OKJ is back, with new music from Italy, South Africa & India, another Congolese classic, spaced out jazz/dub/funk from both Cuba AND Puerto Rico, and more! Charles Mingus – ‘Hora Decubitus’, album Mingus, Mingus, Mingus.. (USA) Francesco Lomagistro & World Expansion – ‘Free’, album World Expansion (Italy) Hank Ballard – ‘You’re So Sexy’, album You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (USA) Kasai Allstars – ‘Like a Dry Leaf On A Tree’, album Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle...
OKJ is back on Halloween with some creepy classics, new music from Estonia, the US and Brazil, a monster groove from 1970s West Africa, & more! Lana Del Rey – ‘Text Book’, album Blue Banisters (USA) Wayne Shorter – ‘Witch Hunt’, album Speak No Evil (USA) Irreversible Entanglements – ‘Lagrimas Del Mar’, album Open The Gates (USA) Thiago Franca – ‘Hasta La Cumbia’, album A Espetacular Charanga do Franca (Brazil) Super Mama Djombo – ‘Mortos Nega’ (Guinea Bissau)...
New jazz from Europe & the US, a mini-tour of African deep cuts and classics in Mali, Nigeria, Congo & Angola, DJ Otsuka Remix-Single, funky soul from Los Angeles & more! Rachid Taha – ‘Ya Rayah’, album Rachid Taha (Algeria/France) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – ‘The Joker’, album Express Yourself: The Best Of Charles Wright (USA) Mark de Clive Lowe – ‘Thanks Given’, album Midnight Snacks (USA/NZ) World Expansion – ‘Meeting Point’, album World Expansion...
Doi-san from Everyday Records in Kanazawa presents a fantastic selection of Afro-Fusion tunes, mainly contemporary but some pioneers too. Modern Malian grooves from Bassekou Kouyate, African club/dance sounds, Afrocentric music from the diaspora, a classic from Osibisa and more!