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الزمان صعيب = Al Zman Saib

After the recent reissue of their first eponymous album, Favorite Recordings proudly presents Vegas, the second LP from Venezuelan band Esperanto. Rare and sought-after for many collectors, it was recorded in between Las Vegas and Caracas and originally released in 1981. Following bandleader Jorge Aguilar in his musical trip to the infamous American city bathing into flashing lights and vivid colors, we're invited to an excursion in Disco, Boogie and Jazz-Funk territories. Finally reissued, fully remastered, Vegas will be available as Gatefold Tip-On Vinyl LP.

SSCAS3 - US - 2017

KADEF by KADEFA group of musicians invited by Devin Brahja Waldman for a recording session in Montreal, QC. This music speaks about freedom and evolution of consciousness. The album could be categorized as improvised Gnawa Jazz Krautrock: a combination of sounds we are able to discover for the first time thanks to the artists involved.Credits:Ziad Qoulaii – vocalsMathieu Pelletier-Gagnon – keyboardsAnas Jellouf – guembri / qraqeb / drums (4)Devin Brahja Waldman – drums / saxes / electric bass (4)Vicky Mettler – guitar (1,3)Sam Shalabi – guitar (2,4,6,7)Anass Hejam – guitar (5)Hamza Lahmadi Kenny – oud (9)Rachid Salamate – guembri / vocals (10,11,12)Music by KADEFRecorded by Mathieu Pelletier-Gagnon in Montreal, QCMixed & Produced by Devin Brahja WaldmanMastered by Mark GergisArtwork by Ala DehghanLayout by Ilja Tulit

Ritmiche Italiane transports the listeners through an anomaly in the fabric of musical space-time, connecting the distant past with the modern era and the plains of a lost continent with the cities of the Italian peninsula. The artists featured in the compilation strongly believed in the absence of barriers and conventions between genres, fully able to effortlessly put together West-African influences, World music, Jazz and crime movie soundtracks to achieve a boundless, meditative and hypnotic kind of music that still feels relevant today.Ultimo Tango is a Milan-based reissue label fueled by a passionate interest for visionary genre-crossing music,driving them on a hunt for forgotten musical treasures that draw bridges between world- spanning sensibilities.

Son of Africa by Remi Kabaka