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Collectors Item - Music, Art and Life: World Music
Thai & African Musical Identities Combine For The Groovy Synthesis of Salin

By JR on 11:19 AM

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Brace yourself for some serious grooving on this one! Salin is a Thai-born drummer, Juno nominated producer and composer who is bound to move your body. Her current sound explores the enchanting sounds of Northeast Thailand and marries it with the 70’s psychedelia of West Africa. This exciting amalgamation of groove gives us a reason to escape and rejoice, all through the lens of her soulful sound. 

Driven by culture and the desire to express it's ancient traditions, Salin vibrates humanity through the drum. "Rammana" is colorful and vivid like a movie or painting set in the warmth of the African or Thai climate. As a result, you will leave feeling the heat which this talented gal puts down on percussion.


It's A Celebration As June Jazzin Merges Broken Beat & African Music On "Vimba"

By JR on 8:51 PM

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This hip-shaking tune is undeniable as June Jazzin explores new boundaries of fusion within the vibrant genre known as Broken Beat. "Vimba" is here to ignite the fire within you through African chants and spoken word driven by an energetic groove. From beginning to end, this song offers layers of ear candy, progressive Soul vibes and joyful emotion driven by The Motherland. Get inspired to get up with June Jazzin's upbeat arrangement laced with a beautiful performance on the keys.

Nicola Conte, Zara McFarlane & Myles Sanko Invite You To A Dance Of Love & Peace on "Umoja"


It's a warm, upbeat and celebratory vibe as the music of Umoja delivers happiness with its spiritual and free jazz perspective. This is some of the best fusion you're bound to hear as Nicola Conte gives us that, plus private-press soul sounds and African and Afro Caribbean rhythms. The result is a breezy and uplifting life-giving as Conte's pays homage to The Motherland's sights and sounds. The composer follows in the musical footsteps of cosmic jazz masters such as Lonnie Liston Smith and Gary Bartz, and Afrobeat originators Fela Kuti and Tony Allen. 

Embrace The Voices Of Wisdom Through The Wonderful World Music of Bassist Deborah Slijkhuis


Your liberation is just a click away as bassist Deborah Slijkhuis provides phrases of freedom with her wonderful sound. As this talent digs deep within to share her desire of life, you are bound to experience an awakening. These two songs are an example of the joy Deb possesses within as she translates happiness into a celebratory sound of fusion. If you're ready to walk into the sun, this rising musician is a great leader and bearer of positive light. 

‘I believe the world is our playground, while creating music together we connect to the earth in a spiritual way.’ https://www.deborahslijkhuis.com

 

Verdant Brewing Co. & Finders Keepers Records Serve Up An Hour Of Obscure Grooves On "Making Global Sound Local Mixtape"


One of the most diverse and funky rare groove mixes I've heard yet. I had to click on this once I saw the name Finders Keepers on my SoundCloud timeline. Plenty of cool parts and international flavor to choose from if you're a sampling producer. The original sample for one of my favorite tracks "Cocaine" by Hip Hop group L.A.D.S. is included in the mix, which is a funky tune by Turkish musician Selda Bagcan. 


Here is Finders Keepers' description of the mix:

"An intoxicating concoction of obscure vintage tracks taken from the global Finders Keepers Records catalogue. Compiled in collaboration with Verdant Brewing Co.

Spanning three decades as the UK’s most dedicated outernational reissue label, with a wide discography encompassing multiple generations of uncharted genres and global origins, Andy Votel and Doug Shipton’s Finders Keepers Records inevitable collaboration with like-minded maverick brewers Verdant Brewing Co. finally comes to fruition. Making Global Sounds Local takes inquisitive minds on an intrepid psychedelic pop pilgrimage guided by the labels widely celebrated musical map, showcasing some of its very best and well-loved discoveries unifying fans of psychedelic funk, punk, hard rock, jazz, disco and cinematic pop made by free souls who defy pigeon holes.

Specially blended for those adventurous palettes, Verdant and Finders Keepers have combined their passions and skills in this, one-time communicative exchange resulting an intense experimental concoction of music and beer… A mixtape in both sonic and liquid form. Comprising an exclusive multifarious one hour download music collage paired exclusively with cans of the haziest premium strength triple hopped IPA, the Making Global Sounds Local project also boasts a limited physical tape cassette (available to buy with packs of beer Verdant) and digital compilation including ingredients sampled by the likes of Jay Z, Action Bronson, Killing Eve and Chanel alongside killer tracks cherrypicked from the tallest Finders Keepers Records branches.

For those who refuse to be bottle-fed their music and beer, then let your taste buds traverse as Verdant and Finders Keepers Records reschedule your journey."

Feel Alright & Live Your Life To The Joyful Afro-Brazilian Soul Of Da Lata


"Da Lata return with a cover of the underground classic "Jungle Kitten" by Manfredo Fest featuring Kaidi Tatham on synth as well as an all star line up of some of London's finest musicians.

Organic dance floor pressure, fluid heavy grooving at the confluence of Disco and Samba packed with positivity and uplifting warmth. The B side sees their epic version of Rafaella Renzulli's "Asking Eyes" featuring Vanessa Freeman finally out on vinyl."

Mausiki Scales Let's The Drum Remind You Of The Motherland On "Westwest Africa"


"WESTWEST AFRICA is also a praise song for the late historian, Sterling Stuckey. Stuckey’s philosophies on the influence of African culture in identity formation among enslaved people of African descent inform Scales’ musical expression. Stuckey’s legacy bears fruit in WWA as the compositions travel a circular path through various musical genres and global regions. Via Afrobeat, Funk, jazz-fusion, spoken word, and New Orleans Blues from Guinea to Atlanta and back, Scales takes listeners on a virtual “ring shout.” Like Stuckey’s work, Scales’ musical tour circuits the Atlantic World. In essence, Scales’ expeditions allow him to deliver listeners a musical harvest in the form of an African/Diasporic sonic history." - Kenja McCray, PhD Associate Professor of History Atlanta Metropolitan State College

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