Alafia - AssanssanFormat : 12" Label : Canopy Catalog # : CNPY005 Genre : Africa The fifth release on Canopy continues to up the ante and expand on the tropical Techni colour palette already set out by the label. Alafia was a studio project from the mid 80s in Paris. Masterminded and written by musical maverick Phil Han Mandounou and bringing together musicians from Benin, Cameroon and the French Antilles. The project is a superbly orchestrated and expertly delivered

This whirlwind closer started life as a longform jam under the influence of psychedelics

From top to tail the record delivers mid range sweet-spot dirty house

"Tudo again" and "Renascendo em mim"

amazing production skills

at times sounding as much like a D’Angelo or Alicia Keys hit as it does Bill Evans or Thelonious Monk

Label : MR BONGO

The source material is fresh and novel and as always

especially library

The Hardbody Project by Dj Aakmael (Unxpozd)

Label : Mr Bongo

Daniel Monaco - Life Lessons by Daniel Monaco

as they seem to have the ability to evoke this profound emotional response in me” - Blomfelt