http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3333069609/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/ If you’ve been following JOVM since the very beginning you’d probably remember that I’ve written about the San Francisco-based collective, Afrolicious. Originally the ensemble began as one of the Bay Area’s premier dance parties before […]
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Daptone Records have firmly established themselves as a renowned home of all things funk and soul, including The Budos Band, a collective that specializes in what the band has dubbed Afro-Soul, a sound that is […]
Hard Proof at Rockwood Music Hall 9/28/14
Hard Proof Rockwood Music Hall September 28, 2014 Featuring members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, The Calm Blue Sea, Ocote Soul Sounds, Spanish Gold, the Echocentrics, and several other acts, Hard Proof is a critically applauded and award-winning Austin, TX-based ten member […]
Sinkane primarily consists of Ahmed Gollab, a Brooklyn-based Sudanese ex pat and his frequent collaborator and childhood friend Greg Lofaro. Along with bandmates jaytram (drums), Ish Montgomery (bass) and Jonny Lam (guitar), Sinkane have developed a reputation […]
Led by guitarist and producer Jacob Plasse and featuring members of the Daptones rhythm section, Los Hacheros and the Pedrito Martinez Group, Pelirjoa, is a New York-based collective that’s inspired by the sounds of Ethiopia, […]
Afrolicious has developed a reputation for being both one of the premier weekly dance parties in the San Francisco area (which I should note is sadly coming to an end), and one of that area’s top sound system […]
Named after a beloved Nigerian funk album, the members of the Brooklyn-based septet Ikebe Shakedown features members of the touring bands for the likes of the incredible Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, the larger-than-life Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, and […]
The Brooklyn-based collective of Underground System formed back in 2010, and when they originally formed their primary influences were the legendary Fela Kutii and the Western Africa/Afrobeat aesthetic. However, thanks to residing in one of […]
Named after a beloved Nigerian funk album, the members of the Brooklyn-based septet Ikebe Shakedown features members of the touring bands for the likes of the incredible Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, the larger-than-life […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2729023148/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/ Formed last year, the UK-based quartet of of Gold Codes have a sound that they’ve described as being “situated somewhere between Texas, Lagos, 1960s London, and the Congo.” In other words, it has elements of psych rock, […]
So over the past weekend, I had been playing a lot of Afrobeat records, as I had a few Afrobeat albums that were in desperate need of being reviewed here on this site. Naturally, that […]
Album Review: Analog Africa’s Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Africa 1974-1983
Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 Various Artists Analog Africa Release Date: September 17, 2013 Originating out of Lagos and southern Nigeria, Afrobeat was created when it’s main (and most famous) creator Fela […]
Afrolicious has developed a reputation for being both one of the premier weekly dance parties in the San Francisco area, and one of that area’s top sound system crews/electronic acts heavily inspired by the sounds […]
Sinkane and Femi Kuti at Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage 6/23/13
Sinkane and Femi Kuti Rumsey Playfield, Summerstage June 23, 2013 Last Sunday afternoon was a gorgeous summer afternoon – incredibly, bright sunlight, with cerulean blue skies and puffy clouds but uncomfortably hot. I think that […]
Album Review: Fela Kuti’s The Best of the Black President 2
Cover art credit: Janet Griffith Photo credit: Bernard Matussiere Fela Kuti The Best of the Black President 2 Knitting Factory Records Release Date: February 5, 2013 Track Listing Disc 1 1. Everything Scatter 2. […]