Cymande - CymandeTheyre the greatest band youve never heard of. Unsung heroes whose music was political, spiritual, and generations ahead of its time. Their story has never been told. Until now Cymande, a group of black British musicians who all came to the UK from the Caribbean as children, released three brilliant albums in quick succession in the early 70s and were embraced in the USA. But, in the UK, they faced a music business beset by prejudice against home

An unlikely piece of music (a Zouk song with flamenco-inspired guitar playing) from Martinique that was both a highlight back at Giant Steps when I played the song 3 times in a row in the early morning

and entrancing compositions suited to suborbital meditations

N" series with Vol

Peruvian or Thai—all grounded by hypnotic Sudanese grooves

and ‘Surfin’ UFO’ was a very limited licensed track that Billboard Magazine described positively and humorously as “campy and kitschy”

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one of the most sought-after West Coast slices of funk

breaks-loaded UK blends with unabashed joy to wreak havoc on his path

KYYX:FM Seattle Grown

Each track contains several sections within it

this rare outing on Encrypted Audio is a significant release

The 2022 repress comes with new liner notes design