Whaddya mean you don't know Munif Bahasuan

Straight outta Jakarta... check out Munif's wicked funk joint "Naghm El Uns" and more.  

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Munif Bahausuan was a Jakarta-based vocalist associated with the Indonesian/Maysian genre known as "orkes gambus" involving the gambus group of stringed instruments. The seriously swingin' "Naghm El Uns" is one of Munif's rare deep funk inspired tracks sung in Arabic which the Soundway reissued on the flipside of Rully Djohan's trippy exotica instro "Bubuj Bulan" back in 2023.    

Remembering avant garde filmmaker Maya Deren on her birthday

Raising a glass to filmmaker Maya Deren with Martina Kudlacek's 2001 documentary In The Mirror Of Maya Deren and more.  

That time Jean Wells cut a synth-soul gem in 1971

Jean Wells' synthesizer-enhanced "Roll Up Your Sleeves, Come Out Lovin'" was a bit too far ahead of it's time in 1971.  

R.I.P. jazz vocalist extraordinaire Andy Bey, 1939-2025

Sadly, it has been reported that jazz singer/pianist Andy Bey has passed away. He'll be greatly missed. 

Remembering Afro-Cuban jazz innovator Mario Bauzá on his birthday

Remembering Havana-born composer/arranger and bandleader Mario Bauzá with his descarga classic "Tangá" and an interview. 

Happy Birthday Lionel Limiñana!

Celebrating Lionel Limiñana's birthday with a few recent Limiñanas performances you may have missed. 

B-Side Wins Again: Jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby

Dorothy Ashby cut a vocal version of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" for the B-side of a single on Detroit's Peridot label.