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Fresh from their UK tour as support to Bellowhead, Moulettes release a new single, 'Glorious Year' on January 11th 2015 on Navigator Records (from the album, 'Constellations.')  

www.navigatorrecords.co.uk/    
www.moulettes.co.uk/

Moulettes - Glorious Year

Acoustic Classics from Richard Thompson. Pre-order now: http://smarturl.it/RTAcousticClassics

01 I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

From Galway To Graceland

Release date 02.12.2014

"On his visit to Kinshasa James Brown dubbed him *Mister Dynamite*"  

It has been a struggle to lay hands on Verckys, although the man doesn´t go unnoticed. Notorious for being one of Congo´s most ruthless business men, the legendary musician had build a whole imperium in Kinshasa, the capital city of the central african power house (arguably one of the toughest places in the world) and has a whole building with his name, in the very heart of the city.

So I travelled to the Congo in June of 2013 to find Verckys only to find out that he headed in opposite direction to sort out his health issues. But I did meet his manager who gave me his phone number, so I called:  "Oh Monsieur Samy, we need to met, lets talk business", he said, probably not knowing that I was an independent record label, with all it represents.  But the more I spoke to the men the more I realised that he was genuinely interested in music more then anything else. The following message I received few weeks ago, confirmed my feeling:

"Samy, I am writing to you because I´m a little worried. I´ve been thinking about your selection and I now wonder if your compilation will do well due to the fact that the chosen songs had little impact in Kinshasa. Others had much more success"

I was surprised but pleased to see that he cared about the project although I had already paid him in full. But why wouldn't he? Its his music after all.

"Most of the songs you´ve selected were recorded in Nairobi, for the Kenyan market. These songs did very well there, also in Zambia, but here in the Congo they flopped...except for "Ya Nini", that was a monster hit. Still, I am very surprised you´ve mentioned it has become a legendary track in Colombia, positively surprised"

This compilation was supposed to be released in October as a limited edition of 2000 copies, but after a few Skype chats with Verckys, seeing that he has come to terms with his health issues, and pushing for a European tour come next summer, we´ve decided to release this as Analog Africa No.17 which is now going to see light of day first week of December. 

In the mean time enjoy this incredible slice of "Congolese AfroFunk", probably one of the best coming out of the continent. "Cheka Sana" has become one of the most sought after 7inch singles around (the B side is killer as well). Collectors and diggers offering crazy sums for it (I don't even dare to mention the sum here). It deserves to be heard by more then just a handful....and it should set fire to many dancefloors around the globe.

Be so kind and leave a comment in the soundcloud. I will forward all of them to Verckys himself as an encouragements to come back stronger !!! 
Thank you for reading.
Samy (Analog Africa)


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Cheka Sana - Verckys & Orchestre Vévé - Analog Africa No.17 (Please leave a comment for Verckys)

A remix we did of Ed Harcourts remix on Fiona Bevan´s splendid track "The Machine".

Fiona Bevan - The Machine (KRAM Remix)

Please enjoy 'High Tea' ,the first single from our upcoming album 'Fracture' available to pre-order here http://bit.ly/1ntM4wU

High Tea (single)

In 2015 Jackie will release her sixth studio album, The Spyglass & The Herringbone (out 27th April 2015 – ECC Records), a record exploring lesser known but life-affirming songs from the English tradition, drawing on material dug from the archives, as well as some carefully selected original
works including the title track by band member Chris Sarjeant. Production credits include Afro Celt Sound System/The Imagined Village’s Simon Emmerson, multi-BBC Folk Award nominee Ben Walker and Richard Evans, who also produced Jackie’s previous albums Lullabies and Saturnine. The album features performances by names from folk and mainstream music including Jim Moray, Andy Gangadeen, John Parker and Jack Rutter

04 The Spyglass & The Herringbone

from The Point Of No Return, released 09 June 2014 - Bellring

hugokant.com : hugokant.com/thepointofnoreturn/
bandcamp : hugokant.bandcamp.com/album/the-point-of-no-return

The Point Of No Return

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There's No Need To Be Frightened

Stormy Lady (From Lady Day - 100 Years of Billie Holiday)

The Album's Concept: Everyone has a story, One story; The Monomyth. You are the main character. To understand the nature of story and what it means to us is to understand your own life path. Monomyth Separation is Part One of the Hero’s Journey. Will you accept the call to adventure? 

This album was born during my first big tour of Greece. I played 10 cities and travelled around the whole country playing my music. I received such great energy and feedback from fans that I decided I must make a project inspired by the trip, so I started digging! I collected records from around Greece; some traditional greek music plus other nice bits that I found. Whilst I was traveling, I was trying to come up with a concept that would tell the tale of a great journey. And of course, as I was in Greece ideas of myth and legend came to mind. So, when I returned home I researched a few things and stumbled across a theory by a philosopher and writer called Joseph Campbell. Basically, he wrote a book called “The hero with a thousand faces” in which he describes a theory that all great stories share; common elements - that they are all one story, a Monomyth. Is there a deeper meaning to why we tell stories? Are they a road map for our very existence, and a way to describe the cycle of life, death and rebirth? Due to this the album is very cinematic. I try to tell a story, but I want the listener to decide what that story is. The album will be best enjoyed as a whole so please find a quiet time to settle in and enjoy the ride.
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Luiz Ville Groove (feat,Hugo Kant)

Remix from Kill Emil latest album "Lights & Shadows Remixes".

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https://killemil.bandcamp.com/album/lights-shadows-remixes


Kill Emil - Emptyness (Hugo Kant Remix)

November

The Wedding Day is taken from Heidi Talbot's latest album Here We Go 1, 2, 3 which is available now. Find out more: http://www.navigatorrecords.co.uk/2016/07/new-release-heidi-talbot-here-we-go-1-2-3/

Here We Go 1, 2, 3

The Wedding Day

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Heidi Talbot - The Wedding Day

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Portico Quartet - Too Many Cooks

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Portico Quartet - Too Many Cooks

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