BBE are reissuing this super-rare album from South African outfit Kabasa. Originally released in 1982, the record is a potent fusion of Afro-Rock, funk, jive and disco…check our review here…
Read MoreDave Maze releases hot new Afrobeat joint 'Ndi KanyI' on D&e Chicago - interview
Chicago DJ and Producer is dropping a hot new Afrobeat joint on his own D&e Chicago imprint…we caught a few words with him before his first DJ gig outside of the States…read on..
Read MoreMUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO...SALLY RODGERS (AMCA)
The lovely Sally Rodgers from A Man Called Adam has generously chosen some of the music that has spoken to her throughout her life. It’s unsurprisingly eclectic, funky, surprising, gentle and jarring at times….read and listen on…
Read MoreRoy Ayers 'Silver Vibrations ' (BBE Records) - a review
The first reissue of this 1983 Roy Ayers long player is another BBE beauty. The last of his ‘classic’ period, the album contains the definitive version of ‘Chicago’, the roller-skating jam ‘Good, Good Music’ and the gorgeous ‘D.C.City’. Read more for our review and a listen…
Read MoreIf Music Presents: You Need This – World Jazz Grooves (BBE) - a Review
Read our review of the essential new compilation by IF Music’s Jean-Claude and Victor Kiswell released on BBE on 23rd November 2018. The sound of jazz as it mutates around the globe, really great stuff. Have a read and listen….
Read MoreMingus - Jazz in Detroit/Strata Concert Gallery/46 Selden - a review
An incredible box set of a previously unheard and unreleased concert residency by Charles Mingus has surfaced due to the hard work and love of DJ Amir and BBE Records. We review and showcase this lost jewel from jazz’s near past….read more…
Truth & Lies on Mimm Radio last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)!
Catch us live on Mimm Radio - last Friday of every month 6 - 8pm (UK Time)
Read MoreBCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Truth & Lies Music will be DJ support for one of the most exciting live acts out there currently, Soweto’s BCUC! Metronome, Nottingham October 24th…
Read MoreSerge Gamesbourg - An Interview (Boston Goes Disco!)
Serge Gamesbourg has put together an essential compilation of super-rare funk and disco (plus his own edits) from the Boston area of the USA for BBE Records. We met with him for an in depth conversation that travels from hip hop’s ‘Golden Era’ to the art of editing with plenty of opinion thrown in…have a read!
Read More'Africa is Everywhere' - our programme for Houghton Festival 2018
Following on from last year’s programme of explosive and heavy international rhythms centred on the Tropics, Truth and Lies Music are back to host another all day event of films, music and partying. Africa Is Everywhere explores the global influence of African music captured by a series of curated short films and rare footage, and DJ sets that take you on a journey of the continent’s extraordinary musical legacy. The enduring quality of Ethiopian Jazz, the fierce and funky activism of Afrobeat, the enormous reciprocal relationship with the Americas, and the transcendental voices and electronic music of South Africa are threaded together to tell one of the biggest stories in dance music. With DJ sets from South African DJ SNO (Dimensions Directory/Banana Hill), Dr Horn, Truth & Lies Music and Afrodisiac.
Read MorePlanty Herbs ´Come Into Knowledge`(MATE 15) - a review
Bobby Ban Putten has put out a gorgeous album of intricate beats, lush textures and emotional depth on Marcel Vogel´s Intimate Friends...have we found the Netherlands answer to Bonobo here? Read more...
Read MoreThe Herbaliser 'Bring Out The Sound' - a review
The Herbaliser return with a new album full of confidence and swagger..read more here
Read MoreERNESTO CHAHOUD PRESENTS 'TAITU: SOUL-FUELLED STOMPERS FROM 1960S-1970S ETHIOPIA' PART 2 - The Music
In part 2 of our in depth review of Ernesto Chahoud's brilliant new compilation of Ethiopian floorshakers, we look at and listen to the music...read and listen here...
Read MoreErnesto Chahoud Presents 'TAITU: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1960s-1970s Ethiopia' Part 1 - The Story, the Records
Part 1 of a 2 part look at Ernesto Chahoud's top new compilation of raw and funky Ethiopian records from the 1960s-1970s on BBE...we look at his self-told history and the actual records themselves...the review of the compilation will be in Part 2...
Read More'Levanta Poeira' Afro-Brazilian music & rhythms from 1976 – 2016 (compiled by Tahira) - Jazz & Milk
Check our review of the superb new compilation 'Levanta Poeira' Afro-Brazilian music & rhythms from 1976 – 2016 (compiled by Tahira)
Read More'The Real DMZ' exhibition launch with Truth & Lies - 26th Jan 2018
We were asked to DJ for the launch of this timely new exhibition about the Korean border at New Art Exchange in Nottingham on Friday 26th January. Read more...
Read MoreHugh Ramopolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018)
Hugh Ramopolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018)
Read MoreRave On - Matthew Collin In Conversation with Justin Turford (Truth & Lies)
Author Matthew Collin will be in conversation with Truth & Lies Music's Justin Turford, in-store at Rough Trade Nottingham, launching 'Rave On - Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music', published 11th January 2018, via: Serpent's Tail (Profile Books)
Read MoreMusic that Speaks To...Drew Calhoun
We've invited Drew Calhoun from the Hot 8 Brass Band to choose a selection of music he loves for our 'Music That Speaks To' series...dive in!
Read More'From Ear to Ear to Eye' Exhibition Launch - Nottingham Contemporary
Truth & Lies will playing a carefully curated set of music from the Arab world in support of this major new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary on 15th December...read more
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