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Various Artists

Give Me Love: Songs Of The Brokenhearted - Baghdad, 1925-1929

Recommended by: Clone

In the mid-1920s The Gramophone Company employed two or three Europeans to criss-cross Iraq. They logged regional demographics, assessed the German co... more...

• 01 Mulla Abdussaheb - Ya Yumma Weya Baba
• 02 Sayed Abbood - Min Fergetak Lilyom
• 03 Dahi Ben Walid - Soubhanak Allah
• 04 Sultana Youssef - Khouthni Bthemmetak

Various Artists

Sprigs Of Time: 78s From The EMI Archive

Recommended by: Clone

Thirty amazing tracks recorded between 1903 and 1957, everywhere from England — Percy Grainger’s recording of the title song in 1908 — to the court of... more...

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Various Artists

Marvellous Boy: Calypso From West Africa

Recommended by: Vereker | Clone

The inter-war dance bands of British West Africa are often strikingly similar in sound to Trinidadian orchestras like Lovey's String Band (credited wi... more...

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Various Artists

Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization Of West Africa

Recommended by: Clone | Clone

Drawn from exceedingly rare records, mixing the celebrated and unknown, this is the sequel to The World Is Shaking, and the companion of Marvellous Bo... more...

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Mulatu Astatke

The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975

Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his... more...

• 01 Yekermo Sew
• 02 Yekatit
• 03 Tezeta
• 04 Lanchi Biye

Fela Kuti

Beasts Of No Nation / Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am

Classic Afro Funk from Fela Kuti repressed by the Slow to Speak guys

• 1 beasts of no nation
• 2 Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu of Ethiopia

Recommended by: Luca Lozano

Amazing funky Afro-Jazz Funk masterpiece. This can compete with Fela Kuti's best works. Rare US vinyl re-issue!! more...

• 1 mulatu
• 2 mascaram setaba
• 3 dewel
• 4 kulunmanqueleshi

Ismo Laakso

Ofelia

Ismo Laakso's very well produced and spaceously mixed Ofelia (from 1996-99) is a blend of industrial, avant garde, modern classic, bleeps and clicks.... more...

• 1 Translucent
• 3 The Favourites of the Emperor
• 4 Link 2
• 5 Koskenhaltija

Biosis Now / Afro Train

Independent Bahamas V's Ivory Coast Afro Funk (Nik's Mukatsuku Edit) / Tumba Safari (Nik's Mukatsuku Re-Edit)

Few years ago label manager Nik played in France and the promoter pulled out a Biosis now 45 that he never knew existed up till then and was generally... more...

• 1 Biosis Now - Independent Bahamas V's Ivory Coast Afro Funk (Nik's Mukatsuku Edit)
• 2 Afro Train - Tumba Safari (Nik's Mukatsuku Re-Edit)

Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek

Nem Kaldi

Brand new Anatolian Psych-Pop sensation! 4 heart-melting gems where Turkish Folk meets groove and electric action! Young singer/multi-instrumentist De... more...

• 1 Nem Kaldi
• 2 3,2,2,3
• 3 Gurbet
• 4 Davet

Various Artists

Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

Through 18 diverse tracks, this compilation reveals how immigration from the Cape Verde Islands to Europe and the United States gave us an alternate h... more...

• 01 Nhu De Ped Bia - Nos Criola
• 02 Pedrinho - Nanda
• 03 Tulipa Negra - Corpo Limpo
• 04 Manuel Gomes - Jelivra Bo Situacon

Les Pythons de la Fournaise

SLP!

Exquisit Franco-Creole supergroup Les Pythons de la Fournaise (named after the great volcano on the Reunion island) are rewarding us with their 2nd ef... more...

• 1 Maloya ton tisane
• 2 Pardon
• 3 Se?ga jamrosat
• 4 Charlie O

Molly Nilsson

The Travels

The Travels represents a signpost in the continuing journey that is the songs of Berlin-based artist Molly Nilsson. LP with download card and lyric in... more...

• 01 Worlds Apart
• 02 Philadelphia
• 03 Dirty Fingers
• 04 The Power Ballad

Various Artists

Beach Diggin Vol. 2 By Guts & Mambo

After the success of the first volume last summer, Guts and Mambo return with a new selection of titles to be listened stretched out, feet in the sand... more...

Benis Cletin

Jungle Magic

Victor Uwaifo - Ohue (Frankie Francis & Simbad edit) / Sonny Okosun - Odenigbo (Frankie Francis & Simbad edit) Victor Uwaifo’s early ‘80s psychedel... more...

• 1 Jungle Magic (Sofrito edit)
• 2 Money Make Man Mad (Sofrito disco dub)

Harmonious Thelonious

Ting Tong EP

Excellent Ep with African drumming combined with classical Minimal Music. Somes with a nice silk screened sleeve!

• 1 argwohnische musik
• 2 ao
• 3 profaner tanz
• 4 ting tong

Various Artists

Open Strings: Early Virtuoso Recordings From The Middle East, And New Responses

Forgotten masterpieces, out-of-this-world improvisations from the 1920s and new responses.

Abdul Karim Khan

Abdul Karim Khan

Recommended by: Clone

Compilation of 78's by the master of Indian classical vocal music. Heavy & spiritual austere performances of 10 ragas. Not easy listening by any mean... more...

• 01 misra hafi hori - bavari dama de jayo
• 02 basant khyal - phagava brija dekhana ko chalori
• 03 basant khyal - ab maine man dekhe
• 04 gujri toditarana - dim dara dir dir

George Coleman

Bongo Joe

The great man whistling, raving cuttingly, and beating out his 'fundamental music' on an empty oil drum. Recorded on the streets of San Antonio in 196... more...

Fela Anikulapo Kuti & The Africa 70

Up Side Down / Go Slow

Afro Beat classic from 1976.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti with Africa 70

No Agreement

Classic African Funk/Protest LP by Fela Anikulaop Kuti the Uncrownd Nigirian King. Including the tracks ''No Agreement'' and ''Dog Eat Dog''.

Fela and Afrika 70

Zombie

Classic African Funk/Protest LP by the influential Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Including the tracks ''Zombie'', ''Monkey Banana'' and Everything Scatter''

Joe Higgs/Pluggy Satchmo

Creation/23rd Psalm

Heavy reggae roots tunes; versions by Augustus Pablo & Super 8 Corporation..

Various Artists

Brasilintime: Batucada Com Discos

A documentary film by Coleman and B+, filmed in Sao Paulo, Brasil. In September 2002 Coleman and B+ went to Sao Paulo for nine days. They had a week t... more...

DJ Nuts

Embalo Jovem - O Samba Rock Manjado E Mixado

DJ Nuts from Sao Paulo mixes and cuts hiphop style for an hour of just lovely Brazilian music on this CD. The tracks are mixed.