DIAMOND FINGERS

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Yo. This is a tribute post to one of my favorite guitarist of all time. Sekou Bembeya Diabate, AKA “Diamond Fingers”.

Born in Guinea in 1944. Key member of seminal Guinean Government bands, Bembeya Jazz, and Syli Orchchestre National.

He was an early pioneer in blending the traditional Griot music of the Mande’ people of west Africa with mainstream and modern dance forms. Specifically creating and incredibly unique and shimmering voice on the guitar.

This isn’t a book report, and im not going to pretend to be an expert on this man or his life.. I just love the music he has made. He has been and incredible influence on my musical mind, his sense of melodic driven rhythm is so deep and unique. .. Here’s a visual and sonic tribute to a real voice in the worlds sonic history. A bad bad man, gracias Mr Bembeya.

Sekou Bembeya Diabate with singer Benny Soumah

One of my Favorite Bembeya Jazz recordings.. Spooky, spacious, and ultra groovy.

CLICKY CLICK here for DWNLD 🙂

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A beautifull solo record..

clicky click here for DWNLD

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Shackleton’s on it

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A new full length, and an illa remix of a vintage Harmonia track.

Shackleton’s sounds get deeper and much less specific to genre music.

Freedom in deep places. Go get em dude!

Dig.

Harmonia – “sometimes in autumn” (Shackleton Remix)

[audio:sometimesInautumnShackletonRemix.mp3] 




Shackleton – “It’s Time For Love” From the new album “Three EPs”


[audio:itstimeforlove.mp3] 


...this bassline is the killer


			
		


		


		

	





				


					


	


		


			
			
FAN BOY..


			


			
			


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I want to be that dude for a minute and talk about some amazing new albums that drop this fall..   


first. remember Anti POP!!!!  well you oughta’!


and if you dont , you will . with there new new FLOURESCENT BLACK dropping next week.




mind the anoying advert at the intro.. it gets fresh…




THEN…


NEw OLD Flames from the UK.. Planet Mu drops, instrumental collection by grime producer legend Terror Danjah.!!!! this is really some vitality for me. wow. Triple Vinyl. gotta take back some cans for this one.




			
		


		


		

	





				


					


	




				


					


	




				


					


	


		


			
			
O BRUXO


			


			
			


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Here’s a little memo from our dear amigo Sam Humans…




“OK kids, it’s time for the O Bruxo debut show, this Sat at Langano Lounge! ..O Bruxo is my new project with long-time collaborators JMunny Johnson of Gulls and Evolutionary Jass Band and Papi Fimbres ofpaper/upper/cuts. Throw low-end time keeper Scott Blais into the mix with our twin guitar/twin drum, trumpet,flute, organ attack, and we’ve learned to bring the psychedlic cumbia sonic fury to new heights. You might even dance. Jesse’s trusty boombox dropped by a practice session a few months ago and recorded a sample, which you can find at myspace.com/obruxopdx.”