Various Artists - Jazz In South Africa (Various Artists)

Various Artists - Jazz In South Africa (Various Artists)Vinyl LP pressing. South Africa is in fact the only country in the whole African continent that has developed a strong jazz tradition. Initially influenced by the great American stylists, (Ellington, Gillespie) South Africa gradually developed it's own soulful style based on a distinctive taste for melody and a deep sense of groove. Masterfully selected from the so called "Golden Age" of the genre, (late '50s early '60s), this compilation represents

The songs of O-O-O are equally as influenced by months of isolation during COVID quarantine as they are by Chris' place in the New Orleans dancehall and busking communities in years previous

For a reinvigorated Touch

the group returned to touring and playing live

Featuring standout tracks like “Insane in the Brain

" which gained an irrepressible power from a plaintive guitar melody cycling through the song's back half like a yearnsome cry for the divine

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Featuring the soaring vocals of Píper Pimienta and backing of Fruko with members of his band Los Tesos

that it's music

Black Magic both produced by renowned DJ Giles Peterson transformed the Minneapolis born

" and deep catalog gems like "Queen Jane Approximately" and "Wicked Messenger

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