The New King Of The Blues (Vinyl LP) Reggae & Ska

The New King Of The Blues (Vinyl LP) Reggae & SkaIf blues musicians took up residency in Vegas during the late '50s, it might come out sounding like this. A stellar R&B workout with Chicago blues groover such as "Don't Dog Your Woman" and the album's hit track 'Fannie Mae.'

the cleverly chosen combination of group name and album title (in English: 'Old Roots of the Colonies of the River Plate') readily hints at the kind of sounds the listener will be challenged with when diving into this LP

'Funky Pill's concludes the album on a jazzy jungle tip and nods towards his early days in electronic music while rounding out the beginnings of his future

aided by Sly Dunbar's sledgehammer snare drum

The record took a year to make yet has required decades to fully appreciate

Carol Simms launched a successful solo career under the name Kofi

For Khruangbin

to earning praise as an esteemed photographer

Ego Ella May - Morning Side Of Love (Chico Hamilton)

But in the shanty-villages of Kinshasa - Africa's third largest city - bands are recycled along with everything else

Brit Funk at it's finest

hell-bent on blowing away years of macho rock posturing with his revenge-of-the-nerds image and sharp

'Tracks of Life' draws largely on studio recordings that Jammy produced for Brown in 1984-1985