👉 Listen on Deezer, Spotify & co:
https://kuronekomedia.lnk.to/Bubbling
👉 Pre-order Limited edition 12" on bandcamp
https://wearemawimbi.bandcamp.com/album/bubbling

This is the first time Zambian master musician Edward Mwanza, also known as Mufrika, collaborates with a European producer. When Adrien (Mawimbi) came across a video of Mufrika playing subtle melodies on his self-built kalimba, he was truly mesmerized. He reworked the song into an emotional, upbeat dance track and sent it to Mufrika. New vocals were recorded and a truly unique collaboration was born. 

👉 Listen on Deezer, Spotify & co:
https://kuronekomedia.lnk.to/Bubbling
👉 Pre-order Limited edition 12" on bandcamp
https://wearemawimbi.bandcamp.com/album/bubbling

Bubbling

Mawimbi - Kugombe (feat. Mufrika)

status quo vs nearby sci-fi
https://boogiearkestra.bandcamp.com/track/a-new-world

Boogie Arkestra :  a New World

Soundway return once more to the Caribbean and are proud to present ‘Ifetayo’ by Black Truth Rhythm Band originally released in 1976. Led by the charismatic Oluko Imo, ‘Ifetayo’ was the only release from the Afro-centric, Trinidadian band and is re-issued here for the first time on CD, vinyl and digital. Whereas most of their peers at the time were looking to the funk of the USA & James Brown for inspiration, Black Truth Rhythm Band looked to Africa, fusing rhythms from Africa & the West Indies with elements of jazz, funk, calypso and soul.

From an early stage in their career it was the African influence that set Black Truth Rhythm Band apart from other West Indian bands. Formed in 1971, the group looked further a field than the USA for their influences, more specifically to Africa, even going as far as giving themselves African names and dressing in African clothes. At the time finding African records in the West Indies was particularly difficult, making the bands choice of influences even more rare.

In 1975 Imo took his musicians into the studio to record the album ‘Ifetayo’. Imo played bass, kalimba, conga, flute and percussion as well as lead vocals.  The album was released the following year in 1976 and despite being released in the US, remained an underground, albeit unique and forward thinking record that has remained out of print for years now.

‘Ifetayo’ was to be the only release from Black Truth Rhythm Band but Imo continued his music and love of African rhythms, going onto record with Fela Kuti in 1988 and later on perform with members of Fela’s Egypt 80 band.

All formats comes with a non-album bonus track. The vinyl edition comes with bonus 7″

Black Truth Rhythm Band - Umbala

'You Are The One' - Ntombi & Survival (1985)

Elis e Astor

B2 Lindigo - Tany Be (Alma Negra Dub)

Da Lata Brazil Favourites 1

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24 Hours of Vinyl 20th Edition
Recorded in Montreal @ Agora De La Danse

Event Series Created by Music Is My Sanctuary
Presented in partnership with Discogs, Agora De La Danse, Nuit Blanche à Montréal, Tangente Danse, Bar À Vinyle and Vinyl Caravan

24 Hours of Vinyl: CANICULE TROPICALE (03.2020 - Montreal)

Format: 180g 12inch with tip on cover & printed inner sleeve
Cat#: NOAJ007
Original release: 1984
Releasedate: 25.09.2019

Manoel Germano Filho (better known as Germannu) was born into a family of cocoa farm owners on January 11th, 1955 in Linhares, Espirito Santo, Brazil. He was the second born of three children, but refusing to buy into the stereotype of the forgotten middle child, it took just a few guitar chords, learnt at the age of 15, to start him on his musical path. (The chords were taught to Manoel by his much-revered older sister, Germana, which she, in turn, had learned playing religious songs at Catholic school).

Manoel started his foray into education by following in his family’s footsteps, earning his agronomy degree at the Federal University of Viçosa in the state of Minas Gerais. Yet it was music rather than soil that held his heart, and after a chance meeting with Milton Nascimento, one of Brazil’s biggest musical icons — both back then and today — he threw himself into the Minas music scene, burgeoned as it was by student movements and local music festivals.

Manoel’s attempts to bring his music to the general public were abruptly derailed by the death of his father. Shortly after graduating, his dreams were put on hold and he found himself back in his hometown of Espirito Santo taking care of the family’s business affairs. It didn’t take long for though for the music to win over, and soon after he invested a considerable sum of his earnings in musical instruments and sound equipment, as well as a mobile trailer which he used as a tour bus, setting out to perform in towns in the region.

In 1984, Manoel, now Germannu, met the composer, arranger, vocalist, and guitarist Jorge “Jóia” Olímpio at a show in Linhares, and a month later threw caution to the wind, moved to Rio and found himself crashing at Jorge’s house while putting down his roots. Over the following days and weeks, the recording of Germannu’s debut LP began in earnest, starting with his songs Lavoura, Fale De Mim, and Hei De Amar.

Jorge’s help was crucial. Although Germannu had certain melodies in mind and chord structures around which he wanted to build the songs, he hadn’t yet developed how the melodies would play out, nor decided how exactly the chord sequences would go.

The pre-production was done at Jorge’s home, before they moved over to the now-defunct Estúdio Rio near the Laranjeiras viaduct to flesh things out. Jorge Jóia called on his contacts and brought in musicians he was sure would work, including a bassist and former bandmate named Borjalo, with whom he had previously played with in a band that was put together by the legendary organ player, Lafayette. Drummer, Paulinho Black (ex-Banda Black Rio), and pianist, Moisés Pedrosa, were also part of the team, as was the fabulous Jorge Cardozo — who transcribed Jorge Jóia’s arrangements.

Sadly, Germannu is no longer with us, but the lasting groove of his music remains eternal and continues to bring a special kind of joy to those that hear it.

So, where does Notes On A Journey fit into all of this? Jürgen von Knoblauch — a longtime member of Jazzanova and Sonar Kollektiv, amongst others, is introduced on our site simply as Record Collector — met Junior Santos, a musician, drummer, and Brazilian music aficionado extraordinaire, when buying records from him. Junior convinced Jürgen to buy a record by one Celso Rubinstein — which led to a NOAJ reissue (which if you haven’t discovered already, you should). The collaboration between knowledge fount and collector was fruitful enough that Junior and Jürgen decided to work on more reissues. This Germannu record is their first complete collaboration, with more on the way.

A2 - Germannu - Fale De Mim

We’re excited to premiere the vibrant ‘Volta Region’. Named after a beautiful region in Eastern Ghana bordering Togo. The main riff to the song came to Nick whilst travelling in that region, after a few years of playing around with it and experimenting he managed to use it as the basis for this extended composition.

'Implicate Order' by Nick Walters & The Paradox Ensemble is released via D.O.T Records on the 29th Of January.

Find out more here:  https://www.musicamacondo.com/2021/01/premiere-nick-walters-the-paradox-ensemble-volta-region/

Premiere: Nick Walters &  The Paradox Ensemble - Volta Region

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Premiere: Nick Walters & The Paradox Ensemble - Volta Region

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