Listen to an exclusive premiere of the anthemic title track opener from ‘Not For Now’, the debut mini-album by the electrifying ensemble corto.alto, led by Glasgow trombonist, producer and composer, Liam Shortall. 

Shortall’s ensemble combines virtuoso musicianship with fresh jazz compositions informed by a lifelong passion for hip hop. Out tomorrow via the might Worm Discs (Worm Disco Club).

More info:
https://www.musicamacondo.com/2021/11/premiere-corto-alto-not-for-now/

Not for Now

Premiere: corto.alto – Not For Now

A selection of brazilian classics, old personal favorites and some rare ones from the 60s, 70s & 80s. 

A Brazilian Love Affair

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Nyar Kanan - Collela Mazee (Village Cuts Edit)

Éclectique, ouverte, et fortement décomplexée.
La Boîte à Musiques de Mr Ron explore tous les genres, du plus branché au plus obscur.

Tracklist & Infos
› www.lemellotron.com/la-boite-a-musiques

Mr Ron
› https://soundcloud.com/mrron
› on.fb.me/mrron
› fb.com/groups/laboiteamusiques/about

Mr Ron - La Boîte À Musiques #34

I present to you a sonic offering that represents dance music from the African diaspora. Photo by Alvin Balamesa. Follow me @itsabyrd

All my gigs over the next 6-8 months have all been cancelled so if you dig the vibes please share and I'd really appreciate any support you can provide. Venmo @Aaron-Byrd-1 & Cash App $abyrd1818.

FÊTE - Freeform Friday Extended Mix

My first three loves in life were my family, music and my people. Two of those three have completely consumed my heart this week. This emotional state that's equal parts love of my people and heartbreak for my people is having a profound & visceral affect on me. In times like this often turn to music. So I just hopped on the tables & put together a sonic offering in tribute to the artist that most encapsulates this duality. Helen, my fourth love. One final note...

to my black people, I know your exhausted by this relentless trauma so I highly encourage you to indulge in some self care. Take a bubble bath, a nice long walk, scream, exercise, sip on something brown, whatever it is that allows you to relax and release a bit. My hope is that these sounds will be a catalyst. Follow me @itsabyrd

All my gigs over the next 6-8 months have all been cancelled so if you dig the vibes please share and I'd really appreciate any support you can provide. Venmo @Aaron-Byrd-1 & Cash App $abyrd1818.

HELEN - A TRIBUTE TO SADE

Recorded live via Facebook on May 6, 2020

Fire and Spice Vol. 3

With sounds from the Garifuna of Belice, Honduras & Guatamela to Venezuela, New York, Perú, México, Cuba, Panamá & Colombia, I present to you a sonic offering of Latin sabores. Buen provecho. 📷 by Adrian Dascal. Follow me @itsabyrd

All my gigs over the next 6-8 months have all been cancelled so if you dig the vibes please share and I'd really appreciate any support you can provide. Venmo @Aaron-Byrd-1 & Cash App $abyrd1818.

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@if_i_was_your_dj DJ aka los niños du perfect beat t’envoie un sunset de musique dans ta stéréo.

Du primeur Boom Bap ou du classic Boompty Boomp. Tout ça pour la Wonder foule que vous êtes !

Tracklist 

Orion Sun - Mama's Baby (2020)
Farrah Boulé - Mother Of Mantras (2019)
Los Retros - New Humanity (2020)
Serginho Meriti - Batalha Maravilhosa (1981)
The Soul Surfers - Summer Madness (2020)
Poor Righteous Teachers - Rock Dis Funky Joint (2015)
Dengue Dengue Dengue - Pineal (2020)
Ginoli - I'm in Love ft. Nicholas Allbrook (2020)
Wh0A - Sn0h Aalegra X S4DE (2020)
The Sultan's Swing - Colours (2020)
Seu Jorge - Quem Não Quer Sou Eu (2011)
Eva Be ‎– No Memory Of Time Feat. Joe Dukie (2007)
Manuel Darquart - I'm Not Over You (2018)
Trilaterals - Hangin' On A String (2019)
Polibio Mayorga - Decídete por Mi ft. Dino (2017)
The Stance Brothers - Resolution Blue (2020)
Dwight Thompson ‎– My Woman Is Calling (1975)
Starship Connection - We Can Go All Night (2013)
Skip Marley  - Slow Down ft. H.E.R. (2019)
Aldorande - Summer Body (2020)
I, Ced - Reflect (2020)
Sade - By Your Side - Cottonbelly`s Fola Mix Edit - (2002)
Robert Owens - Now I Know (2008)
Blundetto - Fly High ft. Hindi Zahra (2020)
Gang Starr-Beyond Comprehension  (1990)
Tall Black Guy  - Emerge and See Part II Feat. Kyotey Grey (2020)
Junior Mervin ‎– Strikes And Demonstrations (1985)
Infinito 2017 - Analog B Boy (2010)
Cush Jazz Edit - Crush (2020)
Sunlightsquare Latin Combo - I Believe In Miracles (2010)
Premonition - In Love (2020)
Adam F - Circles (1997)
Michelle Gayle ‎– Sweetness - LTJ Mellow Drum & Bass Mix (1994)
Roni Size / Reprazent ‎– Heroes (1997)
Om Unit - Vibes Is Right (2016)
Common  - Come Close ft. M.J. Blige - Boozoo Bajou Remix (2002)
Jonny Tobin - Kameleon ft Meiwa & Swatkins (2020)
Derrick L. Carter  - Boompty Boomp Theme (1999)
Redinho - Shall I Go To Brazil (2020)
Tricky feat. Marta - Fall Please (2020)
Jayda G - Both Of Us (2020)
Prince  - When Doves Cry - Jeremy Sole Too Bold Remix​ (2016)

If I Was Your DJ • LoveMachine #4

MIMS is excited to share the wild & incredibly rare Venezuelan big band sound of "Socorro Auxilio" by Germán Fernando y su Orquestra, taken from El Palmas Music's forthcoming compilation, 'Color De Trópico', released Friday November 20.

'Color de Trópico' is a carefully-compiled work of healing and reconstruction, documenting a special moment in the history of Venezuelan music, when the country’s democracy was just a few years old and the profound impact of the oil industry on society had only just begun. DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo have chosen eight impossibly hard-to-find jewels, originally released between 1966 and 1978, remastered and reissued here for the first time on vinyl.

According to music journalist Alfredo Churión “those who saw (Germán Fernando) attested to having witnessed something indescribable”, a mysterious man who doubted even his sanity and of whom today practically nothing is known. He was someone who dared to show a completely foreign effrontery, signing unintelligibly, moving frantically and throwing himself to the ground before the stunned gaze of his audiences. Venezuelan writer Luis Armando Ugueto states: “his art could go from the sublime to bad taste – and it was craved by the press – when he subjected viewers to strange songs where he pleaded for socorro and auxilio [help].” 

Germán Fernando had a histrionic proposal that was a thousand times misunderstood and that even popular presenters of the time like Renny Ottolina dubbed “his follies”. A theme close to the jazz orchestra soundtracks of James Bond and Batman accompanies the showman here who comes across like a creole Screaming Jay Hawkins. He creates a whirlwind of sound that, while as agile as a featherweight, is also capable of knocking out all the old ideas Venezuelans themselves have about their music.

DJ El Palmas, aka Maurice Aymard, tell us, "We started to make this compilation almost one year ago, and it was very complex to make it happen for several reasons. First of all,  find the legal rights of the songs and to negotiate with old record labels, it´s something that takes a lot of time and effort, many phone calls and emails back and forth for almost six months.

Besides this there was another task, to find the right 'gems' that could fit into our concept, and that could express in music what we were looking for, but this also would lead us to other challenges.

The first one was that most of the masters were not available, we had to start searching for old vinyl records and most of them were not in the market,  and also the ones available were very expensive. A lot of digging had to be made, all these  'fun' obstacles we found on our way were a big adventure for El Drágon Criollo and myself.

We also wanted to express in a new vinyl record, the history and the era of Venezuela, as it was at the end of the 60's and the beginning of the 70´s, when there was an explosion of genres , from jazz, cumbia, salsa, disco, joropo, boogaloo and pop, it was amazing what was going on in this beautiful and tropical country at that time. 

Also the connection between El Drágon Criollo (Paulo) and I was super important, he is Colombian and I am Venezuelan, so we have so many things in common but at the same time different points of views, so this was also super fun, it was a learning process for both of us....."

El Dragón Criollo adds, "The compilation of Color de Trópico is in the end like an art exposition of different artists in the same gallery. So the curatorship was made very carefully and with tons of problems at the same time, because the pieces to expose were not easy to find. Here we are trying to show the versatility of what was going on in Venezuelan music at that time, it is really an eclectic mixture of colors."

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Exclusive Premiere: Germán Fernando y su Orquestra "Socorro Auxilio" (El Palmas Music)

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Gospel Travelers - Jesus Is Watching You

DJ, Curator, Music Director, Music Supervisor & World Traveller. Former KCRW DJ, Los Angeles.

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Aaron Byrd