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Omar – Brighter The Days

ByMatthias Kirsch 06/06/202506/06/2025

It’s been 35 years since “There’s Nothing Like This”, Omar’s groundbreaking debut which still keeps on spinning in our Barbalala playlist of alltime favorite tracks. And 8 years after “Love In Beats”, his last album for Freestyle Records, Omar returns with his first album for BBE, the double LP “Brighter The Days” with 16 new…

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Hidden Jazz Quartett – Raw And Cooked

ByMatthias Kirsch 03/01/2016

Singer Bajka opens this R&B- and Soul-induced new album by German Hidden Jazz Quartett with an Erykah Badu-styled, alluring “Luvlite” which also features a cool baritone sax, played by Stephan Abel. The production throughout the album is crisp and clear and, yes, raw. And British soul icon Omar graces the pretty jazzy and hip “High…