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Tuesday, Apr 6 2021, 7PM
TARTAN DAY "Stewart is a key figure in British music and he appears throughout the musical folklore of the revivalist era. He played at the first-ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970, knew Yoko Ono before she met John Lennon, shared a London flat with a young Paul Simon, and hosted at the Les Cousins folk club in London in the 1960s." - wiki
This group of the French first child stars, 17 in all plucked from a boys choir, sold more records than the Beatles during their run in the 70's.
Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo is a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor. He also served as commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State under the government of Lucky Igbinedion. Uwaifo is famous for his joromi music
"Star Feminine Band are a group of 7 girls, aged between 10 and 17 years old, from Natitingou, a remote town in the north of Benin. In 2016 they responded to a local radio call out to take part in a series of music training sessions. Previous experience was not necessary. Indeed, none of the girls had come close to a guitar, microphone or drumkit before." -starfeminineband.bandcamp.com
From the band's final studio release, Naked. See an acoustic version with Brazilian Caetano Veloso here: www.youtube.com
"Drinking a cold beer in a hot country isn’t necessarily the best idea. Your body starts to think that it’s cold, and slows the perspiration that helps you to control your temperature. Result: you actually feel hotter. But a warm beer, according to any Jamaican barman worth his salt, can just as easily be drunk in the morning as at midday or when the night falls." -obf-dubquake-records.bandcamp.com
"According to The Far East frontwoman Maddie Ruthless, “Magic Moments,” in particular, is a tribute to 80s digital dancehall artists like Pinchers and Frankie Paul, and the video for the tune (which premiers today) pays homage to that time period." -rootfire.net
"Daymé Arocena’s work encompasses the rich, diverse musical make-up of the Cuba she grew up in. Rooting her compositions in Cuba’s classic rhythms, she looks outward to the world she’s spent the past two years travelling." -daymearocena.bandcamp.com
Soul Central are a British duo consisting of Matt Mckillop and Paul Timothy. They hit #6 on the UK singles chart with this cover of the song originally by Derrick May.
South African. She was exiled in NYC along with Hugh Masakala and Miriam Makeba in the 60's. While there she worked with Cannonball Adderly, David Axelrod and Harry Belafonte.
Korean. The seven-piece band comprises four traditional vocalists: Kwon Song Hee, Shin Yu Jin, Ahn Yi Ho and Lee Na Rae, who deliver musical storytelling through solos, choir, rapping and dance. www.npr.org
Kahil is a jazz multi-instrumentalist, focused on percussion, from Chicago. Kemit Sources are Cris Montout & Jean-Marie Racon
Cameroon. Originally a B-side, it was discovered by David Mancuso in NYC and played at his legendary Loft parties. It quickly became a hard to find hit, leading over 20 bands to record covers of it. It was eventually licensed and released in the US, reaching #35 on the billboard in 1973
A mix of Bantu lullabies of the Congo, electronic music and hip-hop. lesmamansducongo.bandcamp.com
Miracle Musical. a musical project spearheaded by Joe Hawley, with Ross Federman and Bora Karaca coordinating and producing, and a multitude of other musicians and guests featuring.
Ancient meets modern on this new installment from Akimbo. Named after Korean traditional temple patterns, Dancheong continues Akimbo's foray into the exploration of Korean instrumentation. tonalunity.bandcamp.com
"Vive La Musique is proud to bring you a holy grail reissue featuring South African artist - the late great Sipho Gumede - in his 'Boogie Man' guise and prolific producer Greg Cutler, who worked on over 300 records in the 70s and 80s." -vivelamusique.bandcamp.com
"Anchorsong – aka Masaaki Yoshida - has become globally recognised for his unique live shows, which many people have described as "like watching a painter drawing on a white canvas", as he creates electronic music completely live using a sampler (MPC2500) and a keyboard, right in front of the audience." -anchorsong.bandcamp.com
Brazil. Originally from the album Som, Sangue e Raça (Sound, Blood and Race). "Considered to be a milestone within Brazilian music, the album has had enormous influence on the sound and development of Brazilian funk, soul, and jazz." -all music guide
Cameroon. A disco hit in the early 80's. Recently released on Kalita Records. Mendel is based on the Netherlands. kalitarecords.bandcamp.com
A project that grew out of a jam session, STR4TA captures the raw energy of the Brit-Funk scene of the early 80s over eight tracks. -str4ta.bandcamp.com
UK garage duo out of Southampton. They had 7 consecutive top 20 UK singles during a 3 year period.
Leader Björn Wagner lived in Trinidad and Tobago and studied the steel drums. He then formed the band after returning to Hamburg, Germany.
The five women of Bnet Marrakech play the music of both Arabs and Berbers – the original people of Morocco.
Discovered on YouTube by an LA producer. Called psychedelic rock and garage music, grounded in melodies of Laos and Thailand.
A french disco pop group of six members. They formed almost ten years ago. See them on Instagram @ l.imperatrice
Brooklyn. "Arooj Aftab is a neo-sufi and minimalist composer/singer who gracefully experiments and bends the lines between ancient mystic poetry, south asian classical, jazz, american soul and electronic dream-scape musics." -www.newmusicusa.org
"Born in Oran, Taha emigrated to Lyons, where he worked in a factory and eventually started gigging as a deejay at a local club, playing a mix of Western rock and Middle Eastern sounds that were coming up, such as rai and chaabi." -www.rootsworld.com
Meaning "strong" in Orobe, a Nigerian tribal language. Check them out live:
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Eternal Screw is ONY’s ode to Vietnam and DJ Screw. -ony777.bandcamp.com
"Put a group together which became Jurassic 5. Co-creator of Brainfreeze with DJ Shadow, and original member of Ozomatli." -cutchemist.bandcamp.com
"In 1984, a teenaged sibling duo in Birmingham, England recorded their unique, Urdu-language take on synth pop. " -pitchfork.com
A Turkish band based in Amsterdam. See a live performance here: www.youtube.com
UK. "Over the years his musical prowess has blessed numerous projects, initially with the likes of Bugz In The Attic and The Herbaliser, and more recently with DJ Jazzy Jeff"-kaiditatham.bandcamp.com