Shotnez Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel
Featuring the original Balkan Beat Box producers Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, the vibrations fly from North African desert blues and Mulatu Astatke inspired jazz, to the swing of Nigerian Afrobeat and 1950s Afro-Cuban jams. This is jazz for the disoriented, balkan beats for the refined, all wrapped in a smoky, tropical haze ... more
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Reclusive Rituals
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Each track is a niggun, a wordless melody, dedicated to a world you didn't know existed or could exist until you heard this album. With headphones on, you can help but see the world through rose colored glasses.
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K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us
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The Birmingham, England-based jazz musician connects the genre's past, present, and future on his debut album.
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Middle Eastern Grooves (Selected by DJ Kobayashi)
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A great showcase of Batov Records' excellent roster of artists, finely selected by DJ Kobayashi.
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