Ogassa - Ogassa Original Vol. 1Over the past couple of years Acid Jazz have been re issuing releases from the enigmatic Albarika Store label, a goldmine in Afro cuts from Benin, West Africa. The latest instalment is the ultra rare Ogassa Original (Vol. 1), the first LP from obscure but ultimately brilliant Porto Novo group, Ogassa from 1978. Like many Albarika releases, it was recorded at EMI Lagos, giving a depth and fidelity that stands out in the realm of Afro rarities. Reissued

they're used to great effect and make as much of an impact as their hosts

The boys from Hell are back with gravitas

whose special set of scissors prove to be cursed as well when they cut off a single lock of Iwai's gorgeous mane

on an ipod

plus selected recordings through to 1955 with his own groups and with bands and small groups led by Charlie Parker

the vice squad finally lives up to it's name

Sollazzo Ensemble was founded in Basel in 2014 and brings together musicians passionately attached to the medieval and Renaissance repertories

kidnapping the girl with the goal of sacrificing her

Polyphonic and homophonic episodes alternate

The Breakaways

Beethoven/ Kim - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 14 & 23

This collection celebrates a landmark event of 1962