Tag: Gilles Peterson
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Seun Kuti releases opening EP on new label Night Dreamer, recapturing ‘direct to disc’ essence of Wayne Shorter and Blue Note albums
New record label Night Dreamer is cutting studio sessions straight to vinyl – after just one take – and has launched this week with an EP by Afrobeat legend Seun Kuti and Egypt 80. The essence of ‘direct to disc’ recording was realised after a session at Artone Studio in Haarlem, Netherlands, in May.…
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London composer and pianist Alfa Mist releases his second album on the Sekito label to critical acclaim across the globe
Alfa Mist has followed up his debut album with his second LP, crowning a European tour and gaining acclaim from everyone from Frank Ocean to Gilles Peterson. The gifted London-based pianist and composer’s latest album Structuralism is an eight-track LP and follows the success of Antiphon. It features guest vocals from Kaya Thomas-Dyke (also the album’s cover…
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New Emanative LP ‘Earth’ on Jazzman Records is a crowning moment for Nick Woodmansey and the band
This is one LP that needs to be heard. Earth is the fourth album from the jazz outfit led by drummer Nick Woodmansey – son of Mick ‘Woody’ Woodmansey (who was the drummer with Bowie’s Spiders from Mars). Nick is joined on this masterpiece by a host of visionaries, including Idris Ackamoor from The Pyramids, Dele Sosimi…
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