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Groovement Interview / AGBEKO: Manc Afro psych-funk

23 April 201724 April 2017 agentj AGBEKO, front, manchester

AGBEKO’s manic, 11-person live shows are fuelled by seventies African jazz and funk. Since forming in 2015, they’ve blown up

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On Wax: El Michels Affair / Return To The 37th Chamber

10 April 201711 April 2017 agentj BIG CROWN RECORDS, el michels affair, front, GHANA FILM, HEAVY J, LEON MICHELS, RETURN TO THE 37TH CHAMBER, STOGER, TRUTH & SOUL RECORDS

Another triumph for the Big Crown label following killer LPs from Lee Fields, Lady Wray and Bacao Rhythm and Steel

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The Exacters prep for Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club

9 April 20179 April 2017 agentj CRAIG CHARLES FUNK AND SOUL CLUB, front, THE EXACTERS

Manchester funk outfit The Exacters have been announced as the live element of May’s Funk and Soul Club at the

Ahmed Malek x Flako: The Electronic Tapes on Habibi Funk

7 February 20177 February 2017 agentj AHMED MALIK, fLako, front, HABIBI FUNK, Kutmah

The Habibi Funk Records label digs Arabic funk and jazz from the 1970s and 1980s, and recently made Okayplayer and

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Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

6 February 20177 February 2017 agentj CAPE VERDE, CESARIA EVORA, front, OSTINATO RECORDS, PAULINO VIEIRA, SYNTHESIZE THE SOUL, VAL XALINO

There’s been a surge of releases from this period of Cape Verde’s history recently, most notably from Analog Africa and

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New on 45: Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – Tinoge Ya Ta’a Ba

9 January 2017 agentj front, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, philophon, Tinoge Ya Ta'a Ba

The tenth 45 from German label Philophon arrives in the form of a two-part spiritual stomper from the legendary Idris

On wax // Peter Thomas & Mocambo Astronautic Sound Orchestra: Space Patrol (Orion 2016)

18 September 201618 September 2016 agentj front, MOCAMBO ASTRONAUTIC SOUND ORCHESTRA, MOCAMBO RECORDS, PETER THOMAS, RAUMPATROUILLE, SPACE PATROL

A real killer tune from the Mocambo stable, and the first with a space twist. To celebrate its 50th anniversary,

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On Wax: Mr Bongo – 3rd Generation Band’s Because Of Money / Obi Ye Saa Wui

15 September 2016 agentj 3RD GENERATION BAND, 45, BECAUSE OF MONEY, front, mr bongo, OBI YE SAA WUI, vinyl

Ghanian The 3rd Generation Band hail from Ghana, recording only six tracks in their time together, all for the

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Miss Sharon Jones: Daptone Queen’s story on the silver screen

16 July 201616 July 2016 agentj BARBARA KOPPLE, Dap Kings, daptone records, front, MISS SHARON JONES, Sharon Jones

Exciting news from the Daptone stable – I’ve been waiting for this film to drop since I first heard about