Nice one – a nice batch of funky sountrack material, culled from classic Indian "brownsploitation" action films from the 1970s – and the music's every bit as wild and funky as you'd imagine. The bottom groove is classic 70's funk, as you might hear in an American action film from the time, but then there's also some fantastic elements of Indian music thrown in – like funky sitar, extra percussion, and cool synthesizers. Plus, some of the tracks have additional production work by The Automator, and extra beats by DJ Shadow, to extend the funkiness of the originals. The whole thing's very lavishly packaged, with great graphics, and a nice book that has lots of images from the films. Some of the titles (which were added recently, since this is incidental music) are a bit weak – like "Punjabis, Pimps, & Players", "Fear Of A Brown Planet", "Fists Of Curry", and "The Good, The Bad, & The Chutney" – but believe us, the music is stone cold funky, and very very nice! Some good breaks, and lots of groovy funky sounds that you'd never hear on this side of the Pacific. CD

Nearly 50 years African music from each corner of the continent – in celebration of 50 years of independents for the majority of the regions – with icons & legends and many more that are comparably unknown or yet to cast such a great shadow. It features material from the 60s through the 00s and tracks by Miriam Makeba, Mulatu, Cesaria Evora, Rail Band, Manu Dibango, Bembeya Jazz National, Orchestra Baobab, Salif Keita, Alpha Blondy, Angelique Kidjo, Amadou & Miriam, Mamadou Barry and many more. 50 tracks on 4CDs and comes with a nice booklet of notes & photos: "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba, "Yekermo Sew" by Mulatu, "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango, "Sodade" by Bonga, "Keme Bourema" by Balla Et Ses Balladins, "Behido" by Ernesto Djedje, "Cono" by Salif Keita, "Bamba" by Baaba Maal, "Batonga" by Angelique Kidjo, "Africa Five" by Mamadou Barry and many more. CD