Tag: New Releases
Paris has a long history of being a global hub for both culture and music, including a fusion of influences from Europe, the French-Caribbean, and Africa. This led to a rise of new African sounds in the city’s underground nightclubs and recording studios during the eighties known now as the Pan-African movement.
The Mr. Bongo label has just reissued Atmosfear’s 1981 jazz-funk classic En Trance, a recording that was a pinnacle release during the height of the early eighties underground Brit-funk scene that predominately took place in North West London.
As a part of BBE Music’s ‘J Jazz Masterclass series,’ spawning from the brilliant J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969-1984 compilation that came out earlier in the year, the label has just reissued Takeo Moriyama’s 1983 masterpiece East Plants.
Floating Points & Red Greg’s Melodies International label just released the first-ever 7” reissue of the highly sought-after 1973 Brazilian classic “A Gira” by Trio Ternura.
Following up on his superb ‘Spit/Swallow’ single earlier in the year, the multi-talented producer Skinny Pelembe has just released a brilliant new EP titled Sleep More, Make More Friends, his second off of Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label.
38 years after it’s original release, N’Draman-Blintch’s extremely rare Afro-disco gem Cosmic Sounds finally sees a much-needed reissue from the Paris-based Hot Mule label.
The first of a three-part release from Analog Africa dedicated to the multi-generational Somalian funk group, the Dur-Dur Band. This triple LP features the band’s first two albums, which were originally released on cassette tapes back in the mid-eighties.
Led by bassist, composer, producer, and Cape Town native Shane Cooper, Welcome To The World is the debut release from MABUTA, a collective of incredible musicians from the currently thriving South African jazz scene.
For the second week in a row, Gondwana Records has released another great record, this time the sophomore album from Phil France, titled Circle.
To help celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Manchester-based Gondwana Records, the label is putting out a collection of limited-edition spiritual jazz releases.
