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PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
New | Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | ||
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* | Sidi Touré | Mali | Alafia | Thrill Jockey | new from veteran Malian player | ||
Tuareg women of Adrar des Iforas | Air de Kel Ajjer [Rhythme Ellehelleh] | (VA) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM | Dust-To-Digital | Mali, 1948 | |||
Dalila Rochdi | Haragli Guelbi, pt. 1 | (VA) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM | Dust-To-Digital | Tunisia, late 40s | |||
Kanda Bongo Man | Sai | Sai-Liza | Melodie | Congo (nee Zaire), 1980s. This dude actually played in Durham once in the late 80s or early 90s, when Palace International was on Parrish St. and there was F##king NOTHING else down there. | |||
Tabu Ley Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra | Sorozo | Babeti Soukous | Realworld | Congo, 1989 | |||
Syran M'Benza | Kass Kass | Syran M'Benza Super Hit Track Bana | African Music Gallery | nother Congolese soukous player; used to back up Tabu Ley. African Music Gallery (R.I.P.) was a killer store and club on Florida Ave. in DC in the 80s and where I bought all this stuff | |||
Lokassa Ya Mbongo | Adiza | Adiza | Syllart Production | More soukous, same era. This one appears to be French import. | |||
* | Tamikrest | Tisnant an Chatma | Chatma | Glitterbeat | more new music from Tuareg folk in Mali | ||
* | Verma | Wolframite | Coltan | Trouble in Mind | new drone from Chicago. This was soundtrack music from a documentary about the Congolese mining industry and all the worrisome issues surrounding it. (http://www.vice.com/en_uk/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-full-length) | ||
* | Slow Magic | Youths | Triangle | LebenStrasse | new | ||
* | Big Star | The Ballad of El Goodo (alternate mix) | Nothing Can Hurt Me | Omnivore | 1972. Soundtrack disc to go with the new film about Big Star. DO go see the film! | ||
* | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | So Good At Being In Trouble (acoustic version) | Blue Record | Jagjaguwar | UMO will be at Cat's Cradle next weekend. (http://www.catscradle.com/event/264039-unknown-mortal-orchestra-carrboro/) | ||
Megafaun | You Are The Light | Megafaun | Hometapes | ||||
The Moondoggies | Save My Soul / Changing | Don't Be A Stranger | Hardly Art | The Moondoggies are from Seattle. They'll be at Local 506 on Oct. 20th (http://www.local506.com/event/318691-moondoggies-chapel-hill/) | |||
Rose Windows | Native Days | The Sun Dogs | Sub Pop | Also from Seattle, also appearing at Local 506 on Oct. 20th. | |||
People | Shomoyo pt. 1 | Ceremony ~ Buddha Meet Rock | Phoenix | Japanese psych rock classic... not sure the year.... | |||
* | The Blind Shake | Walking Stick | Key To A False Door | Castleface | new from "Minneapolis riff-scientists" who "have been troweling out detuned psych-noise for a poor man's decade." | ||
* | The So So Glos | Diss Town | Blowout | Votiv / Shea Stadium | new from Brooklyn | ||
* | Thee Tsunamis | Ray Davies | A Goodbad Is Hard To Find | Magnetic South Recordings | new from Bloomington IN | ||
* | Doug Jernigan | Buddy's Boogie | (VA) The Big E - A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons | Warner Music Nashville | Buddy Emmons, now retired from the music biz, was a much-sought-after, inventive, skilled player who did much to evolve the instrument. He played with everyone. How's Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Roger Miller, Ray Charles, Gram Parsons and Everlys for starters? | ||
* | Cheater Slicks | Whyenhow | Reality Is A Grape | Columbus Discount | new from Columbus OH | ||
* | Michael Hurley | Get The Best Of Me | Armchair Boogie | Light in the Attic | reissue of 1971 album. | ||
* | Richard Buckner | Beautiful Question | Surrounded | Merge | new. He'll be at the Pinhook on Oct. 10th. | ||
* | Ty Segall | Come Outside | Sleeper | Drag City | new | ||
B.B. King | King's Special | Indianola Mississippi Seeds | ABC | 1970 |