Highlife Records: CDs & VINYL

Do It Yourself: The Story Of Rough Trade

“Rough Trade began life as a small but hip record shop…named partly after an obscure Canadian band…”

Another great one from the BBC:

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A lovely reminder. “Documentary about Orchestra Baobab that was made for their comeback album, 2002′s “Specialist in all styles”. It documents Baobab’s story, music and band members.”

via @WorldCircuit

We at Highlife are “Specialists in all Styles” too!

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Spring is in the air in Vancouver.  A natural mystic, coming in from the cold. We won’t tell no  lies.

A classic concert – Bob Marley and The Wailers from the Uprising tour, recorded live in Dortmund, Germany. Track listing in the full post. + Bonus footage of Marley and the Wailers rehearsing in 1973 – “Stir It Up”

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Highlife associate and New York resident Nova Ami, continues to flourish as a filmmaker. She has connected with Afropop Worldwide and together they’re producing wonderful films including this fantastic behind the scenes look at the Afrocubism project in the Big Apple!

Be sure to check out her great blog too: The Nova Notes

Below is the trailer to a great BBC documentary called “Reggae Brittania“.

Here is the full version of the doc. which we are not embedding in the hopes that the Beeb doesn’t take it down. We know you’ll enjoy it.

What a remarkable film.
It will slowly grab hold of you.

From the directors:

Life has a rhythm, it’s constantly moving.
The word for rhythm (used by the Malinke tribes) is FOLI.
It is a word that encompasses so much more than drumming, dancing or sound.
It’s found in every part of daily life.
In this film you not only hear and feel rhythm but you see it.
It’s an extraordinary blend of image and sound that
feeds the senses and reminds us all
how essential it is.

By the brothers Thomas Roebers and Floris Leeuwenberg

Filmed during one month in Baro, Guinee Africa.

thomasroebers.com