Along the Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid there is a tiny shop where a smartly dressed old gentleman makes and repairs ouds, banjos and violins. Inside the shop are banks of old hi-fi equipment and large numbers of old records and cassettes whi...
score: 1 about 8 hours ago
I would first like to thank Joachim for donating this amazing cassette.This is more wonderful, vintage Moroccan chaâbi - party music for weddings and festivals performed by Mohammed El Asri's Orchestra. The music on this old tape is eve...
score: 1 7 days ago
Hello people!I've been a busy boy and have fixed the following broken links:Total Recall Vol 2 - Various ArtistsBismillah Khan & Party - Music of India #9 (1969)Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe - Osadebe '77 (1977)Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe ...
score: 1 10 days ago
Yeah Yeah Noh were (are, they appear to have reformed so I hope they don't mind me posting this record) a bunch of dweebs from the delightful city of Leicester who made a bit of a splash in the UK indie charts between 1984 and 1986. The...
score: 1 11 days ago
A friend has just returned from a couple of weeks in Tunisia and we're all lucky because she has brought back some cassettes. This here is the first of 'em. I am however, close to useless when it comes to providing you with any informa...
score: 1 17 days ago
FIYAH!This is another heavy Mad Professor production from the late '80s. Fans of his tripped out digi-dub sound should find plenty to enjoy here, but in addition you get Macka B's fearsome toasting. Macka B stood out from other UK danc...
score: 1 25 days ago
Jeffrey Lee Pierce died on March 31st, 1996 - just over 17 years ago, so now seems as good a time as any to post this little oddity that I picked up during a recent trip to Palma de Mallorca. I first heard Jeffrey's band, The Gun Club, ...
score: 1 about 1 month ago
Opinion is divided amongst aficionados of flamenco guitar as to the worth of Manitas' playing. For some, he is the greatest flamenco player the word has ever seen, and others think him overrated, overly flamboyant and disrespectful of t...
score: 1 about 1 month ago