ALBUM OF THE WEEK:
DANZON EL GATO – EL SONIDO BASTARDO (LOVEMONK RECORDS)
“EL SONIDO BASTARDO,” THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE COLLECTIVE DANZÓN EL GATO, SPARKS A CAPTIVATING CONVERSATION BETWEEN JAZZ, FUNK, AND ROOTS MUSIC. EMERGING FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL UNDERGROUND OF MADRID, THE GROUP TAKES A GROOVE-DRIVEN APPROACH TO REIMAGINING TRADITION.
FURTHER MUSIC FROM THE FOUR ANGLES OF THE WORLD: KOKOROKO, JAZZANOVA, NUBIYAN TWIST FT HORSEMAN, KIN’GONGOLO KINIATA, FLAMMER DANCE BAND, YOUTHSAYERS, KOSMO SOUND FT IMANE GUEMSSY, PYRAMID BLUE FT HABIBA CHAOUF, SATELLITES, NUSANTARA BEAT, MATTERS UNKNOWN, MONZANTO SOUND AND IAN SIMMONDS FT THE EKONDA WOMEN (FROM THE COMPILATION GLOBAL RIDDIMS 1 ON NYP RECORDS)