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A Heavy Afrobeat Take On James Brown from Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics
Here’s another taste of the upcoming Orlando Julius & Heliocentrics collaborative album, and what a monster it is! Hailing from Nigeria and London respectively, Julius and the Heliocentrics (lead...
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Strut’s Favorite Releases Of 2014
To mark the end of the year, we thought it would be worth asking Strut’s Quinton Scott to pull out a few of the albums that have been on repeat at the label HQ during 2014. Hope you enjoy this round-up...
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An Interview With ‘Ghetto Madness’ Cover Illustrator James Wilson
Our second foray into the incredible catalog of Chicago’s Dance Mania Records focuses specifically on the hyper-sexualized “Ghetto House” strain of dance music pioneered by the label. The ‘Ghetto...
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Gilles Peterson Compiles An Epic New Sun Ra Collection
Following up on last year’s collection In The Orbit Of Ra we’re diving headfirst back into the vast universe of Sun Ra with a a newly curated set from the Ra’s immense 125 LP back catalog, compiled by...
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Spiritual Jazz Legend Idris Ackamoor Returns With The Pyramids
Strut are proud to present the brand new studio album from West Coast jazz mavericks, The Pyramids, led by their inspirational bandleader, Idris Ackamoor. Alto saxophonist Ackamoor first met Margo...
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Two Generations Of Sierra Leonean Musicians Unite With Kondi Band
Kondi Band is an inspired collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots. The project was spawned...
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Interview With Sunburst’s Manager Peter Bagshawe
In the early 1970s, Yorkshireman Peter Bagshawe was living in Zambia, pursuing an interest in steam trains. He ended up as the de facto manager for one of the greatest Afro Rock bands of the era. How...
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Career Retrospective For Highlife Master Pat Thomas
This Fall, we’re proud to present the first full career retrospective release for Ghanaian highlife master and “The Golden Voice Of Africa,” Pat Thomas, covering his late ‘60s big band highlife...
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Free Download: Chris Deepak Remixes Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids In Advance...
On the eve of embarking on a European tour, the spiritual jazz ensemble The Pyramids, lead by Idris Ackamoor receive a remix from soulful house producer Chris Deepak. Deepak takes the title track of...
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Free Download: Sorie Kondi – The Freetown Tapes (Mixed By Chief Boima)
In 2006, blind kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi was surviving by busking on the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, abandoned by relatives and friends who had fled the rebel takeover of the city...
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