Carving out an enviable reputation across the globe for his distinctive and highly personal brand of House music, Kiko Navarro's voyage of sonic discovery has been going strong for almost three decades now. From London to the Far East, Kiko has travelled far and wide with his music, embracing sounds from each continent as he goes. Kiko's new album, Afroterraneo- also named after his music label- defines the sound of his home. The album incorporates sounds touched by the Mediterranean Sea, drawing influences from Europe, Africa and his roots in the Balearic Islands. Afroterraneo is all about fusion. It includes Afro-Cuban songs like "Okere", "Karabali" and "Ekobio Monina", Midwest-African flavour on "Ihabogi Rawaly" and "Beréde", Flamenco with "La Fatiga", Balearic emotions with maestro Joan Bibiloni on "El Salto Del Martin" and "Vida", South African vibes on "Olwakhuthando", Afro Mbira lines with European TB303 acid blips on "Cacao Ceremony" and it all ends with his own tribute to his mother on "Para Mama". Born on Mallorca, Kiko's sound reflects the sun-drenched, slow living atmosphere of the Balearic island he still calls home. Obsessed from an early age with the more soulful side of US House music, Navarro's DJ skills soon attracted the attention of nightlife behemoth Pacha who offered him club residencies both in Palma and in Ibiza. Next came a monthly gig at Space Ibiza and the rest, as they say, is history. A true Renaissance Man; now also a family man, today's Kiko Navarro is perhaps even more focused and dedicated to his life in music than ever before. An album tour this year will see him play DJ sets in Italy, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Japan, South Korea, China with many more to be confirmed. Whether in the studio crafting records or in the club controlling the dance-floor, Kiko's musical mission has become the habit of a lifetime.
"APKÁ!" is the name of the fifth album by the Brazilian pop icon Céu from Sao Paulo and, like its predecessor "Tropix" (2016), was produced by the French electronics engineer Herve Salters (aka General Elektriks). In contrast to her previous albums, which consisted exclusively of her own compositions, Céu interprets on "APKá!" For the first time, a song each by the Brazil legend Caetano Veloso and the musician Dinho, member of the psych rock band Boogarins. Céu received four Grammy nominations during her career and was # 1 on the Billboard World Charts.
Originally inspired and played with legendary musical innovator Tony Allen, Bukky is without a doubt one of today's most important Afro beat musicians. Mixing the sounds of afro beat, jazz and funk, Bukky has an incredible number of live performances at festivals like Love Supreme, WOMAD, Africa Oyé & The Brighton Festival and legendary venues like Jazz Café, Ronnie Scotts, Dingwalls & Passing Clouds Two years ago, on the 20th anniversary of Fela Kuti's death, Bukky staged a Felabration show in London's legendary Jazz Cafe - a tribute to the music of the great man - which was so successful that he has been on tour ever since and that too was recorded on two coveted, limited vinyl EPs by Live at The Jazz Café.
Reissue des 1982er Albums von Manu Dibango, bekannt für seinen Jazz-Funk-Afro-Klassiker "Soul Makossa".