Various - Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Seven Artist_原久美子 Kumiko Hara

Various - Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Seven Artist_原久美子 Kumiko HaraIt's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres. We have chosen a diverse array of artists, including Os Panteras from Brazil, stomping underground

The executive producer of the album is Muggs (Cypress Hill)

only a month after the release of their Mercury Prize-winning debut album

infusing the original rhythmic foundation of percussion and acoustic guitar with a lush melodic backdrop

the songs speak of the life experiences of the band

disco licks

Aside from a string of victories at the annual Eurovision song contest or the mighty Radio Luxembourg that had for decades been blasting jazz

Latin and Caribbean music is firmly accepted as an instrumental and integral ingredient in the formation of disco and proto-house music

and co-captain / co-edit-expert of Record Mission with Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys)

Their music is intentionally simple at first glance

Bound together by a recognition of frenetic energy and rhythm and leaving any wider ideological goal open to interpretation by the listener

Alexander Hacke

this shorter piece was the embryo of RITUAL