By Gerry Hectic on January 16, 2012
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, Latin America: Reviews, Reviews and tagged Afro-Latin, Big Chill, Brixton, Cuba, Fania, festival, funk, Havana, Kid Creole, Kid Creole and The Coconuts, La Linea, Latin, London, reggae, soul, Spain.
Here’s some hot underground from London Town that’s been hiding in my bag and it’s just what you need to raise Latin spirits in the bleak mid-winter.
Continue reading Wara – Wara EP
By Damian Rafferty on June 24, 2011
This entry is filed under Events and tagged Abigail Washburn, Africa, Afrocubism, alabama 3, Alejandro Toledo, Alpha Blondy, Axel Krygier, Baaba Maal, Bangladesh, Bellowhead, blues, Bomba Estereo, Booker T Jones, Congo, Cuba, Desert Blues, Dhol Foundation, Donso, dub, Dub Colossus, Dub Pistols, Easy Star All-Stars, Ebo Taylor, Egypt, El Tanbura, festival, Feufollet, Germany, Gogol Bordello, Hari Sivanesan, Hassan Erraji, Havana, Jamaica, Jamie Smith, jazz, Lauryn Hill, London, Mahala Rai Banda, Nathalie Natiembe, Nigeria, North, Norway, Orissa, Pacific, Penguin Café, Port Said, punk, radio 3, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Roland Tchakounte, Samuel Yirga, Shunsuke Kimura, Submotion Orchestra, Susheela Raman, Taraf de Haidouks, Vincent Segal, Womad, World Music. | 2 Comments
Baaba Maal by Damian Rafferty
WOMAD this year features: Afrocubism , Alpha Blondy, Baaba Maal, Bellowhead, Dub Colossu, Ebo Taylor, Gogol Bordell0, Penguin Café, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Susheela Raman and Taraf de Haidouks Continue reading WOMAD – Charlton Park 28-31 July 2011
By Gerry Hectic on December 1, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged Benji B, Big Chill, bossa nova, Brazilika, Brownswood, compilation, Dilla, Dingwalls, dOP, dubstep, Egypt, Emanative, festival, Flying Lotus, Gilles Peterson, Gotan Project, Havana, jazz, John Peel, Jose James, London, Marc Rapson, Mark Pritchard, Matthew Herbert, Modal, Portico Quartet, rob, Roots Manuva, tango, Worthy. | 1 Comment
With 10 years under his BBC DJing belt, what better time to have “A celebration of his syndicated Radio Show” on 2 CDs?
Continue reading V/A – Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide – A Celebration Of His Syndicated Radio Show
By Gerry Hectic on October 27, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged compilation, cumbia, Daniel Haaksman, disco, funk, Gilles Peterson, Gotan Project, Havana, house, Paris, Switzerland, tango.
As Gilles Peterson continues to celebrate 10 years at Radio 1, here’s a band that made it big at the same time the show was finding its feet; it’s the return of the Gotan Project with a remix EP
Continue reading Gotan Project – Tango 3.0 The Remix EP
By Gerry Hectic on October 18, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged blues, Brazil, California, calypso, funk, Gecko Turner, Havana, house, Latin, Mexico, Motown, South, tropical. | 1 Comment
It’s been a while since we were dancing to Gecko Turner but whilst he’s been away, going down south has done him a world of good as Gone Down South blends his Spanish heritage with freewheelin’ funky blues.
Continue reading Gecko Turner – Gone Down South
By Gerry Hectic on July 22, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, Latin America: Reviews and tagged Afro-Latin, Balkan, Colombia, compilation, criolla, Cuba, cumbia, dub, festival, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Heliocentrics, jazz, London, palenque, Quantic, reggae, The Heliocentrics. | 2 Comments
Get this, Will ‘Quantic’ Holland brings dub and reggae flavours to his Afro-Latin American Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno project; who much better can it get?
Continue reading Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno – Dog With A Rope
By Gerry Hectic on June 16, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews and tagged compilation, disco, festival, funk, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Horse Meat Disco, jazz, Toddla, Toddla T. | 1 Comment
The new compilation by the Horse Meat Disco crew of James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Severino and Luke Howard that is thoroughly disco-fantastic from start to finish!
Continue reading V/A – Horse Meat Disco 2
By Gerry Hectic on June 14, 2010
This entry is filed under Caribbean: Reviews, Europe: Reviews and tagged Barbican, Blue Note, Brownswood, Buena Vista, Cuba, Far Out, Fela, festival, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Ipanemas, Irakere, jazz, Latin, London, MJ Cole, Mocky, podcast, reggaeton, Roberto Fonseca, Simonsound, soundtrack.
Does Peterson ever stop? Clearly not as he’s recently returned from Cuba recording a new album with Danay plus this new release on his own Brownswood Recordings label with a launch party in London and Roberto Fonseca live with the New Cuba Sound at the Barbican on the 6th July – phew!
Continue reading Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: Remixed
By Gerry Hectic on May 3, 2010
This entry is filed under Caribbean: Reviews, Europe: Reviews and tagged Azymuth, Buena Vista, compilation, Cuba, Far Out, funk, Havana, Irakere, Japan, jazz, Latin. | 1 Comment
Once again Joe Davis at Far Out Recordings does it again, this time with a re-issue of a very highly sort after album that feature some of the best, if not greatest, Cuban musicians of all time! Irakere’s Cuba Libre is fantastic to say the least!
Continue reading Irakere – Cuba Libre
By Gerry Hectic on February 10, 2010
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, US/Canada: Reviews and tagged Brownswood, dOP, Flying Lotus, Gilles Peterson, Havana, jazz, Jose James, Kode9, Robert Glasper.
When Gilles Peterson announced on his show “this is my favourite track from the new Jos?© James album”, it was time to wake up and pay attention as the voice of jazz is back!
Continue reading Jose James – Blackmagic
By Tim Woodall on January 15, 2010
This entry is filed under Caribbean: Reviews and tagged Buena Vista, compilation, Cuba, Fela, funk, Gilles Peterson, Havana, hip hop, house, jazz, reggaeton.
This project represents a significant undertaking for British DJ, producer and all-round global beats guru, Gilles Peterson.
Continue reading Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura – New Cuba Sound
By Gerry Hectic on November 11, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, US/Canada: Reviews and tagged Big Chill, Build An Ark, compilation, Dwight Trible, Emanative, Gil Scott-Heron, Havana, house, jazz, John Coltrane, London, Modal, Pharoah Sanders. | 1 Comment
With a live show at Cargo on the 19th November, it’s time we had some love from the magnificent Build An Ark; yes – yes!
Continue reading Build An Ark – Love (Part 1)
The last in the trilogy of tribute albums called Dillanthology is even more proof that James Yancey’s untimely passing was such a great loss to the world in so many respects.
Continue reading J Dilla – Dillanthology 3
By Gerry Hectic on November 1, 2009
This entry is filed under Europe: Reviews, Latin America: Reviews and tagged Barbican, Big Chill, Cuba, festival, Havana, jazz, Latin, London, Omar Puente, podcast, Robert Mitchell.
Omar Puente is a regular on the pages of FLY, but From There To Here is actually his debut album and it couldn’t come soon enough; produced by a certain Fitzgerald Courtney Pine OBE no less.
Continue reading Omar Puente – From There To Here
By Tim Woodall on July 10, 2009
This entry is filed under Caribbean: Reviews and tagged blues, compilation, Cuba, funk, Havana, Irakere, Latin, Los Van Van, Mozambique, soul.
Subtitled ‘Funky sounds from Cuba & Miami 1973-1988′ DJ John Armstrong’s compilation does exactly what it says on the tin
Continue reading V/A – Cuban Funk Experience
