Mambista

01/01/2026

It was always about the music for these guys: Steve Cropper has just passed away aged 84 (October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025). He made his name adding the tightest, toughest (mostly) rhythm guitar to Booker T and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd & Arthur Conley classics, co-writ...

23/12/2025

Mostly my interview with Greg Sanders about his wonderful Lophae (lo-fi) project mixed in with other relevant stuff plus recent release from Norwegian guitarist Martin Nodeland, Japanese reissue from Isao Suzuki on Jazz Room and Llegó Navidad from the legendary Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new Chri...

22/12/2025

Kicking off with The Reflex Revision of Talking Heads’ cover of Al Green’s Take Me to The River set me off on a musical relay; we have an interview with Greg Sanders of the excellent Lophae (lo-fi) and we remember the great, and recently departed, Steve Cropper. Peace and goodwill to all! Talkin...

29/10/2025

We remember Neo Soul Don, D’Angelo, and Jazz and Folk Double-bass player supreme, Danny Thompson; deliver a torrent of new music from Jesús Alemañy’s ¡Cubanismo!, Seb Rochford, Soothsayers, Laura Jurd, The Waitiki 7, Tom Skinner (Kaleidoloscopic, of course!), Nina Maia, Anmol Mohara, Ami Taf ...

29/10/2025

Enjoying Ami Taf Ra’s Brainfeeder debut, produced by Kamasi Washington. We remembered jazz and folk bass player, Danny Thompson, best known for his sensitive, solid and uplifting playing with Pentangle, Nick Drake and John Martyn who died recently aged 86. At the other end of the spectrum Sarah El...

07/09/2025

🎶 Mambista - Tonight Sunday September 7 at 🌿Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses🌿 with 🎹 Sarabanda live 🎼 + DJ Gerry Lyseight 🎧 -

Brockwell Park SE24 9BN Wonderful live and recorded music in the magical setting of Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses. If you haven’t been before, now’s the time as this will be our final event of 2025 so join us in the garden for music, food and drink amongst the flowers.