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Quantic - So Long Feat. Alice Russell

From the liner notes of our 2-disc Ebo Taylor retrospective, Life Stories:

Ebo acknowledges the influence of US jazz rockers Blood Sweat & Tears and
– less obviously, perhaps – Deep Purple on this easy going mid-tempo
piece, written a few years before it was recorded, when Osibisa and
various ‘blaxploitation’ themes were hip. “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife,” Ebo recalls. “This kind of music was ahead of its time – not very popular when we recorded it!”

Life Stories

Peace On Earth

Ebo Taylor- Peace On Earth

Some records seem to come out of nowhere. Witness this debut EP by the half-Mauritian percussionist & singer Mo Kolours, which unites an array of more familiar influences with the Sega music of his island roots.

These heavily rhythmic slave songs from the Indian Ocean offer a vital clue to the sound of this enchanting EP. The rhythms lead the way here, whether the straight percussive workout of Drum Talking or the crafty vocal manipulation that drives the low-slung bump of Biddies, a song that traces an imaginary line between Theo Parrish and Gonja Sufi.

Dead of Night mines the symbolism of The Beatles’ outwardly chirpy Blackbird while his own Bakiraq (like Burt, the songwriter) resembles a soul classic pieced together from fragments around the flickering light of a fire. There’s a sense of spontaneity at the heart of Mo Kolours’ music and much of the music he loves: Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, King Tubby and many more. Like the best records, the result is so much more than just the sum of its influences: it’s a new feeling which breathes fresh life into the past and keeps its eyes set firmly on the future.

This EP boasts a the first ever remix by our favourite re-edit crew: Truth Is Light, whose incredible series of limited 12"s from Vancouver have accorded them cult status. 
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Mo Kolours - Biddies

From the first album, "This is Marijata", Ghana 1976. With hints of its Highlife origins to the evolution of Afro-funk, by way of James Brown, this is one of the greatest funk albums to come out of West Africa.

No Condition Is Permanent - Marijata

In intercontinental affair from Family Atlantica, taken from their second album ‘Cosmic Unity’, released on May 13th via @soundway-records. 

Read more & buy: http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/gpww-premiere-family-atlantica-enjera/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/fam-atlantica-enjera

Listen on Youtube

Family Atlantica - Enjera (Worldwide Premiere)

Shakamo is taken from Cry Laughter, the Soundway Record Store Day 2016 release. Available from all participating indies from April 16th. Strictly limited to 1000 units. 180g vinyl and housed in a heavyweight paste-on rigid sleeve. 

Joe Mensah - Shakamo

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

Colonial Mentality

Queen Of Soul

Queen Of Soul - Cold Diamond & Mink

Joanne Grauer - Frog Child

Buddy Sativa ft. Onra  Una Peripecia(7'inch)

Nubiyan Twist release their new album 'Jungle Run' on 15th February 2019 through Strut Records. Available on CD, 2LP and digital. Cover artwork from acclaimed designer Marcus Davies, album produced by Tom Excell, mixed by Matt Mysko and Oli Barton Wood, mastered by The Carvery
You can pre-order the album here: https://strut.lnk.to/JungleRun

Nubiyan Twist - Addis To London feat. Mulatu Astatke

"Small Label Of The Year" at AIM Awards 2021. Beefing up your crates since the late 90's.

Nubiyan Twist - Addis To London feat. Mulatu Astatke

Strut Records

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