Princes_part5

Princes_part6

Let's Go Down To Funksville

Slippin' Into Darkness

From the Album "Beyond Addis Vol. 2 - Modern Ethiopian Dance Grooves Inspired by Swinging Addis" (2016)

Beyond Addis Vol. 2 - Modern Ethiopian Dance Grooves Inspired by Swinging Addis

Tezeta Band - The Viper

A NEW SPACE MUSICAL
When earth has died and science has failed, 
one girl's adventure for love begins with
HOTEL CONSTELLATION

Music by The Link Quartet
Voice by Miss Modus

Cover art by Bryn Barklam (Captain Hammond, Mother Earth)

Available for pre-order now!  All CD orders placed by January 6, 2014 will receive the special bonus MP3 "Looking Back" for Free (a $1.50 savings).  All pre-orders will be shipped and MP3's emailed on January 6, 2014.

The CD album (and MP3 version of the album) will be available everywhere else around March/April.

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Silhouette (from Hotel Constellation) by The Link Quartet and Miss Modus

BIg Sam's Funky Nation - Lonely Boy

Muyei Power or Orchestre Muyei (muyei means ‘our country’) was one of the top dance bands of the1970s in Sierra Leone. Soundway Records' first collection of music from this West African country (‘Muyei Power: Sierra Leone in 1970s USA’) is an album of rock-infused, 'afro' music from a group that traveled the world throughout the mid 1970s. Fusing elements of electric Congolese and Nigerian music with fast, syncopated, uptempo modernised arrangements of traditional songs, Muyei Power produced a series of unique single-only releases that have been unavailable for 35 years. The rare recordings featured here are a glimpse of a dynamic and powerful band at the very height of its powers.

Even though lyrically Orchestre Muyei focused on traditional themes and songs, the arrangements and formulation of the instrumental side of things still very much reflected the mixed nature of urban Sierra Leone music, exemplified by a small collection of bands that also included Afro National, Sabanoh 75 and Super Combo.

For the early part of 1970s the band toured extensively throughout Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire before making a handful of 45s in local TV and radio studios.

The recordings featured here however come from a period of touring the college circuit in California during late 1975 and early 1976. Later that year, as they played the colleges of the east coast, they gave the tracks to the owner of the African Record Centre in Brooklyn, New York. He initially released two of them on his in-house Makossa Records label as 7-inch 45rpm singles in 1976. The tracks from 1975/6 were then not heard of again until 1979/80 when the African Record Centre released many of them on a series of Makossa Records 12”s that sounded far superior than the 45s that had been released a few years earlier. 

Orchestre Muyei Power finally split up in 1979 leaving no proper album releases and only a handful of recordings for us to enjoy all these years later.  The tracks have been licensed courtesy of ex lead-singer and bandleader Abou Whyte who now lives in New Jersey and performs as a solo artist.

The CD & LP both come with detailed liner notes, with the vinyl being pressed on 180g vinyl with a free digital download insert code.

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Muyei Power - Wali Bena

From the album "More Primitive" on Alive Naturalsound : www.alivenergy.com

Lonesome Shack - More Primitive

Markscheider Kunst Красиво Слева

Y Los Cubanos Postizos

Postizo

Musica para Churrasco, Vol. 1

Dia de Comemorar

Mojo Club Vol. 7 (Give Me Your Love)

Give Me Your Love (Single Version)

From Natchez To New York

Rain Shower

Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection

Sexual Healing (Studio Rio Version)

Tudo

Novas Idéias

Transgressive Records have announced details of a very special Songhoy Blues release. Available digitally, the single features a Julian Casablancas edit of Petit Metier and a live version of Al Hassidi Terei, recorded at their sold-out London Koko show in November of last year.

The band re-recorded the vocals for Petit Metier last August and Casablancas has been working on the new production with engineer and mixer Shaun Everett (Alabama Shakes / Weezer) while Al Hassidi Terei was mixed by the band’s front-of-house engineer Leon Pearce and perfectly captures the live energy of the bands incendiary performances.

Having fallen for the band in 2014, Casablancas invited the band to tour with his band The Voidz in November 2014. His label, Cult Records, subsequently partnered Atlantic Records in the U.S. to release their debut album, Music In Exile, in 2015.

Cult Records will also subsequently release the single as a limited edition 7” in the U.S. 

Additionally, this week the band have been announced as winners in the ‘Newcomer’ category at the 2016 Songlines Awards. The band were previously nominated in the ‘Best New Band’ category at last 

Finally, having made their first appearance in London in July 2014 at the Servants Jazz Quarters, the band play The Roundhouse in London at the end of this month on Saturday 21st May 2016 – a staggering ascent for any band. 

The show billed as ‘Songhoy Blues presents ‘Music in Exile’ - a celebration of music from Mali and beyond’, also features a performance from special guest FATOUMATA DIAWARA and appearances from Blick Bassy and United Vibrations and a DJ set from The Invisible’s Dave Okumu.

Praise for Music In Exile:

They have all the makings of African-rock crossover heroes – 5/5 The Guardian

Persuasively propulsive as anything so far released this year – 4/5 Independent

Their debut is one of the year’s standout albums – 5/5 The Times

Thrilling and vital young African band – 4/5 Mail on Sunday

If you thought guitar music was dead, think again – 4/5 Daily Mirror

A masterpiece, blending American guitar licks with Malian groove – 8/10 NME

Etching out their own groove – 4/5 Daily Telegraph

Set to take London by storm – 4/5 Eve Standard

A triumph – Observer

Incredibly rousing and intense – 4/5 Mojo

Grit, urgency and delicacy in abundance – 4/5 Q

Petit Metier

Petit Metier (Cult Version by Julian Casablancas)

Field Notes

Parks N' Wreck

Listen to My Song: The Music City Sessions

Sexy Mama

Uninvisible

Pappy Check

Juice

Sham Time

Artist: Passenger 11
Album: Streets
Track List:
1: Streets
2: Sweep Me Off Of My Feet
3: And I...
4: I Just Want Your Body
5: Crash & Burn
6: Mother
7: Like Never Before
8: Put Your Hands On Me
9: Sign Of The Times (Love)
10: Don't Let The Feeling Go

All Material* by: bradpayne Copyright Orange 2016 A Westcoast Arts & Entertainment Production All Rights Reserved
* Some Audio Loops Courtesy of Sony Acid/Sonic Foundry

Don't Let The Feeling Go

Varech

L'éléphant

The Story of Roy Porter Sound Machine (1971-1975)

Jessica (Vocal)

Boscoe

He Keeps You

There's A Light b/w Please Accept My Prayer

There's A Light

Ocupai: Bixiga 70

UPRISING

Abraham

Renaissance

Detroit

МАРКШЕЙДЕР КУНСТ “ОДНАЖДЫ“

Markscheider Kunst Odnazhdi

Life No Get Dublicate

Topo

La Marche des Smith

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Darkest Light

Recorded at Mason Jar Music in Brooklyn, Good Future features nine original and hard-hitting tracks, with guest vocal appearances by Chico Mann and Gabriel Garzon-Montano. Good Future is a powerful statement by a powerful band—it is a refreshing and energetic mixture of afrobeat, funk, soul and rock, all fused together to form the irresistible EMEFE sound. The music sounds like a band that is excited and ready to make listeners forget their worries and dance. After listening to all 9 tracks, through every horn solo, every group chant and every drum breakdown, you can't deny that EMEFE exists to bring a Good Future to everybody within earshot. 

Download of the full album comes with the digital version of the CD booklet!
credits
released 06 July 2012 
Produced by Miles Arntzen and Dan Knobler 
www.emefemusic.com 

Miles Arntzen: drums, percussion 
Jas Walton: tenor saxophone 
Christian Anderson: baritone saxophone 
Ray Mason: trombone 
Michael Fatum: trumpet 
Jake Pinto: Hammond organ, Farfisa, Wurlitzer 
Deen Anbar: guitar 
Davy Levitan: guitar 
Doug Berns: bass 
Javier Ramos: congas, percussion 

Lead trumpet on tracks 1 and 2, additional tpt on tracks 4, 9: Billy Aukstik 
Vocals on track 3: Chico Mann, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Luna 
Garzón-Montano, EMEFE 
Vocals on track 4: Phoebe Ryan, Jon Seale, EMEFE 
Vocals on track 5: Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Le'Asha Julius, Luna 
Garzon-Montano, George Ross, EMEFE 
Jawbone/ancient Pakistani bell on track 5: Dan Knobler 
Pure Evil on track 5: CZ1000 
Additional keys (Casiotone, Hammond organ), sogo drum, shekere, 
guitars on track 6 part 1: Miles Arntzen 
Vocals on track 8: Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Le'Asha Julius, Luna Garzón-Montano, George Ross, EMEFE 

Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9 written by Miles Arntzen (smilesahead music, ASCAP) 
Tracks 1, 4, 6 written by Miles Arntzen & Jas Walton (Boogie Mo Music, ASCAP) 
Track 3 written by Miles Arntzen, Jas Walton & Marcos Garcia (Emma Lulu Music, BMI) 
Track 8 written by Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Miles Arntzen & Jas Walton 
Track 4 contains words from an Ewe traditional song entitled "Ewo na do do" 

All songs performed by EMEFE 
Produced by Miles Arntzen & Dan Knobler 
Recorded and mixed by Dan Knobler at Mason Jar Music in Brooklyn, NY (masonjarmusic.com) 
Assistant engineer: Phoebe Holiday Ryan 
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios, NYC 
Original album artwork: Nick Kokkinis 
All songs copyright 2012

Slippin' Into Darkness

The Dayton Sidewinders