Ikebe Shakedown Serve Up a Salsa Picante of Boogaloo-Afro-Funk With a Dash of Disco
Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of Cinematic Soul, Afro-funk, Deep Disco, and Boogaloo in all the right ways...
Brownswood Electr*c Plots the Blips & Beeps of the Underground
Listen to the full compilation at AOL Music In June of 2010, Gilles Peterson’s mighty Brownswood collective (specifically Peterson’s assistant Alex Stevenson) hand-picked artists..
Fort Knox Collaborators & Thievery Corporation Vocalists Arthur “Rootz” Steele And Archie “Zeebo” Steele Bring Their Unique Brand Of Reggae On Their Debut Album –..
Africa HiTech: Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek Go to the Source
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/761471″ height=”200″] Nearly nine years ago Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek began bonding over their shared passion for the seemingly disparate spheres of bubbling..
Novalima to Release “Karimba” on ESL Music, On Tour This Summer
ESL Music announced it would release the 3rd full-length album of Novalima, titled “Karimba”, on September 13, 2011. This collective based out of Lima Peru..
Album Release Performance at Highline Ballroom as Part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/17683091″] Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Maya Azucena releases her newest album, Cry Love,..
Jazz-Funk Legends the Headhunters Release “Platinum”
3 free songs at end of article The Headhunters, founded in 1973, were a legendary jazz-funk fusion band immortalized from their recordings and tours with..
Free song at end of article [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/junior-boys-banana-ripple”] It’s All True is the name of the bold new album from Junior Boys, released on 14th..
Helado Negro Turns Dance Music Inside Out on “Canta Lechuza”
Helado Negro translates as “black ice cream” and Canta Lechuza means “sing owl.” Rightly so—like the wise ol’ owl, like Davey Crockett and the Jersey..
Electric Cowbell Records First Digital Release: 101 Things To Do In Bongolia
Label boss Jim Thomson steers Electric Cowbell as an independent, artist-run label that produces and releases unique records. 101 Things To Do In Bongolia gathers..
Fania Classics From the Vaults Get Dusted Off and Reworked by Legendary DJ & Producer Joe Claussell
HAMMOCK HOUSE – “AFRICA CARIBE” OUT Now. Amongst dance music fans Joaquin “Joe” Claussell needs no introduction. Anyone who ever danced to his sets at..
