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Sons Of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile

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On March 30, 2018, “Impulse!” label released “Your Queen Is a Reptile”, the third Sons of Kemet studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Shabaka Hutchings and Dilip Harris.

Personnel:

  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone
  • Theon Cross – tuba
  • Seb Rochford – drums
  • Tom Skinner – drums
  • Moses Boyd – drums
  • Maxwell Hallett – drums
  • Eddie Hick – drums
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone
  • Pete Wareham – saxophone
  • Josh Idehen – vocals
  • Congo Natty – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Shabaka Hutchings.

  1. My Queen Is Ada Eastman
  2. My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark
  3. My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
  4. My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper
  5. My Queen Is Angela Davis
  6. My Queen Is Nanny of the Maroons
  7. My Queen Is Yaa Asantewaa
  8. My Queen Is Albertina Sisulu
  9. My Queen Is Doreen Lawrence

Black Francis: NonStopErotik

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On March 30, 2010, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “NonStopErotik”, the sixteenth Black Francis album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles, “RAK Studios” in London, “Studios G.” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Eric Drew Feldman and Black Francis.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Phillips – guitar
  • Todd O’Keefe – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Eric Drew Feldman – keyboards, bass
  • Tony Maimone – bass, engineer assistant
  • David Henderson – drums
  • Todd Demma – drums
  • Jack Kidney – percussion
  • Wesley Siedman – engineer
  • Howard ‘Head’ Bullivant – engineer
  • Jonathan Sterling – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Helen Atkinson – engineer assistant
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Mark Lemhouse – design
  • Aaron Lucy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Lake of Sin
  2. O My Tidy Sum
  3. Rabbits
  4. Wheels – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  5. Dead Man’s Curve
  6. Corrina
  7. Six Legged Man
  8. Wild Son
  9. When I Go Down on You
  10. Nonstoperotik
  11. Cinema Star

Ray Shulman

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On March 30, 2023, Raymond Shulman died aged 73. He was musician (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, trumpet, violin), singer, song-writer and record producer, member of the band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, but was best known as founding member of Gentle Giant. As producer he worked with The Sundays, Trash Can Sinatras, Ian McCulloch and the Defects, and The Sugarcubes.

Sakanaction: Adapt

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On March 30, 2022, “NF records” label released “Adapt”, the eighth Sakanaction studio album.

Personnel:

  • Ichirō Yamaguchi – vocals, guitar
  • Motoharu Iwadera – guitar]
  • Ami Kusakari – bass, keyboards
  • Emi Okazaki – keyboards
  • Keiichi Ejima – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ichirō Yamaguchi.

  1. To
  2. Caravan
  3. Tsuki no Wan
  4. Plateau
  5. Shock!
  6. Eurynome
  7. Shandy Gaff
  8. Friendly

Cowboy Junkies: Ghosts

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On March 30, 2020, “Latent” label released “Ghosts” the 18th Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Michael Timmins and Alan Anton.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, ukulele, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass, keyboards
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork

Track listing:

  1. Desire Lines – Michael Timmins
  2. Breathing – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Grace Descends – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. (You Don’t Get to) Do It Again – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  5. The Possessed – Michael Timmins
  6. Misery – Michael Timmins
  7. The Dog Barks – Michael Timmins
  8. Ornette Coleman – Michael Timmins

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite: No Mercy in This Land

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On March 30, 2018, “Anti” label released “No Mercy in This Land” the fourteenth Ben Harper and the twelfth Charlie Musselwhite studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Village Studios” in Santa Monica, and was produced by Ethan Allen.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, piano, acoustic, slide and electric guitar
  • Charlie Musselwhite – vocals, harmonica
  • James Mozersky – lead guitar
  • Jesse Ingalls – double and electric bass, piano, organ
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums, percussion
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper; except where noted.

  1. When I Go – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls
  2. Bad Habits
  3. Love and Trust
  4. The Bottle Wins Again (Blues) – Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls
  5. Found the One – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jimmy Paxson
  6. When Love Is Not Enough – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  7. Trust You to Dig My Grave
  8. No Mercy in This Land
  9. Movin’ On
  10. Nothing at All

Bill Withers

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On March 30, 2020, William Harrison Withers Jr. aka Bill Withers died aged 81. He was singer-songwriter and musician (guitar, keyboards), active from 1970 until 1985. He composed and recorded several major hits, including “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971), “Grandma’s Hands” (1971), “Use Me” (1972), “Lean on Me” (1972), “Lovely Day” (1977), and “Just the Two of Us” (1980). Withers won three “Grammy Awards” (1971, 1981, 1987), “ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage” award (2006), was inducted into “West Virginia Music Hall of Fame” (2007), was inducted into “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” (2015), and received honorary degree from West Virginia University.

Leb i Sol: Kao Kakao

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On March 3, 1987, “Jugoton” label released “Kao Kakao”, the ninth Leb i Sol album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Studio M2” at “RTS Skopje” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vlatko Stefanovski, Bodan Arsovski and Braco Zafirovski.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocal, guitars, arranger
  • Bodan Arsovski – vocal, bass, arranger
  • Garabet Tavitijan – drums, arranger
  • Kiril Djakovski – piano, keyboards, arranger
  • Goce Micanov – saxophone
  • Ronnie Wathen – Irish bagpipes
  • Bebi Dol – backing vocals
  • Ana Kostovska – backing vocals
  • Braco Zafirovski – recording engineer, mixing
  • Paul Gauguin – front cover painting
  • Ivan Piko Stančić – design
  • Georgi Žorž Hristovski – photography
  • Fedor Džamonja – photography

Track listing:

  1. Mamurni ljudi – Vlatko Stefanovski
  2. Kao kakao – Vlatko Stefanovski
  3. Femme Fatale – lyrics by Arsen Dedić, music by Vlatko Stefanovski
  4. Čuvam noć od budnih – Vlatko Stefanovski
  5. Kriza tridesetih – Vlatko Stefanovski
  6. Autoput – lyrics by Goran Stefanovski, music by Bodan Arsovski
  7. Igraj – Vlatko Stefanovski
  8. Skopje – Vlatko Stefanovski
  9. Čekam Kišu – lyrics by Goran Stefanovski, music by Vlatko Stefanovski

John Abercrombie: The Third Quartet

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On March 30, 2006, “ECM” label released “The Third Quartet”, the 36th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in June 2005, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Mark Feldman– violin
  • Marc Johnson– double bass
  • Joey Baron– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted.

  1. Banshee
  2. Number 9
  3. Vingt Six
  4. Wishing Bell
  5. Bred
  6. Tres
  7. Round Trip – Ornette Coleman
  8. Epilogue – Bill Evans
  9. Elvin
  10. Fine

 

Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins: Which Way is West

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On March 30, 2004, “ECM” label released “Which Way is East”, album by Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins. It was recorded in January 2001, and was produced by Charles Lloyd and Dorothy Darr.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd– voice, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass flute, alto flute, C flute, piano, aragato, Tibetan oboe, percussion, maracas
  • Billy Higgins– voice, drums, percussion, guitar, guimbri, Syrian one string, various Senegalese and Guinean hand drums, Indian hand drum, Juno’s wood box
  • Manfred Eicher- executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd except where noted.

  1. What Is Man: The Forest – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  2. What Is Man: Being and Becoming
  3. What Is Man: Civilization
  4. What Is Man: Sea of Tranquility
  5. Divans: Prayer, Sanctuary
  6. Divans: Supreme Love Dance
  7. Divans: A Wild and Holy Band
  8. Salaam: Oh, Karim – Billy Higgins
  9. Salaam: Akhi
  10. Salaam: Ya, Karim – Billy Higgins
  11. Salaam: Tagi
  12. All This Is That: Hanuman’s Dance
  13. All This Is That: Sky Valley
  14. All This Is That: Blues Tinge – Billy Higgins
  15. All This Is That: Atman Alone Abides
  16. Desire: Wild Orchids Bloom
  17. Desire: Advaita
  18. Desire: Chomolungma
  19. Devotion: Sally Sunflower Whitecloud
  20. Devotion: My Lord, My Lord – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  21. Devotion: Windy Mountain
  22. Devotion: Through Fields and Underground
  23. Light of Love: Mi Corazon
  24. Light of Love: Beloved, Chimes at Midnight – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  25. Light of Love: Take a Chance – Billy Higgins
  26. Surrender: Perfume of the Desert
  27. Surrender: Benares
  28. Surrender: Amor – Billy Higgins
  29. Surrender: Forever Dance – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  30. Surrender: Bis – Billy Higgins