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ABUSUZIT - JIRIMAAbusuzit Akugru is an elder singer, performer and matriarch from Binaba in the North of Ghana. This special LP showcases her mindblowing talents, recorded (with a cellphone) in her home village with her band. On offer are 12 tracks of the most amazingly soulful gonje music ... read more » |
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AYANY JOWI - THE RAGING BUFFALOA collection of rare recordings from one of Kenya's most famous players from Kenya's long tradition of fiddle music: Ayany Jowi (born Silvanus Ayany). Among the most classic of classic 1970s Kenyan music, Ayany Jowi is a household name to that generation of Kenyans. His ... read more » |
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GRANDMASTER MASESE - GRANDMASTER MASESEGrandmaster Masese plays the Obokano, an eight-stringed lyre of the Gusii people of Western Kenya. The instrument is notable not only for its giant size, but also for it's distinctive otherwordly bass heavy buzzing sound. This 7-inch is most likely the first vinyl release ... read more » |
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GRANDMASTER MASESE - GRANDMASTER MASESEGrandmaster Masese is one of only a handful of living practitioners of the obokano, the unique eight stringed lyre of the Gusii people of Western Kenya. This record contains a unique collection of tunes that take the centuries old folk traditions of the obokano and the ... read more » |
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HEART OF THE GHOST - IIFollowing-up a well received 2018 cassette, US trio Heart Of The Ghosts presents its second release of unapologetic, aggressive and bass free jazz music! |
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HEART OF THE GHOST WITH DAVE BALLOU - LIVE AT RHIZOME'Live At Rhizome' is the second vinyl offering from Washington D.C.'s improvisational free jazz trio 'Heart Of The Ghost'. For this occasion the group was joined by highly regarded trumpeter Dave Ballou. The liner notes were written by Ken Vandermark. |
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KMRU - OPAQUERAfrican electronic music is among the most progressive music in the world right now and Kenyan sounds artist and producer KMRU (Joseph Kamaru) is at the forefront of this exciting aural movement. Here available on vinyl, 'Opaquer' is his 2020 full-length. |
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LARSON, DR. PETE -& HIS CYTOTOXIC NYATITI BAND- - DAMBALLAH'Damballah' picks up where 2020's acclaimed self-titled LP left off. Dr Pete Larson spent several years in Kenya under the tutelage of one of the last elder masters of the nyatiti, the eight stringed lyre of the Luo people in Kenya. But of course Larson had to go and mess ... read more » |
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MAKADEM - MUHOGO WA JANG'OMBE/OBONGO BLESS MEMakadem is a respected musician, performer and thinker from Kenya. On this exciting single he blends a number of traditional Kenyan genres including benga, ohangla, mugithi and nyatiti music. |
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NYAGWENO, ODUOR - WHERE I GO, I AM THEREOduor Nyagweno is one of the last great elder players of the nyatiti, the eight stringed lyre of the Luo people from along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. This is a collection of recordings done by Michigan based freak musician Dr. Pete Larson on his cell phone during ... read more » |
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SHARP, DAVE -WORLDS WITH NDIO SASA- - NAIROBI MUSICOften influenced by a.o. jazz, Indian, funk and metal, bass player Dave Sharp recorded this unusual work in Nairobi, Kenya. He was joined by Boaz Jagingo on orutu (a one stringed, violin like instrument) and the local group Ndio Sasa. |
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THOMAS, FRED - THOSE DAYS ARE DUST, DREAM EROSION, PART IIThough he's more widely known for the easily digestible indie pop of his bands Idle Ray, Failed Flowers, and Saturday Looks Good To Me, Michigan-based artist Fred Thomas has an equally entrenched footing in experimental sounds and abstract instrumental music. His 2020 album ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - KAMBANANE'NYATITI MUSIC FROM KENYA 1970-1985' - During the 1970s, nyatiti music moved from its traditional home in the countryside into urban Nairobi, and its exciting sounds experienced an unexpected resurgence during Kenya's vinyl boom. Here are compiled some of the best of the ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - THUM NYATITI'RECORDINGS FROM WESTERN KENYA 1930-1970' - The nyatiti is the eight stringed lyre of the Luo people of Western Kenya and is the best known traditional music in Kenya. This collection of restored and remastered recordings from the early and mid 20th century mark the first ... read more » |
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