This looks good... "Billy Preston was 5 years old when he backed gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Over the following six-decade career, B...

NAJA / BAZAAR by ZHERAV Out in mid March on Batov Records, very cool to see a local hook up with this label; "New Zealand-based produc...

 Three fresh tunes from some talented locals... great uptempo soul cut from Romi Wrights, dance floor delight from Lady Shaka and Rubi Du, a...

Rewind Re-versioned by Hallelujah Picassos Hallelujah Picassos announce a brand new remix album ‘Rewind Re-versioned’. It’s a version excurs...

Cookin' The Books by Cookin' On 3 Burners Out now, some great Melbourne funk bizz from  Cookin' On 3 Burners ... ...

The Mighty Cavaliers - Fisherman (WSR002) by Want Some Records "Want Some Records proudly reissues two explosive gems from Nairobi’s go...

From 'Banned from radio: the Broadcasting memos' by Nick Bollinger, at Audioculture : "Local record production began in 1949. S...

  There's a biography of Chris Knox out this week - the author Craig Robertson contacted me a few years ago, as back in 1995 when I was...

Here is the latest release by Hallelujah Picassos, called All Systems Go. The title has two meanings but is not a double entendre, and sees ...

Moscow funk outfit The Diasonics serve up a new single of their upcoming album on Record Kicks, out Oct 3rd 2025.  "After the hypnotic ...