song about a stroll under the cherry blossoms, blues, funk

Under The Cherry

Our appreciation for 22a and their extended family has steadily spiralled over the last year or so. We've already featured various members of the clan in their own rights:  Jeen Bassa and Al Dobson Jr weaving wax as far back as 2012,  Mo Kolours multiple times and  Henry Wu serving  "Just Negotiate" on a plate for Debuts. It's about time all of those names came together on one setlist, mind - a wish we're churning into reality with  this Friday's 22a label showcase in London.

22a #6 sees Tenderlonious lift the label into album territory for the first time. Led by the label chief on sax, flute and percussion, Ruby Rushton is the result of four friends uniting to ooze out off-the-cuff jazz. Their debut album “Two For Joy” was recorded in 2011, a deeply personal set of compositions fuelled by an admiration for Coltrane, Yusef Lateef and Fela Kuti through to more contemporary demi-gods like Slum Village and  Sa-Ra. The title track - which you can stream uptop - is luxuriously smooth, handmade for Sunday mid-morning couch sessions with the spring sun reaching inwards. 

As with all 22a releases, catch it on vinyl (180g) when it lands on June 29th.

Ruby Rushton "Two For Joy" - Boiler Room Debuts

Second side of the latest release from Bristol-based producer and songwriter Typesun, featuring vocals and production from Alex Rita of Okapii.

Available now on 10" & digital from http://typesun.bandcamp.com and all good record stores.

AA - WATER SONG feat. Alex Rita

Alpman - Waking Dream

Buy: alpman.bandcamp.com/track/waking-dream
2016 - Istanbul

Waking Dream

Tam Tam Tam Reimagined is the second album to come from Gilles Peterson’s Sonzeira project. Overseen by the DJ and record collector of 30-years, this second album picks up where the first one left off. Where Brasil Bam Bam Bam brought together the all-stars of Brazilian music, this album focuses on a key moment in the country’s history; a record made at a crucial moment serves as the jumping off point for an open-ended project of musical reimagining.

Sonzeira - Nós Precisamos De Você (feat. Moses Boyd)

Harmonies  

Woah! There's No Limit

THE STORM (Rare Silk Edit)

Off MR&RT, the first collaboration between producers Monster Rally (Los Angeles) and RUMTUM (Denver). Now available on vinyl for the first time.
http://goldrobotrecords.bigcartel.com/product/monster-rally-rumtum-mr-rt

MR&RT

Monster Rally & RUMTUM - Forest

Stream & Download: https://godtet.bandcamp.com/album/godtet

'Ensueño' is the second offering from GODTET; The debut LP and live band project from Sydney guitarist, Producer & Beat-maker Godriguez. Praised for his production on ‘The Great Mixtape’ for Sampa the Great, Godtet sees Godriguez stepping back into the live format of production with a full band.

The self-titled LP is due out October 27th via La Sape (SAPE001).

Andrew Bruce - Piano
Jan Bangma - Bass
Tully Ryan - Drums
Dominic Kirk - Percussion
Godriguez - Guitar

Produced by Godriguez and Jack Prest
Recorded live, no overdubs, in 2016 by Jack Prest, assisted by Antonia Gauci, at Studios 301, Alexandria, Sydney
Mixed and mastered by Jack Prest

GODTET - Ensueño

We are so excited to present to your our next release! ☀️
Kalima - (Where Is The) Sunshine on 7"
Release date : June 6th
Pre-order yours on Bandcamp: https://chuwanaga.bandcamp.com/album/where-is-the-sunshine

For its third release, Chuwanaga goes back to the past with the reissue of “(Where Is The) Sunshine” by Kalima, a really rare 7” originally released in 1981 and produced in Baltimore (Maryland) by African-American pianist and producer Derrick Amin. Part I on the A side and part II on the B side form a real journey, a beauty in its own style fusing jazz, soul and spirituality as well as political values.

Back in the mid seventies Derrick Amin brought together young and talented musicians from his African-American Muslim community in Baltimore. He tells us: “all black music in America is a response to racism and slavery” and “(Where Is The) Sunshine” was their own answer, “a plaintiff query of one immerse in darkness. The darkness of lies, lies that deny the humanity, justice, and equality of people. It’s the impetus of this song”. He adds: “Kalima means « Word » or « Langage » in Arabic. The name was inspired by a quote from Imam W.D. Mohammad (the late Muslim American leader and erstwhile successor to Nation of Islam founder, Elijah Muhammad) who once said: “Words make people””.

With its splendid vocal parts - thanks to lead vocalist Sabreen Shareef, a unique major-to-minor chord progression, subtil synthetiser melodies in the chorus and amazing electric piano and sax solos, it really is a very special release. It’s been discovered in a @Motor Motor City Drum Ensemble jazz set with Gilles Peterson at the JAW Family Reunion in Berlin back in 2016 where he played it as the closing track of a wonderful musical journey through black music – which was the right occasion for a classic Gilles rewind and the occasion of a shared epiphany. Still, one must not forget its yet poetic still political message now shared once again with the world. The question asked by Kalima sadly still remains as relevant in 2018: Where is the sunshine ?

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Kalima - (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I SNIPPET

Kicking off 2011 in fine style, Worldwide Family is a new series from Brownswood Recordings that will see label head Gilles Peterson hand over compiling duties to trusted friends of the label in our perpetual pursuit of the perfect beat. And who better to launch this new venture into orbit than two of our closest cohorts: Lefto and Simbad. Both gents are globetrotting DJs, respected selectors (with web-like worldwide connections) and the two are firm friends. What’s more, they have repped Brownswood from the beginning.
27 tracks deep, ‘Worldwide Family Vol.1’ sets the bar sky high for future instalments. Reaching out to their respective global networks, Lefto and Simbad have each compiled a stellar selection of exclusive jams that sum up their individual and inimitable styles.

CD01 // Lefto
01 UpHigh Collective feat. Delvis – Blend (Revised) (Belgium)
02 Damage Is Done – Meeting Point (Germany)
03 Exile - Rake(USA)
04 Dela & The Headless Hunters – London Town (France)
05 grooveman Spot – Take Back (Japan)
06 Brassroots – Good Life (UK)
07 74 Miles Away feat. AHU & Miles Bonny – Same Dream Again (Belgium / Turkey / USA)
08 I.N.T. – Raw Funk (The Netherlands)
09 Karlmarx – Mists (New Zealand)
10 Onra – The Perfect Match (France)
11 TOKiMONSTA – Park Walks (USA)
12 Trilogy – Automata (France)


Lefto & Simbad present Worldwide Family Vol.1 // Lefto Teaser

Chuwanaga is a french label born in 2017 and based in Paris just like its two founders, parisian deejays @clementine-fr and @saint-james. From jazz-funk to mellow grooves, the label brings back musicality on the dancefloors. They release quality licenced and remastered reissues of lost or forgotten tunes but also new music from today’s talents. 

Contact : chuwanagarecords(at)gmail.com

Kalima - (Where Is The) Sunshine Pt. I SNIPPET

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