Manchester: Osaka Monaurail @ Band on the Wall 10 Nov
World leaders in super heavy funk Osaka Monaurail are due to hit Manchester this November. I last caught them as
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Download: Lack Of Afro’s BBC 6Music session for Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show
Download some of the live tracks recorded by the Lack Of Afro band at Media City, for Craig Charles’ Saturday
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Out now: P.I.M.P. – Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band 45 re-issued on Truth & Soul Records
I’m so proud of my bros over at Hamburg label Mocambo, who are about to see their first Bacao Rhythm
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Youngblood Brass Band and In The Loop – Monday 20 October @ Band on the Wall, Manchester
We’re chuffed to be doing an hour’s warm up for the bad boys of jazz this coming Monday… As a
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Out now // Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru’s Radical Decade (Tiger’s Milk Records)
Peru / London A shout for this great compilation, released this week, from the ever-Latin Tiger’s Milk Records. Available on
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J Rocc in Manchester October 11
#JROCCMCR I was pretty hyped to see this poster today in Piccadilly Records – I love learning about gigs through
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Video: Okmalumkoolkat – Allblackblackkat
Been diggin’ the Holy Oxygen EP the last couple of weeks – here’s a video. Grab the EP. Holy
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New music: Mocambo remix Lee Fields’ Just Can’t Win
Playing with Lee Fields and the Expressions recently has obviously been fruitful for Hamburg-based Mocambo Records, whose live incarnation, the
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Groovement Podcast: The Soul Twins present a Groovement 45 session
Download Mixcloud Subscribe on iTunes Groovement 45s: The Soul Twins (Aug 2014) by Jamie Groovement Aka Agent J on Mixcloud
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BBE present Nana Love: Disco Documentary Full Of Funk
This one looks interesting from the peeps at BBE. This album originally came out in 1978 on Nestor Records. They’ve
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Preview: Antibalas x Ticklah: Tattletale 45 out now on Daptone
Ticklah has written this one, and it’s a tune that Antibalas have performed live for many years. They’ve finally released
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Bacao Suave c/w Round and Round
The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band’s P.I.M.P. has become the stuff of legend since its release on Mocambo records back
Read moreSouleance: Jogar EP preview
Alice Dufay is a stunning artist, supplying the images for Souleance’s music on the regs. She also has a
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Preview: All-star funk band The Beta Club release ridiculous 7″ Brassa Nova
Buy the single Ridiculously laid-back, spookily-organed, forebodingly-guitared, soulfully-percussioned, lamentigly-horned  and funky as hell – Brassa Nova is the first single
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Daptone colour vinyl countdown to 100th 45 release
As I’m writing this, the first in Daptone’s series of coloured 45 releases, celebrating 100 7″ releases, has just sold
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Video: Lee Fields in fightin’ mood for ‘Just Can’t Win’
The new video from Lee Fields, in fightin’ mood coaching Boardwalk Empire’s Margot Bingham, for the single Just Can’t Win
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Preview: Adrian Younge orchestrates the new Souls of Mischief LP, ft Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Snoop, Busta & William Hart (Delfonics)
Adrian Younge presents Souls of Mischief: There Is Only Now Linear Labs Records, 18 August 2014 ‘A group where I grew
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Manchester: Mr Thing spins the final In The Loop cypher
The In The Loop cyphers draw to a close, and we’ve invited our favourite DJ to come and play. Facebook
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