Groovement Interview / AGBEKO: Manc Afro psych-funk
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
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
Manchester funk outfit The Exacters have been announced as the live element of May’s Funk and Soul Club at the
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Ahmed Malek x Flako: The Electronic Tapes on Habibi Funk
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
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
The tenth 45 from German label Philophon arrives in the form of a two-part spiritual stomper from the legendary Idris
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On wax // Peter Thomas & Mocambo Astronautic Sound Orchestra: Space Patrol (Orion 2016)
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
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
Exciting news from the Daptone stable – I’ve been waiting for this film to drop since I first heard about
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