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Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots And Dub In Nigeria 1986-91

2LP | 2026 | UK | Original (Soundway)

7" | 2026 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2026 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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A collection of fourteen digital reggae, deep roots and dub rarities from the Nigerian underground, spotlighting a time when Jamaican reggae entwined with Nigerian styles, politics and consciousness, creating a bridge between Lagos and Kingston.
Fight the Fire is a companion piece to Soundway's seminal “Doing it in Lagos” and “Nigeria Special” compilations, celebrating the innovation and musical experimentation of Nigeria in the 80s.
Features rare tracks from key figures of the time including Oby Onyioha (with a crucial Burning Spear cover) and Orits Williki 2LP gatefold package features essay by Louis Chude-Sokei, author of “Dr. Satan’s Echo Chamber”.

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Curio Curio

Bem Querer Amor Doente

Madan (Martin Solveig Remixes)

Release: 2026 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Floating into our inbox on the East winds came a mysterious bunch of tracks by a mesmerising new act called Curió Curió, which we simply couldn’t ignore. Named after a vibrant Brazilian songbird, Curió Curió consists of singer, lyricist, and actress Luiza Monteiro, based in Austria, and producer and musician Dustin Braun from Germany. Together, the duo brings a fresh voice and a twist on MPB, taking influences from 1970s Brazil and blending them into a modern fusion of psychedelic, MPB, disco, and samba.

Curió Curió’s vocalist, Luiza Monteiro, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised listening to the rich sounds of MPB. She started taking classical singing lessons weekly by the age of 14, and later developed a career in acting, skills of which she brings with her into her songwriting. You may be familiar with Dustin’s production through his recent collaborations with the Turkish artist Peki Momés on Mocambo Records, or by his earlier incarnations, including a neo-soul release on Sichtexot and projects with Village Live Records and HHV's record label. His music has a tangible analogue warmth and a feeling of a real band performing live.

For this 7-inch release, ‘Bem Querer’ (‘Beloved’ in English) takes the A side. In it, Luiza calls a missed love to come close and dance with her. Even without an understanding of Portuguese, this feeling and energy radiates throughout the production; one of partying together, loving each other, living in ecstasy, feeling pleasure, and freedom. Built on an authentic samba street vibe with a super catchy sing-along chorus, that collective, carnival energy comes in part due to the choir that Dustin and Luiza assembled. A group of Brazilian friends, some of whom Dustin met whilst DJing in Leipzig, joined together in the studio. Half of them were non-professional singers, bringing that organic atmosphere of Rio’s streets to the recording.

The B-side ‘Amor Doente’ has a more bitter-sweet taste; the song speaks playfully about a relationship that goes on without really developing. Both parties cannot fully commit to each other, but they are also unable to end it. The production, however, has a delicious loose funk groove, sun-soaked and sultry. Dustin wrote the instrumental with Lucy Liebe, who joins on bass, guitar, synths, and trumpet, with Max Löbner also featuring on trumpet. A track that is equally adept at warming up a dancefloor as it is closing out a night.

We were genuinely blown away by the vibrancy and joy of this new project when we first heard it, instantly feeling like a familiar friend. In the band's own words, “Curió Curió is not straight disco, not straight samba, not strictly old-school but inspired by all of them, creating something contemporary but still nostalgic"".
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Salif Keita

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (South Street International)

$ 20.22*

Nautilus / Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Originally released in 2002 the Martin Solveig remixes of Madan by Salif Keita is one of those rare releases that even now, 22 years on still gets played everywhere from festivals in Croatia to super clubs in Ibiza. Anyone who has graced any dancefloor in the past 20 years will no doubt instantly recognise this one!

Afro house with a French touch, Salif Keita, often referred to as the 'Golden Voice of Africa' lends his impeccable vocals to flawless production by Martin Solveig.

Until now the only way to obtain a copy on vinyl would be to pay close to £50 on second hand market. For the first time since its original release in 2002, South Street International have remastered and officially reissued this modern classic. Both the Exotic Disco Mix & Exotic Disco Dub are included here, one side each & cut loud for maximum enjoyment.

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Lihue (Laìz & The New Love Experience Remix) / Blue Light (Lark Chillout Remix)

7" | 2026 | EU | Original (Oonops Drops / Agogo)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Sound Essence)

Saraba

Saté Muso / Avayoh

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Afro group Saraba was an absolutely outstanding West Berlin Afro-Jazz-Funk formation of the early 1980s around the Gambian-German artist Abdul Corr. In 1983/84, the Inner Music concert agency organized over 500 concerts with them at home and abroad. In addition, the group won the West Berlin Senate Rock Competition in 1983 and was recognized as the best Afro formation. On this high-quality vinyl 45, two wonderful deep and danceable tracks from their first LP come for you in a crisp remaster. This highly talented music group offers a wide musical range here, from groovy Afro-Soul-Jazz to Latin-Funk to light Synth-Boogie-Disco. An absolute milestone in West African-German music culture history, now on Sound Essence!

Die Afrogruppe Saraba war eine absolut herausragende West-Berliner Afro-Jazz-Funk-Formation der frühen 1980er Jahre um den gambisch-deutschen Künstler Abdul Corr. Im Jahre 1983/84 vermittelte die Inner Music Konzertagentur über 500 Konzerte mit ihnen im In-und Ausland. Außerdem wurde die Gruppe Sieger des West-Berliner Senatsrockwettbewerbes 1983 und als beste Afro-Formation ausgezeichnet. Auf dieser hochwertigen vinyl 45 kommen nun zwei wunderbare, sowohl tiefgründige als auch tanzbare Titel von ihrer ersten LP im knusprigen Remaster für euch. Dabei bietet diese höchst talentierte Musikgruppe hier eine große musikalische Bandbreite von groovigem Afro-Soul-Jazz über Latin-Funk bis hin zu leichtem Synth-Boogie-Disco. Ein absoluter Meilenstein der westafrikanisch-deutschen Musikkultur-Geschichte jetzt bei Sound Essence!

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West African Beat: Rare 7s And Eps From Benin And Niger

2LP | 2026 | UK | Original (Acid Jazz)

$ 37.07*

Release: 2026 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Tony Allen Experiments - Afrobeat Makers Volume 3

Nu Genea

LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Comet)

$ 24.71*

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Comet is pleased to announce the third volume of the Afrobeat Makers Series: Nu Guinea - The Tony Allen Experiments.
By re-working the original magic drum patterns from the Afrobeat master Tony Allen, Nu Guinea created a compilation of tracks which is charged by a voluminous electronic jazz-Psyche funk imprint.
For this release, Comet Records teamed up with Early Sounds Recordings, the berlin label, also home to duo Berliners Nu Guinea.
The Naples formed, Berlin-based duo, is a project that arose out of jam sessions, melting synthesizers with instruments, containing a handmade sound that is not aiming for perfection but genuineness. It can be understood as a steadily shaping form, always open for collaborations with other musicians.
They've previously collaborated with singer Wayne Snow (fellow berliner artist on Comet) for the vocal edit of Nu-World, also delivered a remix for Wayne Snow’ ʻRosie Epʼ both recently released on Tartelet Records.

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Music For A Revolution Volume 2 - Guinea's Syliphone Recording Label 1968-1980

2LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Radio Martiko)

$ 41.56*

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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(2LP, High quality records in gatefold sleeve with extended liner and song notes) This is the second of a two-volume release which presents a selection of the best songs from Guinea's Syliphone recording label. This volume focuses on recordings from the 1970s, when Guinea’s authenticité policy had transformed the nation's music through a network of over 30 orchestras, each representing their local region, and each presenting Guinean musical traditions alongside the influences of Cuban music, jazz and funk.

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Voilaaa

Voiciii

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Underdog)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings proudly presents Voiciii, the 3rd and new album by Voilaaa, an immersive dip into its Afro-Disco universe spread across 14 tracks. Needless to say you’ll find in this new LP all the ingredients that made him famous: strong dancefloor-friendly festive bangers, irresistible funky arrangements and an undeniable sense of humor and irony. Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, behind Voilaaa, is as often surrounded by amazing vocal featurings from previous LP’s regulars (Pat Kalla, Lass) but also new voices you may already have heard on its recent EPs (David Walters, Rama Traore, Ayuune Suule), as well as the saxophonist Boris Pokora. The LP is also an occasion to pay tributes to major artists of the African sound, such as Fela Kuti (on “Water No Get Enemy”), or Manu Dibango (“Manu Écoute Ça” and “Tenor Jam For Manu”). Since the release of Voilaaa’s previous LP’s Des Promesses and On Te L’Avait Dit and their massive international support, the Voilaaa Soundsystem did travel through the world to deliver its message of infectious joy and groove, from Equator to Thailand, from Kazakhstan to the infamous French “Fête de l’Huma”. Now you know: Voilaaa is everywhere and Voiciii (“here it is”) their new album.

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Ireke

Ayô Dele

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Soundway)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ayô Dele — which means "joy comes to me" in Yoruba — is neither a slogan nor a promised miracle. It is a breath of fresh air. That of an album born in the interstices, where the word find their way between shadow and light, between the disorder of the wor

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Steve Monite

Only You

$ 25.84*

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following on from 2016’s Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria, Soundway Records return to that blistering set for the first and only officially licensed re-issue of the highly coveted debut album from Steve Monite, featuring the single ‘Only You’ that recently seeped its way into popular culture. Lovingly restored and remastered on 180g vinyl with liner notes. Shooting, space-synth sounds ripple and vibrate, incessant grooves keep the tracks in motion and Nkono Teles production, a producer often overlooked for his hand in the Nigerian boogie sound, sets the LP into orbit. An album that was largely overlooked on release in 1984, the track list includes the latter day hit ‘Only You’ and ‘Things Fall Apart’, the melody of which was lifted for Young Franco’s 2020 single ‘Fallin’ Apart’.

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Carlos Walker

A Frauta De Pa

$ 37.07*

Mr. Money With The Vibe Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Frauta de Pã, released in 1975 when Carlos Walker was just 19, stands as a cult masterpiece of 1970s Brazilian music. An album where MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) sophistication meets jazz-fusion virtuosity and psychedelic imagination. Featuring an all-star cast of musicians, including João Bosco, Hélio Delmiro, José Roberto Bertrami (Azymuth), Gilson Peranzetta, and Roberto Quartin, the record delivers a rich, orchestral sound that continues to captivate collectors and DJs worldwide.

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Asake

LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Empire)

$ 25.84*

Antoine Dougbe & L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotono

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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In the rapidly shifting tectonic plates of the global Afrobeats scene, few arrivals have been as seismic as that of Ahmed Ololade—better known to the world as Asake. With his breakout project Mr. Money With The Vibe, the artist didn’t merely debut; he effectively recalibrated the tempo of the Nigerian pop soundscape. The EP functions as a masterclass in synthesis, pulling from the ornate, percussive history of Fuji music and grafting it onto the driving, bass-heavy architectures of contemporary Amapiano. It is a calculated, deeply rhythmic hybridization that manages to feel both nostalgic and jarringly modern.

From a critical vantage point, Mr. Money With The Vibe is defined by its brevity and density. Asake treats each track as a focused vignette, utilizing a vocal delivery that oscillates between a melodic, almost liturgical chant and the staccato urgency of a Lagos street orator. The production—characterized by sharp, frenetic percussion and deceptively simple melodic loops—creates a high-intensity atmosphere that mirrors the relentless pace of urban life. He avoids the pitfall of bloated experimentation; instead, he doubles down on a "street-pop" ethos, prioritizing accessibility without sacrificing the complex rhythmic interplay that gives the genre its distinctive texture.

Ultimately, Mr. Money With The Vibe stands as a pivotal document of the current era, capturing the transition of Afrobeats from a regional powerhouse to a dominant global force. By blending the aspirational "hustle culture" narrative with an increasingly sophisticated sonic palette, Asake established a blueprint that has since influenced a new wave of artists. The project is a testament to the idea that authenticity, when paired with relentless precision, remains the most effective currency in contemporary music.

Includes the singles, “Sungba (Remix),” “Peace Be Unto You (PBUY),” & “Terminator.”

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2LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

7" | 2026 | EU | Original (Batov)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If there's is one band that is intimately tied to the history of Analog Africa, it's definitely Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou. 13 years after the last release, AA is back with a compilation featuring the mighty Poly-Rythmo ! But this time it comes with a special touch, the touch of the Devil’s Prime Minister - Antoine Dougbé himself !

"Antoine Dougbe et L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou" comes as a 140g Virgin Vinyl double LP with a Gatefold Cover full of pictures and liner notes. The compilation highlights 12 songs, a whirlwind of circular guitars, synths, mesmerising layers of Afro-Cuban and Cavacha madness featuring the Poly-Rythmo playing at the absolute height of their considerable powers.

Who was Antoine Dougbé? Even the most dedicated crate-digger might go their whole life without stumbling across any of the three LPs he released in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Yet all the musicians who happened to cross paths with him remember him with a mixture of admiration and fear; for Antoine Dougbé was not merely one of the most inventive songwriters to emerge from the fertile music scene of Cotonou, but also a powerful Vodún initiate whose close connection to the spirit world allowed him to refer to himself as “the Devil’s prime minister".

As a young man he moved from Abomey to Cotonou, a city that had established itself as one of the centres of the West African music scene. There he encountered most of the popular styles of African and Latin music and, like many of his generation, found himself drawn to Cuban son and rumba. Although he was particularly attracted to Congolese rhythms, it was his fascination with the traditional rhythms of Benin—especially those associated with Vodún ceremonies—that allowed Dougbé to take his music in directions far removed from anything happening in the Congo.

Early in his career, Dougbé was known for intimidating and threatening musicians if they didn’t play to his liking, and when the time came to find a band willing to record with him, he struggled. But according to Mélomé Clément, founder of the mighty Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Dougbé posed no problem for them, since the band’s drummer, Yehouessi Leopold, and bassist, Bentho Gustave, were themselves initiated into Vodún and Dougbé never dared to challenge them.

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Zherav

Najabazaar

Will You Promise Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New Zealand-based producer ZHERAV announces his debut release, NAJA / BAZAAR, a double single and 45 on Batov"s Middle Eastern Grooves series. The record fuses psychedelic rock, hypnotic rhythms, and electronic production influences, creating a sound that moves between swung grooves and cinematic, reverb-soaked textures.

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Ebo Taylor

7" | 2026 | US | Original (Colemine)

$ 13.48*

12" | 2026 | EU | Original (Idemo)

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ebo Taylor, the Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader, and producer is aseminal figure when it comes to highlife music. Remined is proud to presentthese two classics as a 45 for first time, in conjunction with Mr. Bongo. "WillYou Promise" and "Maye Omama" are both taken from Taylor's 1976 release"My Love And Music." Grab doubles and watch the dance floor fill up.

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Lovski

Discoteka Jugoslavija

Tilaye's Saxophone With The Dahlak Band

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Lovski, alias Igor Sekulovi?, is redefining the Balkan musical landscape. A master guitarist and erstwhile “Projekt Rakjia” band member, he forges an uncanny blend of traditional folk melodies with dance, electronic and rock energy. His debut solo album,

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Tilaye Gebre

2LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Muzikawi)

Musique Original De Films Volume Deux

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tilaye Gebre is one of Ethiopia’s most soulful saxophone giants, with a musical legacy that’s hard to surpass. A founding member of the Equators, later renamed the Dahlak Band, he was a key figure in Ethiopia’s vibrant hotel music scene and a sought-after

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Ahmed Malek

LP | 2024 | Original (Habibi Funk)

7" | 2014 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Habibi Funk is thrilled to share a second collection of deep grooves and unreleased songs from Algeria's Ahmed Malek, often compared to Italian heavyweight Ennio Morricone. Malek’s music effortlessly switches between thematic jazz, funk, reggae and Algerian folk – creating indelible soundscapes that intersect the musical innovations made in African jazz by Mulatu Astatke, Bembeya Jazz National along with some of Europe’s finest experimental composers like Piero Piccioni and Janko Nilovic.

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Vaudou Game

Pas Contente

$ 13.48*

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This two mindblowing songs were entirely recorded, mixed and mastered with old analog tapes, and played with vintage instruments which recalls the sound of bands like Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou or El Rego!

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LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Wewantsounds)

Ayam El Disco

$ 34.83*

Nomalizo / Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wewantsounds is delighted to release Ayam El Disco, a new selection of Egyptian 1980s disco and boogie cassette tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo, following his highly acclaimed Sharayet El Disco. Most tracks make their vinyl debut in this set. A journey through the funky sounds of 1980s Egypt, Ayam El Disco ("Disco Days") features Ammar El Sherei, Al Massrieen, and other underground artists from Cairo"s vibrant cassette culture. The audio has been remastered for vinyl by David Hachour at Colorsound Studio in Paris, and the LP features artwork by Egyptian graphic designer Heba Tarek, along with a 2-page insert showcasing the original cassette artwork and insightful liner notes by Moataz Rageb.

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Letta Mbulu

12" | 2025 | UK | Original (South Street International)

$ 20.22*

2LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Jazzybelle)

Release: 2025 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The double A sider of all double headers combines African music superstar Letta Mbulu's two evergreen heaters; the afro-electro boogie gem Nomalizo, a track that has achieved cult status among collectors and DJ's. Finally released for the first time as a single b/w Kilimanjaro Takes Us Higher, the singalong up-tempo dance classic there never fades. Previously unreleased on as a single together, these tracks have had spins aplenty by every DJ worth their salt, and danced to within a myriad of scenes, over many decades. You really need this in your life! Essential!

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Liniker

Caju Limited Edition

Dr K.Gyasi & His Noble Kings

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Born in Araraquara/Sao Paulo, Liniker is a multitalented artist - singer,songwriter, music producer, and actress - whose passion for the arts began in childhood. Influenced by her mother and uncles, who were active in samba rock circles, Liniker"s early musical experiences planted the seeds for her future career.Today she is one of the most exciting Brazilian artists. In 2022, she won the Best Brazilian Album categoryat the Latin Grammy Awardswith Indigo Borboleta Anil. In 2023, Linikerbecame immortalized by the Brazilian Academy of Culture,taking the seat once held by Elza Soares, the eternal Brazilian singer. Liniker"s sophomore album CAJU, releasedin August 2024, has quicklybecome a classicin Brazilian popular music. The album"s 14 tracks-some extending beyond 7 minutes-demonstrate Liniker"s commitment to artistic expression over commercial constraints. Liniker showcases versatility and artistic growth through a seamless blend of pop, samba, jazz, R&B, and house. Songs like "Veludo Marrom", "Tudo" and "Ao Teu Lado" shine for their musical complexity and emotional depth. Its success led to multiple wins at 2024 Multishow Brazilian Music Awards, including Artist and Album of the Year. The album features Lulu Santos, Pabllo Vittar, Tropkillaz, Priscila Senna, Melly, BaianaSystem, Amaro Freitas and ANAVITORIA.

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Sikyi Highlife

LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Strut)

Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964 - 1970 Volume 2

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Strut proudly presents the first-ever reissue of a landmark 1974 Ghanaian highlife classic Sikyi Highlife by Dr K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings, originally released on Essiebons. A defining recording of the era, Sikyi Highlife bridges tradition and innovation at a pivotal moment in Ghanaian music. Deeply rooted in the classic 1950s-"60s highlife sound, K. Gyasi drew inspiration from the ancient sikyi drum-dance of the Akan people of southern Ghana, shaping the album"s rhythms around its distinctive pulse. The vocal arrangements echo the traditional Akan modal style, grounding the music firmly in Ghana"s cultural heritage. Yet Sikyi Highlife is equally forward-thinking. As electric guitars became standard in highlife during the 1960s, the 1970s ushered in further experimentation. The Noble Kings broke new ground as the first highlife guitar band to incorporate keyboards and a full horn section into their sound, expanding the genre"s sonic possibilities while retaining its rootsy spirit.Upon its original release, Sikyi Highlife became one of the biggest-selling albums of the 1970s for Essiebons, earning Gyasi the affectionate honorary title of "Dr" from his devoted fans. Today, the album remains an evergreen classic, still cherished across Ghana and beyond.

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Les Belgicains

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Covadia)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following the sold-out first volume, the Belgian label Covadia presents a second chapter of Les Belgicains, focusing on the European rumba created by Congolese students in Belgium during the 1960s. Volume 2 includes 11 rare tracks originally issued on 45 rpm singles or never released before.

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Oriental Rare Groove

7" | 2026 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare Groove CollectionExplore the fusion of world music with soul, funk and disco through the Rare Groove Collection.With this new volume, discover unique groove tracks straight from Jamaica!Fully remastered original versions Oriental RARE GROOVEA trip to the oriental peninsula following the steps of the Lebanese disco of Elias Rahbani, cradled by the Morrocan Soul of Ouiness or trained by the Lybian melodies of Ahmed Fakroun...

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Jocelyn Virapin

Respè Pou Fanm

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Wedge)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jocelyn Virapin is one of the master of the Guadeloupean Gwoka percussion. Born October 17th, 1957 in Basse-Terre, he’s an author, composer, producer and a vinyl digger. His Gwoka is a pure tribute to the traditional combination of responsorial singing in Guadeloupean creole, rhythms played on the Ka drums and dancing. He started to play in the 90’s with his band Gwaka. He opened and collaborated with prestigious band such as Kassav or Zouk Machine. He has a massive discography as arranger and musician: he appears on more than 78 albums! The track "Pasyon" was originally released in 1994 on a rare vinyl , but with the artist we decided to do an edit, so we invited the super talented jazz player Florian Pellissier for a Rhodes improvisation on the original take. The track "Respè Pou Fanm" was originally released with his band Beloka in 2010 and was only pressed on a Cd format at a very limited quantity. This beautiful song is a blend of Ka, fantastic jazzy keys on Rhodes, hypnotic bass, sublime creole spiritual chants. With an incredibly joyous feel, the lyrics gave a timeless advice to men: Respect Women . It definitely deserves a vinyl version for all the music lovers, Dj’s and diggers from all over the world ! Kenbé red pa moli !

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Tinariwen

Hoggar

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Deixa Eu Dizer Pra Fazer Um Samba

Claudia

7" | 2024 | Original (Mr Bongo)

$ 12.36*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Back in stock due to popular demand, the first ever release in our iconic Brazil 45's imprint! Kicking off a series that has now clocked in over 100 releases, it all began with this stunning double header highlighting two essential Brazilian tracks from Claudia and Cizinha. Claudia’s 'Deixa Eu Dizer' is an absolute must have Brazilian record. A timeless voice that lifts this beautiful MPB track to stratospheric heights. As sampled by Marcelo D2 on one of our favourite Brazilian hip hop records 'Desafabo', the track features on Claudia’s stunning album of the same name and had never been released on 7"" until this point. On the flip, a sun dappled, heartfelt and hard to come by track from Cizinha. Originally released on Rozenblit in 1968, it had been, and more importantly still is, a firm favourite of ours. Shimmering horns, deft flutes and a tight percussion section providing the perfect basis to this sweet samba groove."

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Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa / Brazzaville 1969-1982)

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Odion Livingstone)

Kosmik 3

Shokolokobangoshay

Electronic Touches Belly Dance

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Shokolokobangoshay was a collaboration between three members of Pogo Ltd. The three of us felt we were crazier than the other members of Pogo Ltd. and decided to work together on the Kosmik 3 album. Robo was worked in the graphics department of NTA Benin. He was an amazing artist, a crazy guy, he was extremely creative, he invented a musical notation language that only he understood. He was amazing, he took me to his place in Asaba and showed me his compositions, he must have had over 500 songs.

Emman Osagie was my floor manager when I was a producer at NTA (Nigerian Television Authority) Benin. We were all on the same wavelength. He was a member of Severe 7, and heavily involved in the Bini music scene working with Ehi Duncan and others. we really enjoyed making Shokolobangoshay, it’s a river of influences, a bit of this, a bit of that, but it is really our thing. The musical ideas we were playing with at the time.

Emmanuel Ogosi. 3rd March 2026.

This record is why I went into reissuing records with Odion. The feeling to sharing records that went under the radar when they were initially released, with a greater audience. Shokolokobangoshay is uniquely Nigerian in a very personal way, it makes references to the societal and political ills that plague us in Africa. It’s title, Shokolokobangoshay, references a play song, kids in Lagos and western Nigerian sing when they play in the streets. Most Nigerians can relate. The music references afro beat, country music, reggae without falling firmly on any side. This is one for the ages. Amazing production, I personally love this record for the free spirit, creativity and excellent song selection. We had to licence it, we just had to. Limited repress only 500 copies.

It is also excellently produced. Big up to all involved, from the Vinyl Rip (James Law, Fidgit Studio, South Africa), to the master production by DJ Simbad (Cape Town, SA) and the cover restoration by Angelo Mitchell (SA). I am so happy to be doing it with the boys in the motherland. Peace and appreciation to all. Special dedication to Mother Tongue for creating a great pressing. Please file under Afro.
Blessings,

Temitope Kogbe, Odion Livingstone

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Assa'd Khoury

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Wewantsounds)

Fire, Passion, Ecstasy Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wewantsounds continues its Middle East reissue series with Assa"d Khoury"s 1978 rarity, Electronic Touches Belly Dance. Reissued for the first time in nearly 50 years in partnership with Byblos Records founder Mozart Chahine, the album features Oriental classics reimagined through Khoury"s pioneering electronic keyboards. This definitive edition includes original artwork, remastered audio, a new introduction by Ahmed Khalil (Dikraphone), and an exclusive interview with Chahine, the album"s producer, conducted by Mario Choueiry (IMA)

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Stimela

LP | 1984 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)

$ 13.71* $ 41.56 -67%

Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare South African Afro-Fusion from 1984 First vinyl reissue Since 1990 First ever release outside of the African Continent Comes With Double-Sided Insert 180g Black vinyl limited to 500 copies (w/obi strip) / Stimela were a popular and successful South African Afro-fusion outfit led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and arranger Ray Phiri. The band was formed under the name ‘The Cannibals’ during the 1970s when Phiri got together with drummer Isaac Mtshali, keyboard player Thabo Lloyd Lelosa and bass player Jabu Sibumbe. They initially started out as instrumentalists, but later evolved to Afro-fusion when they joined forces with vocalist Jacob “Mparanyana” Radebe in 1975. The story of ‘The Cannibals’ ends when Radebe died in 1978 but the ‘Stimela’ story was only just beginning.

In 1979, after a life-changing experience in Mozambique (where they were stranded for three months) the bandmembers had to sell all their belongings to take a train home. This trip was a watershed moment as it was here where they conceived the new name for the band: The Zulu word for “locomotive-train” Stimela.

Stimela would soon become little short of an institution in their home country of South Africa. With soulful tunes and gripping lyrics, the band has recorded platinum-winning albums such as Fire, Passion and Ecstasy, Shadows, Fear and Pain & Look Listen and Decide. In addition to recording their own material, the group supplied instrumental accompaniment on albums by a lengthy list of legendary artists. Stimela would go on to gain global fame after being featured on Paul Simon’s iconic 1986 ‘Graceland’ album and the mega tour that followed.

Ray Phiri would enter into many successful collaborations with major acts and artists such as Harari, Joan Baez, Willie Nelson and Manu Dibango. In 2017 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at the age of 70. Phiri has received many awards in recognition for his contribution in the music industry, one of these is the Order of Ikhamanga awarded to him by the South African president. This was to honor his sterling contribution to the South African music industry and the successful use of arts as an instrument of social transformation.

Stimela is the tale of a South African band who have battled their way through dark days to take their rightful place in the forefront of the South African apartheid-era music invasion. One of their most memorable tracks “Whispers in the Deep” was even restricted from being broadcasted by the old South African Broadcasting Corporation.

On the album we are presenting you today (Fire, Passion and Ecstasy from 1984) the unique sounds of Ray Phiri’s Stimela are fully showcased. Expect infectious hypnotic build-up grooves, cinematic lowdown jazz-funk, Afro-soul, delightful reggae, gospel influences and funky synth-boogie sounds…all with a touch of early eighties new wave and hints of Island disco mixed with sensual bubblegum pop. It comes as no surprise that the album has now become a sought-after item due to its addictive and original-sounding nature, a must-have for any self-respecting record digger!

These recordings completely encapsulate Stimela’s fusion style. They managed to craft a modern South African sound that continues to influence SA musicians to this day. Never in a rush, yet always with a sense of purpose and direction – like the steam train after which they took their name.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first reissue of this fantastic Afro-fusion classic since 1990 (originally released in 1984 on Gallo Records) & this is also the first time the album is getting a release outside of the African continent. This rare record (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) complete with the original artwork. Also included is a double-sided insert containing rare pictures of the band.

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Ali Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2022 | CZ | Original (Dead Oceans)

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Four Flies)

Release: 2022 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ali Farka Touré trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to the masses. Dubbed "the African John Lee Hooker," one could hear strong connections between the two; both employed a bluesy style of play with gritty textures that elicit calm and fury in equal measure. While the influence of Black blues music prevailed, Touré created a West African blend of 'desert blues' that garnered Grammy Awards and widespread reverence. Though he transcended in 2006, Ali's musical legacy lives on through his son, Vieux aka "the Hendrix of the Sahara," an accomplished guitarist and champion of Malian music in his own right. On Ali, his collaborative album with Khruangbin, Vieux pays homage to his father by recreating some of his most resonant work, putting new twists on it while maintaining the original's integrity. The result is a rightful ode to a legend.Ali isn't just a greatest hits compilation. It's a lullaby, a remembrance of Ali's life through known highlights and B-sides from his catalog. It is a testament to what happens when creativity is approached through open arms and open hearts. "To me, music is magic, it is spontaneous, it is the energy between people," Vieux says. "I think Khruangbin understands this very well." The genesis of the album dates back to 2019, when Khruangbin, coming off their breakthrough album Con Todo El Mundo, was beginning to play to bigger crowds. The record was finished in 2021, as a global pandemic shuttered businesses and forced us to take stock of what Earth was becoming. Indirectly, Ali captures this as a moment of peace within a raging storm, a conversation between past and present without allegiance to suffering. Now, given Khruangbin's reach as a unit with legions of fans (including the likes of Jay-Z and Paul McCartney), they're poised to bring Malian music to broader groups of listeners.

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Giuliano Sorgini

Mad Town / Ultima Caccia

$ 15.72*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Four Flies is delighted to present a super juicy treat for all 7-inch vinyl devotees: the first 45 ever to feature tracks from Giuliano Sorgini’s masterpiece ZOO Folle. To ensure maximum DJing pleasure, we’ve picked two of the grooviest tracks from the original recording session, never before released in this format. The psychedelic funk number “Mad Town”, on Side A, drags you in with its infectious drum breaks and the rapid yet hypnotic flute of Nino Rapicavoli. “Ultima Caccia”, on Side B, is sheer afro-tribal bliss, with drums by Sorgini himself and massive funky percussion by legendary session player Enzo Restuccia. If you want an ace up your DJing sleeve, look no further

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Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Soundway)

2LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Strut)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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In September, Soundway Records will release its first compilation of 2019: Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People.
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, during the last days of Apartheid, Esa recalls the immense power that music had in resisting oppression and division. “Amandla, Awethu”, which literally means “the power is ours”, was an ubiquitous chant echoing throughout the politically charged atmosphere of the time – a call to unite, and a call from which this release derives not only its title, but its intention as well.
“Music was a crucial way of bringing people and communities together”, reflects Esa, “and it’s what I hope to achieve with this compilation, too”.
For Esa Williams is not only a musical polymath but also passionate about connecting people through music – be it as a skilled DJ, an educator in production, a band leader reigniting the legendary Ata Kak band from Ghana, or a collaborator with the likes of Tanzanian artist Mim Suleiman. A firm favourite on the DJ circuit, he held a monthly residency at Phonox London for over 6 months - bringing guests such as Nu Guinea to Brixton audiences - as well as delivering memorable sets at Dekmantel, Atlas Festival, Boiler Room and more.
The last few years have seen a recent surge in interest in South African music from the 80s and 90s, including bubblegum, which was recently showcased on Soundway’s critically acclaimed 2018 compilation Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie in 1980s South Africa, put together by DJ Okapi. It was only natural that the label looked to delve deeper into the country’s rich musical legacy and tap another of its esteemed ambassadors for the role of compiler.
The result is a rainbow of complementary electronic styles hailing from not only South Africa but further afield, including zouk from Brazil and the French Antilles, as well as Afro-futurism. Together, they form a comprehensive picture that connects the dots of Esa’s musical journey – from growing up in South Africa, to artists he has encountered in his worldwide travels who have helped develop his identity as a musician.

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Ebo Taylor

Life Stories

Real, Volume 1 Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New repressing of the essential Ebo Taylor compilation ‘Life Stories’ in its original 2LP gatefold format.

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Wizkid & Asake

7" | 2026 | US | Original (Empire)

$ 20.22*

The Fundamental Nature Of Being, Part One

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The arrival of Real, Vol. 1 marks a seismic shift in the global music landscape, uniting two of Nigeria’s most formidable forces for a project that defines the current zenith of Afrobeats. This collaborative effort sees Wizkid, the smooth-talking pioneer of the genre’s international expansion, and Asake, the "Mr. Money" whose neo-Fuji sound redefined the street-pop aesthetic, finding a middle ground between luxury and grit. The project serves as a sonic bridge between eras, blending the minimalist, high-fashion sensibilities of Wizkid’s recent output with the high-octane, choir-backed energy that has made Asake a household name. It is less of a competition and more of a conversation between two masters of their craft, exploring themes of spiritual gratitude, the weight of superstardom, and the unyielding pulse of Lagos.

With soundscapes both cinematic and deeply rhythmic, the production moves beyond standard club formulas, opting instead for a sophisticated fusion of traditional Yoruba percussion, shimmering synths, and the heavy, resonant log drums of Amapiano. Wizkid provides the effortless, melodic swagger that acts as the project's anchor, while Asake injects a spiritual intensity through his signature layered chanting and rapid-fire flows.

Ultimately, Real, Vol. 1 is a celebration of authenticity in an era of global crossover. By stripping away the pressure of conforming to Western pop standards, Wizkid and Asake have created a body of work that is unapologetically Nigerian yet universally resonant. It captures the spirit of a city that never sleeps and the ambition of two artists who have conquered the world without losing their souls. This is more than just a collection of hits; it is a blueprint for the future of African music, proving that when Wizkid and Asake occupy the same frequency, the result is nothing short of legendary.

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The Shaolin Afronauts

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Freestyle)

$ 14.60*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Working Man Blues Record Store Day 2026 Edition

Al Cook

LP | 2026 | EU | Reissue (Monkey.)

$ 51.69*

Release: 2026 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound Of Harar Townships

2LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Fela Soul Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 1972 black people rarely featured in the country’s white-owned official newspapers, unless, perhaps, they were a dead “terrorist”. However, Dr Footswitch’s performance prompted The Rhodesia Herald to print the picture of their guitar player, Manu Kambani, on the front page along with the screaming sentence “Jimi Hendrix is dead but Manu is alive”. With his ability to mimic the mesmerising antics of Jimi Hendrix Manu had impressed everybody and the editor of the paper couldn’t resist printing the story. Heavy criticism from conservative whites followed, accusing the Herald of “lowering the standards.” But the coverage turned Manu into an emblematic figure in Harare, one of Salisbury’s oldest townships, and would influence many youngsters to form their own musical groups. Those bands began fusing Rock music, Congolese Rumba, South African Mbaqanga, soul and traditional beats into an underground music movement that would shape the future of Zimbabwean sound and challenge the colonial establishment. All the commotion started drawing interest from South Africa’s industry players and a good number of Rhodesian bands – including The Great Sounds, MD Rhythm Success, Afrique 73, The Hitch-Hikers, The Impossibles and the O.K Success – had managed to get one-off recording deals with Gallo Record on the strength of their live performances. But for some reason the South African giant didn’t totally capitalise on the momentum and that vacuum was filled in 1974 by the Teal Record Company who had decided to beef up their Rhodesian subsidiary. Crispen Matema, a prolific drummer with a love for traditional music, was hired to oversee the program. Driving across the country in his Peugeot 504, Matema scouted undiscovered talent, organised live music contests, and booked a small studio in downtown Salisbury. Within a year, he had recorded fantastic bands such The Baked Beans, Blacks Unlimited, New Tutenkhamen, The Acid Band, Echoes Ltd, Gypsy Caravan and many others. To release this flood of music, Teal launched several new imprints, including Afro Soul, Afro Pop, and Shungu. Not to be outdone, Gallo Records finally sent the legendary sax jive producer West Nkosi to Rhodesia to scout for emerging talent. A chance recommendation led him to the Jamaica Inn Hotel, where he encountered The Green Arrows led by the carismatic Zexie Manatsa. By Christmas 1974, their single ‘Chipo Chiroorwa’ had sold over 25,000 copies, making them the first Rhodesian band to earn a gold disc. In November 1975 Nkosi arranged for another session for The Green Arrows at the Film Project Studios to record the fuzz-drenched ‘Towering Inferno’, a tribute to Paul Newman and the crystalline guitar instrumental ‘No Delay’, a homage to Steve McQueen. In 1976 the liberation war is raging when Teal began immortalising Thomas Mapfumo on 1/4inch tape. Thomas had just joined forces with the Black Unlimited and The Acid Band and had started modernising traditional songs to great effect. That revolutionary style deeply rooted in Shona culture known as Chimurenga unified all generations under the banner of the liberation struggle. Zexie Manatsa and Thomas Mapfumo massive popularity attracted the attention of the Patu (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) who didn‘t like the massive crowds these artists were attracting. As a result Both Manatsa and Mapfumo were arrested and imprisoned. Despite the arrests and the increasing scrutiny from the Rhodesian authorities, the music refused to be silenced. If anything, the repression only strengthened the resolve of Zimbabwean artists such as the enigmatic Tineyi Chikupo, who continued to compose songs that carried the hopes and struggles of the people. By the time Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980, the musicians who had risked everything to give their people a voice emerged as national heroes. The 25 songs presented in this project showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity bands of the 1970s and 80s delivered is endlessly rewarding. It was a time of wild experimentation before established genres had crystallised. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves all collide beautifully in this collection, which also includes never-before-released tracks by Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and many other Zimbabwean artists!

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Fela Kuti Vs. De La Soul

LP | 2015 | US (Fela Soul)

Work Of Art Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2015 / US

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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The classic is back! Limited edition for Record Store Day 2015! Gummy Soul's Amerigo Gazaway mashes up Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti with acapellas from De La Soul to killer effect! A fantasic journey into the "world of afrobeat rhythms, funky horn riffs & classic hip-hop gems". Bonus track added, now on colored vinyl in a full color picture sleeve!

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Asake

LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Empire)

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Work of Art is not merely a sophomore album; it is a victory lap run with the precision of a master artist. Following the stratospheric global ascent of his debut, Mr. Money with the Vibe, Asake faced the kind of pressure that usually demands a pivot. Instead, he treated that intensity like clay, sculpting a project that feels at once more expansive in scale and more intimate in spirit. Released in 2023, the album serves as a definitive statement on Asake’s sonic identity, deepening his signature fusion of Amapiano, Fuji-inspired percussion, and Afrobeats while moving with a newfound sense of deliberate poise.

If his debut was a high-octane sprint to introduce his sound to the world, Work of Art is a confident stroll through his own creative museum. Anchored once again by the masterful production of Magicsticks, the album serves as the perfect architectural space for Asake’s erratic, infectious flows. The record feels richly textured—brimming with pulsating log drums, soulful samples, and the specific, ecstatic chaos of Lagos nightlife. Asake successfully bridges the gap between traditional Yoruba heritage and the deep, percussive basslines of South African Amapiano, resulting in a sound that feels simultaneously ancestral and futuristic.

The project thrives on a unique duality: it is introspective, yet undeniably club-ready. Tracks like "Amapiano," featuring Olamide, provide the anthemic energy his fans crave, while cuts like "Basquiat" showcase a lyrical swagger that frames his life as high art set to a relentless four-on-the-floor beat. By leaning into his "Mr. Money" persona with added vulnerability and a clearer focus on the craftsmanship of his vocal delivery, Asake avoids the dreaded sophomore slump entirely. He proves that he isn't just making pop songs; he is curating a moment. Ultimately, Work of Art captures the feeling of an artist standing at the peak of his powers, looking out at the landscape he has helped reshape, and confirming that, indeed, he belongs there. It is not about reinventing the wheel—it’s about proving that the wheel he built is a masterpiece.

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Brazilian Rare Groove

Riviera Drive / Genius Of Love

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rare Groove CollectionExplore the fusion of world music with soul, funk and disco through the Rare Groove Collection.With this new volume, discover unique groove tracks straight from Jamaica!Fully remastered original versionsBrazilian RARE GROOVEDiscover the wonders of Brazilian music from 60s, 70s & 80s. A wave of modernity invades the country and Soul, Funk & Disco influences merge with traditional genres such as Bossa Nova, Samba or Batucada. This union led to a colorful and cheerful groove symbolizing the transformation of Brazil.

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Magic Source

12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Favorite)

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Soundway)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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French label Favorite Recordings presents the new 12" from Magic Source (from The Mighty Mocambos and Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band). Expect tropical disco and funk flavours, hypnotic percussion and a really well-produced cover of Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love". Tip!

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Free Youth

We Can Move

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soundway Records reissues Free Youth’s long sought-after 1985 single “We Can Move”, their only release - fully restored, remastered and available for the first time on digital and 12” vinyl. “We Can Move” is the first known iteration of Ghanaian hip hop, emerging at the dawn of ‘hip-life’ (hip hop meets highlife).
Free Youth comprised three main members: Terry “Sir Robot” Bright, Lenny “Nii Addy” Dimple, and Abednego “King Abed” Ayim Bright. In the early 80s they began performing in clubs and parties across Accra, with friends and other dancers occasionally joining them on stage – including Reggie Rockstone, who later went on to find commercial success.
In 1985, the band were approached by a producer and invited to record at a local studio. Without having written down any music, Terry, Lenny and Abed sang the parts and beatboxed the rhythms to the session musicians prior to recording. Out of this session came “We Can Move”, a blend of hip-hop and Afro-funk with a proto disco-boogie beat, punchy trumpet riffs and melodic rapping.
Included in the Soundway reissue is an exclusive instrumental cover version of “We Can Move” from Welsh ensemble Drymbago. This replaces the original B side track “Freedom Video Centre”, which was an advertising jingle for a business associated with their former producer. Soundway Records is pleased to deliver Free Youth the release that they were after, 34 years later.

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Wede Harer Guzo

2LP | 2016 | CZ | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

Kelen Ati Leen / Souleymane

Release: 2016 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band's Wede Harer Guzo is the third release on Awesome Tapes From Africa for Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro. In the years since Shemonmuanaye, Mergia has revamped his touring career, playing festivals and clubs worldwide, including a recent tour supporting Beirut. By 1978, Addis Ababa's nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6:00 am. But that didn't stop some people from dancing and partying through the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. One key denizen of Addis' musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was preparing a follow-up to his seminal Tche Belew LP with the f...

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Orchestra Baobab

7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

$ 14.60*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Shye Ben-Tzur & Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express

Ranjha

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (BMG Rights Management)

12" | 2026 | Original (Studio Barnhus)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Shye Ben Tzur/Jonny Greenwood/The Rajasthan Express -"Ranjha" / Ranjha is the collaboration between award-winning composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, celebrated composer/musician Shye Ben-Tzur, and the Indian ensemble, the Rajasthan Express. The album is a follow-up to their acclaimed 2015 debut, Junun. While Junun was recorded in a makeshift studio within the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India, Ranjha was created in a more intimate setting - Jonny Greenwood's studio in Oxford, England. The album features 11 new tracks, blending the group's signature cross-cultural sound with a contemporary edge. Pressed on red & coral splatter vinyl in a gatefold jacket with printed sleeves and photo/lyric booklet included.

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Arn4l2

Tierra Bomba

$ 21.34*

Release: 2026 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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GENRE/S: Electronic, Afro Beat, Latin House, Champeta

TRACK LIST:
[Vinyl]
A1. TIERRA BOMBA
A2. KEPASA
A3. BULLA
B1. QUEMANDO
B2. VALE MIA
B3. LA ÑAPA

SHORT INFO:
Studio Barnhus presents ARN4L2, a producer from Cartagena, who debuts on the Stockholm label with the striking EP TIERRA BOMBA, a record built from the fractured memory of an island in the
Colombian Caribbean, understood as a surface in motion.
The project draws on tools present in the early development of the Champeta genre – the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, the Yamaha DD-14 drum pad, and the Pyramid mixer – alongside percussive
gestures and guitars characteristic of the style. On songs like the effortlessly bouncy title track and the gaita-laced curveball BULLA, featuring the characteristic melodic flute of the region, ARN4L2’s instinct for propulsion and detail comes into focus, while vocal tracks like the energetic closer LA ÑAPA integrate the artist’s voice as texture, without hierarchy or center.
TIERRA BOMBA becomes a point of convergence, where technology, sonic practices, and fragments of local popular culture meet in the present tense. Released through Studio Barnhus on
12'' vinyl and all digital platforms on March 13.

Text written by Edna Martinez.

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LP | 2026 | US | Original (Mississippi)

Bulayo

Ben-Tzur, Shye & Greenwood, Jonny & The Rajasthan Express

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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African acoustic guitar masterpieces, expanding on Mississippi's beloved "African Guitar Box."In 1979 and 1980, a young British-Kenyan musician named John Low hit the road to learn fi nger-style guitar from his heroes. He traveled across Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, and Zambia, visiting, and sometimes staying in the homes of, stars like Jean-Bosco Mwenda, Losta Abelo, and Emmanuel Mulemena. He also documented brilliant but previously under-recorded artists like Tanzania's Francis Kitime and Kenya's Mtonga Wanganangu.Regardless of status, John approached each artist humbly, as a student. He recorded in homes, village squares, and watering holes. The sessions are intimate and casual, the artists at ease. John's tape deck picked up some of the continent's greatest artists along with the sounds of laughter, children playing, and glasses clinking. Five decades on, these tapes off er a rare glimpse into how fi ngerstyle guitar was actually heard, outside the tense confi nes of commercial studios.Some of these songs appeared on John Storm Roberts' out-of print Original Music compilations, (huge inspirations to Mississippi). Others have never been made publicly available. All have been expertly restored and remastered from the original tapes by Andrew Walter (Honest Jon's, Abbey Road). John Low provides notes and lyrics, and Tanzanian music scholar John Kitime gives the musicians' perspective. Licensed from John Low and the artists, pressed on high quality vinyl at Chicago's Smashed Plastic.

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Junun Yellow & Orange Marbled Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2026 | EU | Original (BMG Rights Management)

$ 44.94*

Dan Tyler & Nick The Record

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Junun is the debut collaborative album by composer Shye Ben Tzur, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express. Released in 2015, the album was recorded in a makeshift studio within the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India. Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich worked on the album. Junun (an alternate spelling of "junoon," meaning "mania" or "the madness of love") received widespread critical acclaim. The group also supported Radiohead's 2018 Moon Shaped Pool tour, performing as Junun. The album features Ben Tzur's compositions, which incorporate devotional Sufi qawwal musicians singing in Urdu and Hebrew. Jonny Greenwood contributed guitar, bass, keyboards, ondes Martenot, and programming, using chords sparingly and focusing on North Indian ragas. The recording sought to capture the "roughness" of Indian music, avoiding the high fidelity often found in world music. 2 LP set, yellow/orange vinyl, gatefold jacket with booklet.

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Mr Bongo Edits Volume 3

12" | 2025 | Original (Mr Bongo)

Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band

Release: 2025 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Good friends and Record Mission co-captains, Dan Tyler (one half of the Idjut Boys) and Nick The Record, take the reins for the third volume of the Mr Bongo Edits 12" series. With previous editions coming courtesy of Danny Krivit and Luke Una, Dan and Nick set their sights on a hand-picked selection of iconic ‘70s Cuban recordings for this three-track cosmic whirlwind. Across the A side, Dan picks out two Juan Pablo Torres tracks, with Nick taking on Grupo Los Yoyi on the B. Tweaking, extending and reworking the recordings with a dose of extra magic they remould the tracks to fit the sounds and structure of today’s dancefloors.

Having formed the Idjut Boys in the early ‘90s, Dan and Conrad McDonnell have crafted a dubbed-out, disco-tinged style that permeates their countless productions, remixes and DJ sets. Speaking of the two tracks Dan has chosen to rework for this EP he mentions, “Having been caught under an avalanche of good music from Mr Bongo, I took it upon myself to extend and add effects to a couple of the fantastic tracks from the Juan Pablo Torres LPs they recently re-issued. Just for disco jockey and barn dance use.”

First, Dan looks to Cuban maestro Juan Pablo Torres’ 1978 album 'Algo Nuevo', taking one of the standout tracks ‘Cacao’ and giving it more space to breathe. Teasing out the scatting vocal line and percussive climax that nods to George Kranz's ’83 electronic disco anthem 'Din Daa Daa', whilst adding more cosmic tripped-out synths and space echoed dubs, Dan builds the tension to fine effect. This track sounds immense on a big club system and the swirling synths felt like they were lifting the ceiling off when we played it at the amazing La Paloma ballroom in Barcelona.

Dan then turns his attention to Torres’ 1977 'Super Son' album, giving the psych-Latin-funk track 'Pastel En Descarga' a dub makeover. Rich in delay and drama, whilst maintaining and extending the breakers funk intro, he juices it up into a punchy, no-nonsense, cosmic-funk delight.

On the B side, Tangent co-founder, long-standing Life Force resident and seasoned rework master, Nick The Record, revisits an edit that he originally constructed in 2009. Clocking in at over double the length of the original cut, Nick’s edit of Grupo Los Yoyi’s 1977 cut 'Paco La Calle', is made with dancers firmly in mind. This secret weapon builds and simmers, with the drums and percussion pushing and pulling before the psychedelic synth lines return in a sweltering fashion. In this new 2025 version, Dan is drafted in to work some brilliant new synth lines into the mix.

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Roi De L'agbadja Moderne 1974-1983

2LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

CD | 2025 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Gnonnas Pedro’s “Mo Ngbadun Re” - a song written to pay tribute to Nigerian and Beninese musicians - would change the trajectory of Analog Africa, forever.

And while the Nigerian artists were more or less familiar to Samy (the label founder), when Gnonnas began singing about ‘Picoby’, ‘Renova’, ‘Annasoua Jazz’, ‘Super Borgou’, ‘Super Star’, ‘El Rego’, ‘Black Santiago’ and other bands from Benin that he’d never heard of, he was driven to find out more. The conclusion of this musical experience was that if a star like Gnonnas Pedro sang about these bands it could only mean that he knew something that we didn’t. Could it be that the Benin Republic had more to offer than its size suggested? There was only one way to find out. Samy arrived in Cotonou in August of 2005 and that´s how a Gnonnas Pedro song brought Analog Africa to Benin, and the rest is history.

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Vaudou Game

Fintou

$ 15.72*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Four Flies)

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For their 5th album, Vaudou Game's influences have spread beyond the city and country limits, crossing the Atlantic to reach Colombia. Magnetized, the tropical waves traveled along the equator from Latin America to Togo, knocking on the door of Otodi studio. They too wanted to be part of it and take advantage of its legendary analog equipment. Expected by Peter Solo, they weren't the only ones contributing to forging the group's famous hypnotic groove. The sedans parked in the lot don't lie. From the nearby Lomé market, Nana Benz DU Togo have come to unite the delicacy of their alluring vocal harmonies in call and response with Peter Solo. Lomevio, a young group when Vaudou Game's leader had provided them with instruments during difficult times, now offers to its listeners the strength of its voice-guitar-accordion trident. Still acting under the supreme authority of funk controlled by the esotericism and mystique of the voodoo scale, Vaudou Game unites the hand of highlife with that of cumbia above its head. « Afro Cumbia » is one of the new musical direction taken by the band. They were accompanied by the brilliant voice of the Spanish-english singer Clara Serra López on the track «Râler». Guitars, percussion, brass, and vintage keyboards to activate hips or set the most intriguing atmosphere, Peter delivers his messages hidden behind his unremovable mask. Whether dealing with political or human and ecological subjects, he is always sure to mask them under a thick layer of sarcasm and humor in order to put them into better use via a joyful and dancing trance. With the subliminal motto of repaying Africa, the people, the Earth. Fintou! Franck Cochon (Translated by Andrea Kim)

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Psyche

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Glitterbeat)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A unique combination of psychedelia, groove and afrobeat, the music of Psyché goes back to the roots of our future; it evokes visions of a mythical past, blending centuries-old music traditions and mixing them with modern genres. Like a warm Mediterranean breeze, it travels across lands, seas and eras, distilling essential rhythms and cosmic pulsations.

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Tamikrest

Assikel

LP | 2026 | Original (ZZK)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With Assikel, the iconic Saharan rock band Tamikrest delivers their sixth studio album - a work of striking intimacy, rawness and atmospheric depth. Recorded live to analogue tape, the album captures the band"s natural interplay, hypnotic energy and the emotional urgency that has defined their sound for nearly two decades.For Tamikrest, whose music has long illuminated the culture, struggles and resilience of the Kel Tamasheq people, Assikel ("voyage", "journey") marks a deliberate shift toward an even more organic and immediate approach. The songs navigate themes of exile, longing, resistance and community, shaped by the harsh political realities at home and the unbroken spirit of a people in motion.Musically, the album weaves electric and acoustic guitars, floating lap steel, deep bass, calabash, hand percussion and full drum kit into a vivid s...

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Nuevos Rios

Jesus - Christ Ne Decoit Pas

Release: 2026 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nuevos Ríos is the new project born from the meeting of Colombia's iconic Canalón de Timbiquí, led by the unmistakable voice of Nidia Góngora (Quantic, Ondatrópica, The Bongo Hop), and the Toulouse-based trio Reco Reco, known for their explorations of trance-driven rhythms from South America and beyond.As the latest creation to emerge from Colombia's effervescent scene of rich hybridizations, Nuevos Ríos offers a breathtaking dive into the Afro-descendant traditions of the Colombian Pacific, elevated by electronic and amplified elements. The result is stunning: an odyssey that never strays from its course, transcending boundaries and guiding listeners along the discovery of a new river full of winding paths. In this music, we feel tropical heat, the embodied force of musical traditions, and the sweat of European dancefloors in a unique cocktail-instantly addictive, at times introspective, and always irresistibly danceable.Originating on the banks of the Timbiquí River, the project took shape through the encounter between Canalón de Timbiquí-the group founded by maestra Nidia Góngora, whose mesmerizing and instantly recognizable voice has illuminated projects like Quantic, Ondatrópica, and The Bongo Hop-and Reco Reco, passionate explorers of trance-inducing music, especially from South America.Far from the beaten path, at the heart of Colombia's Pacific region, the two groups came together naturally in the village of Timbiquí, the very roots of Canalón's music and of Nidia Góngora herself. Through a series of improvised jam sessions in the ground floor of Nidia's home, the hybridization of their music became an obvious path-born from a shared desire to reveal to attentive listeners the strength of this human and musical encounter.This first chapter, released on ZZK Records-a label renowned for uncovering South American gems (Son Rompe Pera, Nicola Cruz, La Yegros_)-is carried by the singular writing and timbre of Nidia Góngora. Across the tracks, each element of the ensemble finds its rightful pla...

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Jess Sah Bi

LP | 2026 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

A Toda Cuba Le Gusta30th Anniversary Red White & Blue Cuban Flag Ecorecord Vinyl Edition

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jess Sah Bi is well-known as half of the legendary duo Jess Sah Bi & Peter One who brought homegrown Country-Americana to the West African masses with their smash debut Our Garden Needs Its Flowers in the mid-1980s. Touring stadiums and reaching listeners worldwide, their music has racked up millions of spins on YouTube and remains imprinted in the hearts of Ivorians of a certain age. Atfa reissued their album in 2018, garnering critical acclaim from publications including Pitchfork and Rolling Stone and reaching a new generation of listeners outside Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). Sometime in the early 90s, Die Sahbi - or Jesse, as he known to friends-became gravely ill with an unknown ailment and almost died. He visited various doctors and all kinds of religious healers and nothing helped. One day he went down to an Evangelical Christian revival in his neighborhood. They prayed over him and he was delivered. He says, "Their prayers helped chase out whatever demons and unhealthy spirits were inside me. After that my illness went away. When I went to the United States a few months later on an exchange program I wanted to make music to thank God because I was saved." He recorded an album of music praising God in order to honor a promise he made to himself at the depths of his desperation in the hospital. The album Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas [Jesus Christ Does Not Let Us Down] came out in 1991 and sold around 3000 cassettes in Ivory Coast. The master tape was lost along the way so the recording has never been on digital platforms until now. Jesse didn't have much time to record while visiting South Carolina, hence the relatively short album, 6 songs including two reprises for filler. A local pastor connected him with a studio and some American musicians (Robert Fortner and Gary Davis) to help. They added acoustic guitar, percussion and keyboard accompaniment to Jesse's soaring French and Gouro vocals, harmonica and finger-picked acoustic. The resulting recording is deeply soothing and contemplative music that perfectly compliments the songs already embraced by millions. But he had to find the rest of the studio expenses-$600 total-which he secured drawing cartoons for Unicef. Jesse is Ivory Coast's first political cartoonist, a vocation for which he was widely celebrated at the time. It also made him a few enemies which lead to him leaving the country permanently a few years later. Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi's first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts followed, along with a growing solo profile in the country. The first big gospel artists in Ivory Coast were the duo Mathieu et Constance, who emerged in 1989. There was a bigger gospel music movement in English-speaking counties like Ghana and Nigeria (Christians make up roughly 40% of the population in Ivory Coast, slightly less than Muslims). Jesse didn't have any intention of working in Christian music but he realized, "You don't make music to make money-you want to send a message." In the years since Jesus-Christ's release, gospel music in Ivory Coast has grown to become a key part of music culture in the country. Spiritual music appears in community actives across the public and private spectrum from religious gatherings and parties to television broadcasts and music festivals. And, as it has evolved and indigenized locally, gospel music has picked up elements of traditional Ivorian music, reggae and soul. The album ultimately precipitated the demise of the duo, who were soon separated geographically as Peter One relocated to Nashville. He went on to become a nurse and release a successful solo album on Verve following the Atfa collaboration. Nowadays Jesse lives in the Bay Area and continues to record and perform music wherever and whenever he has the chance.

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Afro Cuban All Stars

2LP | 2026 | EU | Original (BMG Rights Management)

$ 44.94*

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Angola Soundtrack Volume 2

2LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Analog Africa)

$ 38.19*

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Hot Mule & Secousse)

Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 2010, against all odds, Angola Soundtrack Vol.1 was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize in the category "Black music". This victory was all the sweeter for its triumph over the predicted winner, Aloe Blacc's multi platinium record, "Good Things". Many were surprised that the award was handed to a compilation that covered obscure music, but it didn't surprise the team behind Analog Africa who believed such award should have come much earlier. Since discovering the music of Angola 15 years ago, styles such Kazucuta, Rebita and Semba have become an addiction for Samy Ben Redjeb, the compiler, who proclaimed a serious warning in the first edition liner notes:

"Listening to these tracks may cause addiction and provoke heavy rotation!"

Angola Soundtrack Vol.2 - Hypnosis, Distortions & other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978 - The unique blend of incomparable musicianship, passionate delivery and regional rhythms that make these tracks so combustible are no accident. An exceptional set of circumstances existed in the history of Angola before Independence that created the giant leap in the style and standard of bands and recordings of the time.

When Portuguese repressive measures prevented the small Turmas, street musician groups, from being able to perform in Carnaval celebrations in 1961, a Portuguese civil servant, entrepreneur and Angolan music fan named Luis Montês was already in a position to capitalise on Luanda's need for a live music scene. His self-designed "Kutonocas", Sunday afternoon live music festivals, delighted a Luandan population hungry for a communication between the city and musseques (townships). It also forced groups to adapt to a different style of playing that would accommodate large stages and broader audiences. They equipped themselves with electric guitars, and fed on the musical influences from Cape Verde, Congo and the Dominican Republic, while staying patriotically true to their own musical legacy and unique rhythms.

The intimacy of those participating in this musical revolution meant they playfully and professionally wanted to trump each other's style; communication between the groups was frequent as everyone studied each other's records and concerts and players were under a lot of pressure to outdo each other due to the limited recording and performing opportunities. Development of skill and ingenuity was a must, as well as addressing the highly politicised climate. The optimism of Independence can be heard in these recordings; a common goal between the audience and musicians.

Upon reading the characteristically generous liner notes of this new Analog Africa release, you will be given more hints of the crucial melting pot that allowed this short period to have such an outstanding productivity. Featuring 44 pages acquired in coordination with the National Library of Luanda and the art magazine "Note E Dia", Analog Africa head honcho Samy Ben Redjeb has managed to collect newspaper clips, extremely rare pictures of the bands on stage and printed interviews from the 70s.

The stunning pages of passionate photography and artistic design also include interviews with many of the original artists and their families, biographies of the three labels that made it all possible, and of Luis Montês, who was the pulse of the live music scene in Luanda. This compilation is a dedication to the short lived recording industry in Angola, a brief moment of history between 1969 and 1978 in which three recording companies produced approximately 800 records, mostly singles. They are rare jewels, each song with a significant story and feel behind it. You will hear exciting music blazed with the anticipation of emancipation, tracks fuelled with a sense of unity, community, importance and immediacy.

This addictive, outlawed music from Angola shakes and grooves with the smoothness of staccato machine gun fire. Do yourself a favor and submerge yourself into some of the most addictive music created by mankind!

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N’Draman Blintch

Cosmic Sounds

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Secousse)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tired of reading the words ‘classic’, ‘masterpiece’, ‘missing link’, ‘cult’, in every press release? Just trust us on this one: We have no choice but to use those words and urge you to (re)discover one of the ultimate Afro-Disco lost classics.
How could such a masterpiece stay in obscurity for so long? Well, no one knows where N’Draman is. He’s presumed dead, and so is Mr Patrick, the label owner, an ex-football player who turned his focus into fashion after suffering a career ending injury. Selling jeans from an outlet in Monrovia (Liberia), he only ventured in the music business for a short period of time, releasing a handful of incredible albums on his Cosmic Sounds imprint.
The word on the street was that Nigerian legend William Onyeabor was somehow involved with the production of the album, or maybe playing synths on it. Both were inaccurate, although N’Draman Blintch’s previous and first record Cikamele, was indeed recorded at Willfilms, Onyeabor’s studio. And some of the musicians playing here were also key members in his pool of session musicians.
Cosmic Sounds is many things: Psychedelic, politically engaged, funky to death, full of synths, with an artwork to die for, a perfect crossover of African and Western culture: Music for the body and soul, Cosmic disco before the genre even existed. Did DJ Danielle Baldelli hear it? Was it ever played by Larry Levan or Mancuso? In a pre-internet era, it’s unlikely but not impossible.
We are extremely honored in carrying the reissue of this gem and have treated the task with utmost respect: both artwork and audio were restored by specialists, and liner notes were written by Temitope Kogbe, Afro-Funk expert who runs the Odion Livingston label, founded with legendary producer Odion Iruoje. 38 years after its original release, the world is finally ready to hear Cosmic Sounds in all its glory.

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Jule Henri Malaki

Makiyaj / Tes Idees

$ 14.60*

LP | 2014 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following the success of the Retro-Zouk mixtapes series (4 volumes / 15k plays on Soundcloud), Secousse Radio proudly presents its first official vinyl reissue of a long lost Zouk banger.
Originally released in 1993-1994, those two tracks have been road-tested in various clubs and parties for months and the feedback is clear: it’s dancefloor devastation business.
Their author is Jules Henri Malaki, an established and self-produced artist from Guadeloupe, a French overseas island in the Southern Caribbean Sea.
As the popularity of Zouk music keeps growing every day in Europe, America and Asia, just whisper the name “Makiyaj” to any of the best DJs from the current tropical diggers scene and watch their eyes scintillate… This secret weapon shall not remain secret very long.

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Ngozi Family

Day Of Judgment

Release: 2014 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2023 repress
Proto-punk and garage Zamrock: the celebrated guitarist Paul Ngozi’s essential debut album. Featuring Chrissy Zebby Tembo.

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2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Space Echo

2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (World Circuit)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the spring of 1968 a cargo ship was preparing to leave the port of Baltimore with an important shipment of musical instruments. Its final destination was Rio De Janeiro, where the EMSE Exhibition (Exposição Mundial Do Son Eletrônico) was going to be held. It was the first expo of its kind to take place in the Southern Hemisphere and many of the leading companies in the field of electronic music were involved. Rhodes, Moog, Farfisa, Hammond and Korg, just to name a few, were all eager to present their newest synthesisers and other gadgets to a growing and promising South American market, spearheaded by Brazil and Colombia.

The ship with the goods set sail on the 20th of March on a calm morning and mysteriously disappeared from the radar on the very same day. One can only imagine the surprise of the villagers of Cachaço, on the Sao Nicolau island of Cabo Verde, when a few months later they woke up and found a ship stranded in their fields, in the middle of nowhere, 8 km from any coastline.

After consulting with the village elders, the locals had decided to open the containers to see what was inside – however gossip as scintillating as this travels fast and colonial police had already arrived and secured the area. Portuguese scientists and physicians were ordered to the scene and after weeks of thorough studies and research, it was concluded that the ship had fallen from the sky. One of the less plausible theories was that it might have fallen from a Russian military air carrier. The locals joked that again the government had wasted their tax money on a useless exercise, as a simple look at the crater generated by the impact could explain the phenomena. “No need for Portuguese rocket scientists to explain this!” they laughed.

What the villagers didn’t know, was that traces of cosmic particles were discovered on the boat. The bow of the ship showed traces of extreme heat, very similar to traces found on meteors, suggesting that the ship had penetrated the hemisphere at high speed. That theory also didn't make sense as such an impact would have reduced the ship to dust. Mystery permeated the event.

Finally, a team of welders arrived to open the containers and the whole village waited impatiently. The atmosphere, which had been filled with joy and excitement, quickly gave way to astonishment. Hundreds of boxes conjured, all containing keyboards and other instruments which they had never seen before: and all useless in an area devoid of electricity. Disappointment was palpable. The goods were temporarily stored in the local church and the women of the village had insisted a solution be found before Sunday mass.

It is said that charismatic anti-colonial leader Amílcar Cabral had ordered for the instruments to be distributed equally in places that had access to electricity, which placed them mainly in schools. This distribution was best thing that could have happened - keyboards found fertile grounds in the hands of curious children, born with an innate sense of rhythm who picked up the ready-to-use instruments. This in turn facilitated the modernisation of local rhythms such as Mornas, Coladeras and the highly danceable music style called Funaná, which had been banned by the Portuguese colonial rulers until 1975 due to its sensuality!

The observation was made that the children who came into contact with the instruments found on the ship inherited prodigious capabilities to understand music and learn instruments. One of them was the musical genius Paulino Vieira, who by the end of the 70s would become the country´s most important music arranger. 8 out of the 15 songs presented in this compilation had been recorded with the backing of the band Voz de Cabo Verde, lead by Paulino Vieira, the mastermind behind the creation and promulgation of what is known today as “The Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde”.

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Orchestra Baobab

Pirates Choice

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Hot Casa)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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An Afrobeat and Worldmusic classic first time on vinyl.

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Stanislas Tohon

Dans Le Tchink Systeme

$ 25.84*

24 Hours In A Disco 1978-82

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Afro-Soul Holy Grail by the “Soul Brother from Benin“, featuring the famous “Vis à Vis” band from Ghana and recorded in Kumasi in 1979.

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Kiki Gyan

2LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)

Make It Fast, Make It Slow

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soundway Records present ’24 Hours in A Disco 1978 - 82’, 7 cuts of relentless disco grooves from the sublimely gifted Kiki Gyan. Hailed as Africa’s answer to Stevie Wonder, Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist Kiki Gyan was a musical wunderkind who by 1975 had risen from the lowly status of high school dropout to being ranked eighth in a poll of the greatest keyboardists in the world (occupying the rarefied air of the top ten with heavyweights like Steve Winwood, Billy Preston, and Stevie Wonder) as well as becoming an in-demand session player in the top recording studios of London - all before his twenty-first birthday.

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Rob

LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)

Osunfisan Brothers & Sisters

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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ROB was an enigmatic recording artist from Ghana who cut two albums for the legendary Essiebons label in 1977. Neither of these were big domestic hits at the time and have since become prized amongst collectors in recent years. The title track from this LP was always one of the most popular on the first Soundway release Ghana Soundz and over the years we have been asked many times to re-issue the LP in it’s entirety. A stranger, slower offering than his more dancefloor funk-laden and Spartan first LP, this record sees ROB in similar territory but with the tempo switched down and the introspection turned up.

ROB’s trademark horns dominate and are supplied by the Mag-2, an army band founded by leader Amponsah Rockson, who named it after the army unit the band played for – the “magnificent” second battalion. In 1977, Rob traveled to the coastal town of Takoradi in search of Mag-2, which had an entire section of its line-up dedicated to horns, with the intension of laying out his proposal to them. Luckily for Rob, the band took him up on it.

With religious overtones and a broody, slightly off-key atmosphere at points it’s certainly one of the stranger afro-funk records to come out of West Africa but with tracks like Loose up Yourself and Make it Fast, Make it Slow he nails it for sure.

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Yoga - Be An Enlightened Soul - Stay Young And Pure With Yoga

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Odion Livingstone)

7" | 2026 | US | Original (Orchestra Gold)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The rare and deeply funky LP "Yoga – Be An Enlightened Soul – Stay Young And Pure With Yoga" by Osunfisan Brothers & Sisters is set to return to vinyl in an official reissue, marking the first authorized repress of one of Nigeria’s most elusive spiritual

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Orchestra Gold

Djama Ko

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Psychedelic rock collides with Malian soul in a sonic ritual where fate dances with shared purpose. Guitars shimmer like heatwaves. Horns speak in tongues. Grooves pull you sideways through time. “Djama Ko” is a song reminding us to just be ourselves. One poignant lyric states “Some clothes just look better on some people than others”. It’s about not getting caught up in comparison, and leaning into what makes us uniquely special. It’s spiritual. It’s sweaty. It’s a portal. Step in.

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Love And Devotion

2LP | 2026 | Original (Real World)

Release: 2026 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Equal Rights Orange Vinyl Edition

Peter Tosh

2LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

$ 42.69*

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• DELUXE SLEEVE WITH LINEN LAMINATE FINISH
• SECOND STUDIO ALBUM OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF THE LEGENDARY REGGAE BAND THE WAILERS
• EXPANDED 2LP EDITION INCLUDING BONUS DISC CONTAINING RARE AND UNRELEASED SONGS PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE ON DUBPLATES
• FEATURING “GET UP, STAND UP”, “I AM THAT I AM” AND “STEPPING RAZOR”
• INCLUDES 4-PAGE BOOKLET
• LIMITED EDITION OF 3000 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON ORANGE VINYL

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LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Brazil Greatest Hits

LP | 2025 | Original (Latency)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brazil Greatest Hits by Wagram Records is a vibrant collection that captures the essence of Brazil"s musical soul. This double-vinyl release brings together iconic Bossa Nova recordings, soulful samba melodies and contemporary Brazilian grooves. LP 1 focuses on timeless classics that shaped the sound of an entire generation, offering warm guitar lines, silky vocals and the unmistakable rhythm of Rio. LP 2 moves into a more modern territory, featuring dance-friendly tracks, remix highlights and fresh interpretations that blend traditional influences with global club culture. Whether for collectors, DJs or lovers of Brazilian music, this edition delivers authentic atmosphere and high-quality sound.

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Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

Nexus

Born To Move Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2025 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mohammad Reza Mortazavi is known for his groundbreaking work with the tombak and daf, traditional Persian drums that he has radically redefined through new playing techniques and extended vocabulary. Following his acclaimed 2019 release Ritme Jaavdanegi, Nexus marks Mortazavi"s return to Latency with a full-length album recorded entirely in Berlin.

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Ozobby Horn

LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Afrodelic)

$ 30.94* $ 32.57 -5%

LP | 2025 | US | Original (Mississippi)

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ozobby Horn was a very obscure band from Nigeria composed of three musicians that only released one and only very hard to find cult album that has finally been reissued by Afrodelic."Born To Move On" is an absolutely killer album that sums up the best of 1970s Nigerian sound. Heavy wicked psychedelic Afro-funk; phat drums and hefty, chunky bass with shredding fuzz guitar insertions on a bed of analogic keys.

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Bizimungu Dieudonne

Inzovu Y'imirindi

Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark

Release: 2025 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the late 1980s,...

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Gwenifer Raymond

LP | 2025 | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

Le Secret (Bosq Remix) / Le Secret (Bosq Remix Instrumental)

Release: 2025 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Last Night I Heard the Dogstar Bark’ is a line from Grant Morrison’s ‘The Invisibles’, spoken by Tom O’Bedlam; a half-mad hobo occultist who sees holy words reflected in the wet cement of the city. My last album was recorded and released mid-lockdown during a global pandemic; Since then the world seems to have been taking on an increasingly surrealistic tilt, and ol’ Tom makes more and more sense.

In some ways the album is split down the middle: I’ve been playing in that folk-horror style for a while, and that’s still there (dream-making birds from the Mabinogion and the worst night of a rabbit’s life, etc.), but also it’s moving on to dally with science-fiction and esoterica (meditations on the set-theory afterlife, and pioneering rocket scientist-cum-Thelemite Jack Parsons, etc.). Around the time a lot of those were written I was reading a lot of pulpy science and strange fiction - by coincidence several that dealt with various ideas surrounding the concept of infinity. And so the album enters from the cosmic void and exits through the galactic plane.

I’ve always felt a strong pull to the world of the weird, and I don’t think there’s a lot weirder than infinity: the product of a division by zero. Something that compels me about experimental and instrumental music has always been its ability to give form to the otherwise inarticulable. But I also believe talking about the meaning of it all sort of ruins the point. So I think about Tom O’Bedlam, who could either be a prophet or a madman. But if it sounds good who cares, we all get divided by zero eventually anyway.

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Konkolo Orchestra & Bosq

7" | 2025 | UK | Original (Rocafort)

$ 13.48*

Tuff Times Never Last Purple Vinyl Edition Poster

Release: 2025 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Who better than American producer Bosq to put his spin on Konkolo Orchestra's hit track 'Le Secret' from their debut album? Now based in Colombia, Bosq infuses the Afrobeat anthem with a fresh, club-ready energy, blending infectious Afro rhythms with pulsating dance beats.

On the B-side, listeners will find the instrumental mix, which emphasizes the track's intricate percussion and irresistible grooves, perfect for DJs and vinyl enthusiasts. This release puts a contemporary spin on Afrobeat and is sure to set any dancefloor ablaze.

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Kokoroko

LP | 2025 | UK | Original (Brownswood)

$ 37.07*

Release: 2025 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Black Sweat)

Lolo

2LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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The roots of African music are always open to new possibilities. This is revealed in the music of this unprecedented quartet. Alongside the Malian singer Rokia Traore', Mamah Diabate, Malian griot and djeli ngoni player, has been playing for several years with Stefano Pilia (Afterhours, Massimo Volume). Now, their path intertwines with the artistic and human partnership between Jabel Kanuteh, Gambian griot and kora virtuoso, and percussionist Marco Zanotti(Classical Afrobeat Orchestra, Cucoma Combo). The union of these two pairs develops unusual geographies and architectures, where dual African and Italian identities merge into one universal sensibility. The predominant Malian and Gambian modes chase each other, but all is fused into a broader rhythm factory or embellished by more abstract and liquid experimental digressions. The curiosity and pliability of the individual musicians search for a language that is both current and contemporary, always poised between ancient and modern, landscape and narrative, with jazz, rock and folk influences.

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Cesaria Evora

Live A Paris 1993

$ 21.34*

Lokkhi Terra Meets Dele Sosimi

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Cesária Evora's Live à Paris 1993 is a celebrated live album released in 1996. Recorded during her live performance in Paris on 12 & 13 June 1993, this album captures the soulful and emotive voice of Cesária Evora, the renowned Cape Verdean singer often referred to as the ""Barefoot Diva."" The live recording highlights her mastery of morna, a traditional Cape Verdean music style often compared to blues or fado for its melancholic tone and themes of longing and nostalgia.
Evora's voice carries an intimate and heartfelt quality, drawing audiences into the stories embedded in the songs. The album features morna and coladeira styles, with lyrical themes often revolving around love, loss, and the struggles of Cape Verdean life. The recording captures the energy of the live performance, the audience's reactions, and the interplay between Evora and her band, creating a vivid and immersive experience.
Now this album is available for the first time on vinyl. It comes as a limited edition of individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl."

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Cubafro Remixes 2025 Repress

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (MoBlack)

$ 15.72*

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Sahel Sounds)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Last summer, London fusionistas Lokkhi Terra joined forces with former Fela Kuti keyboardist Dele Sosimi for the four track album "Cubafrobeat", an ingenious blend of Cuban dance music and Nigerian/Yoruban Afrobeat. MoBlack Records present dope up-tempo re-imaginations of "Cubafro" by Peppe Citarella who contributes an uplifting latin jazz infused interpretation, and Armonica, Francesco Chiocci and MoBlack who serve downright tantalizing afro house renditions oozing with their respective landmark style

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Les Filles De Illighadad

Eghass Malan

Una Oportunidad Mas De Triunfar En La Vida

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Les Filles de Illighadad present their first ever studio album "Eghass Malan." The female led avant rock group hailing from the village of the same name bring their new genre of Tuareg guitar mixed with traditional rural folk. Versed in tradition, Fatou Seidi Ghali and her band have created contemporary studio versions that are unlike anything ever before recorded, transporting rural nomadic song into the 21st century.Les Filles are all from Illighadad, a secluded commune in central Niger, far off in the scrubland deserts at the edge of the Sahara. The village is only accessible via a grueling drive through the open desert and there is little infrastructure, no electricity or running water. But what the nomadic zone lacks in material wealth it makes up for deep and strong identity and tradition. The surrounding countryside support hundreds of pastoral families, living with and among their herds, as their families have done for centuries.

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Los Piranas

LP | 2025 | EU | Original (Glitterbeat)

Release: 2025 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ronet)

Ekowmania

Dr. Afrodub

LP | 2024 | Original (V2)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Seminal Afro-dub album "Dr. Afrodub" by Ghanaian Ekowmania aka Ekow Alabi Savage. The drummer, percussionist and singer who's played with Jimi Tenor & Kabukabu for more than 20 years explores the fields of classic Roots Reggae, Afro and Dub as well as uptempo modern African rhythms and ballads. This Jimi Tenor produced album is an expansion of Ekowmania's tribute song to Kwame Nkrumah (which is also released as 7" with different versions) and Tenor's electronic loops, which they developed into a full album in guitar player Lauri Kallio's country side studio in Kiikala, Finland. The album kicks off with a very heavy, club-ready and UK reggae-styled album mix of "Kwame Nkrumah", following up with 200% intensity on the voodooesque rhythm explosions of "Twerk Your Mind", then taking a 360 degree turn with the smoothness and laidback vibes of "Kiikala Reggae". Throughout its 9 cuts "Dr. Afrodub" always approach the balance of beautiful song writing and intensity in rhythm and melody, visiting the excellent and classically crafted 70's Roots tune "Dub Souljah", the upfront & tempo-fueled "Lagos Heavy" and ending with DJ Sotofett's mix of the albums ballad "Me Know". CUT With Excellence BY Timmion Cutting LAB IN Helsinki Finland.

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Cocobolo

Consider It Done

London Ko Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Consider It Done by Cocobolo, released 27 September 2024, includes the following tracks: "Of Course", "Mr. Nilsson", "Nachtwandeling", "Safety First" and more. This version of Consider It Done comes as a 1xLP. The vinyl is pressed as a red disc.

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Fatoumata Diawara

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (3eme Bureau / Wagram)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Basa Bongo / Black Pepper

Yoruba Singers

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Soundway)

Gentleman 50th Anniversary Igbo Smoke Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Guyana folk music reinterpreted and infused with Afroroots and culture, reissued on vinyl for the first time. A year after their debut album ‘Ojinga’s Own’, the Yoruba Singers from Guyana released the singles ‘Black Pepper’ and ‘Basa Bongo’. These two songs were recorded in Barbados and released on the Green Shrimp label and became extremely popular throughout the Caribbean and South America. The music also became an integral part of the very beginnings of what was later to become the Champeta Criolla sound in the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

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Fela Kuti

LP | 1973 | CZ | Reissue (Knitting Factory)

$ 33.70*

Release: 1973 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood

Jarak Qaribak

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (World Circuit)

$ 21.34*

LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Jazzybelle)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Celebrated singer, musician and producer Dudu Tassa teams up with award-winning composer and guitarist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) for a new album ‘Jarak Qaribak’ (arabic for ‘Your Friend Is Your Neighbour’), bringing together vocalists and musicians from throughout the Middle East for a very special album of cross-border collaborations.

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Novos Baianos

Novos Baianos F.C.

$ 38.19*

12" | 2026 | EU | Original (Mayway)

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Formed in Bahia in the late "60s, Novos Baianos became one of the most iconic groups in Brazilian music. Mixing samba, rock, choro, psychedelia, capoeira rhythms, and communal living, they embodied a new countercultural movement that reshaped MPB. Their albums, especially Acabou Chorare and Novos Baianos F.C., are now considered pillars of modern Brazilian music, inspiring generations of artists in Brazil and worldwide. Originally released in 1973, Novos Baianos F.C. captures the band"s communal lifestyle and fearless experimentation. After the success of Acabou Chorare, the group expanded their sound into a vibrant mix of samba, choro, folk, psychedelia, and electric street-soul. With the unmistakable chemistry of Baby Consuelo, Pepeu Gomes, Moraes Moreira, Paulinho Boca de Cantor,and Dadi, the album radiateswarmth and spontaneity. Recorded in the Baianos" legendary "football club" house, it stands as a joyful snapshot of Brazilian cultural freedom in the early "70s.

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Malandra

M$Ney Golden Vinyl Edition

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Malandra by Ao, released 13 February 2026, includes the following tracks: "Talvez ", "Malandra ", "Aren't You Tired", "Sorte " and more. This version of Malandra comes as a 1x12" in a(n) Printed Inner Sleeve(s) packaging. This release comes with (a) Insert(s). The vinyl is pressed as a black disc.

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Asake

LP | 2026 | US | Original (Empire)

Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin

Release: 2026 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Asake’s fourth studio album, M$ney, marks a major evolution in his career, trading the frantic energy of his early hits for a more polished, cinematic sound. The project explores the intersection of material wealth and divine favor, framing his global success as a spiritual journey. Rather than just celebrating the "soft life," Asake uses this record to reflect on the discipline and faith required to maintain his position at the top of the music world.

Sonically, the album expands his signature Fuji-fusion and Amapiano roots with help from long-time collaborator Magicsticks and international producers like DJ Snake. Tracks like "Worship" bring high-octane electronic energy, while "Badman Gangsta" featuring Tiakola offers a sleek, R&B-influenced collaboration. Throughout the project, Asake balances these high-energy moments with orchestral strings and jazz elements, creating a rich, textured listening experience that feels both global and deeply rooted in Lagos street culture.

At its heart, M$ney is a balance of celebration and introspection. In tracks like "Forgiveness" and "Gratitude," Asake addresses the pressures of fame and the personal growth he has undergone since his debut. He remains grounded in his Yoruba heritage, blending boastful lyrics with sincere thanks for his trajectory. Ultimately, M$ney proves that Asake is more than a hit-maker; he is a visionary artist documenting his life and legacy with newfound maturity and style.

1xLP, pressed on Gold Nugget Vinyl.

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Ali Marmalade Vinyl Edition

LP | 2022 | US | Reissue (Dead Oceans)

Release: 2022 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2026 | EU | Original (Afrosynth)

Sandy B & Sofa Elsewhere

Forward In Reverse Pt 1

Teaspoon And The Waves Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2026 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Legendary South African kwaito pioneer Sandy B has joined forces with versatile Belgian producer soFa elsewhere to create a powerful, politically charged album, released in two parts on S.A.'s ,Afrosynth Records. With original artwork by Cape Town-based Darren Christian.

Sandy B and soFa elsewhere’s collaboration started in the shadow of ongoing genocide and atrocities in various parts of the world, with a shared conviction: music is political. Both lament the absence of political discourse in today’s electronic music scene, which seems to have forgotten about its original values. Together they’ve channelled this urgency into their work, creating tracks that resonate with defiance, hope and a demand for change. Let's stop polarising and dividing, and let's unite against our common enemies: greed, racism, sexism, religious intolerance and homophobia.

This album represents more than just music; it’s a statement of resistance. With Sandy B’s deep-rooted legacy and soFa elsewhere’s boundary-pushing production, these tracks offer a rallying cry for justice, unity and transformation. May even the most privileged wake up and join the struggle for a better future for all.

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Teaspoon And The Waves

LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

$ 18.54* $ 33.70 -45%

Watch Out Now / Try Again HHV Exclusive Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 200 copies for the 2023 Summer of Jazz campaign, focused on South-African jazz.

Official replica re-issue of a South African jazz-funk rarity from Teaspoon & The Waves. Released in 1977 on Soul Jazz Pop, a subsidiary label of Mavuthela Music Company / Gallo, Teaspoon & The Waves’ self-titled album is an absolute masterpiece. Best known for the song 'Oh Yeh Soweto’, which is an astonishing adaptation of Lamont Dozier's anthem 'Going Back to My Roots', this track has become a contemporary underground club classic in recent times and has been featured in sets from a cross-section of DJs. With such a massive calling card song, it could be easy to write off the album as a typical one-tracker (like so many records often are), but that is a long way from the truth. Each of the remaining four tracks are super strong and, for us here at Mr Bongo, this has to be our favourite South African record of this era. 'Saturday Express' is a jazz-funk/disco stomper which will soon be lighting up dancefloors again. 'Wind and Fire' is true afro-jazz-funk excellence, with great spacey synths and reggae-inspired guitar grooves riding throughout. The opener, 'Friday Night’, also has a slightly reggae-tinged tropical groove, whilst 'Got Me Tight' finishes off the session with a feel-good jazz-funk workout that features cool, quirky, Patrick Adams-esque synths. Saxophonist Teaspoon Ndlela has had an amazing and rich musical career. Releasing albums on records labels Soul Jazz Pop, Hit Special, Gallo GRC, alongside working with and writing for South African artists such as Mpharanyana, Stimela, Sipho Gumede and Sgu. He also features on the Paul Simon track 'Gumboots' taken from the iconic 'Graceland' project. Though best known for 'Oh Yeh Soweto' we hope this re-issue helps demonstrate that there is much more magic in this wonderful musician's repertoire to discover.

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Heroes Of Limbo

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Mocambo)

$ 11.22*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Trace Afrobeat

$ 24.71*