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Rooted in the rhythms of rumba, Daymé Arocena returns to Havana, to sing and produce Sonocardiogram, her most raw and arresting project yet. Drawing influences on Cuba’s intertwined rituals of family, music and religion, Sonocardiogram is a jazz-tipped record, with a cinematic feeling.
Read MoreAfter a two week hiatus, o sótão recaps on some of the best projects released during the month - and spirit - that ended yesterday. With no shortage of exciting music, the playlist of August contains 50 tracks focusing on artists we talked about and others that deserve a special note.
Read MoreThere was too much music being released by the highest karat underground artists and labels, so hard choices had to be made. Selecting fifty plus tracks, in a month like this one, is an invitation for everyone reading to go deeper.
Read MoreBrazilian vocal sensation Dila reportedly died in a car crash shortly after her first and only album’s release in 1971 and there is very little known about the woman behind the voice of this self-titled diamond. The joyous music Dila left behind, gives us a picture as good as any, of a powerful feminine soul at the top of her game.
Read MoreOnce again, Habibi Funk reissues the unique heritage of Arabic funk and jazz music. The mystery surrounding Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah's album, a lost reel labeled “Faradjallah” in the archives of the Boussiphone label, was just one more reason for them to pursue the authors of the incredible and unique music present on this album, now released for the first time.
Read MoreJune breezes through the rhythms of jazz, electronic, instrumental hip hop and music from the world. There’s always that impending feeling of discovery every day that makes us move deeper into genres, movements, artists.
Read MoreAmerindians, Europeans, Africans mingled for decades in Belém do Pará, Brazil. The exotic and mysterious sounds of Carimbó, Samba-De-Cacete, Siriá, Bois-Bumbás and bambiá flourisehd on a parallel universe of their own. Released by Analog Africa, Jambú e Os Míticos Sons da Amazônia is an essential world-music album, containing the history of an entire city in its full glory.
Read MoreAt 86, legendary guitarist Ernest Ranglin is a defining artist in the development of Jamaican music. With a career of over 50 years, he needs little introduction. Based in the UK, Emotional Rescue is the label in charge of this invaluable reissue, going back 36 years in time.
Read MoreLooking back, our trace is visible. We came a long way. And through that road we kept 50 tracks, as usual. May was rich in anthems that we will hear far beyond this month.
Read MoreFusing no-wave dance punk, afro-latin rhythms and space disco in eight tracks, The Mauskovic Dance Band releases a surprising debut LP through Soundway Records. The eponymous album blends elements of ‘70s and ‘80s legacy of afro-latin psychedelic music.
Read MoreReleased today, Invocation, is the long anticipated debut EP from Budapest-born, Berlin-based, pianist and multi-intrumentalist, Àbáse. Seven pieces of instrumental artistry, each one channeling a musical journey of its own.
Read MoreOriginally released in 1979, Harry Mosco’s Peace & Harmony LP is a hidden gem that touches upon Disco, Funk, Boogie, Soul and Dub. After his death in 2012, the Adelaide-based label Isle of Jura worked closely with his son on the reissue, digging back 40 years for the official release.
Read MoreAnother Brazilian funk landmark, the ‘76 album from Zeca do Trombone and Roberto Sax rotates on a blend of scents coming from traditional Brazilian music and ‘70s jazz from the U.S.
Read MoreRolling from the 70’s, with a sweet samba soul, Ronie & Central do Brasil is a brilliant reissue - for the first time in vinyl - by Lisbon-based Mad About Records. The album grooves smoothly with Ronie’s (a.k.a. Ronaldo Mesquita) drums and percussion intertwined with a luxurious use of Fender Rhodes and delicious fingerprints of brazilian samba arrangements.
Read MoreMarch is typically a month, in which, an overwhelming amount of great music is released. As the great work of independent artists and labels further spans worldwide, it is truly remarkable the amount of original, creative and groovy inputs we are constantly receiving at o sótão.
Read MoreFive albums deep into his recording career, Ibiza-based, music connouisseur of this world, Guts, builds another trip called Philantropiques, marking something radically different from his previous outputs. While his sequencing and programming are still unmistakable, his new project morphed into something of a full-on musical opus.
Read MoreThe legendary work of Eumir Deodato is, once again, reissued with the stamp of Far Out Recordings label. Following Ataque - originally from 1965 and reissued by the same label in late 2018 -, Os Catedráticos 73 album travels thirty-six years in time to be remastered and repressed in vinyl.
Read MoreIn the past two years, expectations grew worldwide for new music from the all-star KOKOROKO collective. Their new self titled release is an ode to the foundations laid by Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Ebo Taylor; a sublime Afrobeat record that pays homage to the West African greats through a jazz-rooted approach.
Read MoreFebruary was rich in anthems that we will hear far beyond this month. We composed a playlist of 50 tracks to summarize the best ingredients we were able to use on this special cocktail. Eclectic as always: jazz, electronic, hip hop and soul music from all over the world.
Read MoreThe 1977 album from Trio Mocotó is a timeless classic of Brazilian popular music (or MPB), featuring the incredible “Não Adianta”, a brilliant cover of Jorge Ben’s “Que Nega É Essa”, or the sweet samba of “Dilê”. Mr Bongo’s invaluable work resulted on this special reissue that had us smiling from the moment it played.
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