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Tuesday, Feb 6 2024, 7PM
Priya Ragu, Tamil American Artist is playing at Barboza on March 22nd, 2024
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Jarina de Marco, Dominican & Brazilian is a creative visionary who sings in four languages and spearheads all aspects of her project. From songwriting, production, visual designs and direction.
Visit jarinademarco.bandcamp.com
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes releases The Yussef Dayes Experience (Live from Malibu), featuring music from his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Black Classical Music, and more, on vinyl and digitally on January 26 via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music, and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings and in the US on Nonesuch Records.
yussefdayes.bandcamp.com
y popular demand, and following up on the success of Les Imprimés debut album Rêverie, we press two more absolute standouts from the LP to 45 for the DJs and collectors.
For the A side we asked Morten to do an edit for the 7” and put a little more bottom in the mix in the spirit of Larry Levan. No surprise, it worked to great effect. The “Love & Flowers” 45 Edit pushes that much harder and will move the dancefloor while the message will resonate with anyone who put too much effort into the wrong situation in their lives - “It wasn’t worth it, my new girl’s perfect”
lesimprimes.bandcamp.com
Hailing from the seaside communities surrounding Enoshima, a small island located 50 km southwest of Tokyo, maya ongaku is a ragtag collective of local musicians whose brand of earthy psychedelia transcends widely beyond the roots of their inner souls. The name derives not from any kind of ancient civilization, but rather a neologism defined as the imagined view outside one’s field of vision.
Visit mayaongakuggb.bandcamp.com
Already a multi award-winning and established artist, with a growing global reputation, Bokani Dyer’s newest record provides an intimate view into South Africa’s multifaceted people - and an opportunity for global connection through music.
“This is the first album of mine that is really drawing on all my influences and putting them into one thing,” says Dyer of the music on Radio Sechaba. “So from song to song you get different types of sounds and music and different approaches, and there is some quiet stuff and there is some loud stuff too.”
Visit bokani-dyer.bandcamp.com
Record producer, composer, singer, and pioneer of the dub music genre Lee Scratch Perry passed away in August 2021. His influence over popular music since the 1970s is hugely significant, with artists including Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and The Orb all enriched by Perry’s legendary touch, innovative studio techniques and production style.
Conceived, written and recorded during the COVID pandemic, ‘King Perry’ was produced by Daniel Boyle, and features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. Two tracks were also co-produced with Tricky, who releases Perry’s last recorded performances on his False Idols label.
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Visit falseidols.bandcamp.com
Ghanaian singer/rapper and composer DeLa$i has found a voice through production with the support of music tech group Ableton.
DeLa$i's sound is a fusion of Soul, Hip hop and jazzy influences with traditional Ghanaian music.
Visit delasi.bandcamp.com
"East of Any Place” is a treasure trove of songs we came across alongside Rogér Fakhr's acclaimed 2021 album, "Fine Anyway." These tracks, hidden for decades and only passed between a handful of people, offer a glimpse into Rogér’s musical genius and the vibrant scene of Lebanon during a period marked by civil war and social upheaval.
Visit habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com
Yoshino Shigihara came into 2019 needing a change. The Japanese artist had been based in Bristol ever since co-founding the now defunct Maloya-infuenced raucous psychedelia collective Zun Zun Egui. She then blossomed on her own across an EP and two albums of more meditative but no less territorially transcendent records as Yama Warashi.
Visit yamawarashi.bandcamp.com
Third album from the Afro-Finnish band -- Issiaka Dembele and Ismaila Sané. They added two band members -- Waina and GIlbert K -- leading the new album to feature six different languages (Nyanja, English, Finnish, Mauritian Creole, Wolof, and Jola)
maajo.bandcamp.com
Benny Sings is a prolific songwriter, producer and artist from Amsterdam. He has released several albums, of which the critically acclaimed 'Young Hearts', released this March, 2023 on Stones Throw Records.
Visit bennysings.bandcamp.com
Of this brand new collab, Justice's first album in eight years, the French duo share, "We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker... Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time.
www.stereogum.com
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Peep the official video for 'One Night/All Night' here:
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www.justice.church
Sudanese rapper Soulja has dropped his debut album, ‘Deja Vu’, capturing the essence of uncanny familiarity and prophecy. Contemplating his upbringing, challenges and dreams, Soulja’s 14-track album contemplates how to best embrace one’s destiny, following the path set before you regardless of the successes and setbacks that may befall you on the way.
Peruvian producer based in Barcelona.
Visit turntablesonthehudson.bandcamp.com
Since first meeting in Accra, Ghana in 2017, London-based producer Mina and Ghanian vocalist Bryte have channeled their shared passion for global club music.
Over Mina’s minimal and syncopated beat that combines elements of dancehall and gqom, Bryte’s playful multi-lingual lyrics imagine a world without visas, inviting you to a global party where everyone is welcome.
Visit earth-kicks.bandcamp.com
Touré Kunda is a Senegalese band, noted for their musical versatility and political activism. Their 40-year career encompasses recordings in over six languages and collaborations with well-known musicians such as Carlos Santana and Talking Heads.
Melé has made quite a name for himself in the last seven years. Hailing from the Wirral Peninsula of the United Kingdom, an early interest in DJing first saw the lad step behind the decks at the age of 13.
On her debut EP Daydreaming, Egyptian artist Nour shares a sparkling synth-pop, with lyrics in both Arabic and English.
The song is about empathy. "It's someone agreeing with the same thing you're going through," she explains in an interview with SceneNoise. "So, if someone says 'wana,' it's like saying: I'm going through the same thing, too, so we're both in the same boat." With that said, she adds that the song can be interpreted in more than one way. "That's what makes it special, in my opinion."
Tonight's Interactive Theme - Debut Songs! Cape Verdian vocalist, songwriter Cesária Évora released two first songs simultaneously, "Cabo Verde" and "Mar Azul" in 1991.
www.cesaria-evora.com