Time Capsule, the East London reissue-focused label by Sam Jacob and Kay Suzuki, return with this mesmerizing retrospective by Angolan guitarist and musicologist Mario Rui Silva. Stories From Another Time presents a singular voice in 1980s West African music. Steeped in a low-key beauty, the comp ranges from chuggy mid-tempo groovers, laidback jazz-funk, and late night guitar balladry to hypnotic poly-rhythm percussion tracks. Complex yet effortless, upon first listen this suggested some form of Samba-not-samba since the Brazilian intonations are clear. But Angola and Brazil shared Portuguese colonial rule for centuries and the various cultures commingled. Stories from Another Time’s curator Silva is simply asserting his Angolan pride. Though spawned from oppression, his selection of traditional Angolan music is anything but heavy or dark; instead, it’s sweet and sunny and filled with stunning vistas, from its bouncy, hypnotic opener “Kazum-zum-zum” to the moving lullaby-esque final minutes, “Ngele-ngele-ngele.”
Recommended – Full Listen
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A1 Kazum-zum-zum
A2 Kizomba Kya Kisanji
A3 Dembita
A4 Ngisumba
B1 Sung’ali
B2 Mgeni
B3 Lonjura
B4 Madimba M’ami
C1 Kora Kya Ngola
C2 Nu Tempu Du Antigamente
C3 Maniku
C4 Nahary
D1 Lembrança De Um Velho
D2 Dongada
D3 Depois De Uma Conversa
D4 Ngele-ngele-ngele
D5 Kambanza K’etu
Music & lyrics are written by Mário Rui Silva
Remastered by Stuart Hawkes, Metropolis Studios, London, UK
Liner notes by Anton Spice
Curated & reissue production by Sam Jacob & Kay Suzuki
All recordings are licensed from Mário Rui Silva
(C)+(P) Time Capsule 2021