Bandcamp Friday on May 2

[felser]

Received this evening:

Greetings,

Bandcamp Friday returns on May 2.

For 24 hours, we’re waiving our revenue share, meaning more of your money goes directly to the artists and labels you support.

Since launching Bandcamp Friday in 2020, fans have paid over $130 million directly to artists and labels through this initiative. That support has helped them pay rent, fund tours, press records, and even raise money for causes they care about.

It’s a simple idea with real impact: buy music and merch you love, and give artists a boost when they need it most.

Mark your calendar. Start building your wishlist. Bandcamp Friday is coming.

[Dub Modal]

Any good recs?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

https://theheavyhitters.bandcamp.com/album/thats-whats-up

[jazzbo]

https://abdullahibrahim.bandcamp.com/album/3?from=search&search_item_id=2192843125&search_item_type=a&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=4308024825&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1&logged_in_menubar=true

[ejp626]

I picked up some vary random things, including African music, but I did get a few jazz downloads.  (I already had the Ibrahim listed above.)

https://britprogjazz.bandcamp.com/album/the-kenny-wheeler-big-band-friends-vol-2

https://timberne.bandcamp.com/album/yikes-too

https://mrbongo.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-waters-strange-and-sublime-sounds-of-rio-de-janeiro

https://yazzahmed.bandcamp.com/album/la-saboteuse-remixed

(I'm a bit on the fence on this one, but will probably pick it up before Bandcamp Friday ends in a couple more hours):

https://yazzahmed.bandcamp.com/album/a-paradise-in-the-hold

Oh, if you haven't been following him, Neil Swainson is an incredible bassist up in Canada.  He has 3 albums on Bandcamp:

https://neilswainsonquintet.bandcamp.com/album/here-for-a-while

https://neilswainsonquintet.bandcamp.com/album/fire-in-the-west

https://neilswainsonquintet.bandcamp.com/album/49th-parallel

He's on a fair number of Cellar Live recordings, including The Magnificent by Brad Turner

https://bradturner.bandcamp.com/album/the-magnificent

(I keep hoping Brad Turner will tour Toronto, so I can get a signed CD, but he's been staying on the West Coast so far...)

[Dub Modal]

On 5/3/2025 at 12:10 AM, ejp626 said:

including African music

I follow Analog Africa on bandcamp. Any other recs on labels/artists?

[ejp626]

3 hours ago, Dub Modal said:

I follow Analog Africa on bandcamp. Any other recs on labels/artists?

Soundway is really good.

There was also the Ethiopiques series.  Most of this was licensed from Buda Musique, but I don't know how they distribute in North America, if at all.

I mostly listen to a lot of the "heavy hitters" that are in heavy rotation on BBC 3 Music Planet, so Salif Keita, Ballaké Sissoko, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté.  And of course Tinariwen.