AFRICAN MAILMAN by RHYTHMAGIC ORCHESTRA

The Rhythmagic Orchestra is an All-star project featuring members of the Nostalgia 77 Octet, the Plumstead Radical Club, the Alex Wilson Band, Jazz Jamaica and Ska Cubano – between them they’ve played with innumerable Jazz and Latin greats, and have the chops to prove it! · Paying tribute to the giants of Afro-Cuban jazz like Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Machito, the orchestra’s first 12” release sees the band work their magic on some Jazz Dance classics and forgotten masterpieces – timeless grooves that are proving a hit on jazz dancefloors the world over!Tracklisting: A1: African Mailman (N.Simone) B1: Afrodesia (K.Dorham) B2: Tururato (A.K.Salim) Players: Tom Allan & Fulvio Sigurta - Trumpets Johnny Spall & Mark Hanslip - Saxophones Trevor Mires - Trombone Gareth Lockrane - Flute Graham Fox - Drums Ross Stanley - Piano Riaan Vosloo - Bass Oreste E Noda - Conga Oscar Martinez Barthelemi – timbal Arranged by Johnny Spall Engineered & Mixed by Mike Pelanconi Produced by Ben Lamdin & Hugo Mendez