DJ Black Low - UwamiIn many ways, DJ Black Low's debut album, Uwami, shows the signs of an artist's first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad range of styles and stuffing a number of ideas to the record's brim is the 20 year old producer's attempt to both introduce himself to a wide listenership and stamp a recognizable sound in their minds. In other ways, somewhat out of the young South African producer's control, Uwami goes against the grain.

I've included music by the composer Johann Kaspar Mertz

Flautist Juliette Hurel and pianist Hélène Couvert

character pieces by Ravel in a new arrangement for piano quartet and an eclectic mix of contemporary interpretations of French Chansons from Claude Le Jeune up to Georges Brassens

Over the course of two decades

spiritual guides

engaging and charismatic musicians of her generation

of feeling good

son and grandson

Mike Stern

His Mattutino de' Morti is a true masterpiece

Chang outdid himself with the formation of the all-powerful posse of kung fu experts known to fans as the Venom Mob

Duparc and Debussy