Nino Nardini – Afro-Beat/Afro-Syn (edit)
I have just realised that this is my first post for the cheery old month of Feb. Soz for that! How about some Nino Nardini to brighten up your day and indeed your month?? This 1972 piece of synth wizardry sees the Library music legend Nardini experiment with bleeps and [...]
Downtown Week: Under The Influence with Gyratory System
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 [...]
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, [...]
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… [...]