Aquarium Drunkard — Truth be told, I haven’t been on a real Fela kick for several years now, but I think that is about to change…it is summertime after all.  Friday evening a friend, rifling through cds in his car, introduced me to the Koola Lobitos 1969 Los Ange... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...LOS LOBOS - Live At Mt. Tabor Theater, 1999.Live show recorded 10 years ago today. Great covers including tunes from Traffic, Richard Thompson and Grateful Dead. Listen Before You Download at...NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAThttp://nevergeto... more info

The Newsroom — The New Africa Shrine, a music venue owned and renovated by Femi Kuti, a son of the late Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, has re-opened one week after the Nigerian authorities closed it down. It's a mecca for lovers of Afro-beat, the synthesis of jazz, fu... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt seems fitting that Philadelphia hip-hoppers the Roots should help kick off Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival. Like Coleman, they've worked with guitarist James Blood Ulmer; like Coleman, they feature a nerdy-looking wh... more info

Guardian Music — Southbank Centre, LondonThe opening night of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival featured drummer Tony Allen and his band. The music of Nigerian-Ghanaian Allen may seem an odd choice for a festival curated by the godfather of free jazz, but in the ev... more info

JamBase — FINAL ØYA 2009 LINEUP ANNOUNCED RECENT ADDITIONS INCLUDE: Fever Ray, Wilco, Asher Roth, Grizzly Bear, Ulver, Monotonix, Beach House, Band of Horses, Amanda Blank, Jenny Lewis, Crystal Antlers, Enslavedand Dirty Projectors. 5 DAY PASSES SOLD... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JJ said...Prism--Dreamin'Sense of Wonder w/hiroyuki Namba-Syno BeatFragile-Poison QuellsMasato Honda-Assemble a Crew [Live]Masaki Project-Modern Day CrossoverMasahiro Andoh-Gran Turismo 2Masaki Project-Universal SyndicateFragile--ZannThanks Fuzzy and... more info

All About Jazz — Nigerian Authorities Shut Down Femi Kuti's Club The Shrine Femi Kuti On the eve of Femi Kuti's tour, which begins in NYC next week, Nigerian authorities have just shut down his Africa Shrine club, much as they often did to Femi's father Fela. Th... more info

JamBase — Nigerian Authorities Shut Down Femi Kuti's Club The Shrine Femi Kuti On the eve of Femi Kuti's tour, which begins in NYC next week, Nigerian authorities have just shut down his Africa Shrine club, much as they often did to Femi's father Fela. ... more info

Guardian Music — This week's pod sees the return of two of our favoruite musicians. First up, its electro-geek wizards Hot Chip, who graced our studio back in 2007. This time around, Felix and Joe talk to Alex Needham about why they're donning their Simon Cowell hats... more info