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Jingle Jangle man Smokey LaBeef has just launched new party, Strange Fruit, and has revealed to Time Out some of the 'strange fruits' you can expect to hear on Sunday evenings at Freda's

First published on 13 Jan 2012. Updated on 5 Mar 2012.

Acid Rain – Steel An' Skin – Epic jazz reggae jam reissued on EM Records

Noumou Lakouloumba – Ciwara Band – Hypnotic, life-affirming Malian music from the 70s

Nine Below Zero – Cliff Jackson – Bar room blues, drinking music!

Get Yourself Together – Monomono – Afro-rock masterpiece from Johnny Haastrup and his seminal Nigerian band Monomono

Fleurs de Pavot Bleus – Charlotte Walters – Dreamy vocals + surrealist melodies = sonic journey

If It Wasn't for the Lord What Would I Do – Cumberland Rivers – Gospel soul at its finest

La Chateu – Acanthus – A surf-tinged horror soundtrack special

Natta – TK Ramamoorthy – Upbeat bollywood-esque jazz

Don't Talk About Freedom – The Gang of Harry Roesli – Singaporean funk-psych-metal crossover off the incredible recent compilation These Shocking Shaking Days

I Love You So – Pepsi-Orlando & His Young Star Band – Highlife and calypso-tinged love song

Strange Fruit is a night of Calypso, Library Music, Spiritual Jazz, Downtempo Soul, Japanese Reggae and Country Blues that happens at Freda's every Sunday, 5–10pm. Free