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People have asked, people have been patient, but now people get ready. After snapping up their limited edition 45 singles on Kept Records and Electric Cowbell Records, DJs, funk fans, vinyl heads and instrumental afro-enthusiasts alike will finally be able to lay their hands on a full-length Polyrhythmics platter.&#13;
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This is a funk record. No suspenders, emotional folksy rock ballads, vocoder or synthesized soul will be found on this release. Multiple-horns, multiple rhythms, and multiple players. This album is a straight-up instrumental attack, where the only voice you hear is the collective force of these eight players hitting all original cuts live and off the floor. Let’s be clear about it: Polyrhythmics are not trying to emulate or recreate something that has already been done. This is not “retro,” or “throwback;” this is music being made together, today in The Now. The raw, fresh and genuine sounds captured on Libra Stripes are an instrumental testament to the universal groove and appeal of funk and afrobeat music, and present a clear call to everyone to get up and occupy the dance floor.&#13;
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ready for your turntable on November 12, 2013&#13;
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A Polyrhythmics production. Brought to your turntable by Kept Records.&#13;
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LIBRA STRIPES by POLYRHYTHMICS&#13;
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01. Libra Stripes ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning ) &#13;
02. Pupusa Strut ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning)&#13;
03. Moon Cabbage ( Grant Schroff)&#13;
04. Chingador ( R. Scott Morning)&#13;
05. Snake In The Grass ( Ben Bloom , R. Scott Morning)&#13;
06. Bobo ( Grant Schroff)&#13;
07. Skin The Fat ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning)&#13;
08. Retrobotic ( R. Scott Morning)&#13;
09. Mr. Wasabi Rides Again ( Grant Schroff, R. Scott Morning)

Polyrhythmics - Pupusa Strut

The new Liberators album is peppered with dark, sinister grooves worth of the fiercest dancefloor battles" Martín Perna, Antibalas NYC | New Album Out 25 November 2013 on LP | CD | Digi & 45. Pre-order NOW! on Bandcamp http://bit.ly/195fzLZ

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The Liberators - Cairo Uprising

Analog Africa No.15 – ANGOLA SOUNDTRACK 2
*Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978*
Catalogue No. AACD 075 (1xCD)/AALP 075 (2xLP)
CD with 44-Page Booklet / LP with 16-Page LP Size Booklet

In 2010, against all odds, Angola Soundtrack Vol.1 was awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize in the category "Black music". This victory was all the sweeter for its triumph over the predicted winner, Aloe Blacc´s multi platinium record, "Good Things".

Many were surprised that the award was handed to a compilation that covered obscure music, but it didn’t surprise the team behind Analog Africa who believed such award should have come much earlier.

Since discovering the music of Angola 15 years ago, styles such Kazucuta, Rebita and Semba have become an addiction for Samy Ben Redjeb, the compiler, who proclaimed a serious warning in the first edition liner notes:

"Listening to these tracks may cause addiction and provoke heavy rotation!"

The unique blend of incomparable musicianship, passionate delivery and regional rhythms that make these tracks so combustible are no accident.  An exceptional set of circumstances existed in the history of Angola before Independence that created the giant leap in the style and standard of bands and recordings of the time.

When Portuguese repressive measures prevented the small Turmas, street musician groups, from being able to perform in Carnaval celebrations in 1961, a Portuguese civil servant, entrepreneur and Angolan music fan named Luis Montês was already in a position to capitalise on Luanda’s need for a live music scene. His self-designed “Kutonocas”, Sunday afternoon live music festivals, delighted a Luandan population hungry for a communication between the city and musseques (townships). It also forced groups to adapt to a different style of playing that would accommodate large stages and broader audiences. They equipped themselves with electric guitars, and fed on the musical influences from Cape Verde, Congo and the Dominican Republic, while staying patriotically true to their own musical legacy and unique rhythms. 

The intimacy of those participating in this musical revolution meant they playfully and professionally wanted to trump each other’s style; communication between the groups was frequent as everyone studied each other’s records and concerts and players were under a lot of pressure to outdo each other due to the limited recording and performing opportunities.  Development of skill and ingenuity was a must, as well as addressing the highly politicised climate.  The optimism of Independence can be heard in these recordings; a common goal between the audience and musicians.

Upon reading the characteristically generous liner notes of this new Analog Africa release, you will be given more hints of the crucial melting pot that allowed this short period to have such an outstanding productivity.  Featuring 44 pages acquired in coordination with the National Library of Luanda and the art magazine “Note E Dia”, Analog Africa head honcho Samy Ben Redjeb has managed to collect newspaper clips, extremely rare pictures of the bands on stage and printed interviews from the 70s.

The stunning pages of passionate photography and artistic design also include interviews with many of the original artists and their families, biographies of the three labels that made it all possible, and of Luis Montês, who was the pulse of the live music scene in Luanda.

This compilation represents the best of the short lived recording industry in Angola, a brief moment of history between 1969 and 1978, when three recording companies produced approximately 800 limited records, mostly singles. They are rare jewels, each song with a significant story and feel behind it. You will hear exciting music blazed with the anticipation of emancipation, tracks fuelled with a sense of unity, community, importance and immediacy.

This addictive, outlawed music from Angola shakes and grooves with the smoothness of staccato machine gun fire.  Do yourself a favor and submerge yourself into some of the most the addictive music created by mankind!


Senhor Doutor - Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo

From from the much awaited debut album by afrofunk formation THE LIBERATORS:

RKX035 THE LIBERATORS - s/t out now on CD/LP/Digital here:
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"This is one killer of an album!" - DJ Snowboy (Blues & Soul Magazine)


THE LIBERATORS - Let It Go feat. Roxie Ray

From the upcoming album Jaiyede Afro by Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, out September 8th on Strut. <a href="http://geni.us/JaiyedeAfro">Pre-order now via iTunes</a> and receive this track instantly. 

Orlando Julius on "Buje Buje:"
"My parents used to tell us stories, folk tales and there were a lot of different stories involving tortoises - they often made tortoises sound like human beings. There was one about a tortoise who had a farm and I always thought, ‘how could a tortoise have a farm?!’ This tortoise is working on his farm and a pretty lady is passing by. So, he cuts his foot with his cutlass and pretends that he is injured so that he can get her attention. The lady comes over and tries to help him and he says, ‘I can’t work with this cut. Could I climb on your back to go to get help?’ She agrees, he climbs on her back and she starts to walk. He says, ‘I’m too far up, could you push me further down your back?’ Finally, the lady realises that he is up to no good, she is very unhappy and tells him to find his own way. Once she has left, the tortoise continues to play this trick on other women.

“I made the story into a song and brought human nature into it – good people and bad people. The song teaches us not to copy something that is bad, fake or deceptive.”

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Jaiyede Afro

Buje Buje

Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics - Buje Buje

From the upcoming album 'Jaiyede Afro' by Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, out September 8th on Strut. 
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Jake Ferguson of The Heliocentrics on "In The Middle:"
"We’ve all been big fans of James Brown since we’ve been involved in music and have played ‘In The Middle’ regularly on our live tours. It felt like a natural fit for the Orlando project, particularly as we have added an Afro swing to the track. We first played the track with Orlando at a London gig last year and he got into it in the studio straight away – his sax solo here was the very first take. James Brown and his band loved Orlando when they saw him play in Ibadan back in the ‘60s and the two of them met up and talked at J.B.’s hotel. So, for lots of reasons, this felt like a natural one to include.”

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In The Middle

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - "In The Middle"

From the self-titled album 'Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band,' out June 15th on Strut.

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From the album liner notes:
An “Africo” crossover style typical of early 1970s Accra in the style of Osibisa and Alhaji K Frimpong. It's one of the most funky tracks on the album and features some superb harmonic and melodic touches. Thomas's lyrics are defiant: “This is my life, my turn. You can talk about all my problems and dance in my misery. But it's not going to be like that forever. You can talk all you want but things will always get better for me.”

The track features a yearning trumpet solo from another Ghanaian legend, Osei Tutu. Osei was a member of Hedzolleh Sounds and also played alongside Ebo and Pat in the Sweet Beans. 

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Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band

Me Ho Asem

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Summer 2012 saw the release of JUNGLE FIRE's debut vinyl 45 released on indie label Colemine Records, and has been lauded by the likes of DJ Gilles Peterson Worldwide BBC 1 radio, Dj Rich Medina, Dj Bobbito Garcia, Dj Spinna, Jeremy Sole KCRW, DJ, Mark NuMark, DJ Cut Chemist,and many others worldwide!
	
Afro/Latin/Funk/Soul

Members	The JUNGLE FIRE family:

Michael Duffy - Timbales,Bata,Chekere
Miguel Ramirez - Congas,Bongos
Steve Haney - Congas,Bongos,Bata
Alberto Lopez - Bata
Sam Halterman - Drums
Judson McDaniel - Guitar
Joey Reina - Bass
Sean Billings -Trumpet
Sam Robles - Baritone Sax
Otto Granillo- Trombone

Jungle Fire - Tokuta (afro-latin-funk)

The butterfly is now out of the cocoon...Let's fly "Petit à petit" with Muyiwa Kunnuji's OSEMAKO.

Le papillon a terminé sa transformation, il est sorti de son cocon pour s'envoler vers de nouvelles aventures. Première démo d'OSEMAKO pour vous : "Petit à Petit".

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Muyiwa Kunnuji-trompette, voix, Fab Smith-saxophone ténor, Nicolas Sakélario-saxophone bariton, Tom Gareïl-vibraphone, Olivier Martin-claviers, choeurs, J.B Saint Martin-guitare, Fatna Chaibi-basse, choeurs,François Estassy-batterie,James Stewart-congas,
photo-Pierre Ndjami Makanda

(composition-Muyiwa Kunnuji)-(mixed by Grand Phabao)

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