Bet you’ll hardly meet a more intriguing and original character than Edna Martinez. The Colombian artist and DJ grew up living and breathing Afro-Colombian and tropical sounds adding Arabic and Middle Eastern tunes to the mix. She eventually moved to Berlin, where today lives and runs a renowned series named...
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It’s always admirable (and sadly too rare) when two music-scene players genuinely pay homage to each other and collaborate; even better if those joint efforts result in intoxicating parties like what will go on scene at Redon on Friday 3rd May. The Movimientos crew has indeed organised a showcase to...
View Edna Martinez bio here A musical selection by Edna Martinez related to her LatinArab project. “LatinArab is a DJ-set by Edna Martinez (Colombia) with live percussion by Romeo Natur (Germany / Palestina), both living in Berlin. This show is a melting pot of Oriental, Tropical, Afro-Caribbean, ancestral music and organic...
Preview: Habibi Funk + Debora Ipekel & Ece Duzgit @ The Jazz Cafe (London; Friday 2nd November 2018)
Habibi Funk have injected 60s and 70s funk and jazz – and just about anything else that grooves from the Arab world – into re-releases, epic compilations and DJ sets the world over. A must know for any vintage music lover, record collector or world music groove-er, Habibi Funk record...
Paraphrasing the title of one of their brand new songs; they are still here! Jazzanova, one of the most influential bands in the alternative jazz and electronica scenes, have just come back after a six-year hiatus with The Pool, their third studio album, and are currently touring it all over...
We have been looking forward to writing this preview for the last few years, at least since 2015 when Argentinean label ZZK released Prender el Alma. At last, the moment has finally come and in just a few days’ time, we will be able to enjoy the rarefied soundscapes created...
View Edna Martinez bio here “A musical selection of Afro-Colombian roots, champeta, soukous, makossa and beyond, pure Vanilla Noir.” (Edna Martinez) Track list: La Niña Emilia – La Muchachita inyecta 0:00 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto – Candelilla Brava 03:21 Abelardo Carbono y Su Conjunto – Palenque Palenque – 08:00 Sangazuza – Sun Malé 11:52 Eki Bis...
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Think of two places culturally and geographically distant like Finland and Azerbaijan and let their flavours blend. Mix together, shake well and there you have Ya Tosiba, the Berlin-based duo that merges the raw electronic sounds of Finnish skwee pioneer Mesak with the cryptic hypnotic voice of Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer Zuzu...
