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Review: Lekan Animashaun
Hello—today’s review covers the only solo album from one of Fela Kuti’s most indispensable sidemen: baritone saxophonist and Egypt 80 bandleader Lekan Animashaun. The album had a protracted process of creation and a delayed release, all of which I’ll get into. Despite being cut from the
New vinyl reissues: July 10, 2026
All of a sudden, it feels like the vinyl calendar is exploding with reissues. Things don’t normally feel this way until the holiday shopping season gets going, but after a few quiet weeks, it seems that the gloves are off (it’s summertime, way too hot for gloves anyway)
Reviews: Betty Wright | Little Beaver
The Rhino Reserve series revisits two gems of Miami soul. Just a couple of quick newsy bits before I get into today’s reviews: • Maggot Brain is coming! The third installment in Org Music’s reissue series of Funkadelic’s Westbound Records catalog will be arriving on September 11. This
New vinyl reissues: July 3, 2026
It’s time for our weekly look at the passel of new reissues coming our way—and it’s a slower week than usual, due to the American holiday of Independence Day on July 4. The upside of this is that many retailers are having sales this weekend, and if