Last update: 10 Janv 2009
This selection of the best singles of the year 2012 was not an easy one to aggregate... Well a list is a list. You might not be surprised to find in there Adrian Quesada (Brownout, The Echocentrics), Grant Phabao (Franck Biyong, The Lone Ranger, Grant Phabao Afrofunk Arkestra), Marco Benevento, The...
Thursday 03 January 2013 14:47
September was like a standard month for us, 50 new releases landed in our hard drives, while nearly as many real life records reached our shores. Out of those we selected 5 new albums worth checking, Criolo's Nó Na Orelha, a superb eclectic set from the 35-year-old São Paolo rapper blending hip...
Saturday 13 October 2012 19:03
Philadelphia's Big Pimp Jones have become quite big on the 21st Blaxploitation tip, with their...
Friday 06 May 2011 00:16
Next thursday evening in Paris will be a BIG date at La Bellevilloise, thanks to our friends from the Soul Train parties, who produce an Ethio Jazz Night with Strut... featuring Mulatu Astake and The Heliocentrics playing live!! You DON'T want to miss this show and as an appetizer here's a small...
Sunday 27 February 2011 20:23
Los Sospechos - Jano's Revenge (7") Colemine Records CLMN 108, 2010-08-17 Have you ever been hurt, wronged, or shamed? Jano's Revenge will take you past that, deep into the dark, violent thoughts that follow. Haunting horn lines blare over an evil, dirty beat like the adrenaline rush before...
Tuesday 17 August 2010 16:40
"Hey Julien, I hope that this message finds you well and as busy as ever. The mega African mix you just put up is shit hot! Anyway, I must have been on the same wavelength as you as the new mix I've been working on is afro-centric: Platters that Matters - Vol. 4 - A'fro Down! This fresh mix of...
Sunday 08 August 2010 14:00
The Paris DJs extended family has among the most pro-active in spreading the good word about worldwide African music. Celebrating the recent releases by One Foot In Jail or Franck Biyong on our brand new Colored-Inc. label, and announcing the upcoming albums from Oghene Kologbo or Ebo Taylor,...
Saturday 10 July 2010 21:52
Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 - Seahorse and the Storyteller (CD/LP) Truth and Soul Records, 2010-04-20 After 40 plus recordings as the house trumpet player for Truth and Soul records, the Brooklyn based funk and soul label released the highly sought after trumpet player, producer,...
Sunday 20 June 2010 16:42
The Budos Band - III (CD/LP) Daptone Records, 2010-08-10 It's official, people. On August 10, 2010, Daptone Records will release The Budos Band III, the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's The Budos Band II, one of the most played bands in our Paris DJs mixes. Conceived during weekly, beer-fueled...
Sunday 13 June 2010 12:47