The Souljazz Orchestra return with a brand new studio album
for our troubled times, ‘Chaos Theories’, released on Strut on 13th September. Always
known for their uncompromising social and political messages, the Canadian
collective hit harder than ever on 9 new tracks, outing the hypocrisy of modern
day politics, police brutality and the everyday struggle of the working man. Led
by chief songwriter and arranger Pierre Chrètien, the band continue to evolve
their sound, drawing on a broad palette from their trademark Latin, Afro and
Caribbean styles to some of the UK’s political sounds of the early ‘80s, the
era of The Clash, The Police, 2-Tone and frontline reggae. ‘Chaos Theories’ is
their 9th album, is released on LP, CD, cassette and digital / streaming and is
mastered by The Carvery. LP format comes as a special dark blue vinyl edition.
Faith Mussa - Ali Dere
Ali Dere
marks an introduction to Malawi’s Faith Mussa – a unique and multi-faceted
talent. This one-man-band sings and plays a huge range of instruments
simultaneously, including traditional ones such as badza, manjerenjeza and the
mbalule. His unique balance of skill, wisdom & fun are on full display in
this opening track. Ali Dere, (meaning he/she is like this..) says to not speak
of him if you don’t know him. Or else try to know him better first, you may
miss the angel inside his heart. “Ali dere nkulinga utayenda naye” means; ’only
a person who has stayed and lived with you can confidently say who you really
are. The rest can be pretence.’ Faith’s universal messages are sung in both
English and Chichewa – enabling them to reach everyone, drawing connections and
understanding around the world.
Ben Eunson –
Ace Of Hearts
NYC-based
and Australia-born guitarist Ben Eunson has released his new video, "Ace
of Hearts” from his debut, instrumental solo album, ACE, due out August 16,
2019 on Ocean Road Sounds. "'Ace Of
Hearts' is a splendid fusion of prog, jazz and some blues that features Ben’s
deft and brilliant guitar playing." (Pancakes and Whiskey.) In tune with
the album, the track combines influences of jazz, blues, R&B, and prog into
Eunson’s own complex flavor of rock music.After an illustrious career as a
guitarist performing and recording with
acclaimed artists, including John Legend (NBC’s Christmas Tree Lighting at
Rockefeller Center), Lalah Hathaway (Lalah Hathaway Live release show), Queen
Latifah, Dave Chappelle (“Controlled Danger” Concert in NYC), and more, Ben Eunson is fully equipped to take his own
spotlight with his distinct guitar stylings.
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