The first album by a female singer/songwriter from Philadelphia released in 2002. Beautiful voice with beautiful sound production.
The fifth volume of a folky compilation by Jazzanova and Resoul. Just like the previous volumes, sounds so moody for autumn. Released in 2008 by Sonar Kollektiv. Click here to check out the other volumes of the series.
The fourth volume of a folky compilation by Jazzanova and Resoul. Just like the previous volumes, sounds so moody for autumn. Released in 2007 by Sonar Kollektiv. Click here to check out the other volumes of the series.
The third volume of a folky compilation by Jazzanova and Resoul. Just like the previous volumes, sounds so moody for autumn. Released in 2006 by Sonar Kollektiv. Click here to check out the other volumes of the series.
The second volume of a folky compilation by Jazzanova and Resoul. Just like the previous volume, sounds so moody for autumn. Released in 2005 by Sonar Kollektiv. Click here to check out the other volumes of the series.
The first volume of a folky compilation by Jazzanova and Resoul, featuring folky future soul tracks such as the cover versions of a Joni Mitchell classic, "Help Me" by Nicola Kramer, a Minnie Riperton classic, "Les Fleur" by 4hero, etc. So moody. Sounds good for autumn. Released in 2004 by Sonar Kollektiv. Click here to check out the other volumes of the series to come.
A jazzy yet soulful album by a woman with beauty. Looks cute. Sounds lovely. Released in 2009 by Tru Thoughts.
Celebrating 15th anniversary of Far Out Recordings, once again Gilles Peterson and Joe Davis work together for a great mix of Brazilian music, from old to new in several different styles, as 4th of the series. Released in 2009.
A great tech soul music album by Domu and Volcov a. k. a. Rima from JCR released in 2003. The artwork graphic by Delta is also so cool.
A folky, mellow reggae groove from Switzerland. Good songs. Good sounds. Good vibes. So natural, so organic. Released in 2008, including bonus tracks.
A lovely collection of lovely Jackson 5 tunes compiled as a part of 'Free Soul' series, highly acclaimed compilations originally compiled and released in Japan, featuring the beautiful, soulful vocals by Michael Jackson. Released in 1999.
The masterpiece compilation released by Talkin' Loud in 1997, showcasing the cutting-edge future soul music featuring the classics such as the legendary collaboration by 4Hero and Ursula Rucker, Courtney Pine featuring the modern jazz diva, Cassandra Wilson, etc. Even after more than 10 years from the release, it still sounds so fresh, so soulful, so futuristic, just as the title means.
It's been 20 years since the muse of bossa nova, Nara Leão, passed away. The album was recorded in 1971 in Paris. Simply, one of the most beautiful bossa nova albums. The artwork photo, also took in Paris, is lovely, too.
As you see, the compilation of the black power soul, funk and jazz. So powerful. So black.
An atmospheric tech jazz classic album by Ian O'Brien. Released by Peacefrog in 1999. So spacy. So futuristic.
A solo album by the soulful voice known as featured in the hook the classic peace track by Galliano, "Prince of Peace" and also the tracks by Isol8's "Give It Up, Ski Oakenfull's "Love Meeting Love", etc. A nice folky soul music. Released by Clean Up in 1999.
A classic experimental rock album by the band with a great name formed by the highly-acclaimed producers, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake with David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez, in 90s. Known as featured in the soundtrack of the movie by Robert Rodriguez, "Desperado". Lazy, latin-flavored, blues rock. Released in 1994.
An organic integration of the spirits and ideas of jazz and hip hop by Marc Mac, 1/2 of highly-acclaimed 4Hero, featuring the covers of Nas' "World Is Yours", Pharcyde's "Runnin'", etc. Released by BBE in 2006. Vintage sounds. Nice groove.
Following to the last entry, volume 2 of a 'Black Rio' movement, Brazilian rare-groove, in other words, classic album by Copa 7. Released in 1980. So funky. So lovely.
A 'Black Rio' movement, Brazilian rare-groove, in other words, classic album by Copa 7. Released in 1979 from Top Tape. So funky. So groovy.
The solo album by the muse from LA, known by the collaborations with Build An Ark, Ammoncontact, the Life Force Trio, etc. So folky. So dreamy.
A 'lost' treasure of Brazilian music is finally found by FAR OUT after 33 years since its original recording in Paris in 1976. Folky, and yet so Brazil. Simply, very beautiful.
An album by the man of free mind, released from Blue Note in 1968. So funky. So deep.
The greatest collection of the legendary collaboration over America, Stan Getz from the north and Antônio Carlos Jobim from the south in the 60s. The artwork photo is so beautiful, so as the sound.
A Brazilian jazz classic by Tamba 4 in 1967, released from CTI. The artwork design is so cool.
A Brazilian classic by Marcos Valle in 1973, released from EMI. Nice groove. Nice compsitions. And nice artwork cover design, too.
The album by the original Japanese B-Boy, DJ Krush, released in 2001, featuring the guest appearances by Black Thought and Questlove from the Roots, Company Flow, Zap Mama etc, though, the highlight would be the track featuring the trumpet by Kazufumi Kodama from the legendary Mute Beat. The title, 'zen'（漸）, stands for 'being gradual', not 'zen' meaning 'religious meditation（禅）' in Buddhism.
4 tracks EP by the Japanese dub band, featuring Eddi Reader and the legendary Linton Kwesi Johnson. So lovely and yet so dope.
Released in 1994, the first album sounds still fresh, from the instrumental opening. So bluesy. So dope.
One of the most beautiful Brazilian albums ever, with one of the most beautiful artwork cover photos ever. Released in 1977. Simply, a classic.
8 experimental, dope, electronic tracks from Baja California, Mexico, by Panoptica a.k.a. Roberto A. Mendoza. Released in 2002. In addtion to the sound, the artwork cover photo is also so cool.
An experimental dope hip hop album from UK. Released from Lex in 2002. Cool graphics by ehquestionmark. So dope.
Following to the last entry, more funky vibes from Kingston in the golden era, featuring the tracks from Trojan by The Chosen Few, Bunny Scott & Lee Perry etc. So funky.
The funky vibes from Kingston in the golden era, featuring the tracks from Trojan by Bob Marley And The Wailers, Lee 'Scratch' Perry And The Upsetters, The Chosen Few etc. So funky.
One of the sou jazz classics of all time, released in 1972 from Prestige, featuring the great cover of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made For Love Her". So funky.
The groovy rock compilation released by Elektra in 1966, featuring the tracks by The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Eric Clapton And The Powerhouse, Al Kooper and Tom Rush. Groovy, folky and yet bluesy.
One of the most famous bossa nova classic albums, where the north and the south meets musically. This is the sound of America in 1964.
The early work of the jazz diva, Cassandra Wilson, released by Winter & Winter in 1987. Dope enough even though it's her 2nd album.
The funky album by the guitarist from the Roy Ayres Ubiquity in the late 70s, released in 1977 from Soul Brother Records. It had been one of the hardest-to-find classic for years. So funky.
A lovely album by the Brasilian muse, Joyce, with her bandmate, Nelson Angelo, released in 1972. So folky. So dreamy. The artwork cover photo is nice, too.
A totally fresh, jazzy, sample-free, 100% vocal hip hop album released in 1999 by Tek9 a. k. a. Dego of 4Hero, featuring Chase Infinite (of Self Scientific, L.A.), What? What? (NYC), Opio (of Souls of Mischief, Oakland), Capital A (Philadelphia), Rob Yancey (Philadelphia), M.A.D. (London), Sha Sha (London) and Pariss (NYC), in addition to the remixes by I.G. Culture and DJ Spinna. Simply dope beats and flows.
The 2nd album of Pizzicato Five released in 1998, when they were still underground and in brown-eyed soul style with male vocals, not in the typical 'catchy' style of Pizzicato Five with the bubblegum girls' pop style vocals. Young, fresh and soulful.
23 tracks to overview the miracle of 'the voice of Brasil'. Compiled and released in 2003 in Japan. Simply, so beautiful.
Following to the last entry, here's another funky album with a great artwork photo. As you can feel and imagine from the artwork, funky enough.
8 tracks of funk from the brother Jack McDuff on Chess in 1976. What an artwork!
Counting from 1990, when this forgotten Motown classic album was released, 6 more years are out there: by the album entitled "25 Years Later", the living house-music legend Blaze has produced the 14 tracks of Afro-American life and music. Not just a house music. So soulful. So powerful.-image009.jpg)
An album by a bossa nova / tropicália / MPB muse in 1973 has got a bit kinda strange feelings, though, the voice is lovely and the artwork is so nice enough.
The white album by the Scottish funk band, Average White Band, released in 1974 featuring the classic, "Pick Up Pieces".
Released in 1968 when the tropicália movement hit Brasil, the muse of bossa nova expressed her potential as an artistic singer in this tropicálian album. The artwork cover photo is lovely, too.
The soundtrack album for the cultural movement of music, art, poetry, fashion, etc. in Brazil in 1960s, featuring Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Nara Leão, Gal Costa and Os Mutantes. Released in 1968. Radically experimental. So tropical.
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