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New York - Addis - London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975

Yègellé Tezeta

Cymande

The Message

Con Todo El Mundo

Lady and Man

Oh man

Do The Pop-Eye

Pop-Eye Stroll

Bacao Suave

Ebo Taylor

Saana

Floating Features

The Creature

Unstraight Ahead

Push Na Ya

Secret Agent

Taken from the brand new album 'Mantra Moderne' out now on Mr Bongo https://backl.ink/mantramoderne

Mantra Moderne

Kit Sebastian – Pangea

lyrics: 
for the dark nights and the dirty streets 
she walked to the beat yeah she moved her feet 
but tell me why she seemed to care 
but she keep it slow with nowhere to go 
she wanna get high, don't wanna die 
but tell me why you seemed to care 
for in her head when she's feeling dead 
through the shivering night she held on tight 
oh tell me why she seemed to care 
and when they stand and stare 
when you're not really there 
but who's to say when you had your way 
oh tell me why you seemed to care 
I like to keep you hanging 'round 
so if you realize when it's in your eyes 
what you wanna be or choose to see 
oh tell me why you seemed to care 
so who's to show where you'll ever go 
aint a walk in the park just a shot in the dark 
oh tell me why you seemed to care 
I like to keep you hanging 'round

Hanging 'Round

Stone by Stone

The Offering

Over the past eight years, Ikebe Shakedown has cemented a reputation as one of New York City’s boldest, most creative instrumental bands. Combining cinematic soul, Afro–funk, deep disco, and an irrepressible groove, Ikebe Shakedown has forged a style all its own. Each song is anchored in the deep-pocketed pulse of its four-man rhythm section (Barnaby Alter, drums; Dave Bourla, percussion; Vince Chiarito, bass; Robin Schmidt, guitar) and driven by one of the tightest horn trios on the East Coast (Mike Buckley, tenor/baritone sax; Jason Colby, trumpet; Nadav Nirenberg, trombone), with tunes ranging from dance-floor burners to lush, captivating scores.

The band first came on the scene with 2009’s debut EP, Hard Steppin’, from Colemine Records. Praised by WNYC’s Soundcheck as “the perfect soundtrack for the unwritten Tarantino movie of your imagination,” the five–song release led to tours up and down both U.S. coasts and paved the way for Ikebe Shakedown’s first full-length LP on Ubiquity Records. Recorded at Killion Sound in L.A. with Orgone’s Sergio Rios and Dunham Studios in Brooklyn with noted producer Tom Brenneck, this self-titled album, released in 2011, featured 14 blistering tracks that Okayplayer called, “an adventurous trip through time” and “one of the best releases of the year.” Having toured the record throughout the U.S. and Canada, Ikebe Shakedown returned to the studio in 2014 for their follow up album for Ubiquity, Stone by Stone. Recorded at Daptone Studios, the 10-song set let the band become more adventurous than ever before, weaving psychedelic textures and raw soul into powerful compositions, or as Wax Poetics called it, “a greasy and sometimes trippy funk world.”

Now, after hitting major jazz festivals, opening on extended runs for stars like Lee Fields, and with the band’s members simultaneously touring with acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, and the Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown is poised for their next big release in 2017. The new album, The Way Home, is due out October 20th on Colemine Records. It shows how the band’s style has continued to evolve, with material that transports listeners beyond their living rooms into dance parties and spaces for introspection. Building on the success that has led to musical features in series such as Eastbound and Down, movies like Our Brand is Crisis, and commercials for brands including Mini Cooper, Vans’ Off the Wall, and Surfline, the songs are at once richly familiar and incredibly fresh, paying homage to classic influences while pushing a brand new sound. Defying genre or classification, this album proves Ikebe Shakedown is helping define the next bold and soulful wave in instrumental music.

The Offering

Ikebe Shakedown

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