A long-awaited full length set – one that finally brings together all of the amazing Tony Allen reworks done by the Honest Jon's label! These "chop up" tracks were originally issued over a range of limited 12" singles, and they're really amazing stuff – not just remixes ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maki Asakawa —
Maki Asakawa ... LP Honest Jons (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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Haunting music from Japanese singer Maki Asakawa – every bit as smoky and soulful as you might guess from her image on the cover! These tracks are mostly sung in Japanese, but draw a very strong inspiration from American torch sounds of the 40s and 50s – a moody, late nite approach ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal meeting between two of the most important modern jazz talents of the 70s – reedman Anthony Braxton, whose roots in the Chicago AACM scene were already expanding to a huge influence on the European world of free jazz – and guitarist Derek Bailey, the British player who ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dynamite rootsy vibes from Wareika Hill, laid down by trombonist Calvin Bubbles Cameron. Very much in the vein of the fantastic Light Of Saba set, or some of the Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari material, with a nice, raw stripped down approach, featuring bold horn lines riding ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble —
Book Of Sound ... LP Honest Jons (UK), 2017. New Copy 2LP ...
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Beautiful sounds from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – a group who've matured tremendously in the time that they've been giving us music – and who almost seem ready here to take on the legacy of their musical father – the late Kelan Phil Cohran! There's a complexity to the horn work ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first time on vinyl for these two percussion-heavy tracks – both numbers that were recorded during the original 1964 sessions for Solomon Ilori's album for Blue Note – but only issued recently as bonus tracks on a CD! Solomon's enigmatic work on talking drum is augmented by ... (Global Grooves) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Modern South African music from Foster Manganyi – really unique music a bit of breezy melodicism, thanks to Foster Manganyi's somewhat gruff, wholly (and holy...he's a pastor) vocals backed by sweeter female back up – over a hypnotic swirl of synthesizer, marimba, whistling and lean ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gwigwi Mrwebi —
Mbaqanga Songs ... LP Honest Jons (UK), 1967. Near Mint- ...
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Sax-heavy South African instrumentals – recorded in the London scene of the 60s, and a great example of the strong musical benefits of the post-colonial years! The group's a sextet with both group leader Gwigwi Mrwebi and ex-Blue Note Dudu Pukwana on alto sax – both of them trading ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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Gwigwi Mrwebi —
Mbaqanga Songs ... LP Honest Jons (UK), 1967. New Copy (reissue)...
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Sax-heavy South African instrumentals – recorded in the London scene of the 60s, and a great example of the strong musical benefits of the post-colonial years! The group's a sextet with both group leader Gwigwi Mrwebi and ex-Blue Note Dudu Pukwana on alto sax – both of them trading ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the ultimate moments from the legendary Lee Scratch Perry – the set of recordings that shut down the Black Ark studios – and which helped build a bridge to the European scene that would help keep Perry's music alive for the next few decades! The sound of the album is even more ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the ultimate moments from the legendary Lee Scratch Perry – the set of recordings that shut down the Black Ark studios – and which helped build a bridge to the European scene that would help keep Perry's music alive for the next few decades! The sound of the album is even more ... (Reggae) read moreCD
A treasure trove of late 60s southern soul from the great Bettye Swann – 22 tunes cut for Fame Records between 1968 and 1970 after she jumped from the indie Money Records! Sadly, the move didn't turn Bettye into the major star the label no doubt expected to arise – and these fantastic ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really really beautiful little compilation – one with a sound that's every bit as powerful as the image on its cover! The music here all comes from the Gospel Roots label of Miami soul powerhouse TK Records – a key force in mainstream soul in the 70s, but also a company who issued ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning set of sounds from the farther reaches of Ecuador – a province where ancient musical elements come together with more localized expressions – all at a level that makes the work here a real lost link in Afro-Caribbean cultures! Many of the tracks use marimba, but in ways that ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A treasure trove of gospel work from the mighty Checker Records label in Chicago – the spiritual imprint of the legendary Chess Records, which gave the world plenty of great soul and blues records back in the day! The difference between the sound of Chess and Checker is minimal – so ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful follow up to one of our favorite compilations in recent years! London Is The Place For Me compiles the stylistically varied music coming from the emergent West Indian and African communities of 50s and 60s London – far more than just the topical, and often quite whimsical calypso ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible collection from Honest Jons – and like some of the rest of their best, music we never would have heard otherwise! The focus here is on calypso music, but recorded in West Africa – not the usual Caribbean setting – a very unusual strain of styles that cropped up in ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A double-length set of really creative sounds – all reworks and homages of tracks from the Shangaan Electro compilation – put together by a host of contemporary talents! The original South African grooves are already pretty striking – heavy on electronics, and often using the ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
The rebirth of the Afro-Cuban groove on the New York scene of the 70s – a dozen recordings in the "new traditionalist" sound of the time! After the boom of the Latin Soul sound of the late 60s, and the rise of salsa in the early 70s, there was also a "back to basics" ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Unity Sounds was one of the top, if not the top sound system in London throughout the 80s, and like so many Jamaican greats, went on to start cutting their own rhythms. In the post Jammy's era, this meant stripped down digital beats – round, bouncing basslines and tinny Casio drums, the ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Unity Sounds was one of the top, if not the top sound system in London throughout the 80s, and like so many Jamaican greats, went on to start cutting their own rhythms. In the post Jammy's era, this meant stripped down digital beats – round, bouncing basslines and tinny Casio drums, the ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Unity Sounds was one of the top, if not the top sound system in London throughout the 80s, and like so many Jamaican greats, went on to start cutting their own rhythms. In the post Jammy's era, this meant stripped down digital beats – round, bouncing basslines and tinny Casio drums, the ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album