Victor Olaiya is one of those incredibly funky musicians from the height of Highlife. There’s quite a lot of them really! Nonetheless, he stands out as a rare talent, both playing his own trumpet and as a bandleader. As far as I can tell, this song is the same as “All Star Invitation”. Even though…
03/09/2019: “Mike Lowery” by Skepta
Skepta is a huge name now, working with artists in America and playing at huge mainstream festivals. But he’s about as rooted in the Grime…
02/09/2019: “Tangerine” by Teleman
Teleman are one of the bands that seems steeped in artiness. The melodies and structures they use on this are among their most conventional. For…
01/09/2019: “Sweet Sticky” by Theo Parrish
Theo Parrish stands out as a real class act even among his classy techno contemporaries. Such is his class, that he did a Fine Art…
31/08/2019: “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J
This is easily one of the best hip hop tracks ever. From the moment it starts, you know what song it is. When the “funky…
30/08/2019: “Why Am I A Rastaman” by Culture
A lot of more hardcore songs about Rastafari can be quite impenetrable to people who don’t listen to a reggae. The accent is thicker, the…
29/08/2019: “Killing Me Softly With His Song” by Roberta Flack
A lot of people will be familiar with The Fugees’ 1996 take on this. In fairness, Lauryn Hill does a great job with it. This…
28/08/2019: “Music For Chameleons” by Gary Numan
Gary Numan has spent decades cultivating a unique sound and persona. I could possibly compare him to David Bowie, but Numan’s music is special because…
27/08/2019: “El Pare” by El General
The evolution of Jamaican dancehall into the pan-Latin Reggaeton was filtered through several countries, styles, and eras. At the beginning, it was centred around Panama…
26/08/2019: “Astral Travelling” by Pharaoh Sanders
Along with Alice & John Coltrane, and possibly Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders is behind the evolution of the cosmic jazz style, deeply spiritual in an…