Tag: Don Laka
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LABEL FEATURE and INTERVIEW: a tribute to Deano Sounds and a decade of Cultures of Soul – the Boston based label and champion of music from all over the globe
Cultures of Soul has reissued music from the tropics of the Caribbean, as well as city pop of Japan, via South African bubblegum and the choicest American soul. Many, many DJs’ playlists and numerous classics for global music fans have been in one way or another often unearthed, canonised or curated expertly by this label.…
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Jo’burg’s Okapi shares synth classics
Boston-based label Cultures of Soul is releasing a South African compilation selected by DJ Okapi – Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984. Famous for his Afrosynth blog – which has highlighted numerous treasures from the country – this selection of his homeland’s music is out in September. Many of the country’s best young musicians were…