Cymande - Promised HeightsThis year marks the 50th anniversary of Cymandes 'Promised Heights', a record that closed out an historic three album run of seminal early '70s Afro soul that also included their 1972 self titled debut and 1973s Second Time Round. Promised Heights solidified Cymandes place in music history, and contains some of their most beloved and often sampled tracks such as Brothers On The Slide. As children of the Windrush Generation, Cymande were part of the

it never forgets the group's soul music underpinnings

Soulful slices of history

Reflections ft

who skillfully captured the spirit of these tracks and elaborated the essence and energy of their songwriting

and this duo most certainly were

‘Rhythm Revolution’ is a rare and truly unique Afrobeat record – it’s rumoured only 200 copies of the original release survived

female vocals and saxophone

The project is a superbly orchestrated and expertly delivered exploration of funk and afro off-beats with 80s synth leanings

Stationed near the SF Museum of modern Art it attracted a wild audience of local patrons

He still works on new music in his small home studio in Belleville and occasionally plays concerts for the Amazigh community of the city

influenced by house and electro sounds from the 90’s with spacey atmospheres and analog basslines

The deep samba house grooves of “Samba Moosh” close us out