Tag: NTS
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Karma Sheen fuse classical Pakistani melodies, Sufi poetry and neo-psychedelia on debut album and have been an exceptional live band this year
Karma Sheen are London Hindustani classical psych-rockers – who are fusing the 600-year old lineage of musicians from Pakistan, with a modern avant-garde twist on their self-titled debut. Featuring traditional instruments, alongside analogue synths and the sounds of the theremin, Karma Sheen is an album that has gained numerous plaudits during its release this month…
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The next fine release in the Zel Zele catalogue is the debut album of Turkish composer and pianist, Berk Icli – further defining this cutting-edge label
Next on Zel Zele, the digger’s digging label – devoted to Turkish sounds of holy grail stature and cutting-edge music alike – is Glimpses of an Eternal Bloom and is the debut album of Turkish producer, composer and pianist: Berk Icli. Born in Istanbul, Berk recorded his album in his home city of New York,…
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LABEL FEATURE: Cyril Yeterian – from the fantastically multi-faceted Les Disques Bongo Joe – discusses new releases, back catalogue and his expertise
Les Disques Bongo Joe has been relentless in their release of quality, roots themed music from all over the world. Their releases compile the ‘authentic’ and the ‘exotic’ from raw Caribbean tapes, as well as archive material from contemporary global pioneers of African indiginous music, alongside deep and ethereal improvisations inspired by European history.…
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Supreme mix of ‘banned countries’ music by Kelvin Brown
Kelvin Brown is an astonishingly good DJ and worldwide artist and his latest mix is well worth a listen. He has compiled music from the countries that Donald Trump put on his flight ban list. It was broadcast on NTS. Check it: Listen to Kelvin Brown
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INTERVIEW: DJ Okapi, a world renouned taste-maker and head of the Afrosynth label of Johannesburg
DJ Okapi has been at the fore of rediscovering dance music from South Africa since his Afrosynth blog started seven years ago. He has just compiled Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984 for Cultures of Soul and is about to commence a DJ tour of Europe. As well as blogging about under-publicised artists from his…
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