Luke Una Presents: E Soul Cultura Vol 2 (Vinyl LP) Soundtracks & LibrarySoul Cultura Vol. 1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For many listeners, Manchester based DJ Luke Una's intriguingly woven pattern of new, old, rare and under discovered music from around the world became the soundtrack to rejuvenated positivity. Piccadilly Records made the release their top compilation of the year, with Rough Trade placing it as their number
Nick Van Gelder (Tig) and Gavin Griffiths (at that point known as the Bolshem People) were joined for a jam by Joie 'Ozroonuiculator' Hinton - a synth wizard who had just returned from India loaded with ethnic sound recordings that he had collected
driving sonics without much reverb or washy ambience
this is New York soul at its best
music hall numbers
at the request of Bunny Lee
featuring original member and percussionist Gilmar Bola 8 on vocals
As purportedly the first Black-owned jazz imprint since the '20s
These are just a few of the fascinating characters who feature on No Man's Land and have long been ignored by the mainstream
Cullum wrote and recorded the new album at the studio of his longtime friend and collaborator Troy Miller
although 'Las Palé' turned out to be Feeling Kréyol's only recording
housed in plain white polylined inners Single sleeve outer Features exclusive 600x600m poster on gloss art paper
Jeff Buckley's father was the musician Tim Buckley
