Here it is, at long last… the epic reggae session at Lost & Found. In two parts.

Strong shout outs to my man DJ Wicz, the venerable Mike Stanley, and our gracious hosts Jared, Chris, and Pablo.

Part One features (in order): JBX, DJ Wicz, myself, Mike Stanley, and Boogieman playing 30-40 minute sets of reggae each. Some deep, deep tunes were dropped this night! A set for the ages, no doubt…

Part Two soon to come.

Stream the whole damn 3 hour session here:

Download it separated & tagged HERE

Burn one, family! And enjoy…

Long-time Good Records NYC customer and homie Brian H. from California (and Philadelphia, briefly) has an awesome music & design blog that you should really check out called Dreams In Audio (www.dreamsinaudio.com) where his recent obsession with African music is getting represented lovely.

Brian has laced us with the following mix that is packing, well, a hell of a lot of that fire.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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This was done for the annual mix swap over on Waxidermy.

The aegis of the mix was listening to all of these fantastic, unknown, rare LPs that were all of a sudden gracing the shop, directly from Africa… and wanting to do something with them but not something that had already been done. And among all of the well-sorted funk, afrobeat, disco, and boogie mixes and compilations out there, nobody had really touched the most popular form of music in West Africa: Highlife. Now, I’d be lying if I really had proper grounds to explain the scene or the music. I just know what catches my ears. And the melodies, the shimmering guitar runs, the counter-rhythms and pulses… at its best this stuff is downright hypnotic. So I present, with no further ado, a mix of highlife and blues from Nigeria and Ghana (and one record from Benin).

Thanks to Sean Manchee for the cover art!

Update: When I first posted this mix, it was still part of an ongoing swap by limited participants. That swap is long over, and I’m happy to attach a download and track listing for all who asked. Cheers, Jonny

Download HERE

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I was at this gig and man… one of the best sets of rare soul that I’ve heard in recent memory. It’s a real pleasure to post this mix (thanks Aaron!)

Be sure to check out Peoples Records if you’re in the D!