As the flyer says, you know the drill by now. 12 Tone Brass are hot (if you don’t believe me watch the video below), Heads High are heat, add them together and you’ve got extreme snow melting capabilities….we’ll see you there (Vibe sell hot drinks too so no excuses!)…
Don’t know 12 Tone Brass? Allow them to introduce themselves…
We all loved the collabo between Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics and their ‘Inspiration Information‘ hardware but I’ve heard through the grapevine that some Finnish saxophone geezer that goes by the name Jimi Tenor and Afrobeat’s Tony Allen have been combining their talents to concoct a new release on Strut Records.
Due to drop in October, this is bound to be top notch – so keep your ears close to the ground for this one peeps. Fill me in if you know something I don’t know. Sweet…
In the meantime, while I go and explore Jimi’s very wonderfully peculiar back catalogue, check out this promo:
… and just in case you forgot how good it was the last time Strut united two heavy duty musical forces:
Happy Friday!
Ok, enough Hip-Hop for one day…..but because I know how deep your affection is for it, i’ll ween you off slowly. How about a Karreim Riggins produced ‘Blu-Funk’ album courtesy of Nigerian via Brooklyn innovator Keziah Jones. What is ‘Blu-Funk’? I hear you ask….read on….
I’ll start with an admission. Before receiving the press release for Keziah’s UK shows, I had never heard of him. As I started digging around for more info, I rapidly felt more and more ashamed of my ignorance. Five albums deep in the game, Mr Jones is a diaspora artist representing his homeland Nigeria in a purposefully contemporary cultural context. Citing Fela Kuti and Jimi Hendrix as influences, Keziah’s ‘BluFunk’ sound is a slick blend of Afrobeat, Blues, Rock and Pop.
Hitting London after a five year gap to promote his ‘Nigerian Funk’ EP, KJ will be performing at the Jazz Cafe on 6th August and the following day at the Tate Britain for a ‘LATE at the TATE Britain: LATE NIGHT RADIO’ session curated by Max Reinhardt (BBC Radio 3/The Shrine). The EP is a preview of the forthcoming ‘Nigerian Wood’ LP produced by Karreim Riggins and recorded at the world famous Electric Lady Studios NY. Check out this clip of his collaboration with Nneka ‘Long Distance Love’ and follow the links for all the info you need…..
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