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29/08/2025

Out now, "33 Degrees West" by Ori Kaplan. It´s the third release in his "33 Degrees" EP series. The newest volume features remixes by Shantel Dj Raff and DANIEL HAAKSMAN.

Stream it, download it from all major platforms!

New release out July 11, 2025!

04/08/2025

Great piece on our man Ori Kaplan and his single releases, just featured on JazzTimes

Long before he turned his beloved Balkan Beat Box ensemble into an ancient-yet-modern MIDI-Middle Eastern hip-hop sensation with its positive politics to match its good … Read More "Saxophonist-Producer Ori Kaplan’s Global Jazz Jam 33 Degrees, One EP at a Time"

06/06/2025

Out today, the new single from Ori Kaplan, "33 Degrees South".

On his new single, „33 Degrees South“ saxophonist and wind traveler Ori Kaplan traces a path across continents and soundscapes. It ́s a tight three-track ride through dusty horns, twisted jazz lines, and Middle Eastern heat. It’s raw, rhythmic, and full of soul—like a late-night jam session between Mulatu and the Mediterranean. It’s ancient rhythm, rewired.

"Free Love" is a hypnotic opener, lush and yearning, this track floats on warm harmonies and serpentine melodies—freedom never sounded so intimate.

"Pepidu" is a Tony Allen afrobeat driven track with spiraling flute lines, like a caravan slowly catching fire.

"33 Degrees South“, the title track, drives the compass home with a strong horn section and bold improvisation, closing the set with a sense of destination and discovery and a surprise boom bap ending.

Whether you’re a jazz head, a world traveler, or just someone craving something deep and different, Ori Kaplan ́s "33 Degrees South" invites you into a space where geography bends and music speaks every tongue.

Download it, stream it from here: https://bfan.link/33-degrees-south

09/05/2025

Out now! Ori Kaplan´s "33 Degrees East" single

https://bfan.link/33-degrees-east-1

27/11/2024

Listen to an 'African Presence' special presentation on 'A History of African Music Pt. 2' hosted by WeltBeat / Globalwize selector Jean Trouillet & Dr. Hauke Dorsch (Archiv für die Musik Afrikas Mainz (AMA) at the University of Mainz). Now streaming exclusively via on Mixcloud! 🌍

The "Globalwize Radioshow #464" brings us music by Baba Sangare of R.T.M., Tama featuring Susheela Raman, Sidiki Diabaté, Rail Band, Djelimady Tounkara, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Salif Keita, Lamine Konté, Doudou N'Diaye Rose aaand Den Sorte Skole alongside the Choral de St. Joseph de Dakar.

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Listen to an 'African Presence' special presentation on 'A History of African Music Pt. 2', hosted by WeltBeat's Jean Trouillet and Dr. Hauke Dorsch (AMA).

26/11/2024

Berlin's Sonic Interventions unveil nine kaleidoscopic manifestations on debut full-length "Do You Remember?" via Agogo Records.🌠

Laying proof to the notion that a catastrophic turn of events can foster positivity and ultimately lead to the creation of something inherently good, Sonic Interventions have managed to catch lightning in a bottle, bringing their impromptu, improvisational gatherings to the studio for others to rejoice in and thrive on. Representing a level playing field of diasporic, futuristic collaboration, the group invites listeners on an opulent, intuitive journey through the expanses of mind, body and soul that is both ancestral and starry-eyed. No way this groove won't catch you!

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Berlin's Sonic Interventions unveil nine opulent and intuitive kaleidoscopic manifestations on debut full-length via Agogo Records. Catch the groove!

22/11/2024

Listen to a brand-new instalment of WeltBeat / Globalwize host Jean Trouillet's far-reaching selections.

The "Globalwize Radioshow #463" is now streaming exclusively on greedio via Mixcloud and includes mesmerising productions by artists such Federica Ferrari / BabelNova Orchestra / Jeano Elong on Not OK Jazz / Momi Maiga / European Guitar Quintet / VKB Band / Jacob Karlzon / Samy Thiébault / Tulgey BEAT / Roods & Reeds / Landless / Tamala / Saagara Official / Justin Adams & Mauro Durante / Total Hip Replacement / Fat Freddy's Drop / Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin Music / BaBa ZuLa / Laíz & The New Love Experience / Banda Comunale / The bongo hop / Nfaly Diakite,Konegueba aaand Aboubakar Traoré & Balima 🌍

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Listen to a brand-new instalment of WeltBeat host Jean Trouillet's far-reaching selections. Now streaming exclusively on greedio via Mixcloud.

21/11/2024

Hamburg-based, Cameroonian singer-songwriter and bassist Jeano Elong just released his forward-thinking debut full-length "Jâbeâ". Out now on the newly founded Not OK Records imprint!

Recorded in Gaier's Art Blakey Studio with Twickel and Gaier at the controls, "Jâbeâ" sees Elong put his musical talents on full display. A "bastard" (just quoting the press release here) blend of Cameroonian and African styles (such as Makossa, Bikutsi or Hilife) with two of Hamburg's finest pushing the envelope on production, this 11-track discourse has Elong narrating the affair in his native Bakaka, with just two songs presented in English and French respectively. "Jâbeâ" in our minds deserves way more attention to detail than we could provide in this brief recap of ours, with each track having its very own backstory steeped in meaning and thoroughly premeditated. But let us just say this: Listening to this album and honing in on the masterful details as well as the versatile delivery reflects an 'art de vivre' as well as a 'joie de vivre' that is easily savoured, but audibly refrains from sugarcoating the many faces of injustice. 💪🏾

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Hamburg-based, Cameroonian singer-songwriter/bassist Jeano Elong pushes the envelope on debut full-length via Not OK Records.

07/11/2024

Listen to a WeltBeat / Globalwize 'dub conference' special with studio guests Helmut Philipps and Miriam Schulte as well as this episode's interim host Karl-Olaf Kaiser. Now streaming exclusively via on Mixcloud. Big up! 🇯🇲

This gathering took placeon the occasion of the publication of the English edition of Philipps' book "Dub – The Sound of Surprise". The show features two hours of finest tunes and choice gems, flanked by the studio guests dropping knowledge (in German). Gain insights into the history and meaning of the dub, dubplate and soundsystem culture and hear delightful versions that you may or may not be familiar with.

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Listen to a 'dub conference' special with studio guests Helmut Philipps and Miriam Schulte as well as this episode's interim host Karl-Olaf Kaiser. Big up!

05/11/2024

Rio De Janeiro's Dora Morelenbaum (of Bala Desejo fame) unveils her soaring debut solo album "Pique" on Mr Bongo, co-produced by fellow Brazilian new wave star Ana Frango Elétrico. 🌹

"Pique" brings us eleven tracks to lather yourself in, connecting past and present while interweaving styles and delivering a soothingly atmospheric, pensive yet equally upbeat opus to indulge in. "Touching on disco, MPB, soul, R&B and jazz, the album is enriched with an indie pop aesthetic," and overall production wizardry courtesy of the aforementioned Ana Frango Elétrico, but make no mistake, Dora Morelenbaum was "involved [...] from the ground up, from the songwriting, singing, arrangement and production to booking the studio time and sourcing the artwork designer."

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Rio De Janeiro's Dora Morelenbaum unveils soaring debut solo album on Mr Bongo, co-produced by fellow Brazilian new wave star Ana Frango Elétrico.

01/11/2024

Geneva's Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp unveils positively rambunctious album number six on Bongo Joe Records, offering a "dynamic exploration" of "contemporary anxieties" and blending all kinds of styles to make for an "exuberant listening experience"! 🐎

Recorded over the course of ten days in a studio on the outskirts of Paris, the orchestra quite literally joined forces to bring another musical vision to fruition, creating what might be described as organised chaos. But the roots go deeper and so do the intricately spontaneous arrangements, verging on the naive yet revealing soaring musicality, complex simplicity and sheer audacity.

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Geneva's Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp unveils positively rambunctious album #6, offering a 'dynamic exploration' of 'contemporary anxieties.'

23/10/2024

Listen to a brand-new 'African Presence' special WeltBeat / Globalwize radio show, featuring Jürgen Leinhos (Kultur im Ghetto) – initiator of the current "Jazz gegen Apartheid" ('Jazz Against Apartheid') concert series – with a special focus on the late and legendary South African jazz double bassist Johnny Dyani. Now streaming via greedio on Mixcloud! 🌍

Dyani had fled his native South Africa in 1964 as a teenager, eventually relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, and later Sweden, recorded numerous albums and played with internationally renowned contemporaries such as Chris McGregor, Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, David Murray, Mongezi Feza & Okay Temiz (Xaba) and many more, before his sudden passing in 1986 at the age of only 41 after a performance in West Berlin. He was a key figure of the anti-apartheid movement and member of the South African diaspora, who lived in exile and ultimately chronicled the movement in his artistic work, a powerful musical voice from abroad.

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Listen to a brand-new 'African Presence' special Globalwize radio show, feat. Jürgen Leinhos of the 'Jazz gegen Apartheid' concert series. Now on greedio!