Qalomota is a small indie label from France created in 1998 by by producer Thierry Colau and DJ Chris Thomas. Artist roster now also includes Rufuss, Joyful Noise and 72nd deepstrict (which is the whole Qalomota crew). “Jou Sa” is a new Qalomota release that was out on July 29th. read more »

Chosen by Billboard Magazine as one of the “2008 Faces to Watch”, Anane was born in Cape Verde, on the Western coast of Africa and soaked up the culture of African, Portuguese, Mediterranean, and Latin American customs and traditions. Anane’s vocal talents were raised from family’s traditions of gathering and playing music and singing together. Moved to Ney York with music in the head, she met Louie Vega who was so impressed to include her into Elements Of Life collective. read more »

NY based Manchildblack signs with NY’s Deep Haven Music to release “Live 4 Love” with deep and soulful sound and warm vocals of “Raw Soul” brother. Remixers on the release include label’s head DJ Man-X (recognize the rhythm of Soul Central’s “In-ten-city” here?), Chris Perez from Blvd East with great synth solos and William “ReelSoul” Rodriguez from SOLE Channel. True New York style. read more »

I’d like to recommend my readers another great radioshow I’ve recently open for myself. “Casamena Radio Hour” is a weekly trip to Global Soul: deep, soulful, afro, tribal grooves, rare cuts, everything from house to even soul to salsa. Good selection of good music.

Casamena (aka Carlos Mena) is the man behind Ocha Records and fellow man of Osunlade (Yoruba Rec.), he’s a DJ, producer, MC and a long-time music industry pro. read more »

Another deep spiritual journey dropped on June 3rd from Ocha Records, which is a joint venture of maestro Osunlade [Yoruba Records] and Carlos Mena (aka Casamena). Ocha was launched in 2006 and aims to hip-hop, soul, house, jazz, funk stuff. Being numbered 4 on Ocha Rec., “Like Rain” by Tamara Wellons is also the second single from her upcoming album. read more »