The King Of Sudanese Jazz (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

The King Of Sudanese Jazz (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanHabibi with their 13th release and it is from Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual King of Sudanese Jazz (he actually won that title in a competition in the early 1970s). Sonically it sounds very different from what Jazz is understood to sound like outside of Sudan. It's an incredible unique mix of rock'n'roll, funk, surf, traditional sudanese music and influences from Congolese sounds. Original copies of Sharhabil recordings are often hard to find, so great

Alefa Madagascar showcases the rich variety of sounds during this heyday of Malagasy music: Roger Georges' Mama and Jean Kely et Basth's Andosy Mora bring the raw energy of salegy

' and '900 Miles

¢thiopiques series

It's in You 3

where they began their first US tour

originally released by Epic in 1970

in 2014 Ben Abarbanel-Wolff approached Kwame Yeboah

From Kikuyu language 'liquid soul'

Including 'Lucifer Sam

while other original compositions such as the slow and spooky "Pale Shades Of Gray

Reissued for the first time outside Nigeria and available on gatefold vinyl

this was Amolley's masterpiece debut and was written and produced with Ebo Taylor