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February 19, 2013

Mark de Clive Lowe Enterprets Big Band Vibes on Take The Space Trane with The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra

Big orchestral jazz grooves with a nod to club productions for a modern, experimental take on the big band sound Buy it from iTunes, Amazon,..

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January 29, 2013

terry callier passes away

[iframe width=”100%” height=”480″ scrolling=”yes” src=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9640739/Singer-Terry-Callier-dies-aged-67.html”]. //www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fsoulsearching_michaelruetten%2Fsoulsearching-666-rip-terry-callier-joe-davis-far-out-mixtape%2F&embed_uuid=2f281f8b-1e54-4159-9929-6412bda72d7c&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard Soulsearching 666 – R.I.P. Terry Callier / Joe Davis Far Out mixtape by Soulsearching: Michael Ruetten on Mixcloud

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July 8, 2011

The Return of Banda Black Rio – New Studio Album ‘Super Nova Samba Funk’

William Magalhães forms a modern-day Banda Black Rio epitomising the spirit of his father Oberdan’s original ’70s Brazilian samba soul and funk group. BBR defined..

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July 3, 2011

Brownswood Electr*c Plots the Blips & Beeps of the Underground

  Listen to the full compilation at AOL Music In June of 2010, Gilles Peterson’s mighty Brownswood collective (specifically Peterson’s assistant Alex Stevenson) hand-picked artists..

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July 2, 2011

Creole Choir of Cuba Coming to North America

When one thinks “Cuba” the idea of creole culture doesn’t often come to mind, but the island shares a long and intertwined history with Haiti..

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June 30, 2011

Italy’s Record Kicks Sweats It Up With Releases from Nick Pride & the Pimptones, the Liberators, Dojo Cuts & Mo’ Record Kicks

For Milan’s dancefloor-heavy label Record Kicks the summer is shaping up to be hot and sweaty, with essential funk, afro-funk artist full-lengths and compilations hitting..

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June 30, 2011

Fort Knox Recordings Reggae Duo “See-I” Get Heavy

Fort Knox Collaborators & Thievery Corporation Vocalists Arthur “Rootz” Steele And Archie “Zeebo” Steele Bring Their Unique Brand Of Reggae On Their Debut Album –..

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June 29, 2011

Africa HiTech: Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek Go to the Source

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/761471″ height=”200″] Nearly nine years ago Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek began bonding over their shared passion for the seemingly disparate spheres of bubbling..

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June 29, 2011

Briefs: Antibalas ‘Rat Race’, Captain Planet’s “The Ningané EP”, Moombahton Rising, Derek Allen ‘DJA’

Summer of Moombahton Ever since DJ/producer Dave Nada created the tag Moombahton after slowing the Afrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo & DJ Chuckie song..

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June 28, 2011

Novalima to Release “Karimba” on ESL Music, On Tour This Summer

ESL Music announced it would release the 3rd full-length album of Novalima, titled “Karimba”, on September 13, 2011. This collective based out of Lima Peru..

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June 28, 2011

UK Soul Legend Omar and UK Bass don Zed Bias (aka Maddslinky) Collaborate

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhi8CLnk96M] An infectious summer anthem, “Dancing” is a collaboration between UK soul legend Omar and UK bass music don Zed Bias (aka Maddslinky), due out..

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June 23, 2011

Maya Azucena Releases “Cry Love”

Album Release Performance at Highline Ballroom as Part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/17683091″] Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Maya Azucena releases her newest album, Cry Love,..

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June 23, 2011

Parisian Outerstellar Hiphop Producers Union Land on Fat Beats

Union consists of two Parisian producers whose otherworldly approach to analog-driven, melodically abstract, sample free hip-hop inspired Fat Beats Records to extend a label invitation..

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June 23, 2011

Giant Step Summer Events NYC: Thievery Corporation, Summer Stage, Seun Kuti & More

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June 23, 2011

Jazz-Funk Legends the Headhunters Release “Platinum”

3 free songs at end of article The Headhunters, founded in 1973, were a legendary jazz-funk fusion band immortalized from their recordings and tours with..

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