December 19, 2022
→ A wee late this week! Took some time to digest that legendary final... ⚽🇦🇷🇫🇷 Going all latin this week! Celebrating the first release of New Regency Orchestra, the London based 18 piece band reviving the great old days of Afro-cuban jazz orchestras of the New York scene taking its roots in the collision between Gillespie's new bebop and Chano Pozo and Machito's latin influences... Can't wait to see them live! 10th Street also sits in the tradition by joining forces of 2 dozens of New York based musicians in the soul, funk and latin scenes. Off to Colombia with Aïtawa and their blend of lesser known Colombian rhythms, then to Cuba with the funk-infused latin trombone of Juan Pablo Torres. Finally we're exploring the roots of the New Regency Orchestra with the classic song "Tin Tin Deo" composed by Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller interpreted by trumpet Clark Terry and producer Chico O'Farrill on the 1966 LP Spanish Rice!
Mambo Rama (Lex Blondin's rework)
New Regency Orchestra, Lex Blondin
Moodies Basement
10th Street
Camino
Aïtawa
Que se sepa
Juan Pablo Torres
Tin Tin Deo
Clark Terry, Chico O'Farrill
December 12, 2022
→ Starting off the week back in the UK dancefloor jazz scene from the 80/90's with strong latin flavors and the new Chris Bangs (pioneer of acid jazz), then off to the vibrant Melbourne scene with house duo Close Counters's new EP "THE DON" then to Medellin and Lagos with Colombia based Bosq and Benin/Nigeria guitarist Kaleta partnering for an entire new album. Looking back at 2015's LP from Yemenite-Israeli sisters trio A-WA and wrapping it up in Cape Verde with some coladeira by national icons Os Apolos. Enjoy!
Firebird
Chris Bangs
THE DON
Close Counters
Ipade
Bosq, Kaleta
Shamak zabad radai
A-WA
Piki N'toni
Os Apolos
December 5, 2022
→ Latin psychedelia is in the air this week... Starting off with a great Spanish-Chilean collaboration between Lorenzo Soria and Sebastián Orellana, then off to Paris with the first EP of former Le Mellotron resident DJ Marina Trench, then to Amsterdam with the absolutely beautiful "Juicy" by Venezuelian-Portuguese Alex Figueira. Paying tribute to Erasmo Carlos (Brazil) as well, who passed away two weeks ago, as well as first jazz flautist ever recorded Alberto Socarras.
El Vaso
Lorenzo Soria, Sebastián Orellana
L'orage
Marina Trench
Juicy
Alex Figueira
Gente Aberta
Erasmo Carlos
The Story of Love (Historia De Un Amor)
Alberto Socarras
November 28, 2022
→ To celebrate the release of "Yemamaya", their first EP together on Elis Records, Brazilian singer songwriter LUIZGA (Graveola, TiãoDuá, Rosa Neon) and French nomadic DJ and producer iZem (Mayra Andrade, Elza Soares, Guts) are taking over our Heavy Rotation this week with a selection of their respective influences that led to the creation of this beautifully crafted piece, from Portishead to Caetano Veloso.
O Mundo Mudou
LUIZGA, iZem
Cabelo
Marina Sena
Á Primeira Vista
Chico César
Roads
Portishead
Odara
Caetano Veloso
November 21, 2022
→ Starting off in New York this week, with new jumpy Bad Colours featuring rising rapper N.O.V. on Bastard Jazz, then off to Nancy with French hybrid jazz sensation NCY Milky Band's new LP "100 Ans", Adrian Quesada and Ikebe Shakedown's powerful vintage instrumental hip-hop future classic "Spirits", an obscure soul-funk number from Saint Louis via Portugal's Mad About Records and some lush Persian folk by Iranian female singer Pari Zangeneh. Enjoy!
Ready
Bad Colours, N.O.V.
54 Zeppelin
NCY Milky Band
Spirits
Adrian Quesada, Ikebe Shakedown
Pushin' to the Top
Free Love
