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[email protected] t: +31 (0)72 - 567 3030 NEW RELEASES NO. 10 – 2021 BLK JKS: Abantu / Before Humans GBCD 108 / € 10,45 / 4030433610824 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / South Africa – Popular GBLP 108 / € 13,45 / 4030433610817 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / South Africa – Popular Monster grooves meet guitar and brass driven afro-rock. Echoes of spiritual jazz, post-apocalyptic funk, renegade dub and kwaito. Features Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré and Beastie Boys accomplice Money Mark on the track 'Maiga'. 'Now with Abantu/ Before Humans' this present has a fiercely retro-futuristic fresh moniker: Afropunk. These brothers just want to jam. To say BLK JKS poured gas on the fire down below or lit the flames that created the soundtrack for the nascent Afropunk movement in their home country of South Africa especially... would not be too far off the mark. Listen to a track. Khaira Arby: Live In New York 2010 (LP release June 18th, 2021) CLECD 33 / € 9,95 / 0711574917822 / label: Clermont Music / format: CD / Mali – Popular CLELP 33 / € 17,45 / 0711574917815 / label: Clermont Music / format: LP / Mali – Popular As the lights dim and Malian diva Khaira Arby steps into the spotlight, the audience jumps up with shouts and cheers. People loved the late Khaira Arby for the fire and passion of her voice. Pushing boundaries, Khaira triumphs as this recently restored concert recording testifies.