Musik sorgt für den Herzschlag von Capoeira und bereitet den Rahmen für diese fesselndste aller Kampfkünste. Dieser grobe Leitfaden stellt sowohl die Hüter dieser Musiktradition als auch einige der wichtigsten Innovatoren von heute vor, die weiterhin die Grenzen des Genres verschieben. LP 1 Side A 1.Princesinha da Maré 2.Foi Dendê 3.Zum Zum Zum 4.Foi Na Bahia 5.a Ingá Ingá...

Im Jahr 2023 feiert das A.C. AfrobeatProject sein 20-jähriges Jubiläum und damit zugleich die Reise des Afrobeats um die ganze Welt. Mit der bereits sechsten Ausgabe des Serie Republicafrobeat begibt sich ins Baskenland, nach Galicien, Asturien, Katalonien, Madrid, Aragonien, Extremadura, Andalusien und Portugal. Die iberische Halbinsel ist ein Schmelztiegel der Kulturen,...

The band, composed of musicians of renowned names, has already processed two books by Franz Kafka into audiovisual form. After the successful Castle, the more electronic America was next. The Kafka Band first set it to music in a theatre in Bremen, Germany, and then reworked it into a Czech-German-English concert version. With both programmes the Kafka Band toured many...

Haunting in situ recordings from Parchman Farm maximum security prison in Mississippi (USA). Producer Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Ustad Saami, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Zomba Prison Project) recorded the prison's Sunday gospel service and the results are unforgettable. The raw performances range from solo a capella to a floor-shaking electric band. The repertoire includes both...

This is the first Vinyl LP ever released featuring a woman playing the Rudra Veena. Madhuvanti Pal is from Kolkata India, teaches the Rudra Veena and builds her own instruments. Very few recordings of the rudra veena have been released. This is for a number of reasons, including that the rudra veena is notoriously difficult to capture in recorded form. Instead of traveling...

All tracks were recorded and released in Turkey between 1970 – 1977 and culled from Koray's personal vinyl collection. Includes exclusive photos and remastered audio. An iconic guitar and songwriting genius. A voice of gold – having founded the country's first ever rock and roll group in 1957, he is regarded worldwide as the father of Turkish rock. Forging western sounds...

After touring across Europe, the Brussels-based trio returns to the Belgian capital with their luggage full of songs. Their writing has matured - it is poetic, sharp but always to the point, taking a firm stance in a constantly changing society. The vocal harmonies for which they are renowned are still very present, inviting us to drop our guard, to let our tears roll -...