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Left Ear Records celebrate Australian great again with Peter Westheimer’s ‘Cool Change’ comp
Cool Change from Left Ear Records is the new compilation of Peter Westheimer and it’s a welcome examination of a musical polymath. Westheimer is a a medical doctor, played violin in the Australian Youth Orchestra, he’s been an actor, a former deputy mayor, a street theatre performer and a documentary soundtrack composer. The Aussie label…
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World Treasures Music on KMAH Radio
To mark World Treasures Music’s 100th post there will be a celebratory show between 2pm and 4pm today on KMAH Radio (click here to go to the station). It will be fortnightly Thursdays for the foreseeable. Thanks to the dedicated team behind KMAH for the opportunity. All shows are archived in the WTM radio section.
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The Heliocentrics release new LP – A World Of Masks – on Soundway Records
Pre-orders are being taken now at Soundway Records for the the new LP by London psychedelic jazz collective The Heliocentrics. The band have their roots in the ‘90s when drummer Malcolm Catto recorded for Mo’Wax and Jazzman. They recorded their breakthrough album for Stones Throw, Out There in 2007 and have since collaborated with Ethio…
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World Treasures Music archives (+ tracklists) and new fortnightly show for KMAH Radio
World Treasures Music will be on the radio fortnightly on Thursdays, 2pm until 4pm, on KMAH Radio. The next show is Thursday 27th April. Here’s the tracklist for the pilot show on KMAH Radio from April 12th, featuring new reissues from Jamwax and Odion Livingstone, new compilations from Music From Memory and Efficient Space, as…
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WTM interview: Aguayo (Dirty Dancing with Spoko and Aguayo for Cómeme)
Chilean born and Berlin based Matias Aguayo spoke to World Treasures Music about collaborating for his Cómeme label with South Africa’s Spoko. Visit the new Global section for the interview and multinational content.
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International Women’s Day special: new music round up
Les Amazones d’Afrique drop their Republique Amazone LP on March 10th and the album is a future classic. This all female collective of West African artists (below) are campaigning for gender equality through their music. Their members are Angélique Kidjo (global superstar and UNICEF ambassador), Kandia Kouyaté (Mali’s greatest living griotte), Mamani Keita (former singer in…
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Reissued trio shows musical mastery of Brazil’s Erasmo Carlos on Light In The Attic
Light In The Attic have reissued three classic LPs of Brazilian legend Erasmo Carlos. All of the usual quality research and excellent archive photos have been included, plus the pressings sound joyously good. His collaborations with singer Roberto Carlos are some of the most commercially successful compositions in Brazil. These LPs display another side to…
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Supreme mix of ‘banned countries’ music by Kelvin Brown
Kelvin Brown is an astonishingly good DJ and worldwide artist and his latest mix is well worth a listen. He has compiled music from the countries that Donald Trump put on his flight ban list. It was broadcast on NTS. Check it: Listen to Kelvin Brown
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Interview: Discom (Yugoslavian Space Program)
Vanja from Discom spoke to World Treasures Music about the music they release. Click here for the interview. 37C’s unreleased Sidarta album from 1979 is out on April 17.
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Crown Ruler debut is South African smasher – Focus’ Zulu EP
New Australian label Crown Ruler has delivered the goods with Focus’ Zulu EP. Sello Mmutung and Keith Hutchinson produced this in Johannesburg around 1983 originally as a six track album on cassette. Jeremy Spellacey at Crown Ruler – a renowned collector, DJ and promoter – provides some great insight with the releases liner notes: “Keith…
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