Wonderwheel Recordings – Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Gitkin –‘Golden Age’: Punchy world-funk and twang guitar in a rootsy, global beats bundle.

US Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Gitkin (aka Brian J) is a player who’s long been connecting Duane Eddy’s original twang and a world of other styles from Peruvian Cumbia to…

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Track/Video : Guitarist/Producer Gitkin previews new album ‘Golden Age’ with the rocking global grooves of ‘The One’.

Since the days of Dick, Duane and Hank the twang has never settled on a single sound, it’s been the vehicle for numerous destinations. Link Wray took the rockabilly to…

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Album Review: El Búho – ‘Strata’: Cumbia infused electronica to celebrate and satisfy.

If anyone was going to justifiably lay claim to the tags ‘organic electronics’ or ‘natural electronica’ with any degree of credibility then that must be El Búho. The UK producer/DJ,…

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Album Review: Nickodemus – Soul & Science: flowing global beats for moving and messaging.

New York based sonic traveller, producer and DJ Nickodemus is one of those global beats’ touchstones. Motivating dancefloors across the continents since the mid nineties and founder of the world…

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Album Review: Tagua Tagua – ‘Tanto’ : Lush and lived in Brazilian nu-soul.

Riding the upward surge of new Brazilian pop comes Felipe Puperi (a.k.a Tagua Tagua) with solo album two, Tanto, available now via those global dance aficionados Wonderwheel Recordings. Acclaimed in…

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Track: Sao Paulo’s Tagua Tagua delivers natural nu-soul vibes with ‘Colors’, a taster from new album ‘Tanto’.

Signs are that Sao Paulo singer-songwriter Felipe Puperi (a.k.a Tagua Tagua) is really finding his groove. Known in Brazil for his sharp production work and fronting the slick alt-rockers Wannabe…

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Track/Video: Sao Paulo soul on the rise -Tagua Tagua releases sultry cut ‘Tanto’ ahead of new album announcement.

It feels like a new wave of Brazilian pop is about to break. This year we have seen Sessa’s lush neo-tropicalia impress widely with the release of his beguiling ‘Estrella’.…

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