Harare

In un Paese come lo Zimbabwe, segnato dalla superstizione, sembra che per Memory non ci sia possibilità di salvezza. Cresciuta in una famiglia povera nei sobborghi di Harare, Memory fin da bambina è emarginata dai compagni e tenuta a distanza dalla sua stessa madre, perché è "nera ma non nera, bianca ma non bianca", affetta da un'anomalia - la condizione di albina - che molti considerano una maledizione…

BLK JKS are a seminal force in the South African underground. After an extended hiatus the Johannesburg foursome, championed by The Mars Volta and TV On The Radio (amongst many others), return with a groundbreaking new album.

The tables have turned. The adventures of a vinyl record cowboy in Africa. This gripping , short , but true story documents the amazing discovery of one of Africa's last vinyl record factories. Abandoned for twenty years under lock and key , the plant remained stagnant and gathering dust in the troubled country of Zimbabwe. All this changes when the author , a rare vinyl record dealer , stumbles across it in a dusty and desolate industrial area of the capital , Harare. Accidents , near death experiences , and hilarity ensue as the giant machines are ripped from their grave in a desperate attempt to revive them and give them a new life in Europe. A must read for any vinyl record collector or enthusiast.

Geof Bradfield received a grant from the Chamber Music America's New Works: Creation and Presentation Program to compose the music heard on African Flowers, his fourth CD as a leader. The money invested in the multi-reed player proved to be an excellent investment. Prior to writing the music, Bradfield traveled to Africa, and like many jazz musicians who have journeyed overseas to hear other forms of music, he absorbed what he heard and blended influences from them with his own original ideas.