Big Youth records new album with Brain Damage - 'Out Of The Blue' is out today and is the last production of the late, great Samuel Clayton (Toots and the Maytals), who passed of Covid during its making
Collectors rejoice - a much needed reissue of the politically charged 'Gorilla Man' by legendary musician Condry Ziqubu - Afrosynth once again with the best of South Africa's bubblegum
Japan
A hero of Sao Tomé and Principe Pedro Lima - his 'Maguidala' LP is a much wanted rarity and is reissued by Bongo Joe - a perfect intro "to the people's voice of the island"
Labels
Tamil Rogeon is back making beautiful jazz music after a three-year break - new album 'Son of Nyx' will drop in February 2021 - singles 'House No Wheels' and 'Momus' will whet the appetite
INTERVIEW: Meet “doom jazz” band Aku! - Harry Weir talks about the DIY scene in Scotland, musical influences and their debut album ‘Blind Fury’ - it’s fantastic and pushes musical boundaries
Alexander Robotnick is a true hero of dance music and is devoted to the underground, his 'Radio Versions' in 2021 is an enriching retrospective and undimming legacy of pioneering electronics
Orchestre Les Mangelepa's 'Nyako Konya' reissued by Secousse - essential revival of peerless Congolese rumba cut in Nairobi in '78
Time Capsule’s latest delight is from Ethiopian singer Gigi - this Bill Laswell produced gem is here for the first time on vinyl

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