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Exclusive Premiere: Yelfris Valdés “After Sly”
After the success of his first EP ‘The World of Eshu Dina’ last year, trumpeter Yelfris Valdés debuts his new project ‘For the Ones…’ Released on Vinyl and Digital on October 4th via newly formed Música Macondo Records. For this Read more »

Exclusive Premiere: Maxime Alexander “BSA Freestyle #1” (feat. $hakes)
A tasty 4-track sampler featuring highlights from the upcoming releases of the Monologues imprint. Ben Gomori curates another unputdownable VA with four killer tracks from new, emerging and resurgent names from four different countries that have been getting big reactions Read more »

Exclusive Premiere: Strata-Gemma “Sceicco”
“Exploratory Italian electronic jazz trio return with LP of intense weather music.” Strata-Gemma are Italy’s foremost electronic-jazz fusion band. Their eponymous 2018 debut album won wide European acclaim Strata-Gemma fuse live musicians and DJs to create a soundtrack to political Read more »

Crucial Material – Best Releases Of The Week (September 16th, 2019)
Back at it again with your weekly roundup of unmissable albums and EP’s and reissue projects. As always we hope you make some nice discoveries and feel free to encourage these artists/labels if you do! Enjoy and have a great Read more »

Exclusive Premiere: Koichi Sakai Ft. Afla Sackey – Jingo (Olindo Records)
via Olindo Records: For our 7th release, we present our first 12” EP featuring music by London-based producer and DJ Koichi Sakai, a well-known head in London music circles thanks to his role in co-founding the legendary Afrobeat Vibration nights Read more »