April 4, 2023
→ This week! New Daptone Records signee Jalen Ngonda with its infectiously energetic soul new single, Italian project Larry Manteca revives exotica music, the amazing live South African act BCUC is back with a new album due in June and a first haunting single "Pieces of Isht". Flying South to Caracas for a re-issue of Andrés y sus Estrellas's first 1976 LP and back North to the US for the Spanish version of classic "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals.
If You Don't Want My Love
Jalen Ngonda
Ufo Bossa - Remastered
Larry Manteca
Pieces of Isht
BCUC
Linda Caraqueña
Andrés y Sus Estrellas
Groovin' (Spanish Version)
The Young Rascals
March 28, 2023
→ This week! A focus on a sound emerging and mixing ambient, soul & disco and pop with the beautiful works of three projets from the UK, Australia and New Zealand (Qwalia, The Lahaar and Summer Vee)... Great stuff! Then off to the Americas with Peruvian salsa and boogaloo pianist Alfredo Linares and Chicagoan eight-piece band The Eight Minutes, who's 1972 LP "An American Family" on Perception Records is being re-released via BBE Music.
Sound & Reason
Qwalia
Work Work Work
The Lahaar
Judas
Summer Vee
Vuelve
Alfredo Linares
Next Time He'll Be Good
The Eight Minutes
March 21, 2023
→ This week! Brooklyn-based Mattie Safer (The Rapture, Poolside) releases new single of his new personal project lovetempo, aiming to dance loneliness away, UK muva of Earth's neo-soul gets a soft amapiano twist thanks to producer Hagan, French-Caribbean singer Adi Oasis released her new LP with a tribute to Serena William's strength. Some soulful rockstready and lovers rock to wrap it up, with a great cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" and Jamaican Paketo Wilson's beautiful and addictive "Praise Him"!
There's No You
lovetempo
High (Hagan Remix)
muva of Earth
Serena
Adi Oasis
Careless Whisper
Melody Beecher
Praise Him
Paketo Wilson
March 14, 2023
→ This week! US/Colombia afro-latin funk beach hit "Pambelé" by Captain Planet and Jimena Angel, the inspired heavy synths and beats of British producer Palm Skin Productions, new LP on London-based label Rhythm Section by Montreal raised Gayance. Heading to Nigeria to wrap this week up with two amazing sought-after highlife and afro-funk reissues: The Good Samaritans from 1982 on the label Analog Africa and Remi Kabaka's Son Of Africa LP from 1977, originally released on Chris Blackwell's label Island Records, now reiussed on BBE.
Pambelé
Captain Planet, Jimena Angel
Stealing The Sunset
Palm Skin Productions
Clout Chaser's Anthem
Gayance, Janette King, Hua Li 化力
Ughamwen-Rhienenemwen
The Good Samaritans
Meteorite
Remi Kabaka
March 7, 2023
→ This week! Dutch duo WAAN releases new album "Echo Echo" which features amazing track "Omi", Tel Aviv based Şatellites's leader reveals new project Eje Eje on Batov Records, and Brazilian jazz trio Caixa Cubo partners wiith Zé Leônidas for "Sábado", anticipating their anticipated new LP Agôra! Finally, we lost two jazz saxophone players last week... Paying tribute to the great Wayne Shorter with his all-time classic "Ponte De Areia" from his 1975 collaboration LP with Brazilian Milton Nascimento, Native Dancer, as well as Panama's Carlos Garnett with "Wise Old Man" from his Muse Records "Cosmos Nucleus" LP from 1976.
Omi
WAAN
Saved From The Jazz
Eje Eje
Sábado
Caixa Cubo, Zé Leônidas
Wise Old Man
Carlos Garnett
