Grand Gallery Japan レコード& CD

Review: Maverick Japanese producer Yasushi Ide's 2020 album Cosmic Suite was widely heralded and critically acclaimed. It now gets a welcome follow up with a second volume that features an a-list of international artists including Don Letts, Josh Milan, Japanese diva UA, Afrika Bambaataa and many more. As such all sorts of sounds from dub to house, broken beat to Afrobeat, freeform, jazz, post-punk and more feature. It is a future-facing collection of cuts all masterminded and conducted by Ide from his Grand Gallery HQ in Tokyo.

Review: The extensive catalogue of Tokyo-based Grand Gallery is testament to their experience in piecing together an authoritative compilation, and so it goes on this exploration of Brazilian music from a Far-East perspective. Amongst the contributors to this collection are world-renowned percussionist Marcos Suzano, Katia B and Toyono, two prominent Brazilian singers. The repertoire on the collection spans classics such as 'Batucada' and 'Taj Mahal' as well as a lilting rendition of 'Golden Lady'. Recorded in Rio and bringing the unmistakable energy and passion of Brazilian music at its best, this is another high grade compilation from Grand Gallery.