The summer keeps coming in full force. We offer you tried and tested African songs, to go with the long summer evening. Our beloved Africa is in our playlist today.

In the first summer week, this Friday we serve you a big dose of positive energy. From personal experience, after a quick recharge in Greece, we have one thing to say - if you want positivity and joy of life, listen to our Greek summer playlist. 

Today we listen to the magical and mystical music of Word Gustavsen. Somewhere in between Bach, medieval church choirs, and the contemporary world. Music, that is highly concentrated and directed towards the inner I. Full of personal monologues and dialogues, that flow like thoughts while we listen to it. 

These days we have been listening to Miles Davis’ album from 1968 Miles in the Sky. Miles Davis accompanied by Wayne Shorter on the saxophone, Ron Carter on the bass, Herbie Hancock on keys, Tony Williams on drums, and George Benson on guitar. Silence follows. 

GoGo Penguin - also known as the equivalent to Radiohead in British jazz. They were participants in this year’s Tokyo jazz fest. As serious as ever, they greeted everyone, and said they are excited about the upcoming live shows. And we can’t wait until June 6th - they day, when their new album GoGo Penguin comes out.

As of May 8th the new mini-album (EP) of Ilhan Erşahin’s band Wonderland can be found on all digital platforms. Actually, this is the remastered sound of a video, recorded in 2013 on a terraces in Istanbul - that is also the name of the album “On the terrace”. We are happy about the concept of Erşahin issuing some of his old live recordings. They almost fully recreate the emotion of the live playing.