#Listen to Shabaka’s major label debut, Afrikan Culture

#Listen to Shabaka’s major label debut, Afrikan Culture

“Listen to Shabaka’s major label debut, Afrikan Culture” The Sons of Kemet frontman’s first solo studio EP is out today on the historic Impulse! Records. Photo by Gareth Jarvis.   Shabaka Hutchings (now operating under the mononym Shabaka) has shared his first solo studio EP, Afrikan Culture. The London composer and multi-instrumentalist’s new record arrives…

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#Sun Ra house gains historic landmark status

#Sun Ra house gains historic landmark status

“Sun Ra house gains historic landmark status” The famed Arkestra headquarters has been added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.   The Arkestral Institute of Sun Ra (aka Sun Ra House), has been added to the city’s Register of Historic Places, Pitchfork reports and The FADER has confirmed….

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#Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy

#Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy

“Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy” Free Radicals premiere the stop-motion video for “Pokke Koebês,” a track from April’s White Power Outage Volume 2 featuring South African artist Jitsvinger, with The FADER. Photo by THECoreMedia.   Free Radicals rarely practice subtlety. Founded nearly a quarter century ago, the…

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#Check out three new mind-bending tracks from Sam Gendel

#Check out three new mind-bending tracks from Sam Gendel

“Check out three new mind-bending tracks from Sam Gendel” “Blueblackred,” “Gu Shi,” and “La Guerra Di Pierro” arrive with the announcement of his next sonic saga, Superstore, due June 10. Photo by Marcella Cytrynowicz.   Last February, amid a slew of collaborations, Sam Gendel released Fresh Bread a towering, 52-track double LP. Today, he’s announced…

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