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Finnish soul man Ernie Hawks drops debut album with his Soul Investigators
The Helsinki based trombonist, flute and tuba player will deliver his brand of exhilarating psych funk on his first LP later this month. Early listens indicate the skill and dexterity of the front man alongside his band. Title track Scorpio Man displays their hardness and Street of Tears shows their ambience and mood shifting. Expect Cymande flavored instrumentals,…
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LISTEN: C. Scott and Plaster open new World treasures Music radio show
The latest show for KMAH Radio features new electronica from Europe and the U.S, before a tour of African music via Ghana and Uganda, plus Spanish synth-wave and South African bubblegum. Click below to listen: Transition is the new studio album from experimental electronic producer Plaster (Gianclaudio Hashem Moniri). This LP for Kvitnu has taken…
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Left Ear Records revive Respuesta Alternativa’s cassette only ambience and synth-wave – ‘Grata Compania’
Australian label Left Ear take their musical excavation to Spain and have compiled five deep and immersive compositions by Respuesta Alternativa on vinyl. Respuesta Alternativa, or ‘alternative response’, was a backlash production to traditional music at the time resulting in the cassette only album Grata Compania. Jesús Mª Catalán (former keyboardist of Clandestine Modes) played keyboards and percussion,…
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Kerem Akdag drops impressive LP for the ever evolving Dimensions label
Istanbul native Kerem Akdag delivers a fantastic debut album today for the Dimensions label – an imprint born from the supreme festival staged in Croatia. Kerem’s self titled album follows several other essential 12″s featuring club ready weapons by artists from around the globe. The selection of familiar names and up and coming producers has…
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Guy One’s debut album for Philophon is unmissable and globalises Frafra music
Guy One has released a sensational debut for the Polyphon label called #1. His story is a truly inspiring ‘rags to riches’ tale – growing up in remote northern Ghana with no schooling, herding cows and goats, building his own instruments and teaching himself to sing. Guy One’s Frafra music is a style that originates…
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Jazz and Milk Recordings drop sublime Brazilian selection by Tahira
Tahira is a name that many will become more familiar with now – after hearing his superb selection of Brazilian music for Jazz & Milk. This is the first Afro-Brazilian compilation for the German label, which has specialised in jazz and funk influenced productions and reworks. It’s an insightful decision to team up with one…
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Africa Seven please collectors again with timely Eko reissue
Africa Seven continue their prolific output with a much needed reissue of this rarely found LP of disco and unique funk from Cameroon. Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning more than 40 years. He was born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief and his musicianship and artistry began with his village’s…
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Nat Birchall charts new ‘Cosmic Language’ for Jazzman Records
The forthcoming release for Jazzman will feature Nat Birchall treading new paths towards spiritual communion on new LP Cosmic Language. The legendary player connects jazz with classical Indian influences guided by his expert playing and flow of the harmonium. Fans will be ecstatic that the UK-based saxophonist, composer and arranger returns to the ever-trusty imprint Jazzman…
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Turkish legend Selda to perform in UK
The first lady of Turkish psych music and hero for the working class will perform and collaborate with Israeli surf-rock quartet Boom Pam – for her first headline concert in the UK for six years at Koko, in London, on February 18th. Selda’s space age Anatolian music, progressive-protest songs and psych-folk-funk-rock spans more than 45…
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LISTEN: World Treasures Music radio
Here’s the tracklisting for the last show on KMAH Radio: (1) The Survivals – My Brother (2) Gilberto Gil – Toda Menina Baiana (Tahira Remix) (3) Maga Bo – No Balanco da Canoa (Chico Correa Remix) (4) Selda – Yaz Gazeteci (5) Selda – Yaylalar (6) Selda – Ince Ince (7) The Hykkers – Stone…
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