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Me Represent - Sol Okarina

An exciting new release from Colombian - German -  International Woman, Sol Okarina hits the streets on 25th September 2026. There are two vesrions, both very catchy! The new song, ME REPRESENT is released on Mountain Records and produced by the artist with the support of two Berlin based producers, Joh Weisgeber and Simon Felix Wandt.  Her inspiration is multi sourced, Afro-Latin-Caribean, Colombian with electronic overlay in Berlin mode!  Link to music (after release) >   Here is a link to Sol's press release in Spainish, German and English > https://ltedistportal.blogspot.com/2026/09/sol-okarina-bios-x-3.html    Mountain Records            
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Sol Okarina - Press Release - Bios x 3

      ESPAÑOL   Sol Okarina , una artista polifacética: cantante, compositora, intérprete, compositora y productora. Su música lleva al público en un viaje sonoro único, marcado por raíces afro-latinoamericanas, influencias caribeñas y colombianas, así como elementos de música electrónica y contemporánea. Ha trabajado en los campos de producción y composición musical para álbumes, películas, series de televisión, formatos web, producciones multimedia y teatrales. En este contexto, ha escrito numerosas canciones —tanto música como letras— para una amplia variedad de proyectos. Además, ha sido responsable de la gestión y ejecución de iniciativas artísticas y eventos culturales. Entre 2017 y 2020, Sol fue fundadora y directora del capítulo colombiano de la organización Women in Music . En 2020, colaboró con el equipo de Global Peace Drive e inició la iniciativa Songs4Planet Challenge , un proyecto que dio voz y nuevas oportunidades a artistas...

Mannenberg - Dollar Brand's gem reissued for charity project.

Draft 16/6/26  The original recording of the perhaps the most important South Africa (SA) jazz hit, Mannenberg has been off the market for a while. We have access to a copy of the master recording and the rights and can announce that as of 16th June 2026 we are making this available for streaming. The recording was done by Vic Versvelt and produced by Rashid Vally in Cape Town in June 1974.  On Piano, the master himself Abdullah Ibrahim aka Dollar Brand, on drums Monty Weber, on bass Paul Michaels. The Saxophone trio featured are Basil Coetzee, Robbie Jansen and Morris Goldberg. Basil on Tenor and the other two on alto sax.  At the time of release there was a controversy about the credits published on the LP release omitting the third saxman, Morris Goldberg who some musicians and critics considered to have delivered the most inspired of the three sax solos.  The proceeds of the re-release will after distribution charges be gathered by this record label and made ava...

Pacific Express final album - Expressions

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The Tully McCully Project - meticulous, manicured, progressive rock.

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