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BRAND NEW! INTO FOREVER with Matt Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra
INTO FOREVER is Matt Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra’s second album and it’s been rotation on my CD player since it dropped through the door. There’s a real confidence about this latest record. ‘Into Forever’ continues Matt Halsall’s “spiritual jazz” trajectory and … Continue reading
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Tagged Gondwana Orchestra, Into Forever, koto, Longshan Temple, Manchester, Matt Halsall, Rachel Gladwin, spiritual jazz, trumpet
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THE MAN FROM WAREIKA HILLS: RICO RODRIGUEZ 1934 -2015
THE MAN FROM WAREIKA HILLS: RICO RODRIGUEZ 1934 -2015 Always loved this photo of Rico Rodriguez and his daughters by my bredren Jean Bernard Sohiez. Veteran of the legendary Alpha Boys School band and further educated in the camp of … Continue reading
BLACK PANTHER PARTY: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Black Panther Party: Vanguard Of The Revolution hit the big screen at Hackney’s Rio Cinema during the East London Film Festival and was joy to behold. It is now poised for nationwide release. In the shadow of on-going institutionalised police … Continue reading
RUBBLE KINGS: NYC’s gang wars
RUBBLE KINGS is an illuminating and poignant the documentary by Shan Nicholson that boldly documents NYC’s gang wars and the truce that led to the birth of b-boying and hip hop. Yesterday afternoon, we slipped into the Curzon Soho to … Continue reading
ARAB JAZZ, CUBAN NOIR & A REVOLUTION BETRAYED
ARAB JAZZ, CUBAN NOIR & A REVOLUTION BETRAYED…. this summer’s reading has been heavy! It kicked off with Marlon James’ A Short History Of Seven Killings – see the earlier post on that devastating tome – and that was followed … Continue reading
ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES: STRATA meets CARHARTT
ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES – Sound Of Detroit – Motor City Rhythms – Carhartt WIP has teamed up with DJ Amir Abdullah (of Kon & Amir) to assist with the creation of a modest Strata clothing collection plus a radio … Continue reading
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Tagged 180 Proof Records, ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES, Amir Abdullah, Carhartt WIP Radio, Charles Moore, Detroit, fusion, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Kenny Cox, Kon & Amir, Maulawi, Strata, Tees
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THE SOUND OF XAOS: A 21st Century Greek Odyssey
The Sound Of Xáos: This is a Greek Odyssey with a 21st century sensibility that proudly delves into a nation’s rich, mysterious musical past to produce an album that flies a defiant banner for a Greek nation battered and bruised … Continue reading
TRIBAL WAR, CIA, DONS & DRUGS – Marlon James’ ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings
One evening, as I left the home of friend and fellow scribbler, Neil Spencer, he thrust a weighty tome into my hands and said, “You need read this but I want it back after.” The book was A Brief History … Continue reading
FREEDOM! The Festival… Tony Kofi conjures Ornette, Xenicibis arrives & Black Top mash it up!
Next Monday – July 13th – will see the first FREEDOM! – The Art of Improvisation jam since the highly enlightening two day FREEDOM! Festival held at The Vortex in Dalston’s Gillett Square over the weekend of June 27/28th. The … Continue reading
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