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Hang Massive, “The Secret Kissing of the Sun and Moon”

Hang Massive, “The Secret Kissing of the Sun and the Moon”, 2018, The first single from the Album “Luminous Emptiness”

The founding members of Hang Massive are Danny Cudd from the UK and Markus Offbeat from Sweden. Both seasoned global travellers they met on the shores of Goa, India where for many years they had passed the winter months. From India they travelled back to Europe and this is where they began to play music together, initially in the streets and then increasingly performing live at venues and festivals world wide.

Their first official collaboration release was in 2013 with Bristol based producer Bleeker and saw the resonant tones of the hang fused with high quality UK style house production resulting in an awesome four track EP. This was followed in 2014 by the release of their second live album “As It Is” which demonstrated a much evolved playing style, more developed compositions and a significant increase in production quality. 2015 saw the release of two more collaborative projects of very differing styles.

The EP “Many Rivers Ensemble” featured a small group of musicians with a range of acoustical instruments, who in one improvised recording session sculpted a beautiful and other worldly listening experience. The following EP “Marine Migration” was the first release from the new collaboration with Glastonbury based producer J Rokka and featured a breaks style single which was subsequently remixed by a range of well known artists such as Gaudi and Atomic drop.

Alsarah and the Nubatones, “Wad Alnuba”

Alsarah and the Nubatones, “Wad Alnuba”, from the Album “Captain Planet Presents: Through the Wire”, 2015

Producer Captain Planet has become well known in the house & tropical bass scene for his original productions and equally his wide and prolific remixing skills and Bastard Jazz Recordings has compiled up a double LP and digital release of the Captain’s finest remixes of the last three years in one place for maximum dancefloor potential.

As is the Captain Planet style, the remixes touch on all corners of the globe – hitting Middle Eastern/Nubian vibes (Alsarah & The Nubatones’ “Wad Alnuba”), Sub Saharn Africa (Saran’s “Tounkan”), Cumbia (Buyepongo’s “Maestros”), Dub Reggae (La Yegros “Viene Di Mi”), Centeral American Folklore (Los Folkloristas “El Coco”), Afrobeat (London Afrobeat Collective’s “Prime Minister”) and many more.

Meute, “REJ”

Meute, “REJ”, 2016

MEUTE is a techno marching band – a dozen drummers and horn players from Hamburg, Germany, who fulfil the job of a dj with their acoustic instruments. The archaic conglomerate of brass and drums creates a new genre by combining hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music. MEUTE detaches electronic music from the dj desk and evolves the thrust of energy on stage or directly in the crowd, be it on the streets or in the club, with or without electricity.

In this video, MEUTE plays a street version of the all time deep house classic “REJ”, originally performed by Berlin based Duo ÂME.

Armeen Musa, “Bhromor Koiyo Giya”

Armeen Musa, “Bhromor Koiyo Giya”, Featuring Fuad Al Muqtadir from the Album “Re-Evolution”, 2003

Armeen Musa is a singer-songwriter from Bangladesh, with rising fame in the Bangladesh Music Community. Her remake of Radha Raman’s “Bhromor Koio” in collaboration with Fuad Al-muqtadir brought the spotlight on this artist in 2005. Armeen Musa is the daughter of famed Nazrul singer Dr Nashid Kamal, and the great-granddaughter of folk legend Abbasuddin Ahmed.

Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Armeen Musa has trained formally under Sujit Mustafa. Armeen’s musical journey as a performer started with her cover band “Enshrined” in 2000, which slowly led to performing originals at various venues in Dhaka. She formed the band “Armeen Musa and The Grasshoppers” with fellow musicians Adil, Bart and Amit with whom she recorded her debut album. After moving to Nottingham, UK in 2004 she has collaborated with various artists in the United Kingdom including Kishon Khan’s “Lokkhi Terra” project.

Cab Calloway, “Jumpin Jive”

Cab Calloway, “Jumpin Jive”, with the Nicholas Brothers

This clip is from the 1943 American movie “Stormy Weather” produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The film is considered one of the best Hollywood musicals with an African-American cast. It stars Lena Horne, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, the Nicholas Brothers, among other great performers. If you haven’t seen it, you are missing something great.

Yoshida Brothers, “Storm”

The Yoshida Brothers, “Storm”

The Yoshida Brothes, 吉田兄弟 , Ryōichirō Yoshida and Kenichi Yoshida are performers of the traditional Japanese music style of Tsugaru-jamisen which originated in northern Japan. Their music has been a fusion of the rapid and percussive Tsugaru-jamisen style along with Western and other regional musical infuences. In additin to performing songs that are only on the shamisen, they also use drums and synthesizers.

Both Yoshida brothers began to study and play the shamisen at the age of five under the tutelage of Koka Adachi, learning the Minyo-shamisen style. Starting in 1989 they began studying the Tsugaru-jamisen style under teacher Takashi Sasaki.

Gulaan, “Nodel Perofeta”

Gulaan, “Nodei Perofeta”

Gulaan is the stage name of Edouard Guïnedr Gulaan Wamedjo from New Caledonia, an accomplished musician and vocalist who plays guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and percussion. Gulaan first won acclaim in the mid 1990s as singer with the group Ryos OK, who released several albums in New Caledonia. His debut award winning solo album, “The Spirit of Yesterday”, was a warm and peaceful tribute to the land of his ancestors and his romances.

Gulaan’s guitar playing and voice are presented in all their stripped-back simplicity, showcasing his use of arpeggio and his striking vocal style. Gulaan enjoys making music in solitude, close to his source of creativity. His performances are moments of pure escapism, inspired by memories of his grandmother, his Baha’ï beliefs and his love of freedom. Gulaan hopes to discover new horizons as he exports his music throughout the world.

Mark Eliyahu, “Journey”

Mark Eliyahu, “Journey”

Mark Eliyahu: Kamanche;   Eldad Zitrin: Piano

Mark Eliyahu was born to a well-known family of musicians in Dagastan. His father, Piris Eliyahu, is a world renowned Tar master, composer and arranger and musicologist. At the age of four,  Mark Eliyahu began violin studies and at sixteen travelled to Greece to study Baglama and Greek-Turkish music with master Ross Daly. This was followed by two years in Azerbaijan of Kamanche and Persian-Azeric music studies with master Adalat Vazirov.

In 2001, the Mark Eliyahu Ensemble started extensive global touring to raving reviews continuing until this very date with performances at the Pompidou Center, City De-La Music, the Zorolu PSM; tours included festivals like Colors Of Ostrova , the Paris Jazz, the Helsinki Festival, Gibraltar World, the Israel Festival, Ankara World, the Jerusalem Season of Culture and many others.

Tinariwen, “Sastanàqqàm”

Tinariwen (10:1), “Sastanàqqàm ( I Question You )“, from the Album “Elwan”, 2017

A thousand miles from their homeland in northern Mali, across a vast expanse of desert, the music of Tinariwen has found shelter in the hearts of six young musicians from M’hamid el Ghizlane. They were only boys when the desert rockers first visited their home, back in 2006, but they saw an immediate reflection of their own dreams and aspirations in the music they heard. In the years that followed they learned the Tinariwen songbook note for note, word for word, even though they couldn’t speak a word of Tamashek, the language of the Touareg.

“Ténéré, can you tell me of anything better
Than to have your friends and your mount,
And a brand new goatskin, watertight,
To find your way by the light
Of the four bright stars of heaven.”

Jamie xx, “Gosh”

Jamie xx, “Gosh” from the Album “In Colour”

James Thomas Smith, known professionally as Jamie xx, is and English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the English indie pop band “The xx”.

He has been described as a “driving force” behind the xx, contributing to the group’s significant commercial and critical success. As a solo artist, he has been recognised with a 2015 Mercury Prize nomination, and a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Dance/ Electronic Album nomination for his debut album “In Colour”.