one of the most pivotal figures in the history of malian music is sorry bamba. his work spans five decades and his music bridges the gap between mali s cultural traditions and new the music which arose from the musical cross overs which occurred in mali s post-colonial period. bamba was born in 1938 in mopti. this is dissected by both the niger and bani rivers and known for its rich cultural diversity. bamba s father was a distinguished veteran of emperor samory toure s military and a nobleman in malian society, however, this meant young sorry was forbidden to make music, as under the nation s caste system, music was an art form reserved for the griots.
in 1977 sorry produced his second lp for the paris based sonafric group. long out of print africa seven is pleased to be re-issuing the lp. the re-issue benefits from extensive restoration and re-mastering to a spectral analysis level, bringing and polishing long lost and distorted sounds.
check out african seven for further re-issues of sorry bamba third and first lp.
(cassette, c40) love-fidelity or hiss goodbye is dmytro nikolaienkos fourth solo album released on muscut. similar to his previous work, meta, this new album adheres to the same principles and limitations, focusing on acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments.
nach einer langen pause meldet sich das vinyl-imprint -endless rotation- mit der -you name it ep- zurück. diesmal haben sich der labelinhaber fred brune mit willi schumacher, auch bekannt als wired, zusammengetan.
class double pack of eight twisty techno tracks by tammo hesselink on nous klaer audio, nous033+nous034. comes in a special duo tone pantone printed jacket by rotterdam based artist tim mastik.
coldplay, ed sheeran, mumford & sons, lady gaga, miley cyrus, sam smith and many more re-imagine songs from elton john and bernie taupin. double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
kuldaboli is coming out with his 3rd release on stilleben records. an ep filled with hidden electro gems selected from a lost and found usb stick. made in the past but with contemporary and ageless sounds by the icelandic electro producer.