Waldemar Bastos Angola
Hailed as “one of the great, overlooked records of 1998,” by the NY Times, this debut was recorded and produced by Arto Lindsay and David Byrne in New York. Its title, which means “blacklight” in Portuguese, is a hint to the powerful sorrow the music holds: Pretaluz is an elegiac response to the Angolan Civil War, drawing from fado, semba, zouk, and morna, to create indelible songs. ... more
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Promises
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Pharoah's long forgotten masterpiece. This record could have been lost, but it just got resurrected, and seriously, this is probably one of Sanders top 2 or 3 albums. Those who discovered Pharoah with Promises, might prefer this to Karma. The first track, Harvest Time is a gem and both live takes on this double CD are compelling variations of the studio version, maybe even more exciting!
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The Confluence LP
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Former member of Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 unveils a rich, swinging new record that pulls from jazz and soul in its high-wattage songs.
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Dearest Arooj, firstly thank you. My brother died this year n what can be said about such loss n sadness. I saw n heard you at The end of the Road in England. I spent many years in India n love all the music, poetry of your heritage. Thankyou Arooj❤️
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