Berlin duo Àbáse x Zeitgeist enlist South African story telling of divine artist – dumama – for genre-fusing and sometimes meditative ‘Body Mind Spirit’ EP for Jazz & Milk Recordings
Divorce From New York is the new alias of Alvaro Granda – AKA Kino International and one half of Reykjavik60 – impressing here on a genre touring treat of a new album ‘This Ain’t Jazz No More’
Balkan Taksim conjure wonderous debut on Buda Musique – ‘Disko Telegraf’ sounds like timeless Massive Attack beats, meeting modern masterpieces of psychedelic Romanian folk joints
Hive Mind Records’ to drop double dose of deep music: Hassan Wargui is from the Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco and is the next vinyl on the label, also coming is a must-hear Indian tape mix
More stunning musicianship from Mali’s Ballaké Sissoko – Nø Førmat! share new video from ‘Djourou’ album – with Segal and Messina helping to pay tribute to composer, Hector Berlioz
Album of the month: Crimi combine raw grooves and hard funk on ‘Luci E Guai’ – Algerian raï meets Afrobeat and Sicilian folk on this supremely crafted debut for the Airfono label
LISTEN: DJ Tracksuit starts a new mix series for World Treasures Music – this admired selector digs deep and researches widely about Zouk and Kassav music heritage (read all about it, project links here)
Greg Belson is a leading connoisseur of ‘Divine Funk’ – the American collector delivers another heavenly selection of gospel wonderment for the brilliant Cultures Of Soul label in Boston
