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Ghana legend Pat Thomas – new highlife material for Strut
One of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists Pat Thomas will release new material in June on Strut Records. The “The Golden Voice Of Africa” will be joined by the Kwashibu Area Band, led by multi-instumentalist Kwame Yeboah (Cat Stevens, Patrice) and saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (Ebo Taylor, Poets of Rhythm). Thomas will also reunite with Ebo Taylor…
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Peruvian indie beatniks on Tiger’s Milk
Tiger’s Milk Records will be releasing the debut international single from Kanaku Y El Tigre entitled Si Te Mueres Mañana. The band are from Lima, Peru. This accompanying video is directed by emerging Peruvian talent Victor Checa. Tiger’s Milk Records specialise in Peruvian treasures – from punk to funk, chicha to cumbia and folk to electronica,…
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Interview: Matsuli Music
World Treasures Music spoke to Matt Temple from Matsuli Music – a specialist label reissuing priceless vinyl from South Africa. Their releases include Batsumi’s seminal spiritual jazz albums, Sathima Bea Benjamin’s African Songbird LP (with Dollar Brand), Dick Choza’s Chapita LP and most recently Ndikho Xaba’s holy grail, Ndikho Xaba and the Natives. To read the interview and…
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Interview: The Supreme Jubilees
World Treasures Music spoke to Leonard Saunders of gospel group, The Supreme Jubilees, about the welcome reissue of It’ll All Be Over (1980) by Light In The Attic Records. Click here to read.
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Mbongwana Star shine with Congolese house and electro for World Circuit
Mbongwana Star have streamed their first track Malukayi with the Boiler Room. It comes from their forthcoming album on World Circuit. A search for other content reveals a slick music video with some supreme dancing. Not much is known about Mbongwana Star so far, other than that they are a newly formed band from Kinshasa,…
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L.A folk duo Caboor and Kaufman brought to the light on ‘Songs From Suicide Bridge’
Light In The Attic are releasing a haunting folk compilation – Songs From Suicide Bridge – featuring the compositions of Eric Caboor and David Kaufman. The duo released Greetings From Suicide Bridge in 1984 and today it will deservedly find a new audience. It provides an insight into the sleazy, dysfunctional life of the Hollywood scene,…
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South African jazz reissue – another piece of the jigsaw
Ndikho Xaba And The Natives was an LP that was recorded in the United States, but expresses much about South Africa. Great music from the country continues to emerge for new listeners and fans. Spiritual jazz, jive, kwaito, as well as Shangaan and township dance music express a distinct identity in music and culture. The reissue of…
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