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The Elcados - This World Is Full Of Injustice Record Store Day 2022 Black Vinyl Edition
The Elcados
This World Is Full Of Injustice Record Store Day 2022 Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Afrodelic)
29,99 €*
Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The ultra-rare masterpiece by Elcados originally released by EMI-Nigeria in 1973 and recorded by Kayode Salami. A top shelf heavyweight Afro-Psych Funk-Rock. A real gem. Featuring 'Ku Mai Da Hankan’
Black Children Sledge Funk Group - Love Is Fair Record Store Day 2022 Black Vinyl Edition
Black Children Sledge Funk Group
Love Is Fair Record Store Day 2022 Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Afrodelic)
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Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Nigerian classic Black Children Sledge Funk Group 1976’s debut album full of positive vibrations and feel-good grooves! A sunny blend of Reggae and Afro-Funk with a lot of percussions, psychedelic and rhythmic guitar and organ. In the mid-seventies in Nigeria everybody loved them. Pride of 70’s Africa Repressed for the first time.
V.A. - Africa Funk Roots Chapter One
V.A.
Africa Funk Roots Chapter One
2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Cosmic Disco Machine)
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Femi Kuti / Made Kuti - Legacy +
Femi Kuti / Made Kuti
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2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Partisan)
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Groupe RTD - The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti
Groupe RTD
The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti
LP | 2020 | US | Original (Ostinato)
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Release: 2020 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The first ever international album from Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. This ain't a compilation or reissue!

A stunning collision of Indian Bollywood, Jamaican dub and reggae, sleek horns inspired by Harlem’s jazz era, Somali funk, and the haunting and joyous synthesizer melodies of the Red Sea by Groupe RTD, one of East Africa’s best kept secrets.

Recorded in three days -- as per the strict limit set by Djibouti's national radio authorities -- with a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio replete with the very best audio interfaces and carefully positioned microphones around a less than soundproof room to achieve a vibrant, professional sound while maintaining the analog warmth of decades prior.

A portion of Bandcamp sales will be donated in equal parts to:

• The Djiboutian Embassy in Germany to purchase masks and other essential supplies for Djibouti.

• Amref Health Africa Covid-19 Fund (amref.org/donations/covid19/)

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More than one news report refers to Djibouti as “a place where nothing ever happened” that “would not register significantly in the global consciousness except for its strategic location in East Africa."

These deeply ill-informed observations could not be further from the truth.

While the music of Somalia is widely celebrated, its neighbor, the Republic of Djibouti, formerly known as French Somaliland, is home to an equally deep reservoir of its own unique Somali music.

The small but culturally grand country on the mouth of Red Sea remains one of the few places in the world where music is still entirely the domain of the state. Since independence in 1977, one-party rule brought most music under its wing, with almost every band a national enterprise.

No foreign entities have been permitted to work with Djibouti’s rich roster of music — until now.

In 2016, Ostinato Records met with senior officials of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Djibouti (rtd), a.k.a. the national radio, to discuss a vision for lifting the shroud on Djiboutian music as the young country of less than a million people increasingly opens up to the world. Three years later, in 2019, Ostinato became the first label granted full authorization to access the national radio’s archives, one of the largest and best preserved in Africa, home to thousands of reels of Somali and Afar music.

But just next door, in RTD’s recording studio, a world class band entirely unknown outside the country, whose songs are a living embodiment of the archives, lay in waiting. Composed of sensational new, young talent backed by old masters, the band — Groupe RTD — is the national ceremony outfit. By day, they perform for presidential and national events and welcome foreign dignitaries.

By night, when no longer on official duty, Groupe RTD is clearly one of East Africa’s best kept secrets.

Helmed by Mohamed Abdi Alto, possibly the most unheralded saxophone virtuoso in all of Africa, a Djiboutian national treasure, and the horn maestro on track 8 of our Grammy-nominated Sweet As Broken Dates compilation, and mentored by Abdirazak Hagi Sufi, originally from Mogadishu and composer of track 9 on the same compilation, Groupe RTD is the finest expression of Djibouti’s cosmopolitan music style.

Situated on the Bab El Mandeb (Gate of Tears) strait, a historic corridor of global trade connecting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean, Djibouti is blessed with influences from East Asia, the Arabian peninsula, India, and even more distant sounds.

Djiboutian music, particularly the addictive brand wielded by Groupe RTD, is, by their own admission, the juncture where Indian Bollywood vocal styles, offbeat licks of Jamaican dub and reggae, sleek horns inspired by Harlem’s jazz era, Somali funk and the haunting and joyous synthesizer melodies of the Red Sea collide.

Sax player Mohamed Abdi Alto — so talented that they added “Alto” to his legal name — honed his trade from a steady diet of John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Abdirazak’s guitar style draws heavily from his love affair with Jamaican music. Young singers Asma Omar, who won a youth talent contest to join the band, and Hassan Omar Houssein are fluent in the classic hits of Bollywood and Indian music. Synth player Moussa Aden Ainan brings a distinctly dexterous Somali touch, reminiscent of the exceptional keys work of Somalia’s Iftin and Waaberi Band. Their sound is kept afloat by measured Tadjouran rhythms, courtesy of drummer Omar Farah Houssein and dumbek player Salem Mohamed Ahmed’s perfect interplay.

But recording this album was Ostinato’s biggest challenge yet. A web of bureaucracy and strict rules had to be navigated. Djibouti’s authorities gave us only three days to record the entire set, with no extension. Up for the task and eager to deliver, the musicians promptly tore down the “no smoking or chewing khat” sign in RTD’s recording studio and began a heated, three-day, khat-fueled devilish feast of music amid a smokey haze, unleashing the very reason the band was founded: to strut Djibouti’s majestic music on the world stage when the opportunity arrived.

The recording equipment in the radio had not been upgraded in decades and technical neglect meant we had to devise a novel approach to ensure the highest quality recording possible. With the help of Djibouti’s head of customs, we flew in a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio replete with the very best audio interfaces and carefully positioned microphones around a less than soundproof room to achieve a vibrant, professional sound while maintaining the analog warmth of decades prior.

This game-changing setup, a far cry from the old days of field recordings, is Ostinato’s vision for the future: to capture the contemporary sounds of Africa and the world flawlessly, in any environment or circumstance.

We proudly present Ostinato’s premier studio recorded album and the first ever international album to emerge from Djibouti — Groupe RTD: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti.

This album, if listened to at an inappropriate volume, should firmly register Djibouti in the global consciousness, shifting its image from a strategic outpost of geopolitical games to cultural powerhouse.
The Faces - Wake Up Today
The Faces
Wake Up Today
LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Ketu)
29,99 €*
Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kêtu Records proudly presents, after two years looking for the artists in Nigeria, the reissue of this album from The Faces!!

Originally released in 1975, Wake Up Today, differs from the Afro-Funk productions of that time by its Afro-Rock/Afro-Funk Garage style.
We let you discover this UFO and thank you for your support to the label. Revive the legend Faces, Vibrate the dancefloor, !! Wake up today !!
Kollington Ayinla And His Fuji '78 Organisation - Blessing
Kollington Ayinla And His Fuji '78 Organisation
Blessing
LP | 1988 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)
29,99 €*
Release: 1988 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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This is the first in Soul Jazz Records’ new series of one-off pressings of limited-edition 1000 copies vinyl-only releases of Afro-funk/Afro-beat exact-replica, super-rare albums that were previously only ever released in Nigeria. The series starts with Kollington Ayinla’s celebrated 1978 album ‘Blessing,’ a rare lost classic of Nigerian Fuji music, featuring Ayinla’s sharp political lyrics together with his new band Fuji ’78. ‘Blessing’ blends the heavily percussive style of Fuji music with a stunning array of modern instruments, including synthesizers, Bata drums and guitars, to create one of the most forward-thinking and heavily danceable sounds ever to come out of Nigeria – a highly successful mixture of profound Fuji rhythms and Fela Kuti-style Afrobeat. Kollington Ayinla ranks alongside his friend and competitor Ayinde Barrister as the two most important artists to dominate Fuji music from its inception in the 1970s through to the 1990s by which time it had grown to become one of the most popular dance genres in Nigeria. At the start of the 1980s Ayinla started his own record company, Kollington Records, to release his music and remains to this day an extremely prolific artist, having recorded over 50 albums, most of which have never been released outside of Nigeria.
F.J. - That's The Way
F.J.
That's The Way
LP | 2019 | US | Original (Smiling C)
29,99 €*
Release: 2019 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Smiling C collaborate with Bahamian super talent, F.J. to compile a selection of six lost tunes from his catalogue. Many of these are first time to vinyl. TIP!
Fritz Bootle, Jr. (F.J.) created a unique blend of reggae and RNB while living on the Grand Bahama island in the early 90's. Subtly inspired by the Compass Point balearic locus of the nearby island of New Providence, and locally by a flourishing scene of soca, reggae, and disco. He developed this sound to fill a gap he saw in popular music.
He was fortunate to marry into a family that gave him unlimited access to work in the legendary studio on Freeport, G.B.I. Recordings, run by Frank Penn. Always more of a passion project, he would come up with these in the evenings after work, finding a way to blend all his different influences (Bob Marley, George Duke, Teddy Riley, Journey...). Fooling around with Cubase he navigated his way to this magical deep bass sound and new jack style drum programming. "That's The Way" is the retrospective collection of the best moments from his Bahamas chapter.
Kumasi - I Know You Feel It
Kumasi
I Know You Feel It
12" | 1982 | US | Reissue (Smiling C)
29,99 €*
Release: 1982 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Much anticipated re-release of South African disco funk outfit Kumasi's catalogue! Incl the known tunes Picnic (Moger) & Anomakoliwa. Strong from start to finish! TIP!
Kumasi was a group comprised of Ray Phiri, Jabu Sibumbe, Isaac Mtshali and Lloyd Lelosa. Sometime between their formation as The Cannibals (*needing reissues*) and the almighty group Stimela, Kumasi released one album and a couple of singles. The artists had contracts under Gallo and couldn't reveal that they were linked to the music in any way, leading Kumasi to have only a brief mysterious run in the early 80s.
But the secrets out! This release presents a collection of five songs from their incredibly rare full length LP, and adds to that their version of the South African classic, ‘Picnic’. Pressed as a 2x12” compilation, sounding incredible! Kumasi brings a unique blend of disco funk with that special South African tinge.
Ray Phiri died in 2017 - this album goes out in dedication.
Orchestre Abass - Orchestre Abass
Orchestre Abass
Orchestre Abass
LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)
29,99 €*
Release: 2018 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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In 1972, Orchestre Abass released two incredible singles on Polydor. These records - featuring Samarin Banza, Haka Dunia and other afrofunk masterpieces - were powerful enough to knock any music head out, but it wasn’t until the discovery of some unreleased material by the band that the seeds for this project were planted.

All the music was licensed directly from the various composers of these songs. The vinyl is pressed on 180 High Quality Virgin Vinyl and the gatefold contains previously unseen pictures and a detailed biography of the might band.
Vaudou Game - Otodi
Vaudou Game
Otodi
2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)
29,99 €*
Release: 2018 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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No one had been through those doors in years. Unchanged, seemingly untouched, just a Guard watching over it, one wondered whether the place would ever see the light of day again. Built in the 70s by Scotch, there were only twenty such places in the entire world. Twenty studios, all identical. Most had undergone a digital makeover in the 80s, but not this one; situated in Lomé, this studio had stayed true to its original form. Silent and uninhabited but waiting for one thing, and one thing only: for the sacred fire to be lit once again. That of the Togolese Recording Office, is studio OTODI for those in the know. Through thick layers of dust, the console was vibrating still, impatient to be turned on and spurt out the sound so unique to analog. That sound is what Peter Solo and his band Vaudou Game came to seek out.
The original vibrations of Lomé’s sound, resonating within the studio space, an undercurrent pulsing within the walls, the floor, and the entire atmosphere. A presence at once electrical and mystical sourced through the amps that had never really gone cold, despite the deep sleep that they had been forced into. In taking over the studio’s 3000 square feet, enough to house a full orchestra, Vaudou Game had the space necessary to conjure the spirits of voodoo, those very spirits who watch over men and nature, and with whom Peter converses every day.
For the most authentic of frequencies to fully imbibe this third album, Peter Solo entrusted the rhythmic section to a Togolese bass and drum duo, putting the groove in the expert hands of those versed in feeling and a type of musicianship that you can’t learn in any school. This was also a way to put OTODI on the path of a more heavily hued funk sound, the backbone of which maintains flexibility and agility when moving over to highlife, straightens out when enhanced with frequent guest Roger Damawuzan’s James Brown type screams, and softens when making the way for strings. Snaking and undulating when a chorus of Togolese women takes over, guiding it towards a slow, hypnotic trance. Up until now, Vaudou Game had maintained their connection to Togo from their base in France. This time, recording the entire album in Lomé at OTODI with local musicians, Peter Solo drew the voodoo fluid directly from the source, once again using only Togolese scales to make his guitar sing, his strings acting as channels between listeners and deities…
Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984
Pop Makossa
The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984
2LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)
29,99 €*
Release: 2017 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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An explosive
compilation highlighting the era when funk and disco sounds
began to infiltrate Cameroon's Makossa style. The beat that
holds everything together originate's from the Sawa people's
rhythms. When these rhythms collided with merengue, high-life,
Congolese rumba, and, later, funk and disco, modern Makossa was
born. Makossa, the beat that long before football, managed to
unify the whole of Cameroon. Some of the greatest Makossa hits
incorporated the electrifying guitars and tight grooves of
funk, while others were laced with cosmic synth flourishes.
However, most of this music's vibe came down to the bass, and
'Pop Makossa' demonstrates why many Cameroonian bass players
are among the most revered in the world.
V.A. - Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981
V.A.
Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings From 1971 To 1981
2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)
29,99 €*
Release: 2016 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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TOGO SOUL 70 project, is the collaboration between Julien Lebrun, label Manager and Liz Gomis, journalist and director. Two friends that are combining their skills to relate the process of pressing a compilation of rare grooves in Africa

From the original quest, searching for vinyls and right holders in adventurous conditions (sometimes) to the contract final signature, we'll travel throughout Togo to witness the post-colonial story of the country by the prism of its soundtrack

More than a digging session, we'll highlight togolese culture through music. Music that you'll be able to listen in May 2016 on the double vinyl compilation TOGO SOUL 70 (Hot Casa Records gatefold)
Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family - My Ancestors
Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family
My Ancestors
LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Mississippi)
29,99 €*
Release: 2012 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Myke Moul - Oppressor
Myke Moul
Oppressor
LP | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Canopy)
29,99 €*
Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The label say: This release marks the first complete album reissue on Canopy. Originally released in Nigeria in 1987, “Oppressor” was executive produced by Myke Moul himself and distributed domestically by EMI Nigeria & Tropic Records.

“Oppressor”, the album, finds the sweet spot between synth reggae, boogie, and euphoric Balearic island vibes.

Written by Myke Moul and arranged in collaboration with reggae star Majek Fashek in Nigeria, it was later re-crafted and recorded in France with a host of French musicians. Most notably the contribution of multi instrumentalist Pierre de St Front added engaging synthesiser parts and electronic drums.

Unfortunately the pressing of the album suffered from inherent technical flaws which adversely affected the sound quality and therefore even those lucky enough to find a copy, will not be able to enjoy it without considerable sonic defects. Therefore this remastered reissue will prove welcome to both collectors and new discoverers.

The titular track “Oppressor” stands out as a mid-tempo synth-reggae-boogie jam espousing the turbulent political times in Nigeria that were present in the late 80s. Elsewhere “Shadows in the Rain” is an instrumental cut displaying a jazz-funk sensibility which was unusual for a Nigerian artist at that time, and reflects Myke’s influences outside his home country. “Heading for the Top” is a boogie dance floor gem that shows the popularity of this genre at the time, as evidenced in many Nigerian releases and still sounds just as vital today. “Rescue us. O! Lord” shows Myke’s great song writing and Pierre’s fine musical skills working in tandem to create a reggae boogie tune, displaying the reggae & ska tendencies that were present in pop music in this era, from artists such as Grace Jones, Sly & Robbie or The Police.

All in all, the album demonstrates something fresh & exciting for Nigerian album reissues, touching down in a reggae fusion direction, with some fuller sounding production aesthetics, making the dynamics full and crisp on sound systems while also well suited to home listening.
Selecter - Too Much Pressure
Selecter
Too Much Pressure
LP | 1980 | Reissue (Chrysalis)
29,99 €*
Release: 1980 / Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kate Rusby - 30 : Happy Returns
Kate Rusby
30 : Happy Returns
2LP | 2023 | Original (Pure Rec)
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Jackson C. Frank - Mystery
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Mooncrest)
29,99 €*
Release: 2024 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Good Lovelies - Evergreen
Good Lovelies
Evergreen
LP | 2019 | Original (Goodlovelies)
29,99 €*
Release: 2019 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Good Lovelies - Shapeshifters
Good Lovelies
Shapeshifters
LP | 2018 | Original (Goodlovelies)
29,99 €*
Release: 2018 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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V.A. - Republicafrobeat Vol.6 - Afrobeat Ibérico
V.A.
Republicafrobeat Vol.6 - Afrobeat Ibérico
LP | 2023 | Original
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Otros Aires - 4 Big Man Dancing
Otros Aires
4 Big Man Dancing
LP | 2015 | Original (Galileo Music Communication)
29,99 €*
Release: 2015 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band - Strommen
Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band
Strommen
LP | 2020 | Original (Pile House)
29,99 €*
Release: 2020 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Anna Setton - O Futuro é Mais Bonito
Anna Setton
O Futuro é Mais Bonito
LP | 2023 | Original
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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José Casimiro - Sabura DJâ Nfrontam
José Casimiro
Sabura DJâ Nfrontam
LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Sabura)
29,99 €*
Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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"Sabura Djâ Nfrontam" by one of the biggest names in the triumph of the electrification of Funaná, the great José Casimiro. The album was recorded in 1981, celebrates music made in Portuguese-speaking Africa, finally reissued for the first time.
Mendes & Mendes - Mendes & Mendes
Mendes & Mendes
Mendes & Mendes
LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Sabura)
29,99 €*
Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Brothers Gerard Mendes (also known as Boy Ge Mendes) and Jean-Claude Mendes display the intriguing combination of Creole Portuguese-African polyrhythms, American boogie, and Brazilian samba; the duo became massive stars among the Cabo Verde diaspora.

This LP includes the killer boogie anthem “Mitamiyo”
Good Lovelies - Under The Mistletoe
Good Lovelies
Under The Mistletoe
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Good Lovelies)
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Akin Nathan's Ijama - Sweet Country
Akin Nathan's Ijama
Sweet Country
LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Bring It Back)
29,99 €*
Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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First time repressed since 1982, Akin Nathan was a seasoned session saxophonist who featured on several albums but was chiefly known for his tenure with Sonny Okosuns' Ozziddi during the group's most productive period in the 70s & 80s. Nathan's Ijama 1982 solo outing Sweet Country, includes drummer Geoffrey Omadehbo, guitarist Brother Didi Lead, bass guitarist Yakubu Daniel, keyboard player Johnny Woode, trumpet Big John Oaikhena & piano Brother Francky Ntoh Song. Featured cuts are K'ale San Wa, Congratulation & Free Namibia. Played by dearly beloved luminaries such as Tone Nimble, Ge-ology, Sadar Bahar & Charlie Dark.
V.A. - The Soul Of Congo - Treasures Of The Ngoma Label
V.A.
The Soul Of Congo - Treasures Of The Ngoma Label
3CD | 2023 | EU | Original (Planet Ilunga)
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Soul of Congo is a compilation that spans the years from 1948 to 1963 as the Belgian Congo emerged from colonial subjugation into the first flower of Independence. Singers and players came to Congo’s capital Léopoldville, from all over Central Africa — from the streets of Brazzaville on the opposite shore of the Congo river to the vast plateau of Mbanza Congo in Angola, from the mineral rich areas of Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) in the Deep South to the lively docks of Kisangani (Stanleyville) in the northeast, from the rocky wastes of Mbandaka (Coquilhatville) in the West to the majestic forests of Bukavu (Costermansville) in the East.

Léopoldville became a cauldron of musical syncretism between the African rhythms that arrived with these musicians and the European, Caribbean and Cuban tunes that were popular in the big city. The new sounds were recorded for one of the big five Congo labels: Opika, Loningisa, Esengo, Olympia or Ngoma. None of the other Congolese labels better showcased the energy, variety & spirit of this era than the Ngoma label. The label was founded by the Greek Nicolas Jéronimidis in 1948. After his early death in 1951, it was further developed by Nikis Cavvadias and Alexandros Jéronimidis. During its existence, from 1948 until 1971, Ngoma made over 4500 recordings, creating a crucial cultural legacy. Now with Unesco declaring Congolese Rumba as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity as of December 2021, it is fitting they are restored to the ears of the world.





As the Ngoma label flourished, so too did the first big stars of this new sound: Manuel d’Oliveira from San Salvador, Antoine Kolosoy “Wendo’’ from Bandundu and Léon Bukasa from Katanga. The three of them are heavily featured in the Ngoma catalogue and in this compilation. Ngoma also provided a way for female singers, such as Martha Badibala, to rise to fame and inspire other women to dream of a life beyond taking care of the kids and husband. Futhermore, the label was keen to record traditional folkloric music, such as the songs by likembe player Antoine Mundanda. It also looked for fresh talent as far away as Brussels where they recorded Camerounian heartthrob Charles Lembe fronting a fierce quartet on some flashy adapted Cuban Guaracha rhythms. Instrumentalists like Antoine Kasongo (clarinet), Albino Kalombo (sax) and Tino Baroza (guitar) also made their mark through the Ngoma recordings.

Ngoma is also known for releasing Adou Elenga’s hit “Ata Ndele,” that criticized the white colonists. It led to his imprisonment and the song being quickly deleted from the catalogue after its release in 1954 (long sought after, a rare original copy has been found for this compilation). Angolan Paul Mwanga, too, was unstinting in his criticism of the colonials, and he was also active with authors’ rights associations. Frank Lassan was a singer who brought the romantic style of French crooners to Congolese popular culture, while guitar wizard Manoka De Saïo or “Maitre Colon Gentil” were flamboyant popular figures in the nightclub scene, captured on disc. Guitar prodigies like Antoine Nedule “Papa Noel” or Mose Se Sengo “Fan Fan” cut their teeth as teenagers in studio bands. The band names changed rapidly — Beguen Band, Jazz Mango, Jazz Venus, Dynamic Jazz, Affeinta Jazz, Mysterieux Jazz, Orchstre Novelty, Rumbanella Bande, Vedette Jazz, La Palma, Negrita Jazz — all of them are heard here.

Dedicated record collectors came together to make this compilation possible. From the USA, Belgium, Japan, Germany, France, Morocco, and The Netherlands, these generous fans of the music have pooled their collections for the compilation, assembled and annotated by Alastair Johnston who runs the Muzikifan website from California. He dedicates this release to Flemming Harrev from the reference website afrodisc.com who passed away in 2020. Legendary but unheard songs were tracked down, some emerging from dead stock in a forgotten Tanzanian record store. Experts who have made previous compilations were solicited for their advice and recommendations; liner notes, graduate theses, African periodicals, blogs and documents by authorities such as Jean-Pierre Nimy Nzonga, Sylvain Konko, Gary Stewart, Manda Tchebwa, and Michel Lonoh were scoured for clues.

There are 69 songs on the 3CD set and 42 on the 3LP set. Two of the LPs are distilled from the 3CD set, while the third “bonus” LP" has a different selection of songs by Léon Bukasa and others. While this is unusual, we felt there was so much great material, the vinyl collectors would enjoy an extra album of out-takes from the shortlist that was originally over four hours in length.
Chaino - Temptation
Chaino
Temptation
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Modern Harmonic)
29,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The first ever LP release of this previously reel only exotica gem!
Victor Chukwu / Uncle Victor Chuks & The Black Irokos - Akalaka / The Power
Victor Chukwu / Uncle Victor Chuks & The Black Irokos
Akalaka / The Power
2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (BBE)
29,99 €*
Release: 2020 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ebo Taylor - Twer Nyame
Ebo Taylor
Twer Nyame
LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Comet)
29,99 €*
Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ebo Taylor “Twer Nyame” is being reissued on vinyl by Comet Records, pressed on high quality vinyl, with label designs and artwork as per the original release. Originally released in 1978 on Philips-West African-Records. Classic highlife sounds; uptempo grooves, vocals, tons of percussion, guitar, horns and organ lines. Featuring the stand-out ‘Atwer Abroba’. Ebo Taylor is one of Ghana's finest producer/arrangers. Taylor was heavily influential in the unique sound that emerged from the country in the 70's; a combination of traditional Ghanaian with Afro-beat, jazz, and funk rhythms. He worked with bands including Stargazers Band, Broadway Dance Band, Black Star Highlife Band (with Teddy Osei and Sol Amarfio who later joined Osibisa), Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians C.K.Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and the legendary Pat Thomas.
Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me
Joanna Sternberg
I've Got Me
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Fat Possum)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dotti Holmberg - Some Times Happy Times
Dotti Holmberg
Some Times Happy Times
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Sundazed)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fulu Kolektiv - Lualaba
Fulu Kolektiv
Lualaba
LP | 2022 | US | Original (Broken Clover)
30,99 €*
Release: 2022 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fulu Kolektiv, is a sister initiative to the Fulu Miziki based in the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Kolektiv was cemented during the Covid pandemic. Fulu’s artists have always been used to working outdoors, but when the pandemic hit everyone, things changed. We found ourselves with very limited access to open spaces, so the whole collective decided to look for an alternative way of making music (ie: turning into computers) and have managed to put together this music being released on this album (Lualaba). This Kolektiv is not only formed with band members of Fulu Miziki, but it’s open to everyone who has healing music and values the environment. For most of us, this was just a ‘’waoouuu’ moment when we discovered this unlimited way of making music from a computer. Many of us never knew about this music software and the amount of sounds you can get out of it. We took this opportunity to bring you these sounds. We hope you enjoy and love them, and you’ll listen to them with a fresh ear and that you experience the same effect we had when we discovered them. We are all inspired by the traditional Congolese music heritage. Congolese churches are loud and electric with their own energy, and we wanted to transmit these traditional vibes by our new/modern ways of producing music. There is a mixture of diverse sounds, and there is an ancestorial sentiment to the album. The deep songs of exorcism nuance from El Mopepe brings this vibe to life.
Jaimee Harris - Boomerang Town
Jaimee Harris
Boomerang Town
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Folk N' Roll)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Doug Paisley - Starter Home
Doug Paisley
Starter Home
LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Doug Paisley)
30,99 €*
Release: 2022 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bluem - Notte
Bluem
Notte
LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Peermusic)
30,99 €*
Release: 2022 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie
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Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight Colored Vinyl Edition
Fela Kuti
Roforofo Fight Colored Vinyl Edition
2LP | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Knitting Factory)
30,99 €*
Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Pape Nziengui Et Son Groupe - Kadi Yombo
Pape Nziengui Et Son Groupe
Kadi Yombo
2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
30,99 €*
Release: 2022 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie
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Kadi Yombo, published in 1989, is the most successful album in the quest for a fusion between tradition and modernity in Bwiti harp music of the Tsogho people of Gabon. Combining beating rattles with a layer of synthesizers, Papé Nziengui blends in a contrapuntal dialogue characteristic of harp playing: male song in appeal and female choir in response, male voice of the musical arc and rhythms of female worship. But above all it's Tsogho ritual music and modern studio orchestration. The result is an initiatory itinerary of 10 musical pieces which are all milestones likely to be simultaneously listened to, danced, meditated on, and soon acclaimed. In the years since, Nziengui has traveled he world from Lagos to Paris, from Tokyo to Cordoba, from Brussels to Mexico City to become a true icon, the emblem of Gabonese music. Like Bob Dylan, "electrifying" folk and Bob Marley mixing rock with reggae, some purists have criticized Nziengui for having distorted the music of harp by imposing a cross with modern instruments. They even went so far as to claim that Nziengui was just an average harpist covering his shortcomings with stunts that were only good for impressing neophytes; like playing a harp placed upside down behind his back or playing two or three harps simultaneously. Sincere convictions or venomous defamations, in any case, Nziengui never gave in to such attacks, imposing himself on the contrary to pay homage to the elders (Yves Mouenga, Jean Honoré Miabé, Vickoss Ekondo) while instructing the maximum of young people. He is thus the promoter of many young talents, the most prominent of which is certainly his nephew Jean Pierre Mingongué. In a conservative society where the sacred is confused with secrecy, exposing the mysteries of Bwiti in broad daylight can be punished by exclusion or even execution. Papé Nziengui has always claimed that he faces such risks because he never felt enslaved to a community that governs his life, that regulates his conduct, that has a right of censorship over his activities. Like Ravi Shankar, the famous sitarist, Papé Nziengui is a man of rupture but also of openness, a transmitter of culture. As proof, he has established himself in Libreville, Gabo's capital, as the main harpist for sessions and concerts, accompanying the greatest national artists (Akendengué, Rompavè, Annie-Flore Batchiellilys, Les Champs sur la Lowé, etc.) as well as foreign artists (Papa Wemba, Manu Dibango, Kassav', Toups Bebey, etc.). In 1988, he was the first harpist to release an album in the form of a cassette produced by the French Cultural Center (Papé Nziengui, Chants et Musiques Tsogho). At the same time, he created his own group (Bovenga), combining traditional music instruments (musical bow, drums, various percussion instruments, etc.) in the framework of a true national orchestra, which gave the first concert and the first tours of a traditional music that was both modern and dynamic, thus "democratizing" the harp, to the dismay of certain purists. On the other hand, in modern music, dominated by the logic of profit or even commercialism, artistic creation must often be adjusted for a specific audience based on reason rather than heart. But instead of allowing himself to be distorted, Papé Nziengui has always tried to produce music that is not a caricature, worthy in its expression as in its content, of the sacredness and transcendence of the music of the Origins. This is what makes Nziengui-not only the musician, but the man-someone whose age hasn't altered any of his freshness or authenticity.
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Mike Nyoni & Born Free
My Own Thing
LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)
30,99 €*
Release: 2018 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Anthology of Zamrock musician Mike Nyoni’s funky, psych-rock and folkloric 1970s recordings Zambian guitarist and singer/songwriter Mike Nyoni’s music is Zamrock only because he came of age during the countryís rock revolution. He preferred wah-wah to fuzz guitar, James Brown to Jimi Hendrix. His 70s recordings - often politically charged, and ranging from despondent to exuberant - are amongst the funkiest on the African continent. He was also one of the only Zamrock musicians to see his music contemporaneously issued in Europe. This anthology collates works from his three 70s LPs - his first, with the Born Free band, and his two solo albums Kawalala and I Can’t Understand You - and presents a singular Zambian musician on par with celebrated artists Rikki Ililonga, Keith Mlevhu and Paul Ngozi.
Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra - 7
Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra
7
LP | 2024 | Original
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kwamé Fényan Ba - Douvan Douvan
Kwamé Fényan Ba
Douvan Douvan
LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Rebirth On Wax)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Music producer, keyboardist and professional dancer based in France.
Coming from a Senegalese bloodline and growing up in Martinique (West indies), Fényan is deeply rooted in Black music. Epitome of a childhood in the West indies. A Caribbean Tale about Kreyol langage, about legacy and resilience, about turning victimhood into proactivity.
Douvan Douvan can be translated by "avant garde" in Kreyol. It is a story about People growing up and facing themselves, and their elders in order to move forward in their enlightenment.
It is your story
Phil Pratt - Star Wars Dub
Phil Pratt
Star Wars Dub
2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band - Den Store Sommer
Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band
Den Store Sommer
LP | 2024 | Original
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Desmond Dekker - Live At Basins Nightclub 1987
Desmond Dekker
Live At Basins Nightclub 1987
LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dandara & Chakib Bouzidi - Dandara & Chakib
Dandara & Chakib Bouzidi
Dandara & Chakib
LP | 2024 | US | Original (Wonderwheel)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Konkolo Orchestra - Future Pasts Red Vinyl Edition
Konkolo Orchestra
Future Pasts Red Vinyl Edition
LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Rocafort)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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NEW Colored Vinyl: Solid RED
Konkolo Orchestra is a Zürich/Switzerland based project initiated by multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Alexis Malefakis. With strong jazzy afrobeat and highlife references, Konkolo Orchestra pays homage to musical innovators such as Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Oladipo Allen, Ebo Taylor and many more.
This first album continues the warm, vibrant, percussive motif of the hugely popular "Blue G." single of 2022. For those who like their music to inspire journey and movement, this album is the equivalent of gatecrashing a wedding party where even granny can get her groove on.
Malefakis is hardly rewriting the afrobeat textbook here, but his production charms the listener with a confident mastery of the genre. His compositions have a distinct personality and a tight structure, and are peppered with a talented array of guest vocalists: Nongoma (South Africa), Sir Frank Karikari (Ghana) and Kitio Batola (Congo); alongside Eric Owusu (Ghana) on percussion. The uplifting lyrics and joyful melodies are held together by a powerhouse horn section bearing all the swinging hallmarks of a highlife fanfare.
Deeply funky and syncopated, Malefakis has produced a motivational winter warmer for both feet and spirit.
Oriane Lacaille - Iviv
Oriane Lacaille
Iviv
LP | 2024 | Original
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Nancy Vieira - Gente
Nancy Vieira
Gente
LP | 2024 | Original
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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La Yegros - Haz
La Yegros
Haz
LP | 2024 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Niney The Observer - Sledgehammer Dub In The Street Of Jamaica
Niney The Observer
Sledgehammer Dub In The Street Of Jamaica
LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Las Lloronas - Out Of The Blue
Las Lloronas
Out Of The Blue
LP | 2023 | Original (Muziekpublique)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Paco De Lucía - Concierto De Aranjuez
Paco De Lucía
Concierto De Aranjuez
LP | 2014 | Original (Karonte)
30,99 €*
Release: 2014 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Juanito Makande - El Habitante De La Tarde Roja
Juanito Makande
El Habitante De La Tarde Roja
LP | 2019 | Original
30,99 €*
Release: 2019 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth
Sharon Shannon
Sacred Earth
LP | 2018 | Original (Celtic Collections)
30,99 €*
Release: 2018 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Yinon Muallem / Saman Alias - 2gether
Yinon Muallem / Saman Alias
2gether
LP | 2024 | Original (Suznak)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dillinger Verses Trinity - Clash
Dillinger Verses Trinity
Clash
LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Secret)
30,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Sorcerers - The Sorcerers White Vinyl Edition
The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers White Vinyl Edition
LP | 2015 | UK | Reissue (ATA)
30,99 €*
Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Reissue of the debuit album from The Sorcerers. Recently championed by Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke on his Addis Abbaba radio show, The Sorcerers take influences from Ethiopiques Ethio-jazz as well as the soundtracks to the european horror films of the 60's and 70's and the british library music of the same era & blend them into one cohesive package. Made up of various stalwarts of the vibrant Leeds Jazz/World scene they were originally formed to contribute some tracks to the compilation "Funk, Soul & Afro Rarities: An Introduction To ATA Records" released in 2014 on Here & Now Records. After receiving a favourable response to their contributed tracks and garnering support from the likes of Strut records founder Quinton Scott and Radio 3's Nick Luscombe (Late Junction) they decided to develop their sound further before recording their debut album.
Michael Palmer - Meets Kelly Ranks At Channel One
Michael Palmer
Meets Kelly Ranks At Channel One
LP | 2024 | US | Original (Burning Sounds)
30,99 €*
Release: 2024 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Five Day Week Straw People - Five Day Week Straw People
Five Day Week Straw People
Five Day Week Straw People
LP | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Morgan Blue Town)
30,99 €*
Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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iZem - In Ze Early Morning
iZem
In Ze Early Morning
2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Elis)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Edgar Luizga Valente - Aie
Edgar Luizga Valente
Aie
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Ajabu!)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Noah Gundersen - If This Is The End
Noah Gundersen
If This Is The End
2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Noah Gundersen)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Miami Sound Machine - Eyes Of Innocence
Miami Sound Machine
Eyes Of Innocence
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Lounès Matoub - Lettre Ouverte Aux... Open Letter To...
Lounès Matoub
Lettre Ouverte Aux... Open Letter To...
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Elmir)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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2LP Ltd Ed. + 28page booklet "Love, kindness and sincerity characterized his life and his work. He was a man, a rebel and a poet, all at the same time. He served art through his poetic and musical virtuosity, and through his art, he served the struggle of his people for survival: Imi d-lule? d aqbayli, isem-iw imen?i (in Kabyle since since he was born Kabyle: "They call me struggle"). After many brushes with death, he always came back with more vigorous, courageous and sensitive to the world. He was a legend in his lifetime and people thought he was immortal. However, on June 25, 1998, during his final battle, Lounès Matoub was assassinated. But he died with dignity, standing straight, heroic, weapon in hand." (Nadia Matoub)In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his assassination, Elmir offers the very first vinyl edition of the reference album Lettre ouverte aux...; enriched with a 28-page booklet including biographical elements, the transcription of the poems and their analysis, as well as archival photos and facsimiles that suggest to the listener a complete immersion in one of the poet's masterpieces. An emblematic album that testifies to the immense talent of Matoub Lounes, his sensitivity and his commitment to the Berber cause. An essential document that invites you to (re)discover the work of one of the greatest figures of Kabyle music.
Violons Barbares - Monsters And Fantastic Creatures
Violons Barbares
Monsters And Fantastic Creatures
2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Violons Barbares)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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V.A. - A Moi La Liberte - Early Electronic Rai Algerie 1983/ 90
V.A.
A Moi La Liberte - Early Electronic Rai Algerie 1983/ 90
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Born Bad)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Before becoming an international musical phenomenon, raï was first and foremost the expression of a social behaviour, of a way of being. It bothers, excites, seduces, but leaves no one indifferent! Delving into the deepest recesses of raï, this compilation serves as a tribute to its roaring years, but also as a rejuvenation of the genre in its sulphurous, subterranean version. It seemed like a good idea to dig into nearly untraceable cassettes, thus confirming it's in the oldest of Oranese pots that the very best of raï is to be found. Just 50 years ago, no one would have believed even a bit in a genre seemingly bound to forever turn round and round in its native Oran, laying low in one of its many coastal road clubs. In these underground venues, singers - backed up by a minimalist orchestration for lack of space - would move their audience to laughs and tears, sobbing in a beer or chuckling down (dry) whisky. Either way, the public would unfailingly be moved by their defying tunes, sounding like a challenge to the established, self-righteous order of things - complete with trumpets, electric guitars, accordions and an array of percussions. Through the pre and post-independence years, from 1950 to 1970, raï urbanised itself, with a generation growing up between asphalt and concrete to the sound of traditional flute, but also and mostly listening to twist, French variété and rock music. Their names were Boutaïba S'ghir, Messaoud Bellemou, Groupe El Azhar, Younès Benfissa or Zergui, and they passed on their collection of songs to the incoming "Chebs" -breathing a second youth into them. Oran, the capital of West-Algeria, will be at the heart of this rejuvenation. Raï's success was overwhelming, so much so that in 1985 - when it appeared at the Youth Festival in Alger and when Oran held its first raï festival - the Algerian authorities hastened to nationalise the genre, all the while calling for its "normalisation" (that is, the "purification" of its lyrics), and to declare it "an integral part...
V.A. - Harvey Averne's Coco Records
V.A.
Harvey Averne's Coco Records
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Charly)
30,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bitori - Legend Of Funaná /
Bitori
Legend Of Funaná /
LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Analog Africa)
31,34 €* 32,99 € -5%
Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Analog Africa No. 21 „bitori“ - Legend Of Funaná (The Forbidden Music of The Cape Verde Islands) - In 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares - better know as Bitori - walks into a studio for the very first time to record a masterpiece which many Cabo Verdean consider to be the best Funaná album ever made.

Bitoris musical adventure had begun long before this point. It was 1954 when he embarked on a journey across the seas to the island of Sao Tomé & Principe. The young man´s hope was to return to Cabo Verde with an accordion.

Following two years of hard labour Bitori had succeeded in saving enough money to acquire what was to become his most valued possession, his cherished instrument. The two month journey back to Santiago, his island of birth, proved time enough to master it. Self taught, Bitori developed his own style, an infectious blaze, that quickly caught the attention of the older generation. Before long Bitori was being asked to share his musical talents, igniting the local festivities around Praia with his music.

But not everybody welcomed the rural accordion-based sound. Perceived as a symbol of the struggle for Cape Verdean independence and frowned upon as music of uneducated peasants, Funaná was prohibited by the Portuguese colonial rulers. Performing it in public or in urban centres had serious consequences - often jail time and torture awaited musicians that were “caught in the act”. In light of such persecution the genre of Funaná began to slowly disappear.

In 1975 Cabo Verde achieved independence from Portuguese colonial rule. Along with Cabo Verde’s independence came a lifting of the ban placed on Funaná. The musical repercussions in Cabo Verde were plenty - many upcoming artists embraced Funaná, translating and adapting its musical form in new ways. It was not to be until the mid-1990’s, however, that Funaná in its traditional form was actually recorded.

It was a young singer from Tarafal, Chando Graciosa, who was to play a key role in this event. Upon hearing Bitori, Graciosa immediately felt drawn to Bitori's unique playing style - a raw and passionate sound accompanied by honest lyrics that reflected the harsh reality of the Cabo Verdean working class. He eagerly approached Bitori suggesting they join forces and travel overseas with the objective of taking Funaná beyond its rural roots. The two of them, with others in tow, achieved their goal and travelled to Europe, introducing a receptive European audience to the vibrant energy of Funaná. Eventually Bitori returned to his beloved Cabo Verde. Graciosa opted to settle in Rotterdam in order to pursue his career - he vowed, however, to bring Bitori across to Holland at a later date to record an album.

In 1997 the time was ripe to immortalise the sound Bitori had shaped over a time span of four decades. Built around a formidable rhythm section, formed of drummer Grace Evora and bass player Danilo Tavares, "Bitori Nha Bibinha" was recorded. The recording catapulted Chando Graciosa to stardom, making him Cabo Verde´s No.1 interpreter of Funaná.

The success in Cabo Verde was phenomenal and Funaná rapidly gained the recognition it deserved, especially in urban dance clubs. Bitori´s songs quickly became standards - classics known and loved throughout the country. The musical success, however, was solely limited to the Cabo Verdean islands - until now!

Analog Africa is proud to contribute to the worldwide promotion of Funaná - the once forbidden sound of the Cabo Verde archipelago - by releasing a worldwide re-issue of Bitori and Chando Graciosa´s legendary recording. The release will herald Bitori´s first European tour taking place during the summer of 2016. Watch this space! And listen!
Gene Clark & Carla Olsen - So Rebellious A Lover
Gene Clark & Carla Olsen
So Rebellious A Lover
2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Sunset Blvd)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Tetrao Urogallus - Tetrao Urogallus
Tetrao Urogallus
Tetrao Urogallus
LP | 2023 | US | Original (Color Red)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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DJeudjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson - 2+
DJeudjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson
2+
2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)
31,99 €*
Release: 2022 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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2+ is the 3rd album of DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson. A new sound stopover in their funky trip since their beginning with T’es qui ? album in 2015. This new building stone prolongs their critically acclaimed album Aimez ces airs released in 2019. What’s new? 15 tracks , eclectic, soft, deep, and funky, where electro, soul even afro beat touches , or bossa nova live together harmoniously. DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson make praise of slowness (« Pas si vite »), address environmental issues (« Coeur béton »), social statements on (« Police », « Raie publiques », « clic »), childhood on (« Bola Mba ») , the post colonial relation between Africa and the other continents. Love is also really well presented ( « Thé à la menthe «, « Ping Pong ») and why not sailing to Essaouira in Morocco ? During the summer of 2020 , when the french national radio asked them to perform a live cover , our french funky duo chose the famous « Né quelque part » by Maxime Leforestier released in 1987. Their Suave interpretation, haunting beat and spatial & languid atmosphere give a fantastic tribute to this beautiful melody and strong lyrics. They found a very intimate link with chorus in Zulu, harking back to the strong connection they made with South Africa during their last tour. It became clear that they needed to put this track on their new album , as their now club remix classic « Bwe Dlo « performed with their friend David Walters. After their tour in South Africa, they met « Cool Affair », the musician and electro house producer in Johannesburg who made a beautiful remix of « Aimé Césaire » which close perfectly this new opus. Recorded at « Le triangle des Bermudes » the home studio of Lieutenant Nicholson, produced and mixed by him with a electro analog sound dear to them. Horns, live drums, percussions and vocal choir were recorded at Bastille village at the label basement , even during the pandemic… On 2+, we can also hear the swirls of Antoine Berjeaut at the trumpet and bugle, magic keys from Florian Pellissier , two new flagships of the French jazz scene. Once again, DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson push the boundaries of the traditional « French song « to make the world dance. They want to keep their international audience , from Australia, Japan, Usa, South Africa to name a few the dance floors of the world will ignite with this new album . The French touch will still shine !
Fela Kuti - Afrodisiac Colored Vinyl Edition
Fela Kuti
Afrodisiac Colored Vinyl Edition
2LP | 1973 | UK | Reissue (Knitting Factory)
31,99 €*
Release: 1973 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Eliades Ochoa - Vamos A Bailar Un Son Special Edition
Eliades Ochoa
Vamos A Bailar Un Son Special Edition
2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (World Circuit)
31,99 €*
Release: 2022 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sandy Denny - Sandy
Sandy Denny
Sandy
LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Proper)
31,99 €*
Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sandy Denny - Rendezvous
Sandy Denny
Rendezvous
LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Proper)
31,99 €*
Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sandy Denny - North Star Grassman And The Ravens
Sandy Denny
North Star Grassman And The Ravens
LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Proper)
31,99 €*
Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Sandy Denny - Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
Sandy Denny
Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Proper)
31,99 €*
Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kokoroko - Could We Be More Black Vinyl Edition
Kokoroko
Could We Be More Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Brownswood)
31,99 €*
Release: 2022 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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V.A. - Essiebons Special 1973-1984
V.A.
Essiebons Special 1973-1984
2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)
31,99 €*
Release: 2021 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dick Essilfie-Bondzie was all ready for his 90th birthday party when the Covid pandemic hit. The legendary producer, businessman and founder of Ghana’s mighty Essiebons label had invited all his family and friends to the event and it was the disappointment at having to postpone that prompted Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb to propose a new compilation celebrating his contributions to the world of West African music.

For most of the 1970s Essilfie-Bondzie’s Dix and Essiebons labels were synonymous with the best in modern highlife, and his roster was a who’s-who of highlife legends. C.K. Mann, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Kofi Papa Yankson, Ernest Honny, Rob ‘Roy’ Raindorf and Ebo Taylor all released some of their greatest music under the Essiebons banner.

Yet Essilfie-Bondzie had been destined for a very different career. Born in Apam and raised in Accra, he was sent to business school in London at the age of 20, and returned to the security of a government job in Ghana. But his passion for music, inspired by the sounds of Accra’s highlife scene, had never left him, and in 1967 he figured out a way of combining music and business by opening West Africa’s first record pressing plant.

The venture, a partnership with the Philips label, was a huge success, attracting business from all over the continent. By the early 1970s Essilfie-Bondzie had left his government job to concentrate on his labels, and by the mid-seventies he was on a hot streak injecting album after album of restless highlife into the bloodstream of the Ghanaian music scene.

Essiebons Special features a selection of obscure workouts from some of the label’s heaviest hitters. But in the course of digitising his vast archive of master tapes, Essilfie-Bondzie found a number of Afrobeat and Instrumental maszterpieces tracks from the label’s mid-70s golden age that, for one reason or another, had never been released. Those songs are included here for the first time.

Sadly Essilfie-Bondzie passed away before the compilation was finished. But his legacy lives on in the extraordinary music that he gave to the world in his lifetime.
Fela Kuti Vs. De La Soul - Fela Soul Purple Vinyl Edition
Fela Kuti Vs. De La Soul
Fela Soul Purple Vinyl Edition
LP | 2015 | US (Fela Soul)
31,99 €*
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!
V.A. - Edo Funk Explosion Volume 1
V.A.
Edo Funk Explosion Volume 1
2LP+Book | 2021 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)
31,99 €*
Release: 2021 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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It was in Benin City, in the heart of Nigeria, that a new hybrid of
intoxicating highlife music known as Edo Funk was born.
It first emerged in the late 1970s when a group of musicians began
to experiment with different ways of integrating elements from their
native Edo culture and fusing them with new sound effects coming
from West Africa ́s night-clubs. Unlike the rather polished 1980 ́s
Nigerian disco productions coming out of the international
metropolis of Lagos Edo Funk was raw and reduced to its bare
minimum.

Someone was needed to channel this energy into a distinctive sound
and Sir Victor Uwaifo appeared like a mad professor with his Joromi
studio. Uwaifo took the skeletal structure of Edo music and
relentless began fusing them with synthesizers, electric guitars and
80 ́s effect racks which resulted in some of the most outstanding Edo
recordings ever made. An explosive spiced up brew with an odd
psychedelic note dubbed "Edo Funk".

That's the sound you'll be discovering in the first volume of the
Edo Funk Explosion series which focusses on the genre’s greatest
originators; Osayomore Joseph, Akaba Man, and Sir Victor Uwaifo:

Osayomore Joseph was one of the first musicians to bring the sound
of the flute into the horn-dominated world of highlife, and his
skills as a performer made him a fixture on the Lagos scene. When he
returned to settle in Benin City in the mid 1970s – at the
invitation of the royal family – he devoted himself to the
modernisation and electrification of Edo music, using funk and Afro-
beat as the building blocks for songs that weren’t afraid to call
out government corruption or confront the dark legacy of Nigeria’s
colonial past.

Akaba Man was the philosopher king of Edo funk. Less overtly
political than Osayomore Joseph and less psychedelic than Victor
Uwaifo, he found the perfect medium for his message in the trance-
like grooves of Edo funk. With pulsating rhythms awash in cosmic
synth-fields and lyrics that express a deep personal vision, he
found great success at the dawn of the 1980s as one of Benin City’s
most persuasive ambassadors of funky highlife.

Victor Uwaifo was already a star in Nigeria when he built the
legendary Joromi studios in his hometown of Benin City in 1978.
Using his unique guitar style as the mediating force between West-
African highlife and the traditional rhythms and melodies of Edo
music, he had scored several hits in the early seventies, but once
he had his own sixteen-track facility he was able to pursue his
obsession with the synesthetic possibilities of pure sound, adding
squelchy synths, swirling organs and studio effects to hypnotic
basslines and raw grooves. Between his own records and his
production for other musicians, he quickly established himself as
the godfather of Edo funk.

What unites these diverse musicians is their ability to strip funk
down to its primal essence and use it as the foundation for their
own excursions inward to the heart of Edo culture and outward to the
furthest limits of sonic alchemy. The twelve tracks on Edo Funk
Explosion Volume 1 pulse with raw inspiration, mixing highlife
horns, driving rhythms, day-glo keyboards and tripped-out guitars
into a funk experience unlike any other.
Double LP pressed on 140g virgin vinyl comes with a full color 20-pages booklet
Andre & Josi - Amandla Black Vinyl Edition
Andre & Josi
Amandla Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)
31,99 €*
Release: 1979 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Rare Afrobeat album from 1979
Recorded at Decca Studios (Nigeria)
First ever vinyl reissue
Featuring Zamrock collaborators Josi & Andre (Wells Fargo, Osibisa, Tony Allen)

Having shown talent for playing guitar at a young age, Josi Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) started his first rock band “The Movers” (who were very popular within the local scene) in 1968. By the early 70’s Josi was already an acclaimed guitarist and a member of the revolutionary rock bands “Wells Fargo” and “Eye of Liberty” who were critical opponents of the racist Rhodesian government.

Prosecuted and harassed by the police for being a supporter of the independence movement, Josi Ndlovu had to move to Lusaka (Zambia) in 1975...it was here that he met his musical soulmate (Osibisa collaborator and bassist extraordinaire) André Abrahamse from South Africa. They started playing together in several local acts together with drummer Peter Lungu (from “Born Free” and later in the legendary Zamrock band “Witch”).

In 1977, Josi & André decided to go to Lagos (Nigeria) where they found many fellow Zimbabwean and South African students in exile. It was a total culture shock and really rough on the both of them…but they got lucky and were able to stay with some friends they had worked with in London (Themba Matebese and Uwandile Piliso of T-Fire fame). It was also here that they were approached by the Nigerian label “Boom Records” who booked them to record at the Decca Studios in Lagos (home to many other renowned recording artists such as Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango and Ofege). The result of these recording sessions was “Amandla” (the Ndebele word for ‘Power’).

The now legendary “Amandla” studio project is one of the most interesting collaborations between dissident, exiled musicians during the apartheid era…a very engaging album which talks about the liberation movement in Zimbabwe (which was under British colonial rule), ‘people-power’ as a concept and the walk towards freedom by any means necessary. Banned from radio and distribution (because of its political content) in their native countries, the record however did very well in Nigeria.

With the ‘Amandla’ album under their belts, André & Josi continued their traveling adventures to Botswana, Cape Town, and many other cities/countries…touring, recording and playing with influential artists from the likes of Rikki Ililonga, Tony Allen and Anna Mwale. André to this day keeps on composing and producing music for TV, film and various other audio projects. Josi Ndlovu passed away on September 7th, 2000…he will forever be in our hearts.

On “Amandla” the listener will find many genres blended together very successfully…a lot of smooth chordal Afro-soul, Blues soloing, Afro-disco-reggae with a dominant funk feeling surrounding it and a LOT of rock influences! Their groovy tunes went down smoothly on the dance floor and one can clearly hear the Fela Kuti-influenced beats pouring out of (Lagos scene regular) Buttley Moore’s fantastic drum-work. Other influences are also very diverse…from acts and styles that include Zamrock, Earth Wind and Fire, Isaac Hayes, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, local folk music etc. All of this makes the album a total must have for any collector and fan of the afro-beat-funk genre.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the FIRST ever vinyl reissue of this fantastic Afrobeat album (originally released in 1979 on Boom Records Nigeria). 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 complete with the original artwork.
William Onyeabor - Atomic Bomb
William Onyeabor
Atomic Bomb
LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (Luaka Bop)
31,99 €*
Release: 1978 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis - Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis
Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis
Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis
2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (World Circuit)
31,99 €*
Release: 2024 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Laura Veirs - Laura Veirs And Her Band - Live In Brooklyn
Laura Veirs
Laura Veirs And Her Band - Live In Brooklyn
LP | 2024 | US | Original (Raven Marching Band)
31,99 €*
Release: 2024 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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John Francis Flynn - Look Over The Wall See The Sky
John Francis Flynn
Look Over The Wall See The Sky
LP | 2023 | Original (River Lea)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking
LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)
31,99 €*
Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Blood And Sun - Ochre & The Collected Eps
Blood And Sun
Ochre & The Collected Eps
LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sound Pollution)
31,99 €*
Release: 2024 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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V.A. - Music Is The Most Beautiful Language In The World
V.A.
Music Is The Most Beautiful Language In The World
LP | 2020 | Original (Play Loud! Productions)
31,99 €*
Release: 2020 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ana Silvera - Oracles
Ana Silvera
Oracles
LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Gearbox)
31,99 €*
Release: 2018 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ali Farka Toure - Green
Ali Farka Toure
Green
LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (World Circuit)
31,99 €*
Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Gipsy Kings - Renaissance
Gipsy Kings
Renaissance
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wienerworld)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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John Francis Flynn - Look Over The Wall, See The Sky
John Francis Flynn
Look Over The Wall, See The Sky
LP | 2023 | EU | Original (River Lea)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Fela Kuti - Red Hot + Fela 10th Anniversary Red And Yellow Colored Vinyl Edition
Fela Kuti
Red Hot + Fela 10th Anniversary Red And Yellow Colored Vinyl Edition
2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Knitting Factory)
31,99 €*
Release: 2023 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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