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Various Artists - Back to Peru Vol 2

Oh, sweet joy! Who would have thought that Peru had such a vibrant contemporary music scene in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Inspired by the rock, psychedelic pop and soul music pouring out of the United States and the United Kingdom, these Peruvian Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:42 PM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: CD, Reviews, Vampisoul

My favourite Reissues of 2009

So this list is very heavily weighted to West African music of the 70s, but hey that’s what I am into. Legends of Benin – Various Artists (Analog Africa) Ok, so I have to admit my favourite record of 2009 was in fact a reissue. In terms of sheer enjoyment Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:10 AM by Lloyd | (Comments Off)

Filed under: Salif Keita, Analog Africa, African Scream Contest, Victor Olaiya, Vampisoul, Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics, Panama! 2, Panama! 3, Pax Nicholas and the Nettey Family, Mory Kante, Legends of Benin, Ghana Special, Rail Band, Death, Fred Fisher, Orchestre Ploy-Rythmo De Cotonou, Victor Uwaifo, Back 2 Peru

Grazing in the grass: A great South African tune

So I realised that although I mentioned that Stan Plange and the Uhuruh Dance Band had covered Grazing in the grass on Vampisoul’s Highlife Time compilation, I have never actually written about this famous South African tune on Isolation.tv before. I Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:04 PM by Lloyd | 2 Comments

Filed under: Vampisoul, Hugh Masekela

Anthologising Africa

Throughout Africa old seven-inch singles lie in dusty boxes and crates, the music on them long forgotten. Thankfully this year is shaping up to be the year of the African crate digger. As you are reading this, audiophiles with a healthy obsession for Read More...

Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 2:13 PM by Lloyd | 6 Comments

Filed under: Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Analog Africa, The Green Arrows, Victor Uwaifo, Orlando Julius, Victor Olaiya, Rex Lawson, Vampisoul, Soundway, ET Mensah