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!

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. 

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...

The Herbaliser return with a new album full of confidence and swagger..read more here

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... 

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... 

Check our review of the superb new compilation 'Levanta Poeira'  Afro-Brazilian music & rhythms from 1976 – 2016 (compiled by Tahira)

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...

Hugh Ramopolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018)

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)