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DEEP SOUTH: FILLING THE GAP BETWEEN WORLD MUSIC AND JAZZ AND THE GAP BETWEEN WORLD AND DANCE
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DEEP SOUTH BACKGROUND

Deep South was set up in 1994 by Gerry Lyseight and Alex Simons. Gerry is well-known for everything from his leading role in the eclectic London club, Mambo Inn, to his compilation of the Big Noise albums for Rykodisk, to his weekly show on BBC radio.

With the label Deep South he and Alex aim to fill the gap between World music and jazz - a gap also inhabited by the likes of Airto Moreira and the late Fela Kuti.

Deep music from South of the planet.

Deep South plan to expand their catalogue steadily over the next few years by making new recordings with carefully chosen artists at the forefront of their genres and by developing artists already on the label. Negrocan have just finished recording their second album for the label and 2 or 3 new releases are planned for 1998.



NEGROCAN: MEDIO MUNDO
(Samba rhythms from Brazil plus Uruguayan Candombe with a taste of London jazz)

Cat. No. DEPECD 001

'The band's singles, Aquela Esquina and African Bird, remain favourites with the salsa crowd; this debut album adds nine equally classy cuts.' Observer newspaper, UK

'The sound of Uraguayan candombe beat soaks into your bones from the first hip shaking track 'Tierra'.' Straight No Chaser magazine, UK

'There are more than a few bands around who are plying their trade with this kind of thing, but few of them come anywhere close to being as good as the music on Medio Mundo.' Jazid magazine, UK


Led by Uruguayan bass player, songwriter and producer, Andy Lafone, and featuring the vocals of Brazilian, Liliana Chachian, Negrocan are a mix of Uruguayan Candombe and Samba rhythms from Brazil with a taste of London jazz. Medio Mundo includes the dance floor fillers, Cada Vez and Superstition, plus the classic Aquela Asquina (also to be found on the Mambo Inn compilation, Big Noise 2).



TUMBAITO: OTROS TIEMPOS
(Jazz funk fusion, traditional Venezuelan rhythms and Latin jazz)

Cat. No. DEPECD 002

'.. the tougher, urban face of salsa and Latin Jazz music fused with funk, rap, African rhythms, and Cuban descarga.' Latin Beat magazine, USA

'At the cutting edge of UK salsa ... An impressive debut.' The Beat magazine, USA

'London's finest Latino jazzers, Tumbaito, have produced an adventurous debut.' Straight No Chaser magazine, UK


Otros Tiempos is an amalgamation of the range of influences shared by Venezuelan conguero Williams Cumberbache, French bass player (and Snowboy sideman) Nico Gomez and guitarist Nestor Garcia, who comes from the Canary Islands. Between them they cover contemporary jazz funk fusion, traditional Venezuelan rhythms and Latin jazz, whilst also incorporating the odd Weather Report influence.



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SIDESTEPPER: SOUTHERN STAR
(Colombian drum and bass fusion)

NEW RELEASE: Cat. No. DEPECD 003

A.k.a. studio engineer and producer, Richard Blair. Richard has worked with Peter Gabriel and Toto La Mompasina. It was the latter collaboration which led him to living in Bogata in Colombia for 4 years. The Sidestepper project fuses his love for Colombian music with his love of drum and bass. Strictly the first of its kind, but definitely not the last.



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