Hallelujah Chicken Run Band Take One (1974-79) Analog Africa No.2 2006, Alula Records (ALU 2002) What a thing of beauty this disc is! Africa during the 1960s witnessed a host of incredible bands that came to prominence playing their music in the dim afterthoughts of colonialism, the sweat and smoke-filled corners of leisure found in…
Today, July 7, Flabbergasted Vibes is officially two years old! I write “officially” because it was actually migrated from a blog I had started on MySpace (who reads blogs on MySpace anyway?), and also I did not really put much thought into the posts for the first few months. It was just a way to…
Trilha Sonora Desert 1. Galaxy Around Olodumare – Alice Coltrane2. Only Him or Me – Townes Van Zandt3. Polly Vaughn – Shirley Collins4. Reynardine – Shirley Collins and Davy Graham5. Thank you Master (For My Soul) – Donny Hathaway Download link The winter air here is refreshing and rejuvenating, not cold and bleak like where…
Hugh Masekela and the Union of South Africa Originally released on CHISA records (Chisa 808) This reissued, Motown / MoJazz (31453-0329-2) from 1994 01 – Goin’ Back to New Orleans (5:07) (Hugh Masekela) 02 – Ade (3:47) (Caiphus Semenya) 03 – To Get Ourselves Together (2:52) (Hugh Masekela) 04 – Johannesburg Hi-Lite Jive (3:57) (Eric…
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson “1980” Released on Arista Records (AL 9514) in, um, 1980 ————————————— Shut ‘Um Down 5:28 Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams) 4:09 Willing 4:16 Corners 4:47 1980 6:20 Push Comes To Shove 3:37 Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead / Checkmate) 4:04 Late Last Night 4:25 —————————————- This last collaboration…
Led Zeppelin“Destroyer” April 2, 1977. Cleveland, Ohio Yesterday (June 28) marked nineteen years since my brother was killed. I spent most of the evening listening to music to that reminds me him, which included some of the mighty Zeppelin. But I neither need to nor will make any excuses for digging the Led Zeppelin and…
