A couple of months ago, we picked out our <a href="http://www.stampthewax.com/2013/08/05/top-five-fela-kuti-reworks/" target="_blank">Top Five Fela Kuti Reworks</a> to mark the 16th anniversary of his death. The overwhelming response was confirmation of the feeling that had compelled us to write the feature; that Fela's musical legacy still resonates strongly today. Another testament of this is Red, Hot & Fela, a new compilation marking the 75th anniversary of Fela's birth, containing 13 interpretations by ?uestlove, tUnE-yArDs, Spoek Mathambo, Nneka, Tony Allen and Chance The Rapper. Our standout, however, was an interpretation of 'Sorrow, Tears & Blood' by a selection of names who were initially a little less familiar: Grammy award-winning string ensemble Kronos Quartet and TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe.

Read our thoughts at <a href="http://www.stampthewax.com/2013/10/09/kronos-quartet-sorrow-tears-blood/" target="_blank">Stamp The Wax</a>.

Kronos Quartet & Stuart Bogie - Sorrow, Tears & Blood (STW Premiere)

Super-Sonic Jazz was the first album to be released on El Saturn Records, the label run by Sun Ra and his business partner Alton Abraham. Set up in 1955, they released their first singles, including a doo-wop group The Cosmic Rays and the Arkestra's Saturn, at the beginning of 1956, and had recorded the whole of their first album by the end of the year, to be released in March 1957. El Saturn is now considered, along with Charles Mingus and Max Roach’s Debut label and Harry Partch’s Gate 5 label, "one of the very first and most active artist-owned record labels." Often pressed in editions of 75 — sometimes as few as 20 were made for specific concerts — the records would be manufactured using local black businesses, and often put together in Abraham's own home.

*Sun Ra And His Arkestra - India (Mop Mop's Rework)*
Additional production and remix by Andrea Benini
Used Equipment :
MFB Tanzbär Drumcomputer
Roland Space Echo RE-201
Monacor EEM-2000 Analog Echo
Boss KM-60 Mixer
WEM Audiomaster Power Mixer

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Sun Ra And His Arkestra - India (MM's Rework)

Up, Bustle And Out - Rio De Almeria

Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu - Dede (Baumhaus Remix)

Forever Slappin

Recorded Live at Neue Heimat in Berlin (05.02.2015)
Audio Engineer : Jochen Ströh 
Picture : Carolin Saage

Personnel :
Andrea Benini - drums
Pasquale Mirra - vibraphone
Alex Trebo - keys
Danilo Mineo - percussions
Messico - bass

Phantom Of The Panther Live At Neue Heimat - Berlin

Melodica Teens Band - Mwekuru Muthao

Orchestre Black Santiago & Vincent Ahehehinou: " Best Woman"

Kenya Special : Volume Two is available to pre order on Soundway Records now. 

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Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu - Dede (Baumhaus Remix)

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