afro-caribbean music

most fans of the blues believe it was born in the mississippi delta shortly before 1900. they are definitively wrong. the blues had its roots in other forms of older black music that are traced to the music of west africa. in that sense, mali music constitutes the dna of the blues and the griots can be identified as the direct ancestors of the rural bluesmen. baba sissoko is from mali and he is the last undisputed griot alive.

phat vocal house groover with strong female vocals based on a funky electro bassline supported by nice key and synth lines (sb)

afro-caribbean music

discover the 3rd album of the emblematic crew africanism all stars led by bob sinclair and featuring, among others, yves larock, joachim garraud, tony allen, david guetta...

funk / soul / rnb

das zweite album des von den ostafrikanischen reunion-inseln stammenden pariser produzenten labelle, univers-ile, ist laut wdr cosmo ein werk zwischen maloya-tradition, experimenteller elektronik und field recordings, aufgenommen mit traditionellen afrikanischen und indischen instrumenten, sowie slide-gitarre und sampler, und eingesungen in kreolischer sprache.

rohe maschinen-grooves, lebensbejahender house und drei exklusive, eigene tracks. das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover, inklusive mix-cd.

their last single has been an international hit breaking through the official sales charts all over europe and other important territories leaving a sign in france, holland and brasil. ibiza has been the most played single during summer 2008 in spain and greece. the new single is now ready to go and it is titled fiesta loca.

huge funky house tune with a great trumpet line and a kicking male vocal sample all backed with nice drums and percussions not to be missed

house divas feat. babara tucker, michelle weeks, su su bobien, sabrynaah pope and dawn tallman !!

the long established and critically acclaimed dj-kicks series kicks off 2017 with suitably accomplished dj, producer, vocalist and instrumentalist matthew dear at the helm. a man of many musical hats, texas born, detroit raised dear has a wide reaching discography that takes in face melting techno as jabberjaw, dark avant-pop under his own name and intricate minimal as audion. often with a gothic slant and full of curiousness, his pensive but playful music is an intoxicating distillation of many different influences, often with his own stylised vocals at the centre

the definitive compilation of super biton de sŽgou, one of malis most important orchestras during its golden age of music. this album contains the best of the 2 early 70s albums previously released on mali kunkan and recorded under the aegis of sound wizard boubacar traorŽ. tip!