ALBUM OF THE WEEK: IMMY OWUSU – LO-LIFE!.
IMMY OWUSU’S DEBUT ALBUM ‘LO-LIFE!’ DRAWS ON THE WORK OF WEST AFRICAN GIANTS SUCH AS EBO TAYLOR AND WILLIAM ONYEABOR AS WELL AS PSYCHEDELIC TROUBADOURS LIKE RODRIGUEZ. IMMY’S SOUND, WHICH HE DESCRIBES AS “LO-FI HIGHLIFE” IS A SYNTHESIS OF HIS GHANAIAN ROOTS AND HIS OWN EXPERIENCES GROWING UP IN COASTAL AUSTRALIA. ‘LO-LIFE!’ IS OUT ON HOPESTREET RECORDINGS.
FURTHER NEW RELEASES FROM IDRISSA SOUMAORO (MIERUBA), LES MAMANS DU CONGO (JARRING EFFECTS), EJE EJE (BATOV), SPELLBREAKERS, DICKY CONTINENTAL (AKA RICH THAIR), AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE (ON-U SOUND), MO’HORIZONS (AGOGO) AND JAZZY GROOVES FROM MAX BEESLEY’S, ADDIS BLACK MAMBA & THE SEVEN UPS.
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IDRISSA SOUMAORO – N’DEN TEDI
IMMY OWUSU – THE WORLD IS HERE FOR YOU
MOKOOMBA – BAKALUBALE
ALOGTE OHO & HIS SOUNDS OF JOY – YINNE TE YELLE BE
LES MAMANS DU CONGO & RROBIN – MPEMBA
IMMY OWUSU – WHAT A LOVE
IMMY OWUSU – RIGHT WITH NO WRONG
THE SEVEN UPS – A FREE BLOWING WIND
LA FUERZA MAYOR – PARAGUAYO DE FEBRERO
ADDIS BLACK MAMBA – DUNNO
AZMARI – SHEEP PARTY
MAIIAH & ANGELS OF LIBRA – KAVA
LIRAZ – ZAN ZEBAN (TAKEN FROM ‘BE MY VOICE’) (NYP RECORDS)
CAPTAIN PLANET FT TAJ BETHEL – MIRAGE
EJE EJE FT YULI SHAFRIRI – MOUNTAIN DISCO
DICKY CONTINENTAL AKA RICH THAIR – SIMON SAYS (CONGAGONG REWORK)
CARIBOMBO – LLUVIA CON NIEVE RMX (BEAT)
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB – GUAJIRA EN F
AIDA BOSSA-AZÚCAR – EL LORO Y LA LORA
THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE & UMALALI – MÉRUA
MO’HORIZONS – SUDOESTE
GILBERTO GIL – TODA MENINA BAIANA (TAHIRA REMIX)
THE OUTER WORLDS JAZZ ENSEMBLE – BEG, BORROW, PLAY
MAX BEESLEY’S HIGH VIBES – ICE
M.CHUZI FT NABOU CLAERHOUT – MAMMOET
KAU – LITTLE STEPS
NGA HAN & THE HI-FLYERS – EMERGENCE (TAKEN FROM GLOBAL RIDDIMS 4) (NYP RECORDS)
SPELLBREAKERS – FLAME OF CLARITY
G.T. MOORE FT GOLDMASTER ALLSTARS – PROPAGANDA
AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE – ASALATUA
GAUDI & DREADZONE FEAT EARL 16 – BOUNDARY (GAUDI REMIX)
ZION TRAIN – REVOLUTION SOUNDS