A few tunes harking back to the wonderful Mambista Gig in the Park featuring an incandescent Errol Linton and a look forward to the next Mambista Gig in the Park featuring Alvorada on July 31st. We also celebrated the genius, and 80th birthday, of Brian Wilson with a few of his classics with The Beach Boys.
There was another play for DOMi & JD BECK, Mavis Staples & Levon Helm, Soothsayers, Bruno Berle and Julius Rodriguez respectively, alongside first plays for tunes from Voltage & Shy FX, Madalitso Band, Tito de Gracia & Naoka Jam, Kendrick Lamar, Moses Matovu & Afrigo Band, Xaxado Novo, Jon Hendricks, Jimetta Rose & Voices of Creation; plus Fania Flashbacks from Ismael Rivera and Cheo Feliciano and a Congolese Classic from Franco.
Last week I caught 2 live shows from 2 ends of the pop spectrum: bona fide pop legend the 81 year old, Dionne Warwick at a charity event for around 200 people in Dulwich Village in a local church with only her regular pianist providing sensitive, tasteful backing; and 20 year old superstar, Billie Eilish at The o2, with backing tapes, massive sound system a totally hyped up audience of 20,000 – for the last of 6 sold out nights – mainly (but far from solely) made up of young girls who sang every word to every song. Both shows were excellent in their own very different ways.
Alvorada | Okik Ryas | First Light |
Bruno Berle | Quero Dizer | No Reino Dos Afetos |
Xaxado Novo | Pifanada | Brasil Novo |
Errol Linton | Big Man’s Gone (I’m on My Way) | No Entry |
Lee Dorsey | Ya Ya | |
Sonny Boy Williamson | Fattening Frogs For Snakes | |
Augustus Pablo | Cassava Piece | |
The Spencer Davis Group | Gimme Some Lovin’ | |
Tito de Gracia & Naoka Jam | Lo Que Soy | |
John Jimenez | Llego la Negra (Feat Tito Cruz) | |
Jimetta Rose & Voices of Creation | Let The Sunshine In | How Good It Is |
Julius Rodriguez | All I Do | Let Sound Tell All |
Jon Hendricks | No More | If Music presents- You Need This! An Introduction To Enja Records |
The Beach Boys | In My Room | |
The Beach Boys | God Only Knows | Pet Sounds |
The Beach Boys | Surf’s Up | Surf’s Up |
The Beach Boys | Sail On Sailor | Holland |
Tito Rodriguez Jr | Acuerdate | Eclipse |
José Mangual Jr. | Barranquillero Arrebatao | Mis Mejores Exitos |
Moses Matovu & Afrigo Band | Oswadde Nnyo | Queen of Katwe Soundtrack |
Madalitso Band | Ali Ndi Vuto | Musakayike |
Voltage & Shy FX | Amazing (feat. Agent Sasco (Assassin)) | |
Soothsayers | Last Days (Dub Version) | |
Billie Eilish | Wish You Were Gay | When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? |
Kendrick Lamar | Die Hard | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers |
Franco et Le T.P. O.K. Jazz | Mazamba | A L’Ancienne Belgique |
Ismael Rivera | Dime Por Que | The Fania “Legends Of Salsa” Vol. 8 |
Cheo Feliciano | Nabore | The Essential Guide To Latin |
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm | Farther Along | Carry Me Home |
DOMi & JD BECK | SMiLE |