Various - Soul Sok Sega: Sega Sounds From Mauritius 1973-1979Following successful excursions into rare tropical and island sounds with the 'Sofrito' series, 'Haiti Direct' and 'Calypsoul 70' albums, Strut Records turns its focus to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius for a new compilation, 'Soul Sok Sega'. Sega first developed as an insular music and dance form after slaves arrived on Mauritius (then le de France) from East Africa and Madagascar during the 17th to 19th centuries, using Crole language and

Abandoning reservation

Compared with its predecessor

Nommos now stands as an innovative example of cosmic-synth composition that wasn't made for its time or any other

but with Gone by the Dawn Shannon and the Clams have gifted us an entire album of them

but its members - particularly guitarist Brian Mcmahan - never subscribed to the 'keep it simple

a bracing blast of bright oceanic sunshine after the moonlit alleys of Whine of the Mystic (PoB-20)

via Reprise Records

3 - AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST

releases a political concept album inspired by an obscure 1970s Welsh language sci-fi novel

and poetry

taking him from Sun Records in Memphis

The show musically covers work from the then contemporary albums 'return of