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More from the sublime Sven Wunder – Piano Piano Records and Mr Bongo to drop a taster 7″ from the Swedish supremo ahead of next album, ‘Natura Morta’ – it’s set to be another diggers’ dream
Sven Wunder’s 2019 album Eastern Flowers showed the musician’s mastery of Anatolian rock, European jazz, library, funk and psychedelia, while 2020’s Wabi Sabi mixed jazz with Eastern and Southern Asian sounds – now this 7″ gives fans a first sample of new album, Natura Morta. Piano Piano Records in collaboration with Mr Bongo will drop…
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Eboni Band and their self-titled album fused Motown sounds and West African flavour, soon to be reissued by We Are Busy Bodies – it features the must-have p-funk-afro anthem ‘Sing A Happy Song…’
Here’s another choice reissue forthcoming from the Canadian label, We Are Busy Bodies – with this meeting of Motown and West African musicians – on Eboni Band’s self-titled 1980 debut album. It’s the first reissue of the album, featuring musicians such as Fred Wesley, first released more than 40 years ago. This label has hit…
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El Palmas return to Venezuela’s golden age with ‘Color de Trópico Vol. 2′ and another superb selection by DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo – first single is out today, full comp’ in May
El Palmas Music return to Venezuela’s golden age with Color de Trópico Vol. 2, featuring another selection of tracks from the hugely creative and hedonistic, period of the 60s and 70s when Venezuela was at the cutting-edge of Latin American music. First single is Santo Domingo by Mario y Sus Diamantes and is out today.…
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Cyprus artist Antonis Antoniou releases his first solo album on Ajabu! Records – ‘Kkismettin’ is a percussive and politically-driven portrait of his divided home-town, Nicosia
Antonis Antoniou from Cyprus releases his first solo album – on Ajabu! Records on April 2nd – and it’s a percussive and politically-charged set of compositions that takes Cypriot folk music to new levels. The member of Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke brings together traditional instruments, synths, guitar and iron barrels erected by the government…
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Willie Dunn is eulogised in Light In The Attic’s next chapter of their Native North America series – ‘Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology’ is a treasure
Willie Dunn deserves as much acclaim as some of the most revered singers and songwriters of folk and Americana music, he was a true one off and his acoustic guitar playing is also some of the most soul stirring ever heard. There are some beautiful songs here via Light In The Attic’s next chapter in…
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Captain Mosez is celebrated by the essential Afrosynth label – ‘Fly Cherry Fly’ and ‘Hey Hey Hey!’ – further define South Africa’s bubblegum sound from 1985 on this first-time reissue
Afrosynth reissue the essential Fly Cherry Fly – by South African musician Captain Mosez – alongside Hey! Hey! Hey! from 1985 and once again are able to further highlight the range of international influences on the bubblegum sound, such as Italo disco, electro-funk, even rock. These killer cuts are re-issued for the very first time.…
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IKOQWE’s Angolan rap album for Crammed Discs – ‘The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite’ is out now – Batida and Ikonoklasta further affirm their electronic African mutations
Don’t miss the debut album by IKOQWE (pronounced ee-kok-weh) – out now on Crammed Discs. The Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist Batida ranks among the leaders of the new wave of African electronic music, here he is partnered by Luaty Beirão, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist. IKOQWE’s inspiration comes from old school hip hop,…
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Gordon Koang gets the remix treatment by two Aussies in his adopted homeland, Melbourne – Koang’s South Sudan pop is reworked by Sleep D and Andras for the Music In Exile project
Gordon Koang is South Sudan’s enigmatic superstar of infectious pop music – Music In Exile are releasing a series of remixes from his recent Unity album, this time partnering with two leaders of electronic music in Melbourne, Sleep D and Andras. All proceeds will go towards Gordon’s plight for citizenship and to be reunited with…
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