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Various Artists

Mothers Garden (The Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1975 - 1984)

Taking our cue from the Alice Walker essay ''In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens'', the creative sparks that inspired this collection of songs were form... more...

• 01 Letta Mbulu - Kilimandjaro Take Us Higher
• 02 Uta Bella - Enyin
• 03 Mona Finnih - Ani Kewa Jo
• 04 Cida Desvarieux - Nou Ke Sa Inmew

Hallex M

Oggun Ep

Kicking off with the title track, Carlos Mena lends his voice to give praise to Oggun, the warrior-protector Orisha, in this low end heavy and celebra... more...

• 1 Oggun
• 2 Lhasa
• 3 Oggun (Nickodemus remix)
• 4 Show You The World

Tony Allen

Asiko (MCDE remix)

As part of the ten-year anniversary Dekmantel presents the final record in a ten-part-EP series. Split into two parts due to its immensity, the final... more...

• 1 Tony Allen - Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
• 2 Tony Allen - Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (Original Mix)

Deke Tom Dollard

Na You

Mindblowing Afro-Soul music from Ivory Coast served up by Deke Tom Dollard, an obscure artist who only recorded two albums in 1979 and 1981 but who cr... more...

• 1 Beant
• 2 Na You
• 3 Demonde
• 4 Denou

Boncana Maiga

Koyma Hondo

The Afro-Funk side of the Latin Soul maestro! Born in Gao (Mali), Boncana Maïga is one of the most talented and popular producer of West-African music... more...

• 1 Koyma Hondo
• 2 Zourou
• 3 Yala M'le
• 4 Petroci

Tony Allen

Homecooking

Originally released in 2002, here reissued as a remastered version. more...

• 01 Woman To Man (feat Ty)
• 02 Kindness
• 03 Every Season (feat Damon Albarn & Ty)
• 04 Don't Fight

Tee Mac

Nepa Oh Nepa

Nigeria's Tee Mac has been a digger's favourite ever since his tunes came out in the 1980s, and alongside the likes of Willian Onyeabor, he has been o... more...

• 1. Nepa
• 2. Talk To Me
• 3. Stay On Me
• 4. Wake Up

JM Tim And Foty

African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

Tim (aka Jean Marie Tiam)and the sadly departed Maurice Foty who died in 2011. The musical cousins hails from Bafoussam in Cameroon. Their signature v... more...

• 01 Douala By Night
• 02 Funky Bafoussam
• 03 More And More
• 04 Love Is Light

Volcano / The Beat Gangsters

Vanonyana Lava / Chappies

Kwaito 12-inch featuring two forgotten bass-heavy cuts from South Africa in the early 90s. Vanonyana Lava by Volcano is a sought after tune right now... more...

• 1 Volcano - Vanonyana Lava
• 2 The Beat Gangsters - Chappies (Reluctant Mix)

Letta Mbulu

In The Music...... The Village Never Ends

Originally released in South Africa in 1983, In The Music......The Village Never Ends is one of those holy-grail African records that barely needs any... more...

• 1 Sweet Juju
• 2 Nomalizo
• 3 Nkedama
• 4 Hamba Nam We

Sorry Bamba Du Mali

Sorry Bamba Du Mali

One of the most pivotal figures in the history of Malian music is Sorry Bamba. His work spans five decades and his music bridges the gap between Mali'... more...

• 1 Faux Galant
• 2 Aisse
• 3 Astan Kelly
• 4 M'Makono Attends-Moi

EKO

Funky Disco Music

For this Africa Seven foray we take a trip to 1979. ''Funky Disco Music'' was Eko's third LP. It is locked-on with the sound we here at Africa Seven l... more...

• 1 Funky Disco Music
• 2 Ndolo Embe Mulema
• 3 Une Chanson Sans Paroles
• 4 Bowa'a Mba Ngebe

Various Artists

Africa Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown - 1976 - 1983)

Being the unimaginative bunch we are, the fourth installment of our African sky filled musical cornucopia is called African Airways Four (Disco Funk T... more...

• 01 Tala AM - Get Up Tchamassi
• 02 Eko - Bowa'a Mba Ngebe
• 03 Uta Bella - Nassa Nassa
• 04 Charly Kingson - Nimele Bolo

Kingsley Bucknor

Just U And Me

Nigeria’s Kingsley Bucknor’s ‘Just U and Me’ LP gets the long-awaited reissue treatment from Melbourne’s Left Ear Records. After cutting his teeth pla... more...

• 1 Someone Is Talkin & Shoutin
• 2 You Gotta Keep On Luvin Me (Hot Extended Re-Mix Version)
• 3 Just U And Me
• 4 You Gotta Keep On Luvin Me (Instrumental Hot Re-Mix)

Burnin Beat

Its Hot

In demand massive South African disco banger from 1979. Now reissued for the first time on the Afro Synth imprint.

• 1 Its Hot
• 2 Searchin

NST Cophies

Bian Kou

the three choice cuts from NST Cophie's 1980 private press Ivory Coast Afro-disco album 'Mon'Da Center'. After moving to Paris in 1976 and having pla... more...

• 1 Bian Kou
• 2 E Clolo
• 3 Mioukouna

Jo Tongo

African Funk Experimentals (1968-1982 + 2017)

Our hero, Jo Tongo (born Joseph Ekambi Tongo Mpondo) was born and raised in Douala Cameroon. In 1964 he headed off to Paris to begin Pharmaceutical st... more...

• 01 Jangolo
• 02 Funky Feeling
• 03 Piani
• 04 Those Flowers

Tafi All stars

Outside Rhythm LP

Recommended by: Credit 00

Tafi Allstars is a collaborative recording project between Optimo Music artists Thomas Lea Clarke (MR TC) and Conal Blake (Whilst) and members of the... more...

• 1 Gormedzedze
• 2 Deka Wor Wor
• 3 Cantata
• 4 Outside Rhythm

Various Artists

Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa

Over a millennia of trade in the Indian Ocean invited the cultures of the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, India, Southeast Asia, and even China to slowly w... more...

• 01 Nimco Jamaac - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains)
• 02 Aamina Camaari - Rag Waa Nacab Iyo Nasteexo (Men Are Cruel & Kind)
• 03 Ali Nuur - Unknown
• 04 Hibo Nuura - Haddii Hoobalkii Gabay (If The Artist Let's You Down)

Sorry Bamba

Sorry Bamba Du Mali

In 1977 Sorry produced his second LP for the Paris based Sonafric group. Long out of print Africa Seven is pleased to be re-issuing the LP. The re-is... more...

• 1 Yayoroba
• 2 Porry
• 3 N'ne Diarabila
• 4 Dintal

Various Artists

Terra Incognita

Recommended by: Legowelt

Emotional Rescue starts its 5th year by shining a light on one of Europe's best underground 80s' label in Spain's Auxilio De Ciento. Their Terra Incog... more...

• 01 Denis Mpunga & Paul K - Criola
• 02 Mal - A Letter From Yellowland
• 03 Zazou & Biyake - Komba
• 04 Bene Gesserit - Broken Toy

Mugwisa International Xylophone Group

Santuris Embaire Umeme EP

Santuri's Embaire Umeme E.P. got a Worldwide Premiere from Gilles Peterson ''On a never-ending quest to support and exposure far off musical cultures... more...

• 1 Jinja Pearls (Sam Jones construct)
• 2 Mazongoto Woods (Alejandro Mosso rework)

Senyaka

Bayanyonyoba

Two South African mastercuts by the legendary Senyaka Kekana. The unexpected deep house jam ''Bayanyonyoba (1993)'' and the illustrious soul song ''Do... more...

• 1 Bayanyonyoba
• 2 Dont Judge Me Bad

Various Artists

Afro Breaks Vol 3

Somewhat a cross between a Fela edits record, & songs built from Fela breaks. Each track is built from pieces a single Fela track, stripped of all the... more...

• 1 Confusion Beats
• 2 You Beats

Dur-Dur Band

Volume 5

A big, versatile group from Mogadishu w/3 horn players, 4 lead singers, 3 backing singers, 2 guitarists, a keyboardist, a drummer, 2 percussionists, &... more...

• 01 Dur-Dur Band Introduction
• 02 Hayeelin
• 03 Halelo
• 04 Fagfagley