Sound System Special – Shaka, Channel One, Coxsone… string up and dance

House Shoes – you can take a brotha out of Detroit…

Cumbiaton Explosion – Toy Selectah and Club Zizek

Manchester before the Hacienda – Greg Wilson and the Electro-Funk Bomb

Salah Ragab – Exploring the Magic System

Paul Beatty – The White Boy Shuffle

Clutchy Hopkins – Who Da F#@k is Clutchy Hopkins?

Raymond Scott – The Name of the Game is Lightworks

Saut D’Eau – A Haitian Vodou Story

Morning Breath – Cover Me

Emory Douglas – The Art of the Black Panthers

Bomba: The Ruff Guide to Puerto Rico

Jazz Cats: The Harlem School of Jazz

plus… Q-Tip, Dâm-Funk, Onra, Crazy Couzins, The Invisible, Kaidi Tatham, London Jazz Festival, 45 Love, plus all ya regulars, reviews and raw vibes.

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