Ibrahim Hesnawi
The Father Of Libyan Reggae

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Un 2e volume avec des artistes légendaires comme Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley et Hortense Ellis, ainsi que des raretés moins connues comme Nina Soul, Nana Mclean, Denise Darlington, Myrna Hague et aussi Doreen Schaeffer, une chanteuse qui était un membre fondateur des Skatalites. Il y a des reprises notables : du classique soul de Tyrone Davis, Can I Change My Mind, au classique psychédélique des années 60 du Band, Turn Turn Turn, dans un style rub-a-dub ! Doreen Schaeffer réinterprète le titre phare d'Alton Ellis I'm Still in Love with You, Nina Soul réinterprète l'hymne rocksteady Barb Wire. Un certain nombre de ces titres sont quasiment introuvables et beaucoup n'ont jamais été publiés depuis leur sortie initiale. La musique de l'album est bien sûr géniale et comprend le soutien de tous les groupes fondateurs du 13 Brentford Road, y compris les Skatalites, Sound Dimension, Soul Brothers et les Brentford All Stars, ainsi que des morceaux de ska, de rocksteady, de roots, de lovers et autres des années 60, 70 et 80. Le tout produit par Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd au Studio One Records.

Comet Records present the new reissue out of the Comet new reissue series, Dilijans by Ayizan. A mind-blowing session of Spiritual Jazz recorded in NYC in 1984 led by Haitian genius Alix Pascal blending traditional Ra Ra elements with modal/spiritual melodies. The result was like nothing else coming out of Haiti or the Haitian exile community in the US at the time. Dark, mystical, lyrical and abstract, with its otherworldly shifting rhythms, Dilijans came off like a Haitian version of Bitches Brew.The album sounds less like a stylish mini-jazz performing in a hotel dancehall than like a cry of ancestors emanating from the spirit world to lament over the complications of modern Haitian society.

Sweet And Nice is the vital debut album from Jamaica’s undisputed first lady of song Marica Griffiths. It’s reggae at its most soulful. Slinking through a tight ten tracks of R&B and pop-sourced material, it became an instant best seller. 45 years after its initial release the LP is available again on vinyl, now as a double LP, with an extra record collecting 14 rare tracks.Sweet And Nice has appeared over the years with a revised running order and under different titles. But the original’s opening sequence of loping soul is legendary, even beyond reggae circles. These songs are now returned to how they were presented on that first Jamaican release, and under their intended album title. Be With doesn’t mess with magic.

The Ethio Jazz album by Mulatu Astatqé is a jewel of the modern Ethiopian music and a mythical album, since the beginning of Ethiopian music reissues. An incredibly groovy Ethiopian record, originally from 1969-1972. Amazing orchestral 'Ethio-groove' filled with US soul, jazz, sometimes Latin and the deepest Eastern rhythms, even including some great nasty and dirty fuzz guitars. A true gem of Ethiopian modern instrumental music, which illustrates perfectly this symbiosis of strong rhythms and quality arrangements of subtle yet deep Ethiopian melodies. A must for all '60s/'70s collectors!

The concept behind the debut album by Neapolitan producer Paolo Petrella, (also known for Fratelli Malibu, SuperMegaFuckinMachine, and Nu Genea's live band bass player) is both straightforward and unparalleled. It involves re-imagining Renato Carosone's iconic hits infused with the vibrant essence of Cumbia. An original and fresh perspective of the history of Napoli, re-thinking traditions while blending cultures, like an imaginary colony of South Americans living in Napoli’s fishermen neighborhood of Santa Lucia.Cumbia Luciana sounds like the manifestation of a dream, as the poem on the liner notes recites: “It's 3pm in the afternoon, the sea is calm and there are some clouds in the sky from time to time the sounds of mopeds can be heard in the street. A boy is in his bedroom and out of boredom keeps time by tapping his fingers on the bed frame.He leaves the house for a walk keeping the sea on his side. Rumor has it that ten days ago immigrants arrived from Peru,the boy walks and listens it's Sunday, day of celebration, it's 3.30pm the boy walks and listens he is interrupted by a whole new sound, never heard before from a window of a ground floor house men are playing, the boy stands under that window for a while”