Roy Brooks - The Free SlaveDetroit drummer Roy Brooks was a force of nature, and this 1972 live date for Muse finds him leading a heavyweight band with unrelenting drive. The set bridges hard bop roots and freer impulses, opening with the surging intensity of 'The Free Slave' and the searching lines of 'Understanding'. On the flip, 'Will Pan's Walk' stretches into modal territory while 'Five For Max' nods to Max Roach in both rhythmic invention and political spirit. Brooks

balmy and with a frisky bassline

and as such he has probably contributed as much to modern Ethiopian music with his guitar playing and compositions as with a deepened understanding of modern or contemporary – Zemenawi – Ethiopian music

elegant and jazzy upgrade

which very quickly becomes ”P’OFF ORKESSTR” and then finally ”P

A5 - Ávila

Pursuing their explorations in the vast corridors of international Funk and Disco music

In the mid-70s she started singing professionally at a relatively early age in the music clubs of Aba

bring on the album

w/ risography printed visuals + special goodie > One bag tea to infuse your disco tea with good jahjah soul

record collectors can anticipate a discovery of Gustav's anthem

Originally released in 1974 on the classic soul jazz album Astral Signal

and Fender Stratocaster and Jazz Bass