Owiny Sigoma Band – Nyanza LP
Musical waves and arresting electronic grooves from Western Kenya.
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1979 Soul Record By Virginian Prison Inmates Gets A Repress
Incarcerated funk from musical convicts serving out sentences of six to sixty years.
Monday Morning Mixtape 092
1960’s Brazilian jazz, 1900’s Impressionist piano & 1979 rare soul recorded by Virginia prison inmates.
Video Premiere: Tom Blip – Shekere
Afro-occupied DJ orientated cut from Blip Discs head-honcho.
Mix Premiere: Kon (Dimensions 2015 Mix #12)
Rare soul cuts, jazzy house tips, crispy funk grooves and everything in between.
Monday Morning Mixtape 091
1930’s crackle-ridden Parisian jazz & 1970’s sun-soaked samba from a hill-top favela in Rio.
Heard On The Floor: 75 Track IDs From Dekmantel 2015
Highlights from Floating Points, Hunee, Jeremy Underground & Motor City Drum Ensemble sets.
Review: Womad Festival 2015
Sounds and smells from Cuba, South Africa, Cambodia, Mali, Senegal, India, Egypt & Armenia.
Premiere: Terakaft – Itilla Ihene Dagh Aitma (To My Brothers)
Deep Saharan rhythms, wailing chants & entrancing guitar grooves from Malian desert group.
Omar Souleyman’s Favourite Female Arabic Singers
Syria’s most successful singer lists off his favourite songs from the Arabic women that have most inspired him.