Funk - All

Eri Ohno

Good Question LP

The much acclaimed city pop masterpiece with flavors of boogie-disco, funk and fusion and the soulful voice of Eri Ohno. Originally released in 1981 a... more...

• 01 Good Question
• 02 Everytime Shuffle
• 03 One For Me
• 04 Skyfire

Majid Soula

Chant Amazigh

Algerian self-made musician, artist and producer Majid Soula using his synths, driving drums, guitar & strong lyrics make a unique sound. more...

• 01 Algerie Maroc
• 02 Lgira
• 03 Netseweth Sifassan Nagh
• 04 Win Terram

Mogwaa

Till Dawn

so big we almost had to classify it as a 13''... Fits on the turntable just fine but just feels a bit bigger. more...

• 1 Suavecito
• 2 Nightfall
• 3 Mogwaa's Mood (Tribute To Kashif)
• 4 Transition

Modula feat Panima C

Bacolearica

Smooth & breezy London post-jazz-funk pre-street soul has a layover in Ibiza before heading home just outside Naples. The result is this balearic/baco... more...

• 1 Misenetta (Your Shape Is Dwelling On The Sea Surf)
• 2 Nostalgia (Il Sapore Di Quell'estate)

Edit & Dub

Movin On

More heat from the legendary Edit & Dub! Featuring lost mixes of dancefloor classics ''Movin On'' and ''Express'' performed by Gino Dentie & The Famil... more...

• 1 Gino Dentie & The Family - Movin On (unreleased re-edit)
• 2 Gino Dentie & The Family - Express (unreleased re-edit)
• 3 Biddu Orchestra - Voodoo Man (instrumental)
• 4 Suna Yildizoglu - I´m Gonna Dance (unreleased Disco dub)

Brief Encounter

Human / Total Satisfaction

Total classic two-step soul / rare groove double-sider from Brief Encounter. Officially reissued and widely distributed at long last. 'Human' is an... more...

• 1 Human
• 2 Total Satisfaction

Various Artists

New Tangents In Kampala, London & Nairobi

In November 2019, eight artists from Kenya, Uganda and the UK spent a week in Nairobi together exploring new tangents in music with soul. The group... more...

• 1 Hold On - K15 Lex Amor Karun
• 2 Nanae - Sola Labdi

La Retreta Mayor

Zambo

Matasuna's latest tidbit takes us back to the South American continent once again - to Venezuela to be exact. The song ''Zambo'' by the band ''La Retr... more...

• 01 Zambo (Original)
• 02 Zambo (King Most Redirection)

The Diasonics

Origin of Forms

Recommended by: MinimalRome

Record Kicks presents ''Origin of Forms'' the vibrant debut album by Moscow funk band The Diasonics, a mix of cinematic funk, instrumental hip-hop and... more...

• 01 Almandine
• 02 Gurami
• 03 Ink
• 04 Salmanazar

Memphis

Shake & Rock Till the Police Knock Memphis

Many of you will be aware of the band Homegrown Syndrome. They were also known locally as Homegrown Funk & the band Memphis that put out one extremely... more...

• 1 Shake Rock Till the Police Knock
• 2 Inside My Love

Brief Encounter

Singles

Brief Encounter, THE soul band from North Wilkesboro, N.C., formed the 1970's and recorded through the the 90s with various labels as well as self rel... more...

• 01 Where Will I Go
• 02 Get a Good Feeling
• 03 (Dont You See) Im Crazy About You
• 04 What About love

East Coast Love Affair

Don't Be Afraid

The first brand-new from Athens of the North house band 'East Coast Love Affair'. A version of super rare Disco 45 Sky's The Limit' - 'Don't Be Afraid... more...

• 1 Dont Be Afraid
• 2 Taken for Granted

Kiyoshi Yamaya

Wamono Groove - Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk '76

Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seve... more...

• 01 Nanbu Ushioi-Uta (feat Kifu Mitsuhashi)
• 02 Isohama Bon Uta (feat Toshiko Yonekawa)
• 03 Hohai-Bushi (feat Kifu Mitsuhashi)
• 04 Otemoyan (feat Toshiko Yonekawa)

Milch

315

This is as smooth as it gets. If a comet strikes earth to end life on this planet, We will listen to this tape and find inner peace. more...

• 02 Pass The Old E
• 03 Beeper Alert
• 04 Wit My Peeps
• 06 Daily Routine

Santucci / Castiglione

Rare Italian Library Tracks

Rare Italian Jazz funk Library tracks from Blackcash & Theo Productions/Thelonious Beats

• 1 Santucci - Mediterraneo
• 2 Castiglione - Chase

Ziad Rahbani

Abu Ali

A fabulous re-issue of this highly sought-after EP for all fans of Lebanese groove and collectors of Arabic Funk. New York-meets-Beyrouth Disco develo... more...

• 01 Abu Ali
• 02 Prelude (Theme from Mais El Rim)

Various Artists

Mainstream Funk - Funk Soul Spiritual Jazz 1971-1975

Wewantsounds continues its collaboration with Bob Shad's formidable label Mainstream Records, to present a selection of 12 turntable-friendly tracks r... more...

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80

Beasts Of No Nation

Considering that Fela's performances (even on record) always had an improvisatory aspect to them, the Egypt 80 proves to be a highly flexible and resp... more...

• 1 Beasts Of No Nation
• 2 Just Like That

Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Africa 70

I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)

‘ITT’ (International Thief Thief) was recorded following Afrika 70’s disintegration and the formation of Egypt 80. At the time of its release, the nam... more...

• 1 International Thief Thief (part 1)
• 2 International Thief Thief (part 2)

Fela And The Africa 70

Shakara

‘Shakara’ is a two-track release of 13-minute songs that showcase Fela’s satirical side. ‘Lady’, perhaps one of Fela’s most popular tracks, criticizes... more...

• 1 Lady
• 2 Shakara Oloje

Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Roy Ayers

Music Of Many Colours

One of the many classic albums by multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer and political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. As the pioneer of Afrobeat,... more...

• 01 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
• 02 Africa - Center Of The World

Lucid Lucia

Lucid Lucia

Continuing with an instrumental core, ‘Lucid Lucia’ is a mind-expanding celebration centered on freedom and rhythm. Free-spirited saxes, futuristic-so... more...

• 1 Stuck In The Well
• 2 New Era
• 3 Diggin
• 4 Maya Dofo

Francisco Mora Catlett

Electric Worlds

Francisco Mora-Catlett’s career spans decades, genres and astral realms, perpetually defined by the quest for survival and being free. The Mexican-Ame... more...

• 01 Jazzy Jit
• 02 Electric Worlds
• 03 C2 (313)
• 04 Open Window Into Outer Space

Shay Hazan

Reclusive Rituals

The multi-talented Shay Hazan fuses rubbery North African Gnawa grooves, with haunting jazz horns and hip hop inflected beats on ''Reclusive Rituals''... more...

• 01 Deloop
• 02 Pink Collar
• 03 123 Birds
• 04 Basquiat

MED, Blu & Madlib

Bad Neighbor (Special Edition)

''Bad Neighbor'' is a collaborative studio album by rappers MED and Blu and producer Madlib. Originally released in 2015, the 13 track LP features gue... more...

• 01 Greetings
• 02 Serving
• 03 Peroxide
• 04 Get Money