1969. Ska bandleader Carlos Malcolm was an underappreciated figure of the music's early days, and also made some recordings in New York in a more Americanized vein. A native of Kingston, Malcolm received for..

2005.  - here' s the key to my heart,foolin' with the other woman's man,yes to you,my future star,it's an old southern custom,take it easy,take it easy / speaking confidentially,i feel a song coming on / e..

2022. Few have done as much for salsa in Venezuela as band-leader, composer and pianist Ray Pérez. He burst on to the scene in the mid-'60s with his group Los Dementes, creating the blueprint for guaguanco, p..

2023. Nils (Jazz) Ensemble, the band fronted by jazz musician, arranger and composer Nilo Espinosa, jumped on the bandwagon of recording covers of international hits under the name Sangre Joven. Here reissued on its..

2024. The Mantecas (formerly known as Manteca) is an eight piece, London-based, Latin jazz, soul and boogaloo band well known for creating a party mood at festivals and gigs everywhere they go, from Glastonbury, Eal..

2024. Having released the last album under the alias Renegades Of Jazz in 2019, David Hanke finally returns with the fifth full-length 'Sonic Verve', out on his own Bathurst label. 'Sonic Verve' takes the listener d..

2008. 'Dazzling' - Acoustic Guitar (USA) “Nothing short of brilliant” - Dirty Linen (USA) “In the virtuoso class” - The Guardian (UK) ABOUT THE ARTIST… “Chris Newman, brilliant English master of the acoustic g..