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World Treasures Music on air
Having been quiet on the posting front, here’s a link to a recent mix I did for Balearic Social. The mix features treasures from around the globe, including Francis Bebey, Arica, Ahmed Fakrun, Mathematiques Modernes, Kamuran Akkor, Vakula and more. Click here to listen to the mix. Thanks to Andy Pye at Balearic Social. The…
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Afro7 drop Kenyan bomb
Superb work from Afro7 again. The original of this rework is the one I have been spinning. Lost and lots more information about Kenyan music at the fantastic site: Afro7.
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Collectors’ frenzy for Japanese reissue
Utakata No Hibi by Mariah is one of those records that you can’t believe exists until you see and hear it. There is a huge interest in Japanese music and it continues to grow as fetishistic record enthusiasts covet and search for this type of grail. Well heads up, it’s just been reissued and…
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New book and CD celebrates Peruvian music and culture
This is a must for Latin music enthusiasts. Online blog Sounds and Colours has published Peru – a document of everything that’s happening in Peruvian culture right now, as well as its cultural past and astonishing musical legacy. The book has 200 pages of articles, illustrations and photos, along with a 19-track CD full of…
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Post-punk genius: Lizzy on Light In The Attic
The seminal genius of French artist Lizzy Mercer Descloux is celebrated in a reissue of her classic debut LP by the purveyors of the finest archive material, Light In The Attic. Press Colour is a supreme selection of this auteur’s music and songwriting. Her covers of well known classics in her unique style – Fire being the best…
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Label feature: Frederiksberg Records
World Treasures Music spoke to Andreas Vingaard of Frederiksberg Records about their new reissue LP, Carsten Meinert Kvartet – To You. Click here to read or visit the labels section.
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Collectors alert for dance music from Pakistan
Early Pakistani Dance Music From Original 7″ Soundtracks 1967-1975 is a worthy addition to the ever expanding canon of music from Asia. This LP of sounds from Pakistan in the ’60s and ’70s has been compiled by Florian Pittner. “We wanted the world to know what fantastic music these guys played in Pakistan in those…
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Label feature: Voodoo Funk
World Treasures Music spoke to Frank Gossner, supreme digger of African music, DJ and head of the world renowned Voodoo Funk label. Click here or visit the West Africa section.
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Niger film soundtrack arrives – Mdou Moctar shines for SahelSounds
The soundtrack to Rain The Colour Blue With A Little Red has been released by SahelSounds – a film about the Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar. It charts Moctar’s rise to fame in the city of Agadez, Niger, recorded over the past two years. Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai features acoustic songs on the road, others during…
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Porridge Bullet drop ANOTHER killer electro-Afro edit
Ahiwo Ahiwo! Move quick on this one too. There are still copies around online, but these might not last long. The Estonian label Porridge Bullet have followed up the amazing Benga Benga with this glorious new release. Ahiwo Ahiwo is much in the same vein, but there’s still research to be done to find the…
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