Category: USA
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Supreme gospel archive and box-set is a peerless benchmark for musical & cultural preservation, The Louisville Story Program will inspire
HIGHEST praise for one of the most beautifully documented gospel box-sets that has surely been created – I’m Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958-1981. The hyperbole is most certainly to be believed when you delve into the music, but in addition, the online archival resource is something to behold. This is…
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BEST OF 2023: Hieroglyphic Being exceeded his own high bar with projects and end of year album – he is one of THE true innovators today
One of the electronic highlights of 2023 was Hieroglyphic Being’s The Moon Dance album on Apnea Records. It was just one release that helped crown the Chicago acid-techno/true-house/space-jazz/sonic luminary as once again one of the most exciting talents in the world, alongside a seemingly unrelenting output of new productions, live performances, DJ mixes and re-edits. A mix…
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LISTEN: new World Treasures Music mix for Alto Radio – feat. modern soul, African tearjerkers, French disco, Holy Tongue, Balearic dub and more
Tracklist Flowers – For Real Madelaine – Don’t It Drive You Crazy Jeff Scott – Mystery Of You Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet – Jaipur Radam Schwartz – Midde Eastern Fantasy Le Mystère Jazz De Tombouctou – Leli Franco Lee Ezute – Olise Nekwu Ode Omore Osarenren & Ewaen Osetin Stars – Iyereghe Ayo…
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‘Rainbow Revisited’ is a glorious celebration of friends – South African star Thandi Ntuli and jazz-ambient-sorcerer Carlos Niño for International Anthem
Carlos Niño is an artist who proves his creative exceptionality release after release, this time collaborating with South African artist Thandi Ntuli. International Anthem has been Niño’s home for many releases and also puts out this LP with Ntuli – a Johannesburg, South Africa based pianist, composer, and singer. Rainbow Revisited, with cover art by…
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LISTEN: Latest Narr radio mix is an anti-war selection – feat. Charlie Megira, peace craving gospel, Fela Kuti, Pharoah Sanders and Public Image Ltd.
Tracklist Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (Bill Laswell Remix) Charlie Megira – The Valley Of Tears Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton – Don’t You Ache Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM Momo Joseph – War For Ground Larry T – Where Does The Answer Lie Public Image…
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LISTEN: Latest World Treasures radio show for Alto – touring West Africa, UK dub, disco biscuits, Caribbean doom dreams and jazz-funk wrong speeders
Tracklist Theadora Ifudu – Hello There Berkely Ike Jones – Tears In The Ghetto Senyah – You’re The One Denison George – Under Siege Clarence Parks – Don’t Shoot Gunman Freddie Clark & I Roy – Troubles Joe Ariwa – King Moses Dub Vincent Arthur & Dagomba – Travel With The Music Ayo Manuel –…
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Hippie legends: Circus Underwater’s 1984 album is reissued by Soundway Records – it’s a collectors’ item and is a blissful stoner classic of ambient beauty
Soundway Records are turning out the treasures at present – this month they reissue the sublime Circus Underwater self-titled outing from 1984. It’s a heady, ambient trip – displaying the label’s diversity as ever – and was recorded in a marijuana and caffeine induced haze by two US based, “blood brothers”, Jay Yarnall and Richard…
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New ‘With Love’ selection by Miche again features soul at its finest for Mr Bongo – ‘As’ by Julius Brockington’s The Family Tree is a taster
The Family Tree’s version, of the Stevie Wonder classic As, is the second single to preview the forthcoming Mr Bongo compilation – With Love: Volume 2, compiled by Miche. The compiler came to prominence working at the audiophile venue Spiritland in London – he’s known for his musical knowledge and the programming role enabled the…
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LISTEN: 2023 – new mix: World Treasures Music returns monthly to Alto Radio
Tracks: Cinnamon Soulettes – Let Me Show You The Voices of Creation – I Met A Mountain Kalima – Where Is The Sunshine (Parts 1 and 2) Jeanette – L’Amour Joue Au Violona Velly Joonas – Käes On Aeg Elizio De Buzios – Tamanqueiro Cheryl Glasgow – Glued To The Spot Stella – Pourqui (Why) En-To-End…
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Maston is a master of modern classics, redefining music – inspired by Italian film scores and library music – he mesmorises on new LP with L’Eclair
Frank Maston’s style and elegance is rare today, a composer who has honed his gifts listening to lounge and the groovy world of library and soundtrack music from the 1970s. Following seismic releases for a range of labels, rightly focused on the beauty of his art and associated composers. New album Souvenir is out September…
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