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 […]
Johannesburg-based Mushroom Hour Half Hour imprint drops a series of improvisations from a never-before-assembled group of jazz musicians. Mushroom Hour Half Hour is decided to establish the South African city as the third point in the new jazz triangle, […]
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 […]
With their self-titled debut EP, the London-based combo KOKOROKO reminds us that jazz is not just the soundtrack to chatting about life with a glass of bourbon. Theirs, blended with soul and afrobeat, is also […]
Episode 2. While everyone else was at Woodstock, the French saxophonist fled to Africa for a road trip that would give birth to the cult record, Moshi. The spirits of West Africa, funk, and free jazz […]
Compilation Ernesto Chahoud presents Taitu: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1970s Ethiopia is a trip through the unique Ethio sound that bands were forging at the time. Ernesto Chahoud’s ‘Taitu’ represents the sound of the dancefloors of 1970s Addis Ababa. Among […]
Hot Casa Records present Togo Soul 70 (Selected Rare Togolese Recordings from 1971 to 1981).
ARAT KILO, the ethio-jazz band presents his new album “NOUVELLE FLEUR” – French translation of Ethiopian Capital’s name “Addis-Abeba” . The Paris-based band is inspired by soul, funk, afro-cuban or hip hop, giving the opportunity to Ethio-jazz music usually completely instrumental, to get some […]