Daysarenumbers are the lucky recipients of an exclusive mix from one of most exciting UK bands around, Gyratory System. Wowing audiences and critics alike with their hallucinatory brand of post-punk and electronics, we were over the moon when Andrew kindly agreed to do a special mix for us during our Downtown Week. He also wrote [...]
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Single of the Day – Wganda Kenya – Shakalaode
Blast away your Monday blues with some crazy Columbian afro-beat from Wganda Kenya! Paying homage to Fela Kuti’s classic track, Shakara Oloje, Wganda Kenya were Discos Fuentes’ (the pioneering Colombian label of the 60’s & 70’s) studio band and were hired to record non-latin records that encompassed influences from Africa, Martinque and Curacoa. Exotic! Released [...]
Single of the Day – Mercury Dance Band – Envy No Good
Today’s SOTD is simply a brilliant afro/cuban rock number from the 2001 Kona Records compilation ‘Afro-Rock Vol.1′. I don’t know much about the song or the band, so I will quote from the excellent linear notes by Duncan Brooker, which will reveal a bit more about the Mercury Dance Band… “The Mercury Dance Band led [...]
