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WOMAD 2013 announces Seun Kuti and Toots & The Maytals to join the line-up

By Damian Rafferty on April 11, 2013
This entry is filed under Events and tagged Afrobeat, Bollywood, david rodigan, dub, Edinburgh, Fela, funk, Georgia, Gilberto Gil, jazz, Mala, Malawi, reggae, Seun Kuti, Soulful, South, Tamikrest, Womad.

From Nigeria, there’s the heavy, heavy sound of Afrobeat, delivered here by Seun Kuti, son of the incomparable Fela whose band Egypt 80 are now under the commanding leadership of Kuti Jr. If Afrobeat is a timeless music, so too is the soulful reggae of Toots & The Maytals. We’re delighted that the still-effusive ‘Toots’ Hibbert will be leading his charges through all those hits – Monkey Man, Funky Kingston, Pressure Drop, Do The Reggay… Continue reading WOMAD 2013 announces Seun Kuti and Toots & The Maytals to join the line-up

V/A – Bob Blank: The Blank Generation (Blank Tapes NYC 1975-1985)

By Gerry Hectic on February 2, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, US/Canada: Reviews and tagged compilation, disco, dub, funk, Georgia, jazz, Latin, Lydia Lunch, New York, punk, Rough Trade, Sun Ra, Walter Gibbons. | 1 Comment

There’s been a load of brilliant compilations lately but Strut have linked up with DJ History to keep ahead of the games on some mighty fine gems from a decade of experimentation.

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TBA_Natalie Beridze – Pending

By Gerry Hectic on December 4, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged Actress, Daedelus, Georgia, soundtrack.

Perhaps the title of his album Pending actually best describes an eary, downtempo, electronic ambiance that is ‘Pending’; but can Hectic do better than that?

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FunkinEven – Kleer

By Gerry Hectic on November 16, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged Benji B, Build An Ark, Dam Funk, Dorian Concept, Fatima, funk, FunkinEven, Georgia, London, soul.

This week my specs got damaged but I really thought I was seeing things when this one turned up, could that really be Kleeer on Eglo Records?

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2562 – Unbalanced

By Gerry Hectic on November 9, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged Actress, Amsterdam, compilation, dub, dubstep, El-B, Georgia, Opitkatechniqua, Tectonic, The Roots.

The one thing that Unbalanced isn’t, that’s unbalanced but it’s so powerful, it moves tectonic plates with bass.

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V/A – Rinse:08 (Compiled by Alexander Nut)

By Gerry Hectic on March 20, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged Bullion, compilation, Dorian Concept, dub, dubstep, Fatima, Flying Lotus, Georgia, Gilles Peterson, Hudson Mohawke, Pinch, Plastic People, rap, Roots Manuva, Simbad, soul.

In poker, what is known as the nut hand is the strongest possible you can have and for this compilation, a certain Mr. Nut has made the equivalent with these 22 tracks that he’s dealt us from the top of the beat pack.

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The Long Lost – Amiss

By Gerry Hectic on January 24, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, US/Canada: Reviews and tagged compilation, Daedelus, dub, folk, Georgia, Tunng.

It would be very amiss if you missed ‘Amiss’ by the pair of lovers called The Long Lost.

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Mike Chaw – Badu Boy from Emerykah

By Matthew Daniel on March 28, 2008
This entry is filed under US/Canada: Features and tagged Bilal, Georgia, hip hop, soul.

Mike Chaw produced Erykah Badu’s latest musical offering New Emerykah – but if you want sweet soul music, look away now as this is a stinging critique of the state of the nation

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V/A – 4Hero …Mixing

By Gerry Hectic on February 24, 2008
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged disco, dub, Georgia, jazz, Jazzanova, reggae.

Well, it’s half of 4hero, as this album is compiled and mixed by Dego as part of Sonar Kollektiv’s …Mixing series. What more of a recommendation could you possibly need?

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Marcina Arnold – A Secret of Talent

By Matthew Daniel on January 28, 2008
This entry is filed under Europe: Features and tagged Asian, blues, Celtic, Family, folk, Georgia, jazz, London, soul, South.

Marcina Arnold is a secret talent living in the heart of London. I went to meet her in Stockwell to speak to her about her new release on Counterpoint Records, an EP called ‘Introducing’

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Tawiah – Bubbling Up and Over

By Matthew Daniel on January 28, 2008
This entry is filed under Europe: Features and tagged Bjork, Brownswood, compilation, Family, Georgia, jazz, Lauryn Hill, London, South, Straight No Chaser.

You can expect to hear me fooling around coz I like to laugh, you can hear a bit of old school cus I like to remember and you can expect to hear some guitars and strings and oohs and ahhs!

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Algebra – Soul by Numbers

By Matthew Daniel on August 25, 2007
This entry is filed under US/Canada: Features and tagged dub, Family, Georgia, London, Motown, rap, soul. | 2 Comments

What is it with Georgia and soul music? Algebra Blessett chases the rain to London and catches up with our number one soul man in Soho

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Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra – Futuristic Spiritual Soul

By Matthew Daniel on August 22, 2007
This entry is filed under US/Canada: Features and tagged Georgia, hip hop, house, jazz, Mingus, New York, soul, South. | 5 Comments

“Our music is a complete blend of American classics. When I’m talking about American classics, I’m just talking about all music. White music, black music and anything out of Europe, from Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder to Afrika Bambataa, Run DMC and J Dilla” explains Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra about the sound of their unique spiritual and futuristic soul music

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Sa-Ra – The Hollywood Recordings

By Gerry Hectic on June 15, 2007
This entry is filed under US/Canada: Reviews and tagged Dilla, Georgia, Gilles Peterson, John Peel, New York, rap, soul, Talib Kweli, Ty. | 1 Comment

“We are going to be talking about the rise and rise of Sa-Ra in a minute but first the travel”, did I hear that right? Has the news of the debut album hit national radio already?

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Plug Research – The Sound Of LA

By Gerry Hectic on November 8, 2006
This entry is filed under US/Canada: Reviews and tagged Cut Chemist, Daedelus, Flying Lotus, funk, Georgia, hip hop, rock, soul, The Roots.

It’s somewhat of a big boast to get the sound of the city of angels on one 12″ but Plug Research don’t tend to do things by halves.

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