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The Wicked Sound Playlist 1 (2021) Jazz Funk Soul Beats

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Bizarre Ride - Double LieF - Prod. By L.A. Jay

In the middle of 2014, with all roads leading to Brazil, DJ, tastemaker and cultural curator Gilles Peterson embarked on the project of a lifetime, his most ambitious to date: setting up camp in a recording studio in Rio to record a sort of love letter to the nation under the artist name “Sonzeira” (meaning a joyful / killer sound). The resulting album “Brasil Bam Bam Bam” was a deeply personal work, bringing together the many authentic sounds and traditions but always through the eyes of an enthusiast inspired by 30 years of DJIng and record collecting. As Gilles said at the time: ‘Brazil’s music culture is massive..There’s the North – Bahia, Recife, the afro-brazilian sound. There’s batucada, the heavy sambas. Then bossa nova - Tom Jobim and all that history. There’s baile funk. There’s Tropicalia and the more soulful, funky scene championed by groups like Banda Black Rio, Trio Mocoto and icons like Gilberto Gil. Such a huge amount of stuff to fit in. I wanted to try and cover it all – to make a kind of Buena Vista meets club culture, but to keep it sonically very modern.’ The album included star turns from Brazilian superstars young and old, including ‘City of God’ actor and singer Seu Jorge, the grande dame of samba, 76-year-old powerhouse Elza Soares, and world-renowned percussionist Nana Vasconcelos. Of course, this was a Gilles Peterson record and so there was also many left turns -  who else would come up with Emanuelle Araujo’s bossa nova take on the 80s UK jazz-funk hit Southern Freeez, or draft in Seun Kuti (youngest son of Fela) to join the dots between modern day Brazil and the slave ships that bought poly-rhythms from Africa 400 years ago.

Of course, with roots so deep in the interesting edges of club culture it was natural for Gilles to continue this journey into new sonic territories. As such he has spent the last 6 months curating this new album “Brasil Bam Bam Bass” drafting in some of his favourite producers, friends, and associates to reimagine tracks from the album, with all the taste and good judgement you would expect. Much like the original record this is a very personal curation, a considered work that saw Gilles hand pick producers to re-imagine the album track by track - these include At Jazz, FaltyDL, DJ Oil, Kyodai, Max Graef and many more. Also included on this double CD are some wonderful outtakes (including the sublime reworking of Yusef lateef’s Plum Blossom previously only on the vinyl box set of the album), and dubbed out alternative versions of several tracks by Gilles’ Sonzeira co-producer Dillip Harris.          

If the original record was about examining Gilles own history and love for every quarter of Brasil’s sound, this provides a further glimpse into Gilles’ creative mind, ever serching for connections between rhythms; exciting, imaginative and original productions. Most of all this is a record where respect for the source material continues to shine through. 

Que sonzeira! 

Gilles Peterson presents Sonzeira Brasil Bam Bam Bass - The Out Takes and Remakes: Curated with Love will be released on double CD on Brownswood Recordings on the 9th February.


Sonzeira - America Latina (FaltyDL Remix)

Debut album from Afro-beat/Dub/Jazz sensation Nubiyan Twist

Release out on Wormfood records (@wormfoodlondon)
Download link: bit.ly/1NItaiu

On the link above you can find limited edition CD of the debut album by Nubiyan Twist, printed on recycled cardboard, with beautiful sleeve art from Emily Evans (emilye.co.uk)

Includes unlimited streaming of Nubiyan Twist (WF103) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more

Website: http://nubiyantwist.co.uk/
Youtube: bit.ly/1Af7Tn9
Facebook: on.fb.me/1kk9Ec8
Twitter: bit.ly/1FK8Eo5


Turu/Workhouse


Dylan Jones - Trumpet 
James Mollison - Tenor Saxophone 
Joe Armon-Jones 
TJ Koleoso - Bass 
Femi Koleoso - Drums

Enter The Jungle

Live @ 91.7 WMSE (Rough)

The Aluar Pearls - Koma Mosi (The Harbours Band)

Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScpnUpCsM4

'Pineapple' (Feat. @moses-boyd & @nerijamusic) taken from Blue Lab Beats' debut album 'Xover'.

Pre-order the album/stream the single here: https://BlueLabBeats.lnk.to/Xover

'Pineapple' is an interpolation of the song Yembele by Samba Mapangala.

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Pineapple (Feat. Moses Boyd & NÉRIJA)

2018 PAPI

written by Kendra Morris, Jeremy Page & Colin Brown
mastered by Kevin Blacker at Blackler Mastering

Production and Guitars - Jeremy Page
Keys - Colin Brown
Bass -  Jeremy Siegel
Drums - Andy Bauer

Nothing

Ketan

Gyedu blay ambolley-Afrika Yie

Taken from Jitwam.'s sophomore album, out May 3 via Tartelet Records.

Info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/jitwam-returns-with-honeycomb-album

@jitwam

Honeycomb

Info

Premiere: Jitwam. - temptations

A musician since the age of six, Ebo Taylor is one of the most achingly honest voices in African music.  His songs have a timeless quality to them, and continue to reach new audiences worldwide.  His album Love And Death on Strut will be his first internationally distributed solo album.  Backed by Berlin's Afrobeat Academy, the album is packed with pure fire from a true original.  Enjoy the title track.  More info at http://www.ebotaylor-loveanddeath.com

Love & Death

Love and Death

Ebo Taylor- Love And Death

Introducing...

Can’t Leave It Alone

Road Of The Lonely Ones

Safety

Sacrifice Pt. 2

Official audio for Mayer Hawthorne’s “Intro” from the Rare Changes LP.

Stream the "Rare Changes" LP here: https://mayerhawthorne.lnk.to/RareChanges

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Welcome to the official Mayer Hawthorne Channel. Mayer Hawthorne is a Grammy-nominated, singer, songwriter, DJ, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. His fourth studio album - Man About Town – was released on Vagrant/BMG in April 2016. Mayer's past albums were released on Stones Throw Records and Republic Records. He also performs as part of Tuxedo and Jaded Incorporated.

Rare Changes

Intro

Love Is Back

https://strut.lnk.to/FreedomFables

Taken from our album Freedom Fables. If I Know features the mighty K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana), a close friend of the band and long-time collaborator, this is now the 3rd track we've done together and definitely the biggest yet!

A futuristic Afrobeat / Highlife banger with a message of treating others as you want to be treated, alongside a heavy baritone solo from Joe Henwood and backing vocals from Ria Moran...

If I Know feat K.O.G

Nubiyan Twist are a Leeds born, London based musical collective. Orchestrated by guitarist/producer Tom Excell, they create a unique, infectious sound in an eclectic mix of styles, drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music.  

With a 10 piece live show featuring a 4 piece horn section, vocalists, electronics and an international (Brazil/UK) rhythm section, Nubiyan Twist create a powerful and unforgettable experience.  

Their debut album received strong support across the Jazz, World music and Hip-hop press, with support from sources as diverse as Huey Morgan, David Rodigan, Craig Charles, The Independent, Songlines, Afropunk and SBTV. This was followed up with Siren Song in May 2016.

The band have performed on huge stages across the world, being chosen by David Byrne to perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall for the south bank’s Meltdown festival, selling out London’s iconic Jazz Cafe, and rocking festival stages from Fusion to Wilderness, Boomtown to Edinburgh Jazz Festival, with their powerful sound and unique blend of styles.

Album on Wormfood records: http://bit.ly/1NItaiu

'Siren Song' EP on Wormwood records: http://bit.ly/1TTngh4

Booking agent: andre@wormfood.co.uk

Say hello: nubiyantwist@gmail.com

http://nubiyantwist.co.uk/

If I Know feat K.O.G

Nubiyan Twist

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