November 18, 2024
→ This week! New single Râler by Togo's afro-funk craze Peter Solo's Vaudou Game with "Koliko" as a B-side! A pleasant surprise with a Canadian-Brazilian collaboration, Badbadnotgood and Tim Bernardes (from the great O Terno) teaming up to release the beautiful "Poeira Cosmica". Another release from Canada with Montreal-based Poirier releasing his new LP Quiet Revolution with the single "Agua Oro" with Colombian-based singer Ramon Chicharron. We also pay tribute to two greats who passed away recently... Quincy Jones's legacy includes iconic theme music of American TV shows, including "Sanford and Son", "The French Prince of Bel-Air", and "Hikky Burr" for "The Bill Cosby Show", that was included in his 1970 LP Smackwater Jack. Also paying tribute to American sax-player Lou Donaldson with a soul-jazz version of Gershwin's classic "Summertime" on Blue Note back in 1969. Enjoy!
Koliko
Vaudou Game
Poeira Cosmica
BADBADNOTGOOD, Tim Bernardes
Agua Oro
Poirier, Ramon Chicharron
Hikky Burr - Theme From The Bill Cosby Show
Quincy Jones
Summertime
Lou Donaldson
October 28, 2024
→ This week! New French folk project Roseaux features the great Melissa Lavaux, magnifique ! Love those horns and piano in the background. So atmospheric. Album upcoming soon! Out of Montreal are Hildegard (Helena Delad & Ouri), with "Bach In Town" from the beautiful second LP Jour 1596. Thandii just released 2 LPs, at once (why not!) they're from Margate, UK and love a good loop. Really digging that "Sinus Node" from Dream With You. Listening back to the great Michael Franks with "Monkey See-Monkey Do" from this 1970 LP The Art of Tea on Reprise, and wrapping this week up in Cuba! With Los Taínos from their eponymous 1977 album. Enjoy!
Why Should I Smile
Roseaux, Melissa Laveaux
Bach in Town
Hildegard, Helena Deland, Ouri
Sinus Node
Thandii, Josh Arcoleo
Monkey See-Monkey Do
Michael Franks
Amor mío
Los Taínos
October 21, 2024
→ This week! New LP from Australian afro percussive hip-hop collective Cool Out Sun A LION IS A LION is out! The Norway-based psychedelic grooves and funk machine Flammer Dance Band are back with the Gynger EP (and an amazing artwork, as always!). Now re-located in the UK Quantic, released a brilliant new EP Tropics included the beautiful "Born Again" with singer-songwriter Laura Roy. Listening back to Nightmares On Wax's first classic LP on Warp A Word Of Science, back in 1991 with "Nights Interlude", which samples Quincy Jones's "Summer In The City", and heading to Brazil, as often, for some classic early samba-jazz with "Patruira Samba" by Conjunto 3D from the 1967 LP Muita Na Onda. Enjoy!
Ah-Ha
Cool Out Sun, N'fa Jones, Sensible J, Lamine Sonko
Nå Nå
Flammer Dance Band
Born Again
Quantic, Laura Roy
Nights Interlude
Nightmares On Wax
Patruira Samba
Conjunto 3D
October 14, 2024
→ This week! Back from a fabulous music gathering, somewhere, someplace, a magical parenthesis in place and time... KOG's new album is now out on Pura Vida Sounds! Unfortunately couldn't make it to his show last week at New Morning in Paris, hopefully you have. Make sure to check him live anytime if you haven't! New Voilaaa LP is also out, featuring this beautiful Ebo Taylor cover by João Selva. Producer/DJ extraordinaire Tiger Balm to the remix duty for this Nickodemus and Pat Kalla collaboration, also make sure to check her behind the decks! Heading to Brazil, listening back to Bebeto Castilho's classic "Batuque" from his 1975 LP, and to Jamaica with the Upsetters's dub of "Nice And Easy" by Susan Cadogan, a cover of The Miracles's "Do It Baby".
Nowhere to Pass
K.O.G
Love and Death
Voilaaa
Mama Tchipp (Follow Me) [Tigerbalm Remix]
Nickodemus, Pat Kalla, Tiger Balm
Dub It
Susan Cadogan, The Upsetters
Batuque
Bebeto Castilho
September 23, 2024
→ This week! New single by Oogo and Blanka from French beatsmith crew La Fine Equipe, the fun, Brazilian flavored "Diggedy"! British super collective Nubiyan Twist drops new single "Breeze", out from their previous LP's sessions, Find Your Flame, continuing on their brilliant soulful fusion of jazz and afrobeat. Keeping it groovy with Paris legendary venue New Morning's in-house band Jéroboam's (Echoes Of) first single, a tribute to the UK Jazz-funk scene of late seventies, early eighties. Incredibly infectious! Listening back to Washington's soul girls band hit "I'm Not Ready for Love" by Promise / The Gerldets, a compilation of their 70's singles was released back in 2020 by Numero Group (the group was rejected from Motown at the time - but was signed to the alternate label New Frontiers). And a great cover of Jorge Ben's "Xica Da Silva" by the great South African singer Miriam Makeba! Enjoy!
Diggedy
oOgo, Blanka, La Fine Equipe
Breeze
Nubiyan Twist
Brexit Funk
Jéroboam
I'm Not Ready for Love
Promise
