V/A - Wagadu Grooves - The Hypnotic Sound of Camara 1987-2016Format : 2xLP Label : Hot Mule Catalog # : HTML010 Genre : Africa World The Soninke collective consciousness finds its origins in a founding myth, a blood pact: the legend of Biida and the decadence of the empire of Ghana or Wagadu (evoked by Lopold Sdar Senghor as a land of plenty in his poem Le Kaya Magan). From the 3rd century AD, gathered in the region of Sahel, on the edge of the Sahara desert, the Soninko ruled over their kingdom and its capital

It wasn't until the 2016 reissue of Obnoxius that Far Out Recordings learned that Mauro was alive (now in his mid 70s) living a quiet life on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro

Akpesse and Kamou rhythms to modern day soul music

as if looking back on a parallel past

Kuomboka by Witch

Catalog # : FARO227LP

The fourth release from Jazz Is Dead records features Azymuth

Supple guitar licks propel the loping

expand the possibilities of the naked eye—all through the unbridled vibrancy of their music

Recently Darren challenged people to play a bullet round of chess against him online

and the summer sun-down rush of ‘Never Peace a Puzzle’

and its follow-up

while still maintaining the groovy and minimal vibe that Matpri has established