v/a- Kenya Special: Volume Two (Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & '80s)Label: Soundway Released 2016 To many outside of East Africa, the Kenya Special Soundway compilation released in 2013 was their introduction to the full spectrum of the musical landscape of 1970s and 80s Kenya. The promotion of Kenyan music on an international level from the mid eighties onwards had often been within a narrative of otherness, where releases were marketed as world music, focusing on a few genres with clearly defined sounds, such as

this quirky drama chronicles the journey of a music promoter's assistant as she attempts to track down a flaky rock band

Hailing from Milwaukee

With trademark stutters and swells

shimmering keys

Both vinyl LP’s include an MP3 download code

including such blues giants as Otis Rush

Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell came together to celebrate the work of mentor Ornette Coleman

Spearhead (Extended Remix)

La Técnica

These Days

This new reissue is in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Frank Zappa & the Mothers at the Roxy in Hollywood

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