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Awesome Tapes from Africa reissues 1987 cassette release from Mogadishu’s finest, Dur-Dur Band

(author unknown) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:38:49 +0000

What does Mogadishu sound like? Well, before it sounded like strife and civil war , Somalia’s …
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matsuli music: Good Vibes for Batsumi Reissue

matt — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:10:51 +0000

Good Vibes for Batsumi Reissue. Just under a week since its release and a wonderful response. Amazon had the digital download sitting at number three on its most wanted Jazz downloads and the Guardian featured it in its "World Music" …
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matsuli music: BATSUMI Reissue Now Available Worldwide!

matt — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:09:25 +0000

BATSUMI Reissue Now Available Worldwide! For the first time in over 35 years Batsumi's glorious 1974 debut album is finally available once more. The remastered reissue is the second is Matsuli's ongoing programme to restore important but …
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kagablog » batsumi – a south african jazz classic reissued

ABRAXAS — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:31:41 +0000

Matsuli Music continues its reissue programme of rare indigenous afro-jazz sounds from South Africa with the release of Sowetan group Batsumi's self-titled debut from 1974 (current eBay price £500+). The reissue has been lovingly …
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Reissues spotlight the Afro-soul of Joni Haastrup's Monomono

Los Angeles Times — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:50:52 +0000

That changed this month, with Soundway Records (UK) and Tummy Touch reissuing Monomono's "The Dawn of Awareness" and "Give the Beggar a Chance," as well as Haastrup's "Wake Up Your Mind." The reissue angle markets Haastrup as Kuti's rival, …
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Reissues Put Afrobeat Back On The Map

NPR — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:56:01 +0000

In fact, it's bigger than ever, and recent reissue CDs are now pulling back the curtain on the Nigerian funk and soul scene from which Afrobeat emerged. In 1970 Haastrup was fresh off a stay in England, singing with the then-iconic rock drummer Ginger …
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MonoMono / Joni Haastrup: Give the Beggar a Chance / Dawn of Awareness / Wake …

PopMatters — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:55:49 +0000

Soundway Records has now smartly reissued the first two MonoMono records—1971's Give the Beggar a Chance and 1974's The Dawn of Awareness—and Haastrup's 1978 solo album, Wake Up Your Mind. They come on the heels of their reissue of Remi Kabaka's …
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'Turkish Freakout': A Musical Turkish Delight

NPR — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:13:55 +0000

5:00 pm ET The relentless quest to reissue every decent piece of rock 'n' roll from the '60s and '70s long ago exhausted the US and UK warehouses. The new trend for the past couple years is to dig up all sorts of so-called "funk" and "garage rock" from …
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The Afrobeat Blog: Joni Haastrup/Mono Mono Reissue

(author unknown) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:39:21 +0000

Joni Haastrup/Mono Mono Reissue · Joni Haastrup is one of the most influential forces in 1970's Nigerian music. He was at the forefront of the burgeoning …
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Generation Bass » George Danquah African funk reissue

dj umb — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:25:25 +0000

George Danquah African funk reissue. August 28, 2011 – Posted by dj umb … Pre-order your copy of George Danquah's “Hot and Jumpy” LP reissue and get a limited edition pink vinyl pressing. We're only making 100 copies in pink and the …
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