Again, courtesy of Sofrito’s Lewis Heriz we’re presenting another entry in our “Not Really A Podcast” series – a second song from the gig Heriz produced for the Poets of Rhythm/Whitefield Brothers, Heliocentrics drummer Malcolm Catto and vocalist Bajka at The Maze in Nottingham, UK, in 2006. Now up – a modal-funk number in the vein of Mulatu Asatke, the aptly titled “Ethiopia.”
Download: The Poets of Rhythm featuring Malcolm Catto and Bajka ““Ethiopia.”
More Zamrock! Following our reissue of Amanaz’s Africa and WITCH’s Lazy Bones, we, in conjunction with Germany’s Shadoks, will issue WITCH’s first album, Introduction, worldwide on 10.26.10.
In the meantime, download the title track from WITCH’s garage-rock masterpiece and check the way Madlib flipped it for his “Raw Introduction” on his Beat Konducta in Africa album
Link: The Madlib Medicine Show at Rappcats
Download: WITCH “Introduction”
More on our Zambian Psych Reissues.
In less than a month, Egon, Madlib and J.Rocc will travel to Europe to perform DJ sets in Madrid, Spain (Thursday, 14th Oct. at Joy Eslava), and Paris, France (Saturday 16th Oct. at Nouveau Casino). Show up early to the Paris gig to catch Egon’s Angolan and Zambian set at neighboring Charbon.
Seu Jorge and Almaz are now featured as part of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Audio from their entire performance is available as a stream; video of their rendition of Tribo Massahi’s “Pai Joao” is available as well. From Jasmine Garsd’s review:
“I’ve always been curious to find out what Seu Jorge sounds like live, and in this Tiny Desk Concert I finally got my answer: He sounds as powerful as he does on his records, if not better. And he loves to play live, feeding off the energy of the audience. Later, he mentioned to me — while on his fourth cigarette break; there’s a reason behind this man’s raspy voice — how much he enjoyed being able to play while sitting right next to audience members. Here’s hoping he comes back soon..”
Link (with Audio and Video): Seu Jorge and Almaz – NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert
Thanks to Lewis Heriz (the graphic-design mastermind behind London’s Sofrito, and our Whitefield Brothers and Seu Jorge and Almaz album covers), we are pleased to offer you another entry in our sporadic “Not Really A Podcast” series….
This is the first in a line of songs we’ll make available from a gig Heriz produced for the Poets of Rhythm/Whitefield Brothers, Heliocentrics drummer Malcolm Catto and vocalist Bajka at The Maze in Nottingham, UK, in 2006. First up – a funky take on Charles Mingus’s “Moanin.'”
Download: The Poets of Rhythm featuring Malcolm Catto ““Moanin.'”