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 – Quando Quango – Genius
Probably best remembered for their 1983 ‘disco-not-disco’ classic ‘Love Tempo’, Quando Quango released unique and influential records throughout the early eighties on Factory Records. The musical brain child of Mike Pickering and Hillegonda Rietveld, the band were formed in 1981 and quickly became one of label’s most revered and trailblazing [...]
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… [...]