Orofino
Amsterdam

Leonard Grandsons'The Sands of Zanziibar' is a classy, extremely rare floater which has remained extremely elusive despite having a sound which could make it an extremely popular spin for soulies, disco and rare groove heads.Steve Trebbin believes it was recorded in 1977, the studio was in Hollywood not far from the Capitol Records building, Tal Armstrong's office was next to it. Steve recalls a story, "I went into the Capital records offices one time to pitch Leonard to them. I mentioned how much he sounded like Stevie Wonder. After listening, they agreed he sounded very much like Stevie - with a smile they told me they already had one.". Big thanks to Daniel Mathis and DJ Mr Big Happy for helping track down Steve.

Popsicles 1983 funk grail, 'Little Rocker' mixed from the original multitrack for extended 12" playback, with mixes from boogie maestro Sean P., and DJ/production virtuoso GE-OLOGY.

Although he is still completely unknown to Western audiences, for Ethiopians, Tlahoun Gèssèssè (pronounced Guèssèssè) is THE VOICE.The first-ever pan-Ethiopian star, he has embodied such nonstop unanimity since the end of the 1950s that is a role-model and a point of reference.

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

Espíritu Vivo by Susana Baca