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  Music for the soul

  Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/08/2023

  » Highlife was one of the first popular styles to emerge in post World War II sub-Saharan Africa. It came out of Ghana's clubs and bars in the 1950s, where big swing bands, pioneered by the "King of Highlife" ET Mensah, whipped up one of West Africa's best loved urban dance genres.

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  The ballad of Junior Parker

  Life, John Clewley, Published on 06/07/2021

  » Train I ride sixteen coaches long, Train I ride sixteen coaches long, Well, that long black train carries my baby home …

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  From Belize with love

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/05/2019

  » Ariel Zetina may be best known as one of Chicago's fiercest DJs (the Mother of the Windy City Club Scene, as some have suitably appointed her), but she's more than meets the eye. Having come from a theatre and poetry background, the American-Belizean artist is well-versed in cutting-edge performance art. In fact, her first foray into music-making was born out of necessity, simply because she couldn't find a piece of music that would fit a show she was working on as part of collaborative performance art group Witch Hazel. After relocating to Chicago some years later, she finally found her place and essentially herself in the city's thriving queer/trans club scene, which provided her with the impetus to fuse house and techno sounds with her own multicultural flavours.

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  The light between oceans

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 16/12/2018

  » From its origins as the solo project of guitarist Noppanan Panicharoen in 2006, Inspirative has steadily evolved into one of Thailand's most consistent post-rock bands. The line-up now boasts four additional members: bassist Amornthep Masawang, guitarist Pongpat Phaukwattana, drummer Sirichai Chanmanklakul and pianist/vocalist Wuttipong Huangpetch. The quintet established themselves on the Bangkok indie circuit through gigs at legendary indie nights like Dudesweet and Mind The Gap. This, naturally, led to the release of Floating Down Through The Clouds, their debut three-track EP whose title was inspired by the lyrics to Pink Floyd's 1983 prog-rock ballad, The Gunners Dream. This was followed by the equally stellar releases Mysteriously Awake and Memories Come Rushing Up To Meet Me Now.

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  Great Little Otis

  Life, John Clewley, Published on 02/10/2018

  » Otis Rush, the legendary blues guitarist, singer and bandleader, died last week, following a long illness. He was 84 years old. Not as well-known as Chicago blues legends like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Howling Wolf, he was, nonetheless, a major player in the development of the Chicago "West Side Sound" and his unique, guitar style influenced rock musicians like Mike Bloomfield, Duane Allman, Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton.

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  The Heart Stays Broken

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 08/04/2018

  » Toni Braxton/ Sex &Cigarettes

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  A Spoonful of Sugar

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 09/07/2017

  » Though rooted in Southern rock, the former Gossip singer's solo debut offers up a hodgepodge of styles where her voice remains a show stealer

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  The Stuff of Legend

  B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 11/12/2016

  » The R&B singer's new album offers a lovely balance between his signature sentimentality and inevitable gloom, with a pinch of noir.

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  Keeping the Soul Alive

  B Magazine, Published on 04/12/2016

  » For most people, the name Jim James has always been associated with American southern rock outfit My Morning Jacket, the band he's been fronting over the last two decades with seven albums worth of discography. But those who follow the band more closely will know that James always had a solo career brewing inside of him as evidenced by his 2009 Tribute To EP, a six-track collection of George Harrison covers released under Yim Yames. The said EP was a precursor to his full-length solo debut, 2013's Regions of Light and Sound of God, and its follow-up, Eternally Even.

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  The GURU compilation

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 25/11/2016

  » So far this year we've featured many of the freshest sounds of Thailand's music scene. Musically, 2016's been good, with many indie acts finding success and recognition. As the year wraps up, we want to show you even more talents that deserve love (and listening to) from us.

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