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Forgotten Treasure: Mor Thiam ”Dini Safarrar” (1973)
Originally released in small numbers as a custom pressing in 1973, the compelling ‘Dini Safarrar’ by Senegalese drummer Mor Thiam has gained cult status around the world amongst enthusiasts of jazz, funk, hip hop & African music, and grail status Read more »
Forgotten Treasure: Becker/Stegman/Zeumer “Ich Traume So Leise Von Dir” (1987)
via Juno: Once again, Music From Memory has dug deep for inspiration. Very few will have come across the original 1987 pressing of Ich Traume So Leise, a long-forgotten collaborative album that brought together trumpet player Heinz Becker, songwriter Karl-Heinz Read more »
Exclusive Premiere: The Pendletons “Purple Moon”
The Pendletons is a long-standing boogie-funk and modern soul project of E da Boss and Trailer Limon. Today, they release a video for the second single off of their upcoming “Gotta Get Out EP” via Voltaire Records. The group emerged with Read more »
Future Classic: Jeremiah Jae “A Cold Night by”
via Black Jungle Night: “A Cold Night” is a collection of new and unreleased songs made over the years in my hometown of Chicago. The theme and tone of this project was inspired by the cold and gritty back drop Read more »
Future Classic: Yussef Kamaal “Black Focus”
via Brownswood: The borders between London’s musical tribes have always been porous. For Yussef Kamaal, the sound of the capital – with its hum of jungle, grime and broken beat – has shaped a self-taught, UK-tipped approach to playing jazz. Read more »