Big Mean Sound Machine
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Tag: Fela
Hard Proof
Public Hi Fi Sessions 3 (Public Hi Fi Records. ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Bixiga 70
III (Glitterbeat). Review by James Mann.
Fela Kuti Lives
With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa’s most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti’s catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory’s Chop n’ Quench, Fela’s first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.
Fela Kuti Lives
With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa's most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti's catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory's Chop n' Quench, Fela's first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.
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The Whitefield Brothers
In The Raw (Soul Fire). Review by Bill Campbell.
Masters At Work
Our Time Is Coming (MAW / Tommy Boy). Review by Bill Campbell.
Angelique Kidjo
Black Ivory Soul (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.
DJ Cliffy
Black Rio: Brazil Soul Power 1971-1980 (Strut). Review by Bill Campbell.
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