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Album Review : Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers – Somanti : Vodou energy meets electro dub intensity to break new ground.

The partnership between Haitian mizik rasin (or roots music) collective Chouk Bwa and Brussels electronic beat masters The Ångströmers hasn’t exactly had a smooth ride. First connecting in 2016 around…

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LIVE REVIEW : Eva Lazarus at Sneeky Petes Edinburgh , 20/10/22

We were promised big voice , big bass and big hair from a gig by Bristol singer Eva Lazarus on her first headline tour . Eva , backed by an…

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EP Review: Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers – Ayiti Kongo Dub #1: Fusing Haitian Voodou rhythms with techno intensity.

It was around this time a couple of years ago that the pairing of ceremonial drummers Chouk Bwa and techno extenders The Ångströmers’ first rumbled attention with their potent blend…

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New Track: Haitian rhythms/Techno intensity -Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers preview ‘Agwetaroyo’ from new EP

It was around this time a couple of years ago that the pairing of Chouk Bwa’s potent Vodou rhythms and The Angstromers’ electronic beat reductions first rumbled sound systems far…

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TRACK: Liam Bailey – ‘Angel Dust’: digi-dancehall for a femme fatale

LIAM BAILEY is shaping up for the release of his debut album, Ekundayo, on Big Crown in November with another deep ‘n’ dirty single drop in the shape of “Angel…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: New Single from Equiknoxx’s Time Cow featuring Birmingham MC RTKal

Time Cow, of the electro-reggae-dancehall outfit Equiknoxx, releases a new video single, Elephant Man, featuring the Birmingham emcee, and frequent Equiknoxx collaborator, RTKal. The video, which is a tribute to…

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See: Protoje reveals new video for Not Another Word ft. Lila Iké & Agent Sasco

Reggae/Dancehall superstar Protoje is back with his first new material ince his Grammy nominated ‘A Matter of Time’ album. It comes on the shape of a new track ‘Not Another…

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Track: Chronixx – Likes

Taken from his forthcoming debut album Chronology, Reggae/Dancehall singer Chronixx has dropped a new single, Likes. It comes ahead of a load of US dates with Zincfence Redemption, Jah9, Jesse…

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Playlist: Reggae producer JStar shares what’s rocking his DJ sets

A while ago we featured Bad Boy Stepping, the new single from West London reggae producer and DJ JStar. We’ve been back and asked him what rocking his DJ sets…

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