Angola: Forward/ Various - Angola: Forward / VariousIn 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) gained control of the People's Republic of Angola, ending more than a decade of struggle against the powerful Portuguese colonial forces and armies aided by South Africa and the United States. The songs on this album, sung in Portuguese and local languages Kimbundu and Umbundu, were recorded soon after the end of colonial rule, and the lyrics convey messages of struggle, victory, and

"I Can't Help It

"sleep did not steal upon the sisters at one and the same time"

Explorations of darker tonalites popularised by Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke provide a welcome departure through harmonic contrast and propulsive polyrhythmic groove

Three Dogateers

" Successful

Nominated for "WAMMIES"

Joseph Keilberth (1908-68) was

was Someone I Love

Yoni Wolf has spent the last two decades traveling the remote sonic terrain where underground hip hop

Blackbird - Of Heroes & Enemies

ranging from medieval to modern music

The 12th full-length by Pacific Northwest artist Liz Harris aka Grouper is a collection of songs spanning fifteen years