"We Miss You Manelow" was released in the mid-1980s when the apartheid regime was at its peak in South Africa. The album was initially titled "We Miss You Mandela" in reference to Nelson Mandela's life imprisonment in Robben Island since 1964. However, due to the apartheid government's censorship measures that prohibited the mentioning of the name Nelson Mandela in cultural products such as music, books, and films the title was tweaked a bit in order to avoid brushing the law the wrong way. In 1986/7 "We Miss You Manelow" was a hit in South Africa. Regardless of the political unrest in the country people were dancing and having fun. Most people were filled with optimism that one day Mandela will be free.
"Heavy Mellow" is an album by chillout music heavyweight and veteran Chris Coco. The album is a chillout winner filled with the laziest hypnotic ambient music. It features some musical and vocal contributions from artists such as Cathy Battistessa, Steve Miller, Dan Rowe, Sacha Puttnam, Chris Traynor, among others.
Every time I go through my music I always discover some albums I didn't know I had. I just discovered that I have two albums by the Alex Skolnick Trio, a jazz band led by guitarist Alex Skolnick of the heavy metal band Testament. The Trio plays bebop renditions of classic rock and heavy metal tunes. I'm now listening to their albums "Goodbye To Romance" (2002) and "Transformation" (2004). Excellent jazz music.
