Category: South America
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BEST OF 2023: Mississippi Records continue to find and reissue some of the finest and rarest music and field recordings – three highlights picked
The annual discoveries and celebrations of artists and music by Mississippi Records are hugely appreciated and frequent throughout any year – three favourites in 2023 were the Canto A Lo Divino compilation, the debut album from Assiko Golden Band De Grand Yoff! and the reissue of the 1976 gem from Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret.…
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Mito y Comadre are electronic innovators of Venezuelan music – indigenous rhythms and traditional instruments tell a modern migration story
Mito y Comadre reinvent traditional Venezuelan music through an array of electronic styles for ZZK Records, as well the migrant experience. Guillermo Lares (Mito) and Shana (Comadre) met in Bogota, Colombia, their honouring of indigenous culture and its history of resistance can be heard on their album Guajirando. Shana lives in Bogota having left Venezuela…
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La Jungla illuminate on El Palmas Music – the Barcelona-based label has forged an impressive catalogue of tropical treats from top draw artists
This is a must-check slice of Colombian psychedelic cumbia on El Palmas Music – La Jungla’s EP for the ever-evolving Barcelona-based label continues to make it one to always watch and hear, as well as establishing the artists’ global reputation. Label head El Palmas should be very proud. Highlight for the DJs is Mi Burrata…
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Tracklist for next ‘Club Coco’ comp’ announced – Bongo Joe delivers more cross-continental mayhem selected by Coco Maria, first single from Dip In The Dub
A first single has been released to mark DJ and selector Coco Maria’s return to compiling her second volume of Club Coco – ¡AHORA! The Latin Sound of Now – via Bongo Joe Records. It promises to be another collection of eclectic and experimental Afro-Latin cuts and Dip In The Dub’s La Cumbia Del Sufi…
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LISTEN: DJ mix for Narr Radio (April 2023) – post-punk, Italo and more
Tracklist: Jane Stevenson – Soloaloha Vivienne Goldman – Launderette Goat – Under No Nation Mauricio Takara, Carla Boregas – Areia Preta Kazino – Binary Conrad & Gregor Schnitzler – The Shark Eats Ice Michael Moorcock – Time Centre Expansives – Life With You Maximum Joy – Silent Street / Silent Dub Arthur Russell – Let’s…
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