Tag: Agogo Records
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New Mulatu Astatke single – ‘Kulun Mankwaleshi’ with Black Jesus Experience on Agogo Records – is out now ahead of new album in June
Legendary vibraphonist and ‘Father of Ethio-jazz’, Mulatu Astatke, joins forces with Melbourne-based eight-piece Black Jesus Experience on their latest album To Know Without Knowing released via German imprint, Agogo Records, this summer. The nine-track assembly will once again feature the unmistakable Ethiopian style – following their first collaborative studio full-length album, Cradle With Humanity, in…
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Ghanian legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley releases twelfth album ‘11th Street, Sekondi’ next month and is touring Europe
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley returns with 11th Street, Sekondi in November and it’s the African star’s 12th album since his debut in 1973. The Ghanaian highlife star is a saxophonist, singer and guitarist and his charismatic stage personality and pioneering style have been celebrated by various reissue labels over the years, such as Analog Africa, Mr Bongo…
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Coladera are exploring new directions of music from Cape Verde with new album ‘La Dôtu Lado’ on Agogo Records
Coldera’s La Dôtu Lado maps new musical routes of Cape Verde. The country’s island sounds of batuque and funaná mix with deep candomblé inspired rhythms and the sway of fado. Coladera are three musicians from Brazil, Cape Verde and Portugal and for their first official international release have added new layers to rich traditions. Singer-guitarist Vitor Santana…
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