Tag: latin
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Palmares Fantasy album – Sean Khan
UK saxophonist joins forces with a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist to create an LP of jazz, Latin and modal goings-on For many, Sean Khan is known for being the “SK” in SK Radicals, which produced the 2001 album When Will We Belong. The UK saxophonist was deep into the west London broken beat scene, working with the […]
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24 Hours in Lapa album – Tamil Rogeon
From tragedy comes a poignant recording mixing bold strings with Latin beats Back in 2009, Australian violinist Tamil Rogeon, with composer-vocalist Ryan Ritchie, released Score, a well-received LP of strings and hip hop beats that featured the rather splendid Funeral Wedding and Space Between Thoughts. Rogeon’s first solo album, 24 Hours in Lapa, isn’t short […]
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The Far Out Beat Tape compilation – various artists
Listen to an album of dancefloor-driven Latin songs featuring remixes by 4hero, IG Culture, Daz-I-Kue and Theo Parrish This compilation comes courtesy of Far Out Recordings, a label founded in 1994 by London DJ/producer Joe Davis who had a penchant for all things Brazilian. Its music, which featured heavily among the pages of seminal jazz […]
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The Mystery Of Man single – Sonzeira (4hero remix)
In May 2014, London-based DJ Gilles Peterson released the Latin album Brasil Bam Bam Bam. The LP is the fruits of recording sessions in Brazil with some of Peterson’s favourite musicians, including Seu Jorge, Elza Soares and Mart’nália. The latter provides the vocals on The Mystery Of Man, which has been remixed by long-time Peterson […]
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Shangri La EP – James Tillman
Listen to the soulful Shangri La EP by James Tillman, a singer-songwriter following in the scholarly footsteps of José James and Bilal According to his biography, singer-songwriter James Tillman could’ve been an accountant, but he realised a career in numbers didn’t add up. Instead, music beckoned for the Washington DC native. And, judging by his […]
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Southern Freeez single – Sonzeira
This might be a first: bossa nova meets jazz funk. UK DJ Gilles Peterson melded two of his passions to create this Brazilian reworking of Southern Freeez, originally recorded by UK jazz-funkers Freeez. This Sonzeira version, which features Emanuelle Araújo on vocals, is taken from Mr Peterson’s forthcoming album, Sonzeira – Brasil Bam Bam Bam. […]
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Spanish Joint (Osage remix) – D’Angelo – free music download
DJ/producer Osage did a rather fine job remixing Laura Mvula’s Green Garden from her debut album Sing To The Moon. And now he’s back, upping the tempo of D’Angelo’s Spanish Joint from the neo soul king’s second studio album Voodoo. You can download it from here. If you like Osage’s reworking, contact him at osageisreal@gmail.com […]
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Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30th Anniversary Edition album preview – various artists
Experience carnival all year round with Norman Jay’s eclectic compilation that spans soul, Latin and funk Samba and soca are the signature sounds of carnival because Brazil and Trinidad are homes to the world’s most revered street celebrations. But if you’ve ever ventured to the UK’s largest jamboree, London’s Notting Hill, you’d hear reggae, soul […]
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Impossible Ark Label Compilation album – free music download
A free nine-track album featuring acoustic jazz and Latin tunes from the Impossible Ark label What better way to highlight a label’s wares than to give away a selection of its songs? That’s what Impossible Ark Records has done with its Impossible Ark Label Compilation. The nine-track album features songs of a jazzy, acoustic bent by […]
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do Norte album preview – A Bossa Elétrica
Scorching South American sounds from Latin-infused Scandinavians When you think of Latin music, Sweden doesn’t spring to mind — but perhaps it should. A Bossa Elétrica may hail from Stockholm, but their most recent album, do Norte, features the kind of percussive Brazilian rhythms that wouldn’t sound out of place on a sizzling Rio beach. The […]