Longtime contributor S dot Grizzly aka Young Scrappy aka Bob Bannister aka DJ Jumex (ah, you like that!) comes back to us following the winter’s hibernation with another beautiful mix of slow music from Africa.

Sounds of creation, of birth, of mourning and prayer, all held in place, vibrating, like the air on a humid day. Nimble guitar runs and deep percussive rhythms of the heart and womb. Hypnotic and circular. I love this stuff. Track list below the fold…

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thione seck – chauffeur bi
alou fané & daouda sangaré – nambara mogo
super djata de bamako – bimoko magnin
etoile de dakar – aladj
kojo mireku’s band – mepe me ho asem
ashanti brothers band – odo afre me
dr. t.o. jazz international band – asem atome
oko’s guitar band – ebeye yie
salif keita & kante manflia – wara-mana
ali farka toure – kady
kassa tresor mihindou – dwimbu
virtuoses diabate – n’fa
david zé – ngongo mua ngola
balla et ses balladins – leydi mendnin
celestine ukwu – onwu bu ugwo
e.t mensah and the tempos band – medaho mao
cardinal rex lawson – elizer
lijadu sisters – osupa

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