Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story, 1975 – 1993 will be released on August 14th on Strut Records. After the inauguration of a new partnership with the mythical independent label Black Fire and […]
London-based Jelly Cleaver is the first name in a monthly series set up by the Nice Swan label to spotlight promising young talent. The labels Nice Swan and RIP Records are passionate about discovering new […]
British label BBE has embarked upon a titanic mission to reissue part of the Nigerian label Tabansi’s back catalogue. PAM met with journalist John Armstrong and the label’s boss, Joe Tabansi, to piece together this […]
Soul Jazz Records’ Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70 is the first ever collection of Apala music to be released outside of Nigeria. Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70 focuses on a wide selection of recordings made in […]
Bongo Joe Records’ handpicked gems from Mauritius, Seychelles and La Reunion’s golden age of Sega In the 17th century, slaves were deported from Africa, Madagascar and the pristine islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Seychelles to […]
Congo Revolution – Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sounds from the Two Congos 1955-62 showcases the Congolese rumba explosion. This October, Soul Jazz Records is releasing a new double vinyl compilation shining a light on music from The two Congos during […]
A 50 years career and one more album in his catalogue. It Rains Love comes to consolidate the “soul survivor” status of Lee Fields, the most contemporary old school singer of our time. We met […]
Soul Jazz Records compiles nearly twenty years of British Dancehall label Fashion Records on the Style & Fashion compilation scheduled for April 5th. Founded during the summer of 1980 by John MacGillivray and Chris Lane, two […]