Yesterday we lost a true legend and icon of music. Tony Allen. No-one could infuse such a sense of joy, balance, control, urgency, militancy and FUNK into a simple groove as him. This groove - Afrobeat - is one of the foundations of our club and an inspiration to keep positive, keep diggin and keep playing. 

Here is a tribute mix from resident Chris Astrojazz that focusses on some highlights from his career post Fela Kuti. It is merely a launch pad to discover more. Please play loud and enjoy!

Tony Allen - Afro Beat Revolution (DJ Spooky Edit)
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela - We've Landed
Tony Allen & Eska - What's Your Fashion 
Tony Allen & Jeff Mills - The Seed (Edit)
Tony Allen - Never Expect Power Always (Dance Dub)
Tony Allen - Progress
Tony Allen - African Man
Tony Allen - Secret Agent
Tony Allen - One Tree
Tony Allen - Ariya (Afrobeat Straight Mix)
Awa Band feat. Tony Allen - Baba Batteur (Quantic French Mix)
Sofi Hellborg feat. Tony Allen - Wouldn't That Be Fun (Watch TV Mix)
Tony Allen & Oumou Sangare - 74
Tony Allen & Africa 70 – Afro-Disco-Beat (Africaine 808 Rework)
Tony Allen & Africa 70 - Afro-Disco Beat

Mix Series 002 - In Memory: TONY ALLEN - Selected By Chris Astrojazz

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' the Dance of Life is here for you, it's calling you, the Dance of Life ' (narada michael walden)

Our Sunday music series, 'Sundays ride - ipanema' which we try et get out eWeek, inspirationally came from walking along a beach in RDJ basically Looking for my girl from Ipanema (long before I discovered all of Colombias hidden gems :) et stumbling across by accident, a surfing event held at Arpoador, et ive still got the t shirt! 

(on Musical Roots ...)
via Miami's South beach to Trinidad & Tobago not far from Brasil our adopted second homelands where it all started with the drum really, but nothing prepares you for the first time you hear Samba in a Rio street or sweet steel pan or the Mighty Shadow booming poverty is hell from a passing taxis boom box, just outside Smokey et Buntys ye olde Rum shoppe in downtown st james port of spain / youtu.be/ZKdDwwTaQTQ (https://medium.com/@gal_ngo/my-270-days-inbrasil-as-a-carioca-a-tri-part-musical-journey-or-my-brazilian-love-affair-auto-6eb316a18588)

"We leave to find what is left behind and that holds us, more than we know.”)

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... truly vblessed w vDeep Caribbean roots w adopted 2nd haus homelands in Amsterdam. Barbados, Berlin, Brasil, Chicago, Cuba, Colombia, Detroit, Geneva, Jamaica, Miami, NY's Sag harbor/Shelter island, Paris, SFO, Trinidads Carrera island Tobagos Goat island, Venezuela, Yokohama, South Africa, & deep down in Disko Bay! /

7 / gᗩL mZumbi 
is a different drummer
at big eᗩᖇ ᖇᗩᗪiO beᖇᒪin >

(avtr/banner artverk)
> fotograf credits feats >
main banner foto edits 'did'
previously feature amp 
fiddler meets moodymann 
special collage plus
avtr accidental foto edits 
took on david bowies
aladdin sane's album cover
appearance to our extreme 
delight so we kept the edits
now updated feats our most 
special angel two 'oh Carolina!' 
frm our portraits for climate 
series on medium plus 
rep all my C/C/C&M dedications
to my beloved beautiful 
colombias carol carolina cynthia
& miranda 1L chunko toodles
gal tu chico always :)  

(2023/24/25 work/'wish' List of collabs & studio time avec the following) 




14 Charles Webster collabs 2025/26
01 Amp fiddler 'July' song rework cover
02 Little Dragon rework of Philipp Thimm & Raphael Hofman - Lolite Shadows / https://soundcloud.com/wuza-berlin/philipp-thimm-raphael-hofman-lolite-shadows 
03 David Morales Bad Yard Club 'the Program' classic 2022 mZumbi update
04 https://soundcloud.com/da-capo/no-rainbow and/or https://soundcloud.com/djnicodeandrea/woman-fka-mash-afro-glitch RMX/rework avec @adamport & @keinemusik 
05 Lady Alma & Peven Everett collab 
06 Any Mahogany Music collabs
07 Casamena Jimpster & St Germain grooves c'mon Lets go!
08 Ron Trent Trinidadian Deep & Jody Watley reunite special project
09 More Brazilian Samba adventures w masters at wok! KDope & Lil Louie
10 World plus Berlin Music promotions contd (inspiration Paul Simon)
11 Vintage Reggie Masters vault raids! (inspiration Adrian Sherwood)
12 tea w Kate Bush ... 

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Travelling venue, clubnight and label based in Edinburgh UK. Curators of global club sounds and good times. Slaves to the Afro-Latin Rhythm. Now releasing original dancefloor joy sounds via the SAMEDIA TRAX digital channel.

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Mix Series 002 - In Memory: TONY ALLEN - Selected By Chris Astrojazz

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