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  • Break Reform

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    By Velanche Stewart A couple of years ago, a tune on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide show made me happy whenever it appeared. The tune was called “Perfect Season,” by Break Reform. Now granted, I wasn’t familiar with the group but I knew was that I was looking forward to hearing what goodies were to come. “Fractures,”…

  • Ocote Soul Sounds

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    An interview with Ocote Soul Sounds Adrian Quesada

  • Belleruche Bring the Scratchy Soul

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    ‘270 Stories’ sees the trio hitting their stride, tying together their off-kilter mix-up of scratchy beats, bluesy guitar and soulful, honeycomb vocals with the unmistakable vibe of a band pushing forward.

  • Nik Weston

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    This affair began with Weston’s role as a DJ back in his teens, almost by default: as any record collector knows, if you’ve got the biggest collection, you are the DJ. It was in 1995 with the monthly jazz/hip-hop event “Phony” at Ormonds in West London that Weston’s professional career gained steam. From there he…

  • Tortured Soul: File Under Jazz Rock

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    An exclusive Mundovibe interview with Tortured Soul Interview by J.C. Tripp Rose and violet lights fall on three musicians decked out sleekly in skinny ties, pressed slacks, and starched white shirts. The mass of bodies gathered before them pulsates with a unified enthusiasm. Sweet soulful vocals rise from the man in the middle, an effect…

  • Patricia Marx

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    BY ROSE PARFITT In Brazil they love their music; it’s in the blood and in the bones. But this bug is contagious, rather than hereditary: no one, it seems, is spared. Everybody loves Brazilian music – jazz musicians, classical musicians, rock stars, pop stars, DJs, producers, kids, cats, everyone; it is venerated, imitated and rejoiced…

  • Paul Murphy

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    By Rose Parfitt Since Ashley and Simone Beedle founded Afro Art in the Nineties, the label’s had its fair share of ups and downs. However, in 1999 it sailed out of the doldrums that followed their split with two Black Science Orchestra smashes, “Keep on Keeping On” and Allison David’s “Sunshine”. Beedle also draughted in…

  • Mélodie Lounge Medellín

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    Medellín Colombia’s Mélodie Lounge sets the trends for the city’s international crowd BY JOHN C. TRIPP Medellín Colombia’s upscale “El Poblado” district is not unlike any other trendy tropical “zona rosa” neighborhood. Green abounds, with plants and trees sprouting like an exotic salad, matched by a multitude of trendy shops and cafes lining its avenues…

  • Norman Jay (audio)

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    An audio interview with Sir Norman Jay by Fabien Vouillon

  • DJ Dmitry of Deee Lite

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    BY ROSE PARFITT Since Deee-Lite split in ’95 Dmitry has given full justification to his “Supa DJ” prefix, awarded DJ of the Year in 1998 for his pioneering mix of techno, electro, funk and new wave and remixing tracks for a numerous and unlikely collection of artists including Sinead O’Connor, Ultra Naté, The Jungle Brothers,…