Music from Other Worlds (subtitle: 'listen to an idiot)
Orchestra Baobab - Ray M'bele (Official Audio)
"...and so you stay among yourselves listening to Peruvian groups with bagpipes that are listened to by a handful of people and even their relatives don't buy their records!" (quote)
HERE I AM! PRESENT! I, the pretentious know-it-all, frequenter of the smelliest and most hidden niches, who "will never be part of a majority" as that guy said in that movie... I invite you to listen to some of the most unimaginable things that have crossed my hands and ears over the years. You, take a word from an idiot, spare 5 minutes to listen (read, watch, eat, smell...) to something other than the same things you already know how they are; if you don't take risks, what happens is that your brain simply atrophies.
9) Orchestra Baobab
The best Cuban salsa and the hottest Latin music? Believe it or not, it’s played in Africa!
Groups like Africando, Star Band de Dakar, Djeli Moussa Condè, Barbara Kanam, and many others are there to prove it.
However, the Orchestra Baobab is special, believe me! Born in Senegal in the mid-'70s from musicians not only from Senegal but also Togo, Morocco, Mali, Congo... they play the most mixed, hybrid, mongrel, half-breed music you can imagine: "Specialist in All Styles," as one of my favorite albums is titled. I believe in mixing and am convinced that the future will be multicolored (or it won't be at all), and I am convinced that these musics with such deep roots but such unusual developments are among the most vital things to listen to if you have open ears.
 
JJ Cale - Steve's Song (Official Audio) is there any Stefano here???
 
 
The Cynics. Hold Me Right , 1986

Let's also open the chapter on Cynics. For my personal taste in garage-garagepunk, they are among the very best.
 
Scam Likely - S/T (2023) #new #2023 #postpunk
California Post Punk.
I can’t imagine sunny California being the home of a Post Punk band, even though this record isn’t gloomy.
 
 
Columns
Where did @[NonnaSummer] go??
 
Soran, AIzu Bandai-San, Shimabara Lullaby #my2023
"Japan Meet Dengie Hundred" is one of the most interesting albums I've heard in 2023. Three lengthy tracks that float in a very personal dreamlike dimension.
 
Deep Purple - What's Goin' On Here #pezziminori How much I love the Mark III and this piece unfortunately is never remembered... what a voice David!
 
The Silversound - Shaker I've been listening to them for days and they're really interesting, The Silversound - Wolf beautiful sound spanning two decades, the 60s and the 90s. Highly recommended.
 
Frigidaire Tango - Blue & Pink
Italian miraculous punkwave band (a mix of Stranglers and art rock echoes in the style of Roxy Music, like in the instrumental parts of this piece).