THROWBACK THURSDAY: Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa [1972]
Often described as the first disco record, Soul Makossa, by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango (who passed away this week), is…
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RIP Al Keegan
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“I started playing on the scene simply because I was going to raves a lot…” Adamski on breaking the pop charts with ‘Killer’ [1990]
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David Holmes’ tribute mix to Andrew Weatherall is all you should be listening to right now…
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