August 26, 2025
→ This week! After a summer break, excited to get back at it for a new season! Amazing EP by British rapper Rarelyalways alongside US singer Nia J with the banger "Paid". The whole EP is really worth it! UK multidisciplinary artist Brian Nasty released the soulful, drums heavy "Belly Of The Beast" on Big Dada. We love those drums! Disrupta releases a great jungle remix from the 2020 track "soulboy" by p-rallel and Greentea Peng on Different Recordings. Travelling back in time to 1978 with the soul-funk track "Survive" by Lebron Brothers, as well as the latin soul "Hola Muchacho / Hey Boy", a song by Carole King and Gerry Goffin from 1968. If anyone knows who's the singer on that track, I'd be happy to hear!
August 26, 2025
→ This week! After a summer break, excited to get back at it for a new season! Amazing EP by British rapper Rarelyalways alongside US singer Nia J with the banger "Paid". The whole EP is really worth it! UK multidisciplinary artist Brian Nasty released the soulful, drums heavy "Belly Of The Beast" on Big Dada. We love those drums! Disrupta releases a great jungle remix from the 2020 track "soulboy" by p-rallel and Greentea Peng on Different Recordings. Travelling back in time to 1978 with the soul-funk track "Survive" by Lebron Brothers, as well as the latin soul "Hola Muchacho / Hey Boy", a song by Carole King and Gerry Goffin from 1968. If anyone knows who's the singer on that track, I'd be happy to hear!
August 26, 2025
→ This week! After a summer break, excited to get back at it for a new season! Amazing EP by British rapper Rarelyalways alongside US singer Nia J with the banger "Paid". The whole EP is really worth it! UK multidisciplinary artist Brian Nasty released the soulful, drums heavy "Belly Of The Beast" on Big Dada. We love those drums! Disrupta releases a great jungle remix from the 2020 track "soulboy" by p-rallel and Greentea Peng on Different Recordings. Travelling back in time to 1978 with the soul-funk track "Survive" by Lebron Brothers, as well as the latin soul "Hola Muchacho / Hey Boy", a song by Carole King and Gerry Goffin from 1968. If anyone knows who's the singer on that track, I'd be happy to hear!
July 22, 2025
→ This week! Ghana collective ALL MY COUSINS team up with South African singer Una Rams on the laid-back, soulful electronica of "UP". UK artist Tigerbalm teams up with Italian, Naples based producer and singer Giorgio Lopez on the italo track "Nayar". More from Italy with "Ritmo Italiano" by producer and percussionist Gabriele Poso, out from his great compilation Ritmo Italiano – Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo, celebrating the rhythmic traditions of Italy, spanning the 60s-90s era, out on Mr Bongo! Keeping the latin vibes, back in time with the funky latin pop of Puerto Rican via NYC Vitin Aviles, "La Persona Importante", a song by one of the most prolific latin songwriter of the 70s, Tite Curet Alonso and produced by Joe Cain, out on Alegre Records in 1974. Wrapping up the week with the great Machito with his Afro Cubans, with the mambo classic "Tremendo Cuban", released back in 1954 on the Tropical label. Enjoy!
UP
ALL MY COUSINS, Una Rams
Nayar
Tigerbalm, Giorgio Lopez
Ritmo Italiano
Gabriele Poso
La Persona Importante
Vitin Aviles
Tremendo Cumban
Machito & His Afro Cubans
July 15, 2025
→ This week! French collective 15 15 released amazing new single "āfa", soulful folktronica based on tresillo/dancehall rhythm... Such a great, unique sound! Luizga (Brasil) and iZem (Spain) released the LP for their hit single "Yemamaya", featuring a handful of new tracks, including the beautiful "Pachuchu". Soul wizards El Michels Affair (NYC, US) team up with Ghanaian Florence Adooni for the funky and catchy "Say Goodbye". Listening back to American afro-funk-jazz Plunky and Oneness of Juju's disco track "Every Way But Loose" from their Make A Change LP released on Black Fire in 1980. And wrapping up this week in Brazil with "A hora é essa" by Célia, from her 1972 eponymous LP released on Continental. Enjoy!
āfa
15 15
Pachuchu
LUIZGA, iZem
Say Goodbye
El Michels Affair, Florence Adooni
Every Way But Loose
Plunky, Oneness Of Juju
