Outernational - All

Tomede Ehue ft. TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

Bella Bello

The third release from Canopy features the title track from a tough to catch Afro funk 7” originally released on private press in Benin in the 1980s.... more...

• 1 Bella Bello (Bosq Remix)
• 2 Bella Bello (Sam Redmore Remix)
• 3 Bella Bello (Original Mix)

Various Artists

Onda De Amor

Millos Kaiser (half of Selvagem) curates this treasure trove of 16 rare cuts of synthpop, samba boogie, balearic jams from 1980 & ‘90s Brazil. more...

• 01 ricardo bomba - voce vai se lembrar
• 02 vania bastos - tabu the sweetest taboo
• 03 rosana mendes amp grupo veneno - reague
• 04 grupo controle digital - a festa e nossa

Serginho Meriti

Bons Momentos

Inspired equally by the soul and funk of the Black Rio movement and the samba rock innovations of Jorge Ben, Serginho Meriti’s classic debut album pre... more...

• 1 Bons Momentos
• 2 Madureira E Dai
• 3 Malandro Velho
• 4 Memorias De Um Neguinho Poeta :Neguinho Poeta

Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su

The Last Emperor (OST)

The soundtrack is a theme-filled exploration of the sounds and musical traditions of Imperial China, filtered through some very contemporary sensibili... more...

• 01 Ryuichi Sakamoto - First Coronation
• 02 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Open The Door
• 03 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Where Is Armo
• 04 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Picking Up Brides

Mystic AM

Cardamom & Laudanum

The debut album from Mystic AM, a new project from Rod Modell (Deepchord) and label founder Ario Farahani. Conceived as an immersive fictional soundtr... more...

• 01 Once Upon a Time in Yazd
• 02 Caravanserai_Den of Thieves
• 03 The Dervish
• 04 Spirit Lamp

Various Artists

Crossroads Kenya (East African Benga and Rumba, 1980-1985)

This compilation collects a number of 7'' singles produced by Audio Productions Ltd. in Kenya's capital Nairobi in the first half of the 1980s and rel... more...

• 1 Wanja Ni Wakwa - New Gatanga Boys
• 2 Arata Rekai Njuge - Ruwengo Bros Band
• 3 Palipo Na Maneno - Les Moto Moto
• 4 Bella Idhi Kanye - Les Victoria C Kings

Kibrom Birhane

Here And There

His third and most adventurous record to date, Here And There is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious... more...

• 01 Merkato
• 02 Weleta
• 03 Enate
• 04 Ethiopia

Shinichi Omata

Boku Neko Platanus

Expanded vinyl edition of previously tape-only lost techno-pop classic from Tokyo/1984 - coming with an additional fifty minutes plus of unreleased ar... more...

• 01 platonische liebe
• 02 boyish colour
• 03 chikasyugisya no yume
• 04 metamorphose

Various Artists

Lespri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010

The innovative, radical soul of Guadeloupe explored across thirty years of contemporary gwoka music, released by Time Capsule and Séance Centre. Comes... more...

• 01 Dao - Chenn La
• 02 Gaoule Mizik - Sonne Lekla Sonne
• 03 Emboule Jean-Claude et Louison Gerome et Le Groupe Kako - Enjafann Kann
• 04 Thibault Freydy Doressamy - O Fon A Ke An Nou

Gaoule Mizik & Michel Laurent

Excursions in Gwoka Vol. 1

‘A Ka Titine’ has long been a staple at Beauty & the Beat parties, a dancers’ favourite and one of those truly special records which have become part... more...

• 1 A Ka Titine
• 2 Kan Size Sonne (CW Edit)
• 3 A Ka Titine (Kay Suzuki Gwoka Dub)

Chisako & Junta

Konnan (Difficulty)

Osaka based Chisako and Junta is a vocal unit of MTG (Chisako), a member of Casio Toruko Onsen, and BIOMAN (Junta), a musician/DJ/designer and membe... more...

• 1 Konnan (Difficulty)

Henry Kawahara

Minami-kaze Wave

Recommended by: Wrong Sal

This work is produced by Henry Kawahara, following the well-received Cybernetic Defiance and Orgasm: The Essential Henry Kawahara, and the only ‘vocal... more...

• 1 Minami-kaze Wave

Yuji Dogane & Mamoru Fujieda

Ecological Plantron

Ecological Plantron was a CD released in 1994, the audio document of an installation held that year at a gallery in Tokyo. The Plantron is a bioelectr... more...

• 1 Evening
• 2 Night

Various Artists

Bombay Disco Vol. 2

The definitive Bollywood Disco compilation including all of the greats. more...

• 01 Usha Uthup & Chorus - Hari Om Hari
• 02 Bappi Lahiri & Chorus - Mausam Hai Gaane Ka
• 03 Kishore Kumar & Amit Kumar - Hum To Aap Ke Deewane Hein
• 04 Asha Bhosle & Chorus - Udi Baba

Salar Salman

09PM LP

Salar Salman (1959), an exceptional musician and composer, was born in Kirkuk, a city in Kurdistan — the North of Iraq. As a young boy he was famed in... more...

• 1 Shehrazada
• 2 Naze
• 3 Shapolekan
• 4 Mam Lalo

Zadik Zecharia

Kurdish Melodies Remixes

Our story begins in Jerusalem 1980 – Zadik Zecharia – a folk musician whose speciality is the Zorna – a traditional kurdish woodwind instrument – reco... more...

• 1 Juju & PRZ Remix
• 2 Mule Driver Remix
• 3 Legowelt Remix

Shane Cooper

Finish The Sun

Finish The Sun, the second offering from Shane Cooper & MABUTA, is a glowing and energetic album, rooted in grooves from all over the African continen... more...

• 1 Finish The Sun
• 2 Where The Heart Is
• 3 Umshana
• 4 Spirit Animal

Patience Africa

Isilingo Sendoda / Lets Groove Tonight (Edits)

Two edits of tracks taken from Patience Africa's rare 'Let's Groove Tonight' LP. On the A-side Antal extends 'Isilingo Sendoda' with one cut - it's s... more...

• 1 Isilingo Sendoda (Antal s One-Cut Mix)
• 2 Lets Groove Tonight (Bonnefooi Edit)

Various Artists

Midnight is Comin

Versatility does not even come close to describing how this humble Japanese artist is considered to be one of the best DJs in the world by many of his... more...

• 01 orhythmo - Nagel
• 02 SPINNUTS - Zweimal schlafen atmosphare
• 03 YPY - MS
• 04 KEIHIN - Exhale

Merope

Naktes

The 3rd album by MEROPE with own compositions and Lithuanian folk melodies. Naktes presents a world full of wonder, inspired by the atmosphere of the... more...

• 1 Ganiau
• 2 Sniegas
• 3 Seng Ge
• 4 Rototo

Various Artists

Sharayet El Disco

''Sharayet el Disco'' is a selection of Egyptian 80's Disco and Boogie tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of casse... more...

• 01 Afaf Rady - Tany Tany
• 02 Firkit el Four M - Gonoun El Disco
• 03 Simone - Merci
• 04 Firkit el Ensan - Donya El Arkam

Various Artists

Pacific Breeze II - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986

Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative funky pop bangers and everything i... more...

• 01 Bread & Butter - Pink Shadow
• 02 Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
• 03 Kimiko Kasai - Vibration (Love Celebration)
• 04 The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme

Malaku Daku

Love Drums From The Ghetto

Malaku ''Daku'' Thompson (born Philadelphia 1943, died 2004) was deeply involved in percussion and Africanism. Malaku was mostly active in the 70s, pr... more...

• 01 The Bump Bang U Bang
• 02 Mulogo
• 03 A Pygmy Happening
• 04 Gettin' Down In The Hut

Arthur Lyman

Island Vibes

A lost gem from the exotica pioneer’s catalog: the rarest of all Arthur Lyman releases — and his last recorded album — Island Vibes a meditative tropi... more...

• 01 Imi Au Ia Oe (King's Serenade)
• 02 Waipio
• 03 Old Plantation (Kuu Home)
• 04 Pua Mana (Sea Breeze)

Konkie

Simidan Kologa / Mi Ke Libertat

Russell 'Konkie' Halmeyer was born and raised on the small island of Curaçao, located 60 kilometers off the coast of Venezuela. Konkie is a percussion... more...

• 1 Simadan Kologa
• 2 Mi Ke Libertat