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LP Tracklist:

Side A
Born Free – I Don’t Know
Born Free – Come Back To Me
Born Free – My Dear Girl
Born Free – Messed Day
Born Free – Mad Man
Born Free – Mwana

Side B
Mike Nyoni – S.M.
Mike Nyoni – My Own Thing (Nyoni’s Thing)
Mike Nyoni – Coming Home
Mike Nyoni – It’s Only A Dream
Mike Nyoni – Soweto

Side C
Born Free – Funky
Born Free – Promotion
Born Free – E Zambia
Born Free – Namwali
Born Free – Mukaziwa Chingoni

Side D
Mike Nyoni – Kawalala
Mike Nyoni – Give Me A Chance
Mike Nyoni – Amida
Mike Nyoni – Highway
Mike Nyoni – Africa
Mike Nyoni – Chikwati Chata

Born Free – Mukaziwa Chingoi (Promotion)
Personnel: Mike Nyoni (Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals); Joseph Musonda (Rhythm
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals); Peter Lungu (Drums).

Taken from the Mukaziwa Chingoi (Promotion) LP, originally released in 1975 on
Zambia Music Parlour, ZMPL11. Recorded at DB Studio, Lusaka, Zambia in
1975 by unknown engineer.

Produced by Born Free and Emmanuel Mulemena; directed by Edward
Khuzyawo; production arrangements by Billie David Nyati.

Mike Nyoni – Kawalala

Personnel: Mike Nyoni (Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals); Lawrence
Chindefu (Bass Guitar); Tamrat Kebedle (Drums).

Taken from the Kawalala LP, originally released 1977 on Chris Editions, CL
003. Recorded at Sapra Studio, March 1977, by unknown engineer.

Produced by Mike Nyoni and Chris Siwila Ndhlovu.

Mike Nyoni – I Can’t Understand You

Personnel: Mike Nyoni (Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals); unknown remaining
personnel.

Taken from the I Can’t Understand You LP, originally released circa 1978 on
Chris Editions, CL 012. Recorded at unknown studio, circa 1978 by George
Fombe. Later issued on Reprise France 99 015, in association with A.I.T
Records, Kenya.

Produced by Mike Nyoni and Chris Siwila Ndhlovu.

This anthology produced by Eothen Alapatt.
Restored and remastered by Jason Bitner at Traffic Entertainment Group,
Boston.
Lacquered by Chris Potter at Electric Mastering, London.
Art Direction by Errol Richardson.
Licensed courtesy Magrete Nyoni.
Special thanks to Rikki Ililonga.

NA 5169

P/C Now-Again Records, 2018.

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Now-Again Records’ officially-sanctioned Record Store Day 2022 Release. Reissue of the sought-after deep/spiritual jazz album – the first time it’s been pressed from the master tapes. All analog lacquer by Bernie Grundman.

Tracklist:

A1 Roll Your Own 5:57
A2 Dream Queen

B1 Priscilla 3:27
B2 Pearl (Among The Swine) 5:51
B3 In The Mouth Of The Beast 10:08

Personnel:
Bobby Hamilton: Fender Rhodes, Percussion, Vocals; Pete Manning: Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass Percussion; Duane Walker: Congas, Percussion, Vocals; Drums, Vocals: Jason Jeffers; Mike Gipson (Brother Fundi): Electronics, Percussion, Musser Electric Vibraphone; Mike Spengler: Flugelhorn, Percussion, Trumpet; Abram Brown: Percussion, Tenor Saxophone.

Recorded at Dell Studios, Utica, N.Y., by Gene Rice in March, 1972. Originally issued on Alafia Enterprises ALP-372 in late 1972.

Original session produced, and all music written and arranged, by Bobby Hamilton. Produced for reissue by Eothen Alapatt.

Master tape resequencing, and all-analog lacquering from the original master tape, by Bernie Grundman. Master tape remediation and transfer by Dan Johnson. Liner notes by Torii MacAdams.

Original cover design by Susan Blake with a photo by Richard Lent. Reissue art direction by Errol Richardson.

LP, Digital. 2022. NA 5228.

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A mix of American soul with vintage 1970s African samples – Eamon teams with production duo Likeminds for No Matter the Season, his second album for Now-Again.

LP

1- Believe In
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper

2- Bury The Bones
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Keith Kabwe, Isaac Mpofu. Contains a sample of “Easy Street” as performed by Amanaz, courtesy Keith Kabwe and Isaac Mpofu.

3- Good News
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Godrey Oku. Contains Sample of “Rough Rider” as performed by The Hygrades, courtesy Godfrey Oku.

4- Won’t Stop Now
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper

5- Ready For War
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Idrissa Soumaoro. Contains Sample of “Fama Allah” as performed by Idrissa Soumaoro et L'Eclipse de L'Ija, courtesy Mr. Bongo.

6- All I Need
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Bola Johnson. Contains Sample of “Lagos Sisi” as performed by Bola Johnson, courtesy Grace Johnson and The Estate of Bola Johnson

7- Price To Pay
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Victor Kunda Kassoma. Contains Sample of “Death Has Come Today” as performed by The Oscillation, courtesy Victor Kunda Kassoma

8- Come On Through
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Riketzo Ililonga Contains Sample of “Fire High” as performed by Rikki Ililonga, courtesy Rikki Ililonga

9- Never Sleep
Written by Eamon Doyle, Jesse Singer, Chris Soper, Godfrey Oku Contains Sample of “In The Jungle” as performed by The Hygrades, courtesy Godfrey Oku

10- Long Road Ahead
Written by Eamon Doyle, Benj Heard, Ayalew Mesfin Contains Sample of “Zebeder (Mesmerizing)” as performed by Ayalew Mesfin, courtesy Ayalew Mesfin

All vocals by Eamon. All songs produced, recorded and mixed by and with instrumentation by Likeminds (Jesse Singer and Chris Soper), with additional production by Eamon and with horns by David Wise. “Long Road Ahead” co-produced by Benj Heard. Executive produced by Eothen Alapatt. Mastered by Oscar Zambrano at Zampol Productions New York, NY. Art direction by Errol Richardson.  Cover photograph by Shaun O'Boyle.

LP, CD. Digital. 2022. NA 5224.

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Chicago-area beatsmith Maker’s three entries into Now-Again’s Music Library series showcase the verve with which this underground Chicago hip-hop producer undertook an exercise in boom-bap era aesthetics: he dug deep into the Now-Again catalog and found dusty drum breaks to underscore two bar loops. With his latest, Systematic Soul, we find that the producer grabbing from the best of both worlds, from the riches of the ever-expanding Now-Again catalog.

Tracklist:

1. Spider Web
2. Moaner
3. Diaspora
4. Piledrummer
5. Bulldog AKA The Bull Doc
6. Bum Hug Drum
7. Transplant Drums
8. Cloud City
9. XLoveX
10. Angel Hair
11. Eastern Nights
12. Break Face
13. Transplant
14. Take Me
15. Chants
16. Badge Drums
17. Cold Drums
18. Do The Right Thing
19. Highlander Drums
20. Dutch Drums
21. Came Back
22. Floating Castle
23. Dead Men
24. Limousine
25. Limousine Drums
26. In Heaven
27. March On
28. Same Gang
29. The Nothing
30. Mushroomate
31. Rumor
32. Freedrums
33. Shout
34. Shake It
35. The Walk
36. Smile Now
37. Traffic
38. Do The Right Drums
39. Can We Break
40. Folk Drums
41. Good Thing
42. Weather Vein
43. Stay High
44. Right On Time
45. Satin Waltz
46. Darwin Drum

Digital. 2020. NAML010