Tag: Jazz
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Mr Bongo to reissue “one of the best” Afrobeat albums of the great Nigerian, Peter King – ‘Oma Lewa’
Mr Bongo pick a supreme album from the catalogue of Peter King – a heavyweight of Afrobeat and the 1970s Nigerian music scene – with an official reissue of Omo Lewa. The label says about the 1976 LP: “[This is] super-funky business from Nigerian-born multi-instrumentalist, Peter King; [and] fuses funk, jazz and highlife vibrations. Omo…
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London based Lunch Money Life drop latest strand of warped jazz on Kaya Kaya – ahead of September launch party
Lunch Money Life are a ‘jazz band’ with a mutated electronic twist. Their promo sheet says they’ve been playing backrooms of Polish Delhi’s and sketchy clubs across London and that their warped jazz takes cues from Don Cherry and Aphex Twin. The mighty Equiknoxx (the Leftfield Jamaican dancehall duo) remixed their first single Living3000 – the group known as…
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Habibi Funk drop title track from first ever record by Kamal Keila
There will be plenty more on WTM about the fantastic Kamal Keila in due course, being the next eagerly anticipated installment on Habibi Funk. Today the label drops the title track from this forthcoming gem. Kamal Keila sung about the unity of Sudan, peace between Muslims and Christians, and the fate of war orphans. Listen: Backed…
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World Seven release collectors’ jazz gem: Pacific Express’ ‘On Time’
World Seven continue their fine foray into world music classics with another hard-to-find jazz classic from South Africa in 1978. Besides the success in southern Africa this album became a regional hit as a pirated music cassette in Nigeria. It was also released in France and Japan. Pacific Express emerged from Cape Town, South Africa in…
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Michel Sardaby reissue of holy grail deep jazz is first outing for World Seven
Heads up for this sublime album of rhodes and piano led jazz for new offshoot World Seven. The parent label Africa Seven has been providing supreme reissues of a French connection for a while. Now the Paris and London based crew have joined forces with a new collective of crate diggers to expand their remit.…
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Latest World Treasures Music show on KMAH Radio
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Interview: Matsuli Music
World Treasures Music spoke to Matt Temple from Matsuli Music – a specialist label reissuing priceless vinyl from South Africa. Their releases include Batsumi’s seminal spiritual jazz albums, Sathima Bea Benjamin’s African Songbird LP (with Dollar Brand), Dick Choza’s Chapita LP and most recently Ndikho Xaba’s holy grail, Ndikho Xaba and the Natives. To read the interview and…
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South African jazz reissue – another piece of the jigsaw
Ndikho Xaba And The Natives was an LP that was recorded in the United States, but expresses much about South Africa. Great music from the country continues to emerge for new listeners and fans. Spiritual jazz, jive, kwaito, as well as Shangaan and township dance music express a distinct identity in music and culture. The reissue of…
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