About Paul Brad
Freelance journalist / Publisher : Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine, Editor - Beyond The Bassline (British Library) , Editor - L FM : Lockdown FM Broadcasting In A Pandemic - Gilles Peterson (Worldwide FM) / Publisher: From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: A History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene by Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove / Music Fan: Interplanetary Sounds: Ancient to Future / Cultural Event Consultant & Activist / Nei Jia practitioner
Clocked this on the Giant Step site in NYC. This excellent vid is part of Kutiman’s ThruYou series but instead of trawling the web for obscure snippets to weave into a single piece of audible glory he has opted to … Continue reading →
Last Sunday, just prior witnessing a mesmerising performance by the Whirling Dervishes we caught a smaller version of this Mehter Jannisary marching band in my local park. I’d heard snatches of their drums and the zurna (an oboe-like instrument) on … Continue reading →
I spotted Danilo Parra’s film a while back on the Guardian website and was blown away. It was in the shadow of Steve Reid passing away and I was moved by the plight of a generation of great musicians in … Continue reading →
Posted in Is That Jazz?
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Tagged AACM, Avante Garde, Coltrane, Delmark, Jazz, Kalaparusha, Maurice McIntyreGanilo Parra, New Thing, New York City, spiritual jazz, tenor sax
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Black Heart + The Dervish House: A couple of juicy summer reads well worth checking out. Mike Nicol’s ‘Black Heart’ is the third book in a trilogy of South African revenge thrillers featuring two former ANC activists/gun runners Mace Bishop … Continue reading →
On Fania Records 2011 comes Hammock House ‘Africa Caribe’, a bold 2-Cd set produced and mixed by Spiritual Life’s Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell. Late in 2010, Fania Records hand delivered the original multi-track recording tapes in a battered cardboard box to … Continue reading →
Posted in Words, Sound & Power
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Tagged Celia Cruz, Deep House, Eddie Palmierii, Fania, Ifa, Joaquin 'Joe' Classell, NuYorican, Puerto Rico, Ray Barretto, Salsa, Salsoul, Santeria, Spiritual Hosue
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