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Juana Molina releases live album of last show before lockdown – ‘ANRMAL’ is a punkier take on her warped folk experimentalism – recorded at Mexico’s NRMAL Festival in early March
Juana Molina is a stunning artist from Argentina and has been a most innovative musician and songwriter over her last eight albums – now her live set ANRMAL for Crammed Discs takes the music and vision in another direction. Un Día Punk, released today, gives listeners a thrilling preview of Juana’s tour-de-force style and is very…
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Star Feminine Band from Benin – a trailblazing all-girl group, aged 10 to 17 – their debut album is for Paisian label Born Bad Records, it tackles a range of issues to better society for women and girls
The girls of Star Feminine Band were brought up and live in Natitingou, a remote town in the north of Benin, West Africa. Aged between 10 and 17 years, the girls had never touched a guitar or drumkit before they met in 2016. Their debut album is released on November 13th through Parisian label Born…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s classic album ‘Hidari Ude No Yume’ (‘Left Handed Dream’) gets luxury treatment by Wewantsounds – featuring new takes and mixes on remastered double vinyl
This is a fantastic record that was made at a pivotal time for Ryuichi Sakamoto – it displays a wealth of global influences as shown by the diversity of instruments featured on the credits: marimba, didgeridu, traditional Japanese instruments such as the sho and hichiriki flutes – the very year Sakamoto was invited by Haruomi…
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Idrissa Soumaoro & L’Eclipse De L’I.J.A. with ‘Nissodia’ – this classic Malian bomb has blown up again, thanks to an edit by Mike D of the Beasties Boys on a bombshell reissue by Mr Bongo Records
The mind blowing Nissodia has long-been cherished by collectors and old fans have been reminded of the original’s potency, thanks to this Mr Bongo revive and with a most surprising edit by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. It turns out to be a match made in heaven – it’s so hard to improve such…
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LISTEN: latest World Treasures Music mix – Anatolian rock stars and the best of Turkish psychedelia Vs. ‘Rest of the World’ – the best new and reissued music – from Azerbaijan, Egypt, Morocco and around the globe
WTM’s latest mix features selections from the forthcoming reissue of Café Türk, a Swiss fusion rock group (with Turkish influences) from Ramsen, Schaffhausen, formed by Metin Demiral in the early 1980s. Their best work is being reissued by Zel Zele Records (read more here). It sets up a great Turkey Vs. Rest of the World…
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Remembering Jaco Pastorius – a tribute album by Biréli Lagrène & Multiquarium Big Band pays homage to the legendary bass player of Weather Report – it’s out now via French label Naïve on a range of formats
Jazz-fusion pioneer and bassist, the late Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report), provides the inspiration for a new recording by Multiquarium Big Band and Biréli Lagrène – the Remembering Jaco project is out today via Naïve on CD, double LP boxset (with bonus tracks), plus digital, and featuring a slew of Jaco hits across various albums.…
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Another reissue of the late, great Maalem Mahmoud Gania and the amazing ‘Aicha’ album – Hive Mind Records come full circle as their tenth release, like their first, is from Morocco’s “undisputed King of Gnawa music”
Congratulations to Hive Mind Records on the release of their tenth record – the sensational album Aicha by the ‘King of Gnawa music’, the late Maalem Mahmoud Gania – it’s another highlight from the artist’s priceless catalogue and with the full blessing of the legend’s family. Gnawa music is a style and culture that is performed…
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INTERVIEW: Meet Coreysan – the bassist for fellow Trinidadian, the icon Calypso Rose – he brings his own heat and roots to his new album ‘Deeper Than Skin’, for Blind Colour, plus more exciting projects on the way
Coreysan is a Bristol based and Trinidad born musician and producer who describes his music as ‘electronic Caribbean hybrid music’ – where deep bass sounds, soulful beats and the leftfield sound (characteristic of the port city) merge beautifully. His soothing vocals and a storyteller approach, reminiscent of fellow Trinidadian and legend Calypso Rose – with…
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Arp Frique back with essential record for the ever-trusty Rush Hour – with legendary vocalists Americo Brito and Marissa Nyamekye – championed as always by label boss and international taste-maker, Antal Heitlager
Arp Frique returns with a record brimming with highlife, cosmic synths and New York disco elements, all via the Caribbean and Cape Verde. After the full album The Colourful World of Arp Frique for Rush Hour in 2018, this new 12″ explores funana and Caribbean zouk, this time with a more 1980s influenced approach (classic…
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Zazou Bikaye are reissued by Crammed Discs again – this time the seminal ‘Mr. Manager’ album with an additional bounty of unreleased recordings – it’s one of the most essential releases of this year
One of the most potent outernational combinations ever – Congolese vocalist and composer Bony Bikaye, French musician and producer Hector Zazou, with modular synth wizards CY1 – are thankfully reissued again by Crammed Discs. The music is astounding and startling, thanks to Bikaye’s vocal performances and Zazou’s programming, inspired by the then-current electro-hip-hop fusion sound.…
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