ALBUM OF THE WEEK: LANGENDORF UNITED – YEAHNO YOWOUW LAND (SING A SONG FIGHTER/BLACK SWEAT RECORDS).
SPIRITUAL JAZZ PATHS ALWAYS OPEN UP UNEXPLORED DIMENSIONS, THIS IS THE CLEAR IMPRESSION REVEALED BY THIS SUPERB AND AMBITIOUS FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM BY LINA LANGENDORF AND HER NEW BAND. ETHIO JAZZ MAY MARRY MALI BLUES, AFRO BEAT, SCANDINAVIAN MELANCHOLIC MELODIES AND TONALITIES FROM THE MANDINKA TRADITION. EVERYTHING, HOWEVER, IS FOCUSED TOWARD A LYSERGIC FURY OF RHYTHMIC EUPHORIA. ACID KEYBOARDS DRAW ASTRAL AND HYPNOTIC GROOVES, KALEIDOSCOPIC CARPETS, EXOTIC INTERGALACTIC AND SATELLITE PATTERNS; A HYMN TOWARD THE COSMOS THAT STILL SMACKS OF SUN RA-LIKE SOLAR MYTHS AND MULATU ASTATKE’S EAST AFRICAN WINDS.
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CHRIS OBEHI – MR. OGA (TAKEN FROM ‘GLOBAL AFROBEAT MOVEMENT 3’ ON NYP RECORDS)
BIXIGA 70 – TEMA DI MALAIKA
SUNBÖRN – NIGHT SWEATS
KIBROM BIRHANE – DIGIS
LANGENDORF UNITED – LANGENDORF ARENA
BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE – DARK MATTERS
ABDOULAYE BADIANE & THE KEVIN FINGIER COLLECTIVE – ADDIS ABADA
THE SORCERERS – IN PURSUIT OF SHAI HULUD
LANGENDORF UNITED – SELAM NEW
DUR DUR BAND INT – HEEYAA (CABDINUUR)
AZMARI – FAT ARI
ENTOTO BAND – YEKERMO SEW
LANGENDORF UNITED – NAFEKEGN
SCHROOTHOOP – OBSOLESCENCE PROGRAMMÉE (TAKEN FROM ‘GLOBAL RIDDIMS 2’ ON NYP RECORDS)
WEB WEB X MAX HERRE FT BRANDEE YOUNGER – SATORI WAYS
ASTRUD GILBERTO – GINGELE
GECKO TURNER – QUÉ SIESTA TAN BUENA (BE BABEAO Y TO…)
PEDRO RICARDO A MARCHA QUE O MONTE PAROU
YASUKO NAGAMINE – SUMMER WIND
DIZZY GILLESPIE – MATRIX