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15.10.12

Almost uncanny how Grooveman Spot starts off on his new “Paradox” album, out on Japanese Jazzy Sport, because I always love me some good ol’ downtempo smoothness to…

20.09.12

We’ve all been waiting anxiously for Jose James‘ upcoming “No Beginning, No End” album due on Blue Note next year. The wait is far from over, but in…

18.09.12

Finally Frisco funkers B. Bravo & Teeko release their long awaited “The Starship Connection” EP on Frite Nite. So much juice on this release that it’s sure to…

28.08.12

Lionel Loueke started playing percussion like most kids in Benin (West Africa). At age 17 he picked up the guitar and never let it go. His latest “Heritage”…

06.08.12

London’s finest, Funkineven & Fatima, are back with their latest collaboration project “Phoneline” EP. The title track sounds okay, but personally we’re digging the track “West 2 East”…

20.07.12

Together Isaac Aesili & Rachel Fraser are Funkommunity. You might have caught wind of their previous 7″ which released on Wonderful Noise, but in case you haven’t…no worries.…

11.07.12

The Rongetz Foundation from New York are going to release a new album on Heavenly Sweetness in September entitled “Brooklyn Butterfly Session”. The first single, “Gogo Soul”, features…

08.07.12

I remember we almost slept on Alton Miller‘s “Light Years Away” album a few years back. Now this fine piece of work gets ample play over at the…

01.07.12

For some reason we never posted about Bilal Salaam‘s wonderful “Blah (Time Between Asleep And Awake” album that came out in 2007. While doing this month’s Glimmering Fractions…

13.06.12

One of the most positive cats in Hip Hop we’ve met is probably DC’s Oddisee. Both productionally and lyricly he is well equipped as he once more proves…