Various - Jamaica Jazz from Federal Records: Carib Roots, Jazz, Mento, Latin, Merengue & Rhumba 1960-1968Reaching out to the real roots of the Jamaican sixties musical explosion Some of the originators of the genre, including Ernest Ranglin, Lennie Hibbert & Cecil Lloyd, playing in their element and demonstrating just where they're coming from. Full Tracklist

This track released in 2023 to critical acclaim was a major catalyst for the creation of 'Altera Vita' as an album

a new label founded by Sam Don

combined with Leïto’s deft touch on the keys

they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums

Idris Bena comes back on his own imprint with a darker sound

to the sounds around me

Androo has long put improvisation at the center of his practice

these three tracks are thoroughly modern and are definitely still dancefloor burners

B4 - Standing In The Rain

the Alternative Funk

rich keys and lush vocals from Nina

label co-pilot Andy Bainbridge serves up a raw