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22nd August 2021

Fela Ransome-Kuti and The Africa '70 with Ginger Baker at Abbey Road Studios – The Story Behind The Records with Jeff Jarratt

Fifty years since he released his stunning Afrobeat debut, 'Fela Fela Fela', Fela Kuti remains a cultural and political icon around the world. It is well documented that Fela recorded three albums at Abbey Road Studios, with two in particular recorded over the space of two days with his band the Africa ’70 and Cream - Band's Ginger Baker. Former Abbey Road producer Jeff Jarratt, who worked on both these sessions alongside Tony Clark, John Kurlander and John Leckie, shares his account of how the legendary records, 'Afrodisiac''and 'Live!'' were recorded over a weekend in Studio ...
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22nd July 2021

MOGWAI’s Tenth Studio Album, ‘As The Love Continues’ — Nominated for Mercury Prize

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai have released their tenth studio album today, which is being hailed as “an instrumental masterclass” (DIY Mag). Mastered at Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright, 'As The Love Continues’ is both transcendent and surprising, and it continues to show that Mogwai are still offering solace from the mundane. In a review from Clash Music, the album has been described as “their best, and is possibly their most consistent record since 2006's ‘Mr ...
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10th July 2021

Abbey Road 90: Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin Record West Meets East - the first time Indian and Western Classical music come together

55 years ago this week, Yehudi Menuhin, the most famous classical violin player in the world was sat on the floor of Abbey Road’s Studio Three beside his musical contemporary, Ravi Shankar, an Indian musician who created sounds far away from Menuhin’s own. The duo came together to record the seminal 1967 album ‘East Meets West’, a collaboration between these two experimental musical minds. It was a pivotal moment which brought Western classical and Indian classical music together on a global scale for the first time ever. ...
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