 158
tracks ; 01 – Oku gbara ahia aba 02 – Ayi ga oru ubi 03 – Annah si n’koporo ya ugwu 04 – Onye ka oguru 05 – Oke ochicho di njo 06 – Enyem akom 07 – Chi ayi ekwele ekwensu 08 – Nke uma nke ugbua sirike
View ArticleSierra Leone Music West African Gramophone Records Recorded in the 50’s and...
It is a collector from 1988, it contains a range of songs in various styles and by various artists from Sierra Leone. Some of the recordings sound very dusty but that’s just the way they are. Track #9...
View ArticleSunshine welcome back!
It’s a glorious Sunday and that yellow thing in the sky has returned here in London. Crank up the stereo and belt out some music while you “tip around with a hoe” out the back. Here’s a lovely tune...
View ArticleSunshine welcome back!
It’s a glorious Sunday and that yellow thing in the sky has returned here in London. Crank up the stereo and belt out some music while you “tip around with a hoe” out the back. Here’s a lovely tune...
View ArticleFoxtail in February
It was a fine day today but not too much was done in the garden apart from a tiny bit of weeding, a glimpse of some goldfish in the pond (The Lewisham Heron didn’t get them after all!) and there’s...
View ArticleFoxtail in February
It was a fine day today but not too much was done in the garden apart from a tiny bit of weeding, a glimpse of some goldfish in the pond (The Lewisham Heron didn’t get them after all!) and there’s...
View ArticleThe Motherland Influence: The Motherland Influence: February 17, 2019, Segment 2
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
View ArticleThe Motherland Influence: The Motherland Influence: February 17, 2019, Segment 1
African, Latin & Caribbean music.
View ArticleJacky Giordano – Pop In… Devil’s Train (Les Tres Groove Club)
Η ομάδα της Les Tres Jazz, στο παράλληλο σύμπαν της Les Tres Groove Club, εστιάζει προφανώς στο groove κι έτσι επανεκδίδει το library gem Pop In Devil’s Train. Holy grail της γαλλικής library σκηνής,...
View ArticleSplinters & Candy 02/18/19 WVKR
Y1A0024 Kenya Find your rhythm. Music from Algeria, Mali, Jamaica, Niger, Kenya, Mexico, Haiti, USA, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, Portugal, Armenia, Turkey, South Africa, and...
View ArticleAmbiance Congo: February 17, 2019
WELCOME!Lots of vinyl today along with a couple of digital reissues. Digital makes a lot of music available and provides some alternatives to the snaps and crackles of old LPs, but digital has its...
View ArticleJosé Pharos, Paule Giner – Boucles Rythmiques (Les Tres Groove Club)
Τα είπαμε χθες για τον Jacky Giordano και τη Le Tres Groove Club, ως « José Pharos » μας συστήθηκε σε εκείνο το library lp, που μπήκε σε disco περιοχές αλλά με ένα low-fi τρόπο. Σωστά?
View ArticleTuesday tune!
A corker of a tune by Touchy Subject heard on Tom Ravenscroft‘s show this week. A major rework around Ranking Dread‘s toast on Dennis Brown’s I don’t want to be no general. Is this a megatune or what?
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