‘Débuts’ is France-via-Brussels duo, Nikitch & Kuna Maze’s aka Nicolas Morant & Edouard Gilbert first full length album. Building on their collaborative EP “Mush”, ‘Débuts’ continues to explore the melting point between jazz and club culture, intersper…
Das JAF Trio veröffentlicht ihr Debüt-Album auf Helsinkis We Jazz Records. Der jungen finnisch-dänischen Band gehören die Saxophonistin Adele Sauros (von Superposition), der Bassist Joonas Tuuri (von Bowman Trio) und der Schlagzeuger Frederik Emil Bülo…
All diejenigen, die bereits eine Soundsystem-Session mit O.B.F. erlebt haben, wissen bereits, dass es in der letzten Stunde ist, wenn die Magie wirklich geschieht. Der Schalldruck wird stärker, die Dubplates klingen immer unglaublicher, und wenn der Ba…
“I feel like ‘Home’ is a second part of the same book, that the start was in ‘Esja’, a musical prelude to a real plot. I feel Home is a story with an ending, so the next book can tell a totally different one. I am constantly looking for new ways of exp…
It is 1971. South Africa is struggling with a myriad of political and cultural problems. Mandela is in jail and the United Nations has declared it supports isolating South Africa for its apartheid policies, requesting that other nations “suspend cultur…
Control is the incredible debut album from Sydney based vocalist Natalie Slade, produced by Hiatus Kaiyote’s Simon Mavin and featuring contributions from other members of the Grammy Nominated group.Combining Soul, Jazz, Folk and RnB, Natalie’s timeless…
ONENESS OF JUJU AFRICAN RHYTHMS 1970-1982We are very happy to announce that Strut kick off a brand new deal with the seminal independent black jazz and soul label Black Fire Records with ‘African Rhythms 1970-1982’,a comprehensive 2CD / 3LP compilatio…
Berlin-based Swedish saxophonist Otis Sandsjö returns with the eagerly-awaited sequel to “Y-OTIS”. On “Y-OTIS 2”, released by Helsinki’s We Jazz Records on July 24, Sandsjö and his close associate, bassist/producer Petter Eldh (of Koma Saxo), deepen th…
Während die auf Esja versammelten Stücke vor allem auf ihrer Faszination für das Klavier basierten und sie sich dementsprechend auf dieses Instrument konzentrierte, ist der Nachfolger Home sehr viel breiter und filmischer angelegt, das Klangspektrum di…
The first ever international album from the Republic of Djibouti and Ostinato’s first studio recorded album. While the music of Somalia is widely celebrated, its neighbor, Djibouti, formerly known as French Somaliland, is home to an equally deep reserv…