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Mississippi Records reissue – techno in 1964.
Delia Derbyshire was a sculptress of sound and musical concrete, operating with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and pioneer of numerous electronic experiments in audio for programs, such as Doctor Who. She was born in Coventry in 1937. Derbyshire will go down in history for helping to produce the first electronic signature tune on television. Ron…
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Classic Italo reissue…soon
Radio Band’s Radio Rap is dropping this month. This video is pretty surreal with some unsettling characters, but the track was a cult record on the Chicago scene in the 1980s and was a favourite of top don DJ Ron Hardy. Prices for the original record have been pretty steep on Discogs in the past.
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Classic African LP reissued – Mombasa!
Check out the track below, it’s been doing the rounds on the jazz-dance scene and has been explosive in the right hands. Reissued by Sonorama Records and out now. Click: The Sonorama Records website.
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Group Bombino on tour
Superb performers from Agadez, Niger, touring around Europe. Featuring members of fellow Tuareg band Group Inerane. Their music consists of guitar-based political protest songs and jams of the Tuareg people’s rebellion against the governments of Niger and Mali. Strongly recommended. Tour details
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New Benin holy grail from Stanislas Tohon released on Hot Casa Records.
Click here for Hot Casa’s site.
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Onyeabor interview: exclusive interview for BBC Radio
So elusive, so important to hear from him – even news of fresh material. However, the pre-amble with Lauren Laverne (BBC Six presenter) seems to suggest that most of the interview was fairly abstract, limited in duration, as well as fairly crackly. It’s a shame, but continues to add to the enigmatic quality of the…
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Peruvian treasure from Tiger’s Milk Records
Here’s a stirring version of the Jimi Hendrix classic from Peruvian band, Jeriko. It features on a new compilation from Tiger’s Milk Records. There are two bumper collections out now (check out http://tigersmilkrecords.bandcamp.com/). Here’s a flavour:
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