The third release in the series of 12” EPs featuring reinterpretations of
tracks from the album “People Need People” - the brilliant album by Nicola Conte and Gianluca Petrella released in 2021 - features the excellent collaboration of two American artists from the Detroit scene Tall Black Guy and Andrès. Terrel Wallace AKA Tall Black Guy, raised on bread, Motown, jazz and early hip hop... he has become a standard-bearer of the current hip hop beat scene. With a steady stream of sample-flled productions and clever flips, he has won fans all over the world. His production skills are showcased in his own rendition of “Nigeria”, where he calls on Broken Keys AKA Tommy Sheridan DJ, producer, vocalist and multi-Instrumentalist from Cleveland, Ohio.
On side AA instead, DJ Andrés, now a revered fgure of the Detroit scene praised by the eclectic Moodyman and Carl Graig among others, delivers a house version of “African Tribes” worthy of the most important dancefloors, in which he mixes soul-jazz parts with fragments of vocal samples and spoken words, all sublimated into a musical mixture with a strong deep house impact, with rhythm and mood typical of the black culture. Originally conceived as a trilogy, this successful reworking series will eventually embrace a further fourth chapter including two new Fred P. interpretations of the tracks “African Spirits” and “Tribes”!
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released September 30, 2022
“Nigeria” and “African Spirits” written by Nicola Conte and
Gianluca Petrella
A1, A2 produced by Tall Black Guy and Broken Keys
Vocals on A1 by Broken Keys
Publishing: Edizioni Ishtar srl
Artwork by Mzwandile Buthelezi
Layout by Eugenio Crippa
supported by 15 fans who also own “Nigeria / African Spirits - Remixes”
Moodymann creates innovative soul funky music with deep 70s inspiration. The vocals are simply outstanding. A step back in time, 50 years ago! Superb. jef37
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Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
Jazz bassist Nim Sadot pays homage to the life of his his late grandfather, a Polish artist who escaped a Soviet labor camp. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 1, 2022
On his latest album, the jazz artist offers a mix of new and remixed compositions inspired by his critically acclaimed 2018 album. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 27, 2020
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KT is back! A killer album. KT's tonal signature is in the soul of each track. So beautifully recognisable. Like listening to Mr Glasper or SAULT. Quality all the way. majhium