Jo Lemaire + Flouze: Pigmy World (1981)
An album that was born to be loved but remains surprisingly unfound, is the worst kind of album to introduce a band…
October 16, 2018
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Tag: afro pop
11 records
Robin Scott & Shikisha: Jive Shikisha! (1984)
It’s always a good sign when you’re out of step with whatever’s out there. Someone who really lived this idea was one…
August 17, 2018
Tony Esposito: Tamburo (1982)
Let’s unwind for a moment. When I haven’t been busy occupying my days with writing, my mind and body has literally been…
August 14, 2018
Chagrin D’Amour: Chagrin D’Amour (1982)
Who knows what would have happened in France if New Yorker Valli Timbert hadn’t met filmmaker Philippe Bourgoin, at some Chelsea Hotel,…
July 24, 2018
Mix 9. Panorama Heaven (Walearic Japan – Vol. 1)
The dream continues…coming in next, but arguably first in its conception, is my mix for Radio Jiro on NTS. In this mix I’ll…
March 6, 2018
Genji Sawai: Sowaka (1984)
Is it Jazz? How many times can one ask that question. What exactly constitutes Jazz? Genji Sawai’s Sowaka stretches this idea limit.…
February 23, 2018
Yukako Hayase: 薔薇のしっぽ Roses’ Tails (1989)
Where does one start with Yukako Hayase? That’s the question I asked myself when debating, for what seemed like forever, what would…
October 20, 2017
Mix: 6. Eastern Jungle
It took two guiding lights to shepherd me through this mix I created for Mexico City’s brilliant Mitamine cultural curation blog. First, I knew…
October 3, 2017
Regrets: Agathe (1985)
Entirely slept-on, to the point that it still boggles my mind how with all the recent reissues and rediscoveries of artists like…
August 25, 2017
Silvio Rodríguez: Días Y Flores (1975)
Looking back at recent history, one wonders why certain wounds seem to take so long to heal. We already saw a huge…
December 2, 2016
Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo: Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo / From The Heart Of The Congo (1979)
I was hoping to start out by saying how its ok to feel thankful and be thankful. I feel very thankful that I’m…
November 23, 2016