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Through confinement, creativity and restlessness flowed to Spanish verses and Latin feelings. Rapaz Ego Canta Durante La Siesta, via Cuca Monga Discos, is sung in a bolero style with Latin-American and flamenco musical elements.
Read MoreDropping tomorrow, Olindo’s new project points the light to the Venezuelan bassist Raúl Monsalve, leading an all-star ensemble of musical trailblazers, los Forajidos, Bichos is a superb eight-track LP that looks to the future of afrobeat, gritty Latin jazz and experimental electronic music, capturing the essence of both the African and indigenous roots of Venezuelan music.
Read MoreTaking inspiration from the many places they’ve been, it is London where they encapsulate those experiences putting the UK capital, their hometown, its infinite diversity, as the center element for this record. The beauty of the compositions, their exploratory braveness, the history that a lot of its elements carry, make The Quiet Ones an essential album for this fall.
Read MoreNew names, some of our all-time favorites and late night discoveries compose September’s playlist. Comprised of the usual 50 tracks, this selection is eclectic, profound and result of hours and hours of music listening and pleasure.
Read MoreWe travel back in time to present an undiscovered masterpiece of Música Popular Brasileira released by Notes On A Journey. Germannu, the self-titled album from Manoel Germano Filho, is a soulful and uplifting record that includes three fantastic original compositions, translating everyday stories from Germannu into sound.
Read MoreProducer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett introduces his new project full of warm, deep, retro textures. Tresilian Bay, newly released, draws sounds from South London electronica, Brazillian grooves, Nigerian afrobeat and Ghanaian highlife along with a streak of Welsh psychedelia.
Read MoreDuring August we made the usual two-week pause to reset and rediscover inspirations. This month’s playlist is even more essential, showcasing a lot of new projects that came out and we didn’t had the opportunity to write about.
Read MoreRemastered and reissued by Frederiksberg Records, Admas’ Sons Of Ethiopia is an unique piece of work containing the sound of a generation of new expats from the ‘80’s - a visionary and instrumental album, rich with global influences that blend African approaches into new instrumentation.
Read MoreClassic house music, broken beat, hip hop - both instrumental and with rap -, R&B, jazz soul and world music. The selection, more than including all of this music, is an invitation for everyone reading to go deeper.
Read MoreOne of the pioneers of Brazilian soul music, Carlos Dafé established himself as one of the most striking voices from ‘70s Brazil. In 2020, Lisbon-based label Mad About Records compiles a fantastic release, composed by some of his best tracks taken from the period from 1977 to 1979.
Read MoreIn 1976, after moving to the USA to work with fellow countrymen Sergio Mendes, Manfredo Fest recorded and self-released a golden nugget of Brazilian music: Brazilian Dorian Dream, now reissued by Far Out Recordings.
Read MoreThe 13th volume of the invaluable Habibi Funk series presents us The King Of Sudanese Jazz: Sharhabil Ahmed. While his sound doesn’t have too much in common with the western idea of jazz music, Sharhabil’s approach is more like a unique combination of surf, rock ‘n’ roll and funk.
Read MoreNext up on the stellar series of releases by Analog Africa, we go back all the way to Rotterdam, 1976. Seven Cabo Verdean musicians going by the name Voz di Sanicolau gather in a small recording studio to lay down an album of fearsome coladeira songs inspired by the music of their home island of São Nicolau.
Read MoreThe one only Jeff The Fish is back with the second volume of his Modern Jazz Dance Classics compilation. Sourcing the depths of contemporary jazz music, the French DJ continuously hunts for new dance material to play in his legendary acts, finding on this golden compilation artists from all over.
Read MoreDifferent paces, moods and rhythms, but increasingly influenced by club music. Maybe because that’s one of the things we miss right about now. Touches of hip hop, soul and jazz and a lot of pleasurable moments.
Read MoreWaaju’s music revives soundscapes from Mali folk music, with Ali Farka Touré being a fundamental inspiration. But the quintet goes beyond that, embracing the different layers of London’s own musical culture. We can hear influences of Moroccan gnawa, Caribbean carnival music, Latin polyrhthms, Malian psychadelic blues…
Read MoreLanding in 1968, O Som Psicodélico de L. C. V. was a mind-blowing piece for its time, standing the test of more than five decades, as a remarkably fresh exploration and expansion of the bossa nova and tropicália musical envelope.
Read MoreThe mysterious Japanese producer Atsushi Yano returns to Omena Records to deliver his new EP, Whole Rotta Love. Following the 2017 Rottie Bites EP, also via Omena, Yano’s new project maintains his excursions in jazz-flecked free form funk blended with trippy disco and afro.
Read MoreWake Up EP takes the reins and expands the focus of the American-born & Medellín-based Bosq - tirelessly exploring the intersections of afro-latin music with disco, funk, reggae, house and hip hop for years.
Read MoreVia Brownswood Recordings, always introducing new exciting artists, Forest Law debuts with a three-track self-titled EP that runs through Brazilian-tinted sensibilities. The Essex-raised, London-based artist was part of the Future Bubblers programme now presenting himself as a singer and a multi-instrumentalist with a distinct groove-driven sound.
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