Outernational - All

Various Artists

Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, and Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981

Between the 1960s and 1980s, experimentation and electric reinterpretation of traditional rhythms was rife, along with the sophisticated balancing of... more...

• 01 Zotobre - Lagen
• 02 Les Gypsies De Petionville - Francine
• 03 Les Loups Noirs - Bebe Showman
• 04 Tabou Combo - Gislene

Finis Africae

El Secreto De Las 12 (the secret of 12 o'clock)

Recommended by: Ernestas Sadau | Legowelt

Second EM Records release by Spaniard Juan Alberto Arteche Guel's Finis Africae project. It collects six pieces from three 1980s albums, pieces not re... more...

• 1 El Secreto de las 12 (The Secret of 12 OClock)
• 2 Pipo y las Libelulas (Pipo and the Dragonflies)
• 3 El Hechicero (The Wizard)
• 4 Doble Reflejo de la Luna en el Agua (Double Reflection of the Moon on the Water)

Ahmed Malek

Musique Original De Films

Ahmed Malek was one of the most important musicians of the Algerian scene of the 1970s. His sountrack works that were composed for various Algerian mo... more...

• 01 Omar Gatlato
• 02 Tikjda
• 03 La Ville
• 04 La Ville (part 2)

Ahmed Malek

Musique Original De Films

Recommended by: RAFF

Ahmed Malek was one of the most important musicians of the Algerian scene of the 1970s. His sountrack works that were composed for various Algerian mo... more...

• 01 Omar Gatlato
• 02 Tikjda
• 03 La Ville
• 04 La Ville (part 2)

Les Vikings De La Guadeloupe

Best Of Enko On Ti Tou

The return of the most important French Antillean band of the 60’s and the 70’s. They bring a unique mix of Biguine, funk, Latin, Compas and early Zou... more...

• 01 Ambiance Vikings
• 02 Assez Pale
• 03 Rumbo Melon
• 04 Gade Douvant

Bosq

Tumbala Remix EP

When we signed Bosq's Tumbala featuring Puerto Rican legend Tempo Alomar on vocals last year we knew that it was a multi-cultural masterpiece. We also... more...

• 1 Tumbalaa (Auntie Flo Remix) [feat. Tempo Alomar]
• 2 Because You (Caserta Remix) [feat. Danielle Moore]
• 3 Tumbalaa (Auntie Flo Dub)

Various Artists

Nigeria 70 - Sweet Times

Limited new re-press of classic highlife, juju and afrobeat collection, 500 copies only ! Strut announce the return of their pioneering 'Nigeria 70'... more...

• 01 Moneyman & The Super 5 International - Life
• 02 Ali Chukwumah & His Peace Makers International - Henrietta
• 03 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats - E Ma S'eka
• 04 Dr Victor Olaiya's International All-Stars - Kinrinjingbin

Various Artists

Waffles

Slow mo afro funk disco edits on this obscure UK re-edits label. not much info, but this will cause damage on the dancefloors for sure!

• 1 Hankuri
• 2 49 Gang

Kondi Band

Belle Wahallah ep

Strut present an inspired new Afro-electronic project for 2016, Kondi Band, a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Ko... more...

• 1 Belle Wahallah
• 2 Belle Wahallah (Hagan remix)
• 3 Yeanoh (Powe Handa Binga dbe)
• 4 Belle Wahallah (Boddhi Satva remix)

Woo

Awaawaa

Palto Flats and New General Catalogue are partnering to release Awaawaa, a new record by Woo, the longstanding project of British brothers Mark and C... more...

• 01 Odd Spiral
• 02 Green Blob
• 03 Mobile Phone
• 04 The Goodies

Mike Simonetti

Bossa Nova Civic Club Bootleg

Mike Simonetti’s first solo release since 2011 is a huge departure from his Italians-era work and that label’s sound in general. Mike has been DJ'ing... more...

• 1 Bossa Nova Civic Club Bootleg
• 2 Ja Ja Ja

Thee J Johanz

Vivian

Vivian is a great acid banger with high frequency Jupiter 8 eruptions and a simple ‘raga style’ melody. The track was made after the last tour was can... more...

• 1 Vivian
• 2 Rag Bhupali (feat Charanjit Singh - live)

MBamina

Experimental

It is late 1972. Six emigres from Congo, Benin and Cameroon find themselves in Pavia, near Milan in Italy. Sharing a passion for music and dance roote... more...

• 1 Djambo (Salut a l'Afrique)
• 2 Tchiula (Le Crapaud)
• 3 Mamy
• 4 Tchiayala

Wally Badarou

Echoes

Wally Badarou is a French-born synthesizer specialist, and long-time associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul an... more...

• 01 Keys
• 02 Hi-Life
• 03 Mambo
• 04 Voices

Carl Gari & Abdulah Miniawy

Darraje

Peculiar bits with Arabian influences to top it off.

• 1 Nayroz
• 2 Ya Wayni
• 3 Darraje
• 4 Al Weshaya

King Ghazi presents Abu Sayah

Houran & Shamaleh

Dj Sotofett , Gilb'r and I:cube remixes! more...

• 1 Houran (GilbR Simple Tone mix)
• 2 Shamaleh (GilbR main mix)
• 3 Nasser (interlude)
• 4 Shamaleh (dub version)

Orchestre Rail Band

Moko-Diolo

Reissue of ultra rare 7'' from the cult, Orchestre Rail Band. Along with the Bembeya Jazz or Orchestra Baobab, the Rail Band of Bamako is one of the... more...

• 1 Moko-Diolo
• 2 Tamadiara

Faze Action / Zeke Manyika

Mangwana

Faze Action return with a brand new 12'', teaming up with Zimbabwean born Zeke Manyika to create ''Mangwana''. Sung in Zeke's native Shona, and taking... more...

• 1 Mangwana
• 2 Chiiko
• 3 Mangwana (A Vision Of Panorama remix)
• 4 Mangwana (Paradise 89 dub)

Shelter

Shelter's Edits vol 1

The first 2 Shelter edits. Afro Disco, trumpets and drums everywhere.

• 1 Phonkie Music
• 2 Open the door

Workdub

Workdub ep

Music From Memory continue their 12” series with the release of an EP from St. Louis outfit Workdub, taking four tracks from across the groups elusive... more...

• 1 Island Breeze
• 2 Caravan
• 3 The Odyssey

Shelter & The The Abstract Truth Orchestra

Talisman

Arabic Edits. more...

• 1 Chayk al-Jabal
• 2 Rasqet el Fada
• 3 Mahtab
• 4 Horizon

Various Artists

Caribbean Disco Boogie Sounds

In the Caribbean territories, local musicians and producers seized the sound of their US counterparts, and make it their own, melting-up disco, funk,... more...

• 1 Beres Hammond - Comin At You (Short Version)
• 2 Ray Williams - Cosmopolitan London
• 3 Oluko Imo - Praise Jah (7inch Version)
• 4 Musicism - Bermuda Triangle

Pasteur Lappe

African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

Recommended by: Gerd

Step forward Cameroonian funk master Pasteur Lappe. The story begins in the 60s with a charming 19 year old Nicolas ''Pasteur'' Lappe becoming a sensa... more...

• 01 More Sekele Movement (Papa Ni Mama)
• 02 Na Real Sekele Fo'Ya
• 03 Sanaga Calypso
• 04 Hiembi Nin (Hymne A La Vie)

Fadoul

Al Zman Saib

8 tracks of raw Arabic funk music, none of these have ever been reissued before. So far Fadoul (or Fadaul, or Faddoul, the transcribtion of his name t... more...

• 01 Sid Redad
• 02 Laylat Al Jabda
• 03 Maktoub Lah
• 04 Tayeh

Dalton

Alech

Dalton was a band from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. They came together as a band around 1968 when most of the members studied together at the Univer... more...

• 01 alech
• 02 soul brother