Orquesta Akokan Orquesta Akokan gilmore girls At the Apollo (Various Artists)

At the Apollo (Various Artists) (Clear Vinyl

Only a week later when the world came to an abrupt standstill

Rather than have the usual jam session with the stellar sidemen he’d assembled

Eden (Evergreen Opaque Vinyl) is a Records & LPs from Tape Trash

This process also makes its own music that morphs into rolling landscapes and sculpture

Orquesta Akokan Orquesta Akokan gilmore girls At the Apollo (Various Artists)Akokn is a Yoruba word used in Cuba meaning from the heart, and indeed, every song on the self titled debut album (Daptone Records) by Orquesta Akokn feels like a heartfelt gift from the band to the listener. Assembled and led by Cuban vocalist Jos Pepito Gmez, Orquesta Akokn is a big band collective of the finest musicians on the island, both young and old. It features all original music and was cut live to tape over a three day session at Havanas