Song of the Day: Linking our last entry with not only the recently deceased director Bernardo Bertolucci and also David Bowie, some exquisite music by the great Japanese composer, pianist and actor
Read moreKora Jazz Trio / Teté Garcia Catulra, Pancho Amat, Mamadou Diabaté / Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan
Song of the Day: A Saturday special as we compare three versions of a song made famous by the Cuban ensemble, but here with an African and jazz twist, featuring the kora, piano and more with other musicians
Read moreMahlathini & The Mahotella Queens – Lilizela Milizeli
Song of the Day: Further joyful, shining beauty from the continent of Africa, this time from Johannesburg, and one of many great numbers by the supergroup, this song all about 'whooping and clapping'
Read moreThe Special AKA – Free Nelson Mandela / Hugh Masekela – Bring Him Back Home
Song of the Day: At a time when true statesmen are very much needed, and to mark the centenary of the great South African's birth, two great 1980s songs that helped bring his incarceration, and apartheid, to worldwide attention
Read moreHalloween/goth bonus: The Sisters of Mercy / Lambchop – This Corrosion
Song of the Day: A Halloween and goth-style classic bonus track today, but with a twist, showing how a cover version can almost become a whole new song
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