Mystery Cassette from Morocco

Well, here are some mysterious grooves from Morocco courtesy of Uncle David. I can give you absolutely no information about this one, any info you could provide would be much appreciated. The music is hypnotic, trance inducing pipe and drum workouts. Gets pretty frenzied at times. Give it a try, you might like it.

Tracklist:

Side 1
Side 2

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Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986)

There's an awful lot that could be said about Fela Kuti, about his music, politics, his life, but its all probably been said elsewhere so I think I'll let his sublime music speak for itself. I swear there are moments on this album in which you might feel yourself levitate.

Tracklist:

01 Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Instrumental)
02 Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Vocal)
03 Look And Laugh (Instrumental)
04 Look And Laugh (Vocal)

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Black Moon - Enta Da Stage (1993)

Hard to believe that this is 17 years old. Homicidal hip hop from Brooklyn, this is so confrontational, so very anti-social, that you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Cartoon gangsta bravado flows into gritty tales of life in the projects, all underpinned by grimey beats that sound like they're bubbling up from the depths of the Black Lagoon.

Tracklist:

1. Powaful Impak!
2. Niguz Talk Shit

3. Who Got da Props ?

4. Buck Em Down

5. Black Smif-N-Wessun

6. Son Get Wrec

7. Make Munne

8. I Got Cha Opin

9. Shit Iz Real

10. Enta da Stage

11. How Many Emcees

12. U da Man

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Bandolero - Bandolero (Fuzzy psych from Puerto Rico 1970)

Excellent psychedelic-garage-blues jam from this Puerto Rican group. The album was released in 1970 and its full of fuzzy treats, all wailing guitar and screaming hammond...like Moby Grape with congas. I'm loving this at the moment and I hope you do to.

Tracklist:

01 I Got It
02 Ternura
03 Love Me Tonight
04 Don't Hang Me
05 I Can Always Think Of You
06 Salsa Friquea
07 Together
08 My Life Is Always Going Through Changes
09 I Want To Get There
10 Awake
11 Truth An Understanding

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Raissa Rkya Damcyria - Berber Music from Morocco

Last weekend my girlfriend and I went to a family party where Uncle David lent me a bunch of tapes that he got whilst travelling a few years back. So thanks to Uncle David for giving us this taste of the fabulous Raissa Rkya Damcyria (or Demssirya, Damsirya, or Talbensirt). This is beautiful, hectic music from the Souss Valley of Southern Morocco. Can't say much about this other than it features amazing rabab playing and this ringing percussion instrument that really bends the mind after a while:

RAISSA RKYA TALBENSIRT
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Tracklist:

Side 1
Side 2

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Mystery Melodisc Afro-Cuban Collection

I can't tell you much about this complilation album as I can't find anything about it anywhere on the internet. I can tell you that I was in two minds about whether or not to buy it, the lack of information anywhere on the sleeve or labels made me suspect it might be '70s easy listening faux-latin stuff, luckily that's not the case and what we seem to be treated to is a lovely collection of groovy Cuban 78s. And very good some of these songs are too. I can tell you that the version of The Peanut Vendor included here is a 1930s recording of the Havana Casino Orchestra, and Romantica Mujer is performed by Sexteto Tipico Habanera. Not that those names mean anything to me. More info would be greatly appreciated.

Tracklist:

01 Peanut Vendor
02 Babalu'
03 Chili Sauce
04 El Aguacero
05 Baionga
06 Baiao
07 India Inglesa
08 Tico Tico
09 Mi Cafetal
10 Brazil
11 Romantica Mujer
12 Maria Cristina

Get it HERE.