Category: RELEASE
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Motown Gets Rewound by Quinn Luke aka Bing Ji Ling on “Shadow to Shine”
Quinn Luke (Bing Ji Ling) releases his third solo album, Shadow to Shine, featuring members of Antibalas, the Dap Kings, Scissor Sisters, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band. Enjoy a free download of “Move On,” the first single from Shadow to Shine at the end of this article. The nom de plume of one Quinn Luke,…
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Karsh Kale Goes to the “Cinema” on His Fourth Release
Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay) is widely regarded as a pioneer of global fusion and electronica as his music has inspired and defined the worldwide club phenomenon known as “Asian Massive” or “Asian Underground” in the early part of the decade. Today Karsh’s music has travelled far past the underground club scene and has been…
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Hammock House: Africa Caribe by Joaquin “Joe” Claussell Out on Fania Records
Classic Fania salsa tracks are reworked by legendary New York producer and DJ Joe Claussell. The stunning and modern two disc album contains Claussell’s reworkings of songs by Lou Perez, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz and others. Out May 17. Photographs of Giant Step’s release party for Hammock House in New York City at…
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Mo Kolours’ ‘Sega’ Beats
Half-Mauritian singer-percussionist Mo Kolours steps forward with his debut release, EP1: Drum Talking. This beguiling, otherworldly record sees him drawing heavily on the ‘sega’ music of his ancestral island homeland and uniting it with dub, soul and various electronic styles to create intriguing new combinations.
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo Return With ‘Cotonou Club’
The band’s first new album in over 20 years, recorded in Paris Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are national institutions in Benin, West Africa. Formed during the late’60s, they documented the years following Benin’s independence under Kerekou’s Leninist – Marxist regime, whipping up a groundbreaking fusion of traditional highlife, Afrobeat, soul, funk and the indigenous styles and voodoo-led…
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“Phreek Party” With Phreek Plus One
Phreek Plus One are Italy’s most kept secret luminaries in the world of disco. They don’t play at Berlusconi’s secret VIP partys, but they like the Bunga Bunga funk. All in here. Well, they are also associated with jazz, in fact they are jazz connoisseurs and rare record collectors, and approved selectors, as a matter…
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