https://dego.bandcamp.com/album/too-much

dego ‘Too Much…’

After a steady stream of releases from the 2000 Black label which serve as a first course, Dego returns with his third album ; A full length LP of his contemporary adventures in modern sound. This album combines Dego’s consistent forward looking musical explorations with a host of instrumental and vocal collaborators introducing us to new talents and reminding us of those we may have heard before. Dego continues to find new perspectives within the musical landscape.

Collaborating with singers and songwriters all expressing a distinct sense of where, collectively, we are now. There can be no doubt that this is a time of questions in every way, changes in the world and industry that will affect us all. How and what role music plays in this journey is explored as with any artist in a personal and pensive way from a tear to a smile. There is no preaching here, only statements and explorations. Individuality and sonic diversity combine and reflect the many inspirations and evolutions of style. Cooking up a strong and distinct genre-defying mix of soul, two step, funk, jazz, boogie and R&B, all dance music’s that focus on heritage and natural rhythms.

Listening to the music is a relief and delight for lovers of groove and song-craft. It's a 21st century statement accessible and raw, whilst highly advanced in sound design and production. Holistic in breadth and deep in vision, it provides a way into this music for many, and challenges the cultural conversation about jazz without compromising or pandering. Music that utilizes a raw and sincere true openness narrative.

Release date September 6th 2019 on 2000BLACK

01 A Strong Move For Truth Ft Nadine Charles

Mint Condition Guest Mix by Andre Acosta
Disco, Boogie, Two-Step, Crossover and more...
Originally Aired on NTS on 3/16/20: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condtion-w-andre-acosta-16th-march-2020

Mint Condition - Andre Acosta Guest Mix (NTS) 3/16/20

1.  Donald Byrd - Flight Time 
2. Gene Harris - Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong
3. Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess
4. Cymande - The Message 
5. Grant Green - Ease Back 
6. Dizzy Gillespie - Matrix 
7. The Blackbryds - City Life 
8. The Fatback Band - Baby I’m A Want You
9. Lou Donaldson - Everything I Play Is Funky
10. The JB’s - Gimme Some More
11. Young Holt Unlimited - Wack Wack 
12. Reuben Wilson - Bambu
13. Ronnie Foster - Sweet Revival 
14. Gary Bartz - Celestial Blues feat. Andy Bey
15. Donald Byrd - Places & Spaces 
16. Ronnie Laws - Tidal Wave 
17. Eddie Harris - Happy Gemini 
18. Cymande - Dove

Jazz4Good

MIMS gets the scoop on an exciting new jazz song with a hip hop pace,  from Raffy Bushman. Taken from his forthcoming EP on Bridge the Gap, "Look Up" is released on all digital platforms on July 31st. 

London-based pianist and composer, Raffy has gained praise and recognition as musical director of Unit 31, a music and visual arts collective which quickly became an essential destination for the London creative community. He also founded The NuShape Orchestra, for which he wrote a National Theatre commission, later performed at Sundance Film Festival and the Tate Modern. 

Having honed his craft along like-minded musicians over the years, Raffy is now ready to deliver his first EP, the honest and personal story of his lifelong musical journey through Hip Hop, Jazz, Classical, and Gospel, all major voices contributing to his own individual sound. The compositions are beat-heavy, yet they exude the love for adventurous harmonies and delicate textures. The trio, comprised of bassist Tom Driessler and drummer Sam Michnik, blends the roots of jazz with a sultry Hip-Hop ethos. 

""Look Up" is a piece which reminds me to accept life as something which can often be difficult, stressful and painful. All of these things are part of the journey. Don't be afraid. Look up, be brave and keep moving forward"

Exclusive Premiere: Raffy Bushman "Look Up" (Forthcoming on Bridge the Gap)

Brijean - Moody
Matt Johnson - Laluna
Tawiah - Don't Hold Your Breath
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Struggle Sounds
Makaya McCraven - Everybody Cool
Max Gerl - Tblisi
Natalie Slade - Love Light
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - Tango Of Love
Doug Carn ft Jean Carn - Search For The New Land
Takuya Kuroda - Change
Mariana Swarg Sexteto Universal - Pra Ele
*****
Emma-Jean Thackray - In Conversation
Lady Blackbird - Blackbird (Emma-Jean Thackray Remix)
Emma-Jean Thackray - Baro-Bop
Emma-Jean Thackray - Morley Bottoms
Emma-Jean Thackray - Ley Lines
Emma-Jean Thackray - Raindance / Wisdom
Emma-Jean Thackray - Yang
Emma-Jean Thackray - Too Shy
Scrimshire - Won't Get Better (feat. Emma-Jean Thackray)

Foldespace On Jazz FM 9/8/20 w/ Tony Minvielle feat. Emma-Jean Thackray

Skeltr - Kinkai's Question
Katalyst - Freehand
Franky Bones - Couple Bucks
Elusive - Intuition
Mr Barrington - The Other Side
Black Nile - Second Serving
Cosmic Vibrations ft Dwight Trible - Olbap
Cecilia Stalin - Brave
Azymuth / Adrian Younge / Ali Shaheed - A Redor Do Samba
Azymuth - Triagem
Andrew Renfroe - Dark Grey
Javier Santiago - Alive (feat. J Hoard)
Renell Shaw - Too Proud Too Loud
Daniel Maunick - Black Magic
*****
Jamal Ahmad Mix
Kool & The Gang - Here & After
Mark De Clive Lowe - Joyful Resistance
Eugene IV - Brand New Day
Dwayne Dugger - Let's Cruise
Greg Sparo - Overemotional feat. Mononeon & Robert "Sput" Searight
Marcello Cassanelli - Brooklyn
Jahmal Nichols - Someday We'll All Be Free feat. Mavis Swan Poole
The Dangerfeel Newbies - Human feat. J'Piccola & Sabor Brass Band
No Plan B - Jump feat. V. Jeffrey Smith
Derek Scott - Free Spirits
Str4ta - Aspects
******
Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear

FoldedSpace with Tony Minvielle on Jazz FM 4/10/20 w/ Jamal Ahmed mix

Went into the crates to pull a few selections from the great jazz label Muse. Tried to stay away from some of the sample-favorites (no Walt Barr or Catalyst this time around). Instead, it's a journey into the a variety of styles and flavors, some creative and beautiful music made by a wide range of musicians in the 70s and early 80s. There's definitely another stack of records I wasn't able to include this round, so maybe a part two will be in the works for the future.

Tracklist: Dom Um Romao, Pat Martino, Cedar Walton, Joe Chambers, Mark Murphy, Deodato and Joao Donato, Eric Kloss

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 143 (Muse Records Selections)

Jimetta Rose & Voices of Creation - Let The Sunshine In
Chris Dave x Daniel Crawford - Gimme 5
The Dangerfeel Newbies feat J'Piccola & Sabor Band - Human
Daisy Godfrey - Fade Away
*****
Taber Gable - In Conversation
Taber Gable - Committed
Taber Gable - Ache
Taber Gable - Susie
*****
Lionel Loueke - Butterfly
Tamil Rogeon - House No Wheels
Hemai - Relight feat. Laura Roy & Woddy Gre￼en
*****
Andrew Renfroe - In Conversation
Andrew Renfroe - L'Ascension
Andrew Renfroe - Chemirocha
Andrew Renfroe - Someday Baby
*****
Moses Boyd - Nommos Descent
Mali Hayes - Save Ourselves
Jun Fukamachi - Treasure Hunter
Soulpersona - Single Stroke feat. Princess Fressia
Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Moonless
Cecilia Stalin - Grace Of You
Johnny Nash - Guava Jelly

FoldedSpace with Tony Minvielle on Jazz FM 11/10/20 w/ Taber Gable & Andrew Renfroe

Joni Mitchell - Help Me
Tiago Frugulli Ensemble - Casa Remixes
Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens - Clem
Gorden Campbell - Honest feat. T.J. Wilkins
Kokoroko - Baba Ayoola
Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas - The Creator Has A Masterplan
Shaun Martin - Kaleidoscope
Elusive - Kinetic feat. Josh Koslow
Nicolay - Lights In The Sky feat. Phonte
Kaidi Tatham & Andrew Ashong - Low Ceilings
Soulpersona feat Princess Freesia - Milk
Par-le - Exclusive
Amanda Whiting - Little Sunflower
Gorden Campbell - Wherever feat. Alex Isley & Terrace Martin
Foreign Exchange - Listen To The Rain
Snarky Puppy - Thing Of Gold
Antonio Neves - Á Pegada Agora é Essa
Nick Drake - At The Chime Of A Clock
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane I
Nick Drake - Riverman
Nick Drake - Which Will
Emma Jean-Thackray - Speak No Evil
Pan Afrikan People Arkestra - Nyjah's Theme

FoldedSpace with Tony Minvielle on Jazz FM 22/11/20

We are very excited to premiere “Black Lives Matter”, a blazing hot and extremely timely Afrobeat song by brand new London-based supergroup, Eparapo. Due for release this Friday on the unstoppable Wah Wah 45s.

Eparapo came together during the unprecedented events of this year. Despite being a project born from the privations of lockdown, with their music they sought to create an expression of hope, resilience & resurgence. With a white supremacist still in the White House and far right rhetoric being normalised by governments across the world, Eparapo see Afrobeat, highly political from its inception, as a tool to fight injustice and corruption. 

In the current global political climate and especially under the spectre of lethal police brutality in the U.S., the B.L.M. movement is the most important since the civil rights era and attempts are being made to discredit it in the same way. Rather than standing idly by and hoping for the best, this group of musicians wanted to contribute to a soundtrack which inspires, engages & hopefully motivates listeners from across the spectrum. 

The word “eparapo” means “join forces” in Yoruba, the language of Afrobeat. In troubled times when so many seek to divide us, an expression of unity can be an act of defiance. A call to join forces, come together and fight back. Eparapo is also the title of a track by the late, great Tony Allen - drummer for Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and lifelong friend and mentor of the UK's “Afrobeat Ambassador”, Dele Sosimi. Not only did Tony help to invent Afrobeat, he always looked for ways to push the boundaries, never content with recreating what had gone before but constantly expanding and developing the genre. This project hopes to pay homage to his legacy, and that of Fela Kuti himself. Its aim is to innovate, fuse and diversify while still retaining the essence of the music. 

Eparapo is led by bassist, composer & producer Suman Joshi. He has been a member of Dele Sosimi’s Afrobeat Orchestra for nearly a decade and has performed on stage with the likes of Tony Allen, Seun Kuti, Ginger Baker & Laura Mvula. He is also bassist with UK jazz ensemble Collocutor and fusion project Cubafrobeat.  Featured vocalist on both tracks is the aforementioned Dele Sosimi - keyboard player and musical director for Fela’s Egypt 80 as well as Wah Wah 45s recording artist on both his solo material and the recent collaboration with house music producer, Medlar. 

The rest of the group comprises of Afrik Bawantu bandleader, Ibibio Sound Machine and Keleketla! percussionist, and Koichi Sakai collaborator, Afla Sackey; highly rated UK jazz vocalist Sahra Gure; saxophonist, composer, producer and bandleader of the renowned & forward thinking jazz outfit Collocutor, Tamar Osborn; keyboard player, producer and front man for Lokkhi Terra and Cubafrobeat, Kishon Khan; one of the UK’s finest and most in demand trumpeters, Graeme Flowers, who has played with Quincy Jones, Gregory Porter and many more; trombonist for Bellowhead and mainstay of Dele’s Afrobeat Orchestra, Justin Thurgur; and finally drummer for Steamdown and Sons of Kemet, as well as the man behind the Nache project, Eddie Wakili Hick. 

Half of  the artist's income for this release will be donated to the NAACP - a civil rights organization in the United States, created for the advancement of black people by means of following judicial policies.

Exclusive Premiere: Eparapo ft. Dele Sosimi "Black Lives Matter" (Forthcoming on Wah Wah 45s)

MIMS is excited to premiere this absolute JAM from emerging artist Raquel Martins. Strong neo soul meets Brazilian inclined jazz from the London-based singer, guitarist and songwriter Raquel Martins.

21 years old singer/songwriter and guitarist Raquel Martins moved to London when she was only 17. The need to express herself through music appeared at a younger age while she was growing up in Portugal. Raised under the sun, she grew up listening to the endless classics from the Brazilian and jazz repertoire, but it was only when she discovered the world of contemporary hip hop, soul and jazz music that she realised she could create something new with all the sounds she had been absorbing over the years.

Influenced by the likes of Hiatus Kaiyote, Amy Winehouse and Brazilian artists Djavan, Milton Nascimento and João Gilberto, her music takes you on a reflective journey through themes such as personal development, purpose and individuality.

While "Real", her debut single, was an ode to new beginnings and to the pursuit of personal identity, "Freedom" portraits the moment where one realises they are no longer going in the right direction. This track describes the process of trying to free yourself from the people and old patterns that are making you drift away from your path. It’s the seek of peace of mind when you realise that you are becoming disconnected from yourself.

Self-released, "Freedom" will be available to stream from February 5th on all streaming platforms, plus download via Bandcamp.

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Exclusive Premiere: Raquel Martins "Freedom"

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