Premiere: Shimshon Miel – Nueiba Nueiba
Hallucinogenic psyche-folk from a Tel Aviv hippie, reissued on Fortuna Records.
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Premiere: Kalbata – Enkuan Part 1
A heavy weight techno stomper juxtaposed with an Ethiopian flute melody, from the Tel Aviv OG.
Congo Beat The Drum: a new documentary by Fortuna Records co-founder Kalbata
Documentary by Tel Avian producer, Kalbata, documenting his journey to Jamaica, to record an album with reggae legends of days gone by.
Aris San – Boumpam / Dam Dam EP
The Greek Jaffa sound of the 60s gets the Fortuna reissue treatment.
Preview: Dub Me Always presents Kalbata + UK Screening of ‘Congo Beat The Drum’
A debut UK screening and evening of sweet reggae music
Our Favourite Reissues in April
Collaborative lo-fi goodness from Parrish + Osunlade, 1980s jazz-funk + Middle Eastern dub-disco.
Label Spotlight: Fortuna Records
We sat down for a chat with Tel Aviv’s Middle East, archaeological label, Fortuna Records, to talk all about the region and it’s music.
Premiere: The Jazz Workshop – Sha Shtil Harabbi Ba
East meets West on this long lost and super rare Israeli-cum-NYC jazz album from 1973.