Category: UK
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Compost’s ESSENTIAL dance 12″ with remixes by space-disco-don Prins Thomas, Chicago’s Rahaan, plus UK producer Medlar & Nigeria’s Dele Sosimi
Arnau Obiols and KAYYAK join forces with a host of renowned remix talent for the Compost label and their latest premier dancefloor killer. Arnau and KAYYAK are known for blending cultural influences and present two new tracks seamlessly fusing afro-inspired rhythms and grooves. Faith and San Diago – following their debut Chang’an EP and the…
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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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Riddla is a German-Ghanaian artist making amapiano styled tracks – he’s welcomed to the DRMTRK stable that fuses South African and UK club sounds
Riddla is an Ghanaian artist, DJ and music producer based in Nottingham – already with production credits with fellow UK artists like Young T & Bugsey, Pa Salieu, Big Narstie. He has also ebcome known on the local Notts grime scene and has worked with artists such as Mez. The lead track Tek Ur Time…
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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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LISTEN: Latest Narr radio mix is an anti-war selection – feat. Charlie Megira, peace craving gospel, Fela Kuti, Pharoah Sanders and Public Image Ltd.
Tracklist Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (Bill Laswell Remix) Charlie Megira – The Valley Of Tears Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton – Don’t You Ache Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM Momo Joseph – War For Ground Larry T – Where Does The Answer Lie Public Image…
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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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El Búho is a DJ and producer for the decades – his new album reflects his environmentally conscious practice in life and music
UK recording artist El Búho provides a calming organic ambiance juxtaposed with concern about climate change on his new electronic album Strata. Out now, is the second single by El Búho & Nita – Cenizas De Agua and sets out the stall for the forthcoming LP on Wonderwheel Recordings. El Búho’s (AKA Robin Perkins) fifth…
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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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W.H. Lung cover new wave/cosmic classic ‘High Pressure Days’ by The Units – with video nodding to Talking Heads and iconic ‘big suit’ era – ahead of tour
This is a fantastic cover and a superb video to boot – it is such a fine tribute to a great band and their synth favourite – and provides a taster of the sound that’s garnered W.H. Lung a reputation as one of the best live bands in the UK. Originally released in 1979 by…
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