2018. The Afro National band was formed in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1972. Their inspirational leader, Sulay Abu Bakarr accompanied by his wife Patricia and Ayo Roy Macauley split from the Sabanoh Jazz Band to form ..

2017. Kelly Hall-Tompkins Violin Kelly Hall-Tompkins is one of New York City’s most in-demand violinists, whose dynamic career spans solo, chamber, and orchestral performance. Ms. Hall-Tompkins was winner of a ..

1969. Ska bandleader Carlos Malcolm was an underappreciated figure of the music's early days, and also made some recordings in New York in a more Americanized vein. A native of Kingston, Malcolm received for..

2005.  Press quotes: 'rootsy and steeped in african rhythms and groovalicious funk, the motet's music is sure to infect you.  It's a convergence of dance music and free-form improvisation th..

1990. ------BluesArt (A), Norman Darwen, Review-04/2007 HANS THEESSINK, Slow Train, Blue Groove 1620 With this release Hans once again confirms that he can hold his own with just about anyone in the contemporary blu..

2015. Cocomama is a powerhouse all female multi-national Latin Jazz orchestra. Together since 2008, the group's members hail from six countries on four continents! Three vocalists, a trombonist and a rhythm section ..

2013. In 1969, after three years as Soul Sister #1 to James Brown's touring entourage, Marva Whitney came home to Kansas City, putting Ellis Taylor's Forte label back at full fighting strength. Shed calmed aching ..

2016. In April 2005, the Moroccan ra? singer and composer Kadero presented his debut album perdu at the sold out location “Porgy & Bess” in Vienna, Austria. His 12 compositions - a hot mix of world- and pop music - ..

2017. 'Afrosonique Vol. 1' is the ideal first instalment of a series of compilations bridging African tracks from the '70s and '80s with the most talented artists of today into a remix and re-edit series. With no mu..

2011. 'The Raw Sound Of Burkina Faso 1974-1979'. For its commemorative 10th release, Analog Africa indulges in Burkina Faso, one of the jewels of the Sahel, a harsh and arid strip that straddles the southern Sahara,..