Category: Soul
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The cinematic SOYUZ – featuring dream team Asha Puthli & Sven Wunder – create ‘Spring Has Sprung’ exclusively for ‘Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 7’
The maestro Sven Wunder and the legend Asha Puthli join SOYUZ for an exclusive collaborative piece for the Mr Bongo label – found on its regular Record Club compilation series of current favorites. The series is a must-check for its breadth and quality of choices that have been floating the Bongo boat and on rotation at…
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Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21 drop ‘The Confluence’ LP in April – last single ‘Stories’ informs fan of a fresh direction from his afrobeat roots
Dele Sosimi is the UK based afrobeat ambassador, the former rhythm keyboardist for Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 and co-founder with Femi Kuti of the Positive Force. On his new album, The Confluence LP, alongside British musician Sam Duckworth – aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – we will hear later-life musical renewal, as Dele explores…
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LISTEN: new World Treasures Music mix for Alto Radio – feat. modern soul, African tearjerkers, French disco, Holy Tongue, Balearic dub and more
Tracklist Flowers – For Real Madelaine – Don’t It Drive You Crazy Jeff Scott – Mystery Of You Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet – Jaipur Radam Schwartz – Midde Eastern Fantasy Le Mystère Jazz De Tombouctou – Leli Franco Lee Ezute – Olise Nekwu Ode Omore Osarenren & Ewaen Osetin Stars – Iyereghe Ayo…
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‘Rainbow Revisited’ is a glorious celebration of friends – South African star Thandi Ntuli and jazz-ambient-sorcerer Carlos Niño for International Anthem
Carlos Niño is an artist who proves his creative exceptionality release after release, this time collaborating with South African artist Thandi Ntuli. International Anthem has been Niño’s home for many releases and also puts out this LP with Ntuli – a Johannesburg, South Africa based pianist, composer, and singer. Rainbow Revisited, with cover art by…
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Tashif Kente’s 1991 album is South African gold – its timeless street-soul vibe is revived by the taste making DJ duo and label, Heels & Souls
Heels & Souls Recordings is a label that has been curating a series of soulful jams, reflecting their stirring DJ sets and bountiful, deep crates. Now, they look back to the sounds of South Africa’s townships in 1991, picking four of Tashif Kente’s finest cuts from his sought after album A Boy And A Dream.…
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LISTEN: Latest World Treasures radio show for Alto – touring West Africa, UK dub, disco biscuits, Caribbean doom dreams and jazz-funk wrong speeders
Tracklist Theadora Ifudu – Hello There Berkely Ike Jones – Tears In The Ghetto Senyah – You’re The One Denison George – Under Siege Clarence Parks – Don’t Shoot Gunman Freddie Clark & I Roy – Troubles Joe Ariwa – King Moses Dub Vincent Arthur & Dagomba – Travel With The Music Ayo Manuel –…
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New ‘With Love’ selection by Miche again features soul at its finest for Mr Bongo – ‘As’ by Julius Brockington’s The Family Tree is a taster
The Family Tree’s version, of the Stevie Wonder classic As, is the second single to preview the forthcoming Mr Bongo compilation – With Love: Volume 2, compiled by Miche. The compiler came to prominence working at the audiophile venue Spiritland in London – he’s known for his musical knowledge and the programming role enabled the…
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