After three years on the rise, the London-based collective announces its first full-length project with the heartwarming Afrobeat of “We Give Thanks”. Here’s what KOKOROKO have to say about their new single “We Give Thanks”: […]
The end of summer is coming, but I’m not going to give you the “beach blues” and so we’re going to end on a high note with some jazz records that represent a bit of an in-house specialty and a big part of my vinyl collection. T
Aspects STR4TA Long time friends and collaborators, Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick, join forces to breathe new life into an essential era they both helped build, the British funk scene of the 80s. Peterson […]
Everything Tasteful Lala &ce The rapper with an inimitable style unveils her first solo album, a receptacle for her multiple influences, ranging from Lil Wayne to the music of her father’s village. After mesmerizing the […]
Udondolo Urban Village The long-awaited album of the young quartet from Soweto is a concentrate of South African’s history music. Imbued with zulu tradition, the songs of Urban Village carry within them the experiences of […]
Gilles Peterson’s label has been exchanging treasures with the great Beninese label, Albarika, and has unveiled two reissues from the end of the seventies, when the band was at the height of its power. It’s […]
An inspired rapper and activist campaigning for racial and social justice, Emicida releases a collaboration with legendary tropicalist artist Gilberto Gil, bringing his message to screens around the world with his new documentary Netflix AmarElo: […]
The English label Brownswood, headed up by DJ and producer Gilles Peterson, presents Indaba Is, a compilation paying respects to current South African jazz, scheduled for release on January 29, 2021. The project was conceived […]