Soundway (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy
A sprawling set of tropical grooves from Panama, and the third in the series from Soundway -- compiled by Roberto Gyemant and Miles Cleret, with a little help for this set from Will Holland, aka Quantic -- as soulful and brilliant as it is essential! These rare recordings blend cultural styles
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Analog Africa (Germany), 1970s. New Copy
The second volume of rare Afrofunk from Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou from Analog Africa -- a killer set of material recorded at EMI Studios in Lagos, Nigeria for the Albarika Store label -- impeccable sounding and feverishly played by the group! This one's fairly jaw dropping, catching us off
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Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD
A compilation of Ghana music like we've never seen before -- and straight up beautifully put together by Soundway -- 70s sounds that fused regional traditions with boundary free soul, rhythm & blues, and rock! Ghana in the 1970s was in a transition from a more prosperous, and less militarily
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Sublime Frequencies, Mid 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Pulp grooves from 60s & 70s Singapore -- gritty garage rock & soul, beat, and strange girl pop grooves compiled from rare Malaysian 45s! The tunes blend American and European rock & pop sounds with more traditional sounds of Asia and the Malaysian peninsula -- many with female vocals,
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Honest Jons (UK), 2006. New Copy
A real back to basics set from Tony Allen -- much more strongly in his Afro Funk groove of the late 70s than other recent work, and recorded in Lagos with an earthy approach that's totally great! All the experiments and odd flourishes of recent sets have been stripped away -- and Allen returns
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President (UK), 1972. New Copy
Swirling Afro soul from Matana -- with lots of African rhythms and heavy percussion laced with some trippy elements from the psychedelic scenes in the US and UK! Matana arrived in London, via their native Kenya in the early 70s -- and rather seamlessly blended elements of soul, and on this record,
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Analog Africa (Germany), 1970s. New Copy
One of the coolest African collections we've seen in years -- a beautiful assortment of untapped grooves from the 70s, put together with a massive booklet that sets a whole new standard in packaging! The grooves here are different from other Afro Funk collections of the time -- definitely more in
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Sublime Frequencies, Mid 60s. New Copy
Gritty, garage grooves and organ, guitar and percussion rich numbers from several mid 60s Thai combos -- revolving around industrious singer (although these numbers are mostly instrumental) and ringleader Payong "PM" Mukda! The pulpy groovers are top notch, mostly done with a small combo
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Sublime Frequencies, 2006. New Copy
One of the wildest albums on the Sublime Frequencies label -- really amazing music by a West Saharan group -- one that features some of the most incredible guitar you'll ever hear! The music is all of recent vintage, recorded especially for this CD project -- and the tunes have some incredibly
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Cumbancha, 2009. New Copy Gatefold
Remixed tracks from Novalima's Coba Coba album -- put together with an even wider range of global influences than the original record! The group get plenty of overseas help here, especially some key input from London mixers -- and many of the grooves are pointed firmly at the dancefloor. Titles
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Sterns (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD
A mighty second serving of classic work from Rail Band -- one of the biggest forces in Mali Music during the 1970s, and for good reason too! This 2CD package focuses most strongly on the "second period" of the group -- their mid 70s run -- but it also includes some key tracks from other
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Decca/BGO (UK), 1971. New Copy 2CD
Heavy-jamming Afro Funk from Osibisa -- the group's first 2 albums, back to back in one 2 CD package! Osibisa were one of the most popular Afro Funk groups of their generation -- with a globe-spanning influence that made them as well-received over here in the US as they were in their post-colonial
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Rough Guide, 2009. New Copy 2CD
A wealth of contemporary Afro Funk music -- played here by some of the hippest groups in the global funk underground! Over a decade ago, the idea of "new" Afro Funk seemed an impossibility -- yet recent years have shown a tremendous growth in the genre -- with wonderful new recordings
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Strut (UK), Mid 60s/Mid 70s. New Copy
The first ever comprehensive anthology of Ethio Jazz from unrivaled master Mulatu Astatke -- put together by our heroes at Strut Records -- the same label that released Mulatu's stellar collaboration with the Heliocentrics just a year earlier! Strut picks material from his prime 60s & 70s
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Counterpoint (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy
Really wonderful stuff -- a collection of totally unique grooves that won't cross over with any of your other African funk compilations! The focus here is on jazz, not funk or soul -- and the set features a wealth of great tracks pulled from obscure South African records of the late 70s and early
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Sutra/Unidisc, 1982. New Copy
The 3rd album by Oneness Of Juju (not counting the lost Bush Brothers & Space Rangers set) -- and a great little set that has them changing things up for the dancefloor! The standout number is their classic "Every Way But Loose" -- a tune that was so big it was later licensed for the
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Terp (Netherlands), 2006. New Copy
The first ever full length effort from blind Addis Ababa singer Mohammed 'Jimmy' Mohammed -- who appeared on the second Ethiopiques compilation -- finally with a recorded set of his own! There's a loose, melodic and all around wonderful feel -- a warmth that really needs to be heard to be believed!
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EMI/Cloud Forest (New Zealand), 1983. New Copy
Amazingly tripped-out work from Indian composer Dilip Roy -- a sometime collaborator with Ananda Shankar, working here in a groove that's amazingly ambitious and complex! The music includes flute, vibes, organ, synthesizer, and more traditional Indian instrumentation -- blended with a bit of
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Retro Afric (UK), 1976. New Copy
Really unique sounds from Zaiko Langa Langa -- a 70s combo from Zaire, with a sound that's a fair bit leaner than some of their contemporaries! The main sounds here come from vocals, guitars, and percussion -- no added horns at all, and even the rhythms are pretty spare too -- leaving most of the
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Sterns (UK), 1980s. New Copy 2CD
Amazing music from the last decade of Francois Luambo Makiadi -- aka Franco -- the kind of music that made him one of Africa's greatest musical exports of the time! Although Franco and his TPOK Jazz group were riding high during these years, they still were really breaking great new ground with
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