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Thursday Feb 2, 2012

Burnt Friedman

Bokoboko

Exciting explorative percussive tracks with influences from all over the world and all sorts of music. Advanced modern electronical music linked to tr... more...

2LP Nonplace: Nonplace033
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Mark Ernestus Presents Djery Djery and Mbene Diatta Seck

Mbeuguel Dafa Nekh

A stunning new production by the Rhythm & Sound ace, drawn from his recording sessions with some of Senegal's greatest musicians — a griot clan of Sab... more...

12inch Ndagga: ND01 (64896)

Monday Jan 30, 2012

Matsuo Ohno

Play on animals

The gorgeous, limited reissue of a legendary, startling flexi-disc from 1970: six folk songs shaped from the analogue tape recordings of animal and bi... more...

7inch EM: EM1094

Thursday Jan 26, 2012

Black Truth Rhythm Band

Ifetayo

Super rare & converted Afro - centric Caribbean album re-issued here for the first time. Lead singer Oluko Imo went onto record with Fela Kuti and per... more...

LP Soundway: SNDWLP033

Guelewar

Acid Trip From Banjul To Dakar

A compilation of Gambian psych sensation, Guelewar. Contains standout tracks albums recorded between 1979 and 1979. more...

12inch Kindred Spirits: KSRE9lp

Wednesday Jan 18, 2012

Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou

Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou

The second reissue from the Mali Kunkan label on Kindred Spirits. One of the rarest records from Mali ‘Le Mystère Jazz de Tombouctou’ is now available... more...

12inch Kindred Spirits: KSMALI02LP

Friday Jan 13, 2012

Thursday Dec 15, 2011

Various Artists

Soul Safari presents Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (1940-1960)

Soul Safari presents Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (1940-1960) celebrates the 3rd year of the Soul Safari blog with this great compilation of South Afric... more...

LP Ubuntu: UP2011.004LP

Wednesday Oct 12, 2011

Various Artists

West Indies Funk 3

Hot on the heels of the positive response from retailers and consumers around the globe to funky island sounds on Trans Air’s first two volumes of Wes... more...

2LP Trans Air: TRA-424005

Various Artists

West Indies Funk 2

Following the success of the first installment of West Indies Funk, Trans Air Records of San Juan, Puerto Rico is proud to present a second volume of... more...

2LP Trans Air: TRA-424004

Friday Oct 7, 2011

The Son Of P.M.

Hey Klong Yao!

Wonderfully raucous and funked-up side of modernized Thai music from the '60s, also known as ''Shadow music''. Essentially these are the attempts of c... more...

LP EM: EM1090LP

T. K. Ramamoorthy

Fabulous Notes And Beats Of The Indian Carnatic-Jazz

A fabulous session of swinging '60s Indo-Jazz from Japan's EM Records! This is some exquisitely rare and daring material, not only only in number but... more...

LP EM: EM1091LP

Michael Garrick and Shake Keane

Rising stars

Wow. 1964 was a pretty special year, especially for groovy jazz in Britain. Not only did it see the release of ''Moonscape'' by the Michael Garrick Tr... more...

LP Trunk: JBH041LP

Various Artists

Lagos All routes

Most of the rest of the music contained here can be categorized as percussion music from the Yoruba tradition, much of it focusing on the vocals and t... more...

2LP Honest Jons: HJRLP017

Various Artists

Lagos Chop Up

Fela's success in the West has hidden from view the diversity of modern Nigerian music. Like Lagos All Routes, whilst Chop Up sets out to put things i... more...

2LP Honest Jons: HJRLP015

Wednesday Sep 21, 2011

Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70

No Accomodation For Lagos

1978 was without a doubt one of the most disturbing years in the history of Fela and the Afrika 70. Just a year before the army had raided Fela's comp... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KSTA02

Tuesday Sep 20, 2011

2LP Soul Jazz: SJR242LP

Various Artists

Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s Volume 2

This album is a concise guide to the music of bossa nova and comes with photographs of Brazilian life during the period as well as extensive sleeve-no... more...

2LP Soul Jazz: SJR239Vol2

Various Artists

Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s Volume 1

This album is a concise guide to the music of bossa nova and comes with photographs of Brazilian life during the period as well as extensive sleeve-no... more...

2LP Soul Jazz: SJR239Vol1

Various Artists

West Indies Funk

After the overwhelming positive response to their previous release Disc’o’Lypso, Trans Air Records returns with arguably their funkiest Caribbean comp... more...

2LP Trans Air: TRA-424003

Wednesday Sep 7, 2011

Tony Allen Hits With Africa 70

Jealousy

Jealousy is the first of the 3 solo albums by Tony Allen produced by Fela Kuti. In 1975 Tony Allen, the band-leader of Afrika 70, got an opportunity t... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KSTA01

Wednesday Aug 31, 2011

Thursday Jul 28, 2011

Tony Allen and The Afro Messengers

No Discrimination

After 14 years of close collaboration Tony Allen stopped working with Fela Anikulapo Kuti. After breaking from the band during the gigs at Berlin's fe... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KSTA03

Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70

Progress

n 1976 Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrika 70 released a total of 8 albums including the hit 'Zombie'. At the time of their height Tony Allen, Fela's drumm... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KSTA04