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Femi Kuti - Remixes
Femi Kuti
Remixes
12" | 2010 | EU | Original (Kif)
8,54 €* 8,99 € -5%
Release: 2010 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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4 heavy remixes by General Elektriks, Chinese Man, Boom Bass and Bost & Bim!
Shangaan Electro - New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Shangaan Electro
New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
2LP | 2010 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)
27,99 €*
Release: 2010 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto, recorded between 2006 and 2009.
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Ali And Toumani
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Ali And Toumani
2LP | 2010 | EU | Original (World Circuit)
24,99 €*
Release: 2010 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Something Is Wrong - Songs From East Africa 1952-7
Something Is Wrong
Songs From East Africa 1952-7
2LP | 2010 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)
27,99 €*
Release: 2010 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie
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Precious, stinging selections from an HMV run of more than four hundred 78s, recordings made in Uganda and Kenya from the mid-1930s till the mid-1950s.
Mulatu Astatke - Mochilla Presents Timeless: Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Astatke
Mochilla Presents Timeless: Mulatu Astatke
2LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (Mochilla)
33,99 €*
Release: 2010 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (VP)
36,99 €*
Release: 2010 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Lee Perry - Revelation
Lee Perry
Revelation
2LP | 2010 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)
33,99 €*
Release: 2010 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Duster Bennett - Smiling Like I'm Happy
Duster Bennett
Smiling Like I'm Happy
LP | 2011 | EU | Original (Pure Pleasure)
35,99 €*
Release: 2011 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - From Africa With Fury: Rise 2016 Edition
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
From Africa With Fury: Rise 2016 Edition
2LP+CD | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Because)
23,99 €*
Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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With the mighty new From Africa With Fury: Rise, Seun Anikulapo Kuti picks up the mantle as undisputed champion and true prince of the Afrobeat movement.
Nigeria 70 - Volume 3: Sweet Times - Afro, Funk, Highlife & Juju From 1970s Lagos
Nigeria 70
Volume 3: Sweet Times - Afro, Funk, Highlife & Juju From 1970s Lagos
2LP+CD | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Strut)
26,99 €*
Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The third instalment in Strut’s essential trip through the rich archives of Nigerian music brings together ‘70s Afrobeat and highlife from Victor Olaiya, Rex Williams, Zeal Onyia and more.
Sainkho Namtchylak - Cyberia
Sainkho Namtchylak
Cyberia
2LP | 2011 | Original
25,99 €*
Release: 2011 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Tom Jones - Evil
Tom Jones
Evil
7" | 2012 | US | Original (Third Man)
10,99 €*
Release: 2012 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Third Man Records is proud to announce the most virile entry in the history of its Blue Series singles: The man, the legend himself Mr. Tom Jones laying his unmistakable voice over Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" and the Frankie Lane classic "Jezebel" (as covered over the years by the likes of Edith Piaf and Anna Calvi). Both tracks were produced by Jack White at Third Man studios.
Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow
Rob
Make It Fast, Make It Slow
LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)
19,99 €*
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.
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - In The Heart Of The Moon
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
In The Heart Of The Moon
2LP | 2012 | EU | Original (World Circuit)
24,99 €*
Release: 2012 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Originally released in 2005, now on vinyl!
The Funkees - Dancing Time: The Best Of East Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77
The Funkees
Dancing Time: The Best Of East Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77
2LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)
22,99 €*
Release: 2012 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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‘Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973 – 77’ by The Funkees is the latest title on Soundway to mine the rich musical output of 60s and 70s Nigeria. For the 5 year period this compilation spans The Funkees output crackled with dance floor fire.

Having featured on three of Soundway’s most popular titles, across the definitive Nigeria Special compilation series, we felt The Funkees output deserved closer inspection. Presented here (on CD, download & double gatefold LP) are 18 slices of funky Afro-rock grooves hand picked by Soundway’s Miles Cleret from a selection of the bands 45s and 2 long players.

In the early 1970s The Funkees were the number-one east Nigerian band and the only outfit to seriously challenge the popular Lagos based rock combos MonoMono and BLO.

It wasn't long before promoters in the UK came calling and The Funkees packed up their instruments and moved to London where they quickly established a fierce reputation on the live circuit.

Here they recorded two seminal albums before finally breaking up in 1977 amidst some controversy. This collection features for the first time all of their Nigerian 45s alongside the best of their UK album material and is accompanied by a full interview with original member Sonny Akpan, who still lives in the capital.
DrumTalk - Airbourne EP
DrumTalk
Airbourne EP
12" | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)
12,99 €*
Release: 2012 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kiki Gyan - 24 Hours In A Disco 1978-82
Kiki Gyan
24 Hours In A Disco 1978-82
2LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Soundway)
24,99 €*
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.
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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Antibalas - Antibalas Black Vinyl Edition
Antibalas
Antibalas Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Daptone)
26,99 €*
Release: 2012 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The unstoppable, irresistible rhythms and melodies of Antibalas have influenced scores of artists across rock, hip hop, afrobeat and beyond. Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12 piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience, influencing countless musicians and developing a live show that is the stuff of legend. Members of Antibalas served as musical directors and the house band in the Broadway hit Fela! and penned original music for the show. Members have also recently collaborated/performed with Iron and Wine, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Mark Ronson, TV on the Radio and The Roots. On the heels of the hit musical Fela!, Antibalas ended up reuniting with former member and producer Gabriel Roth, who was at the helm for their first three albums. This self-titled album was their first on Daptone Records.
Antibalas - Antibalas Colored Vinyl Edition
Antibalas
Antibalas Colored Vinyl Edition
LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Daptone)
26,99 €*
Release: 2012 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The unstoppable, irresistible rhythms and melodies of Antibalas have influenced scores of artists across rock, hip hop, afrobeat and beyond. Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12 piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience, influencing countless musicians and developing a live show that is the stuff of legend. Members of Antibalas served as musical directors and the house band in the Broadway hit Fela! and penned original music for the show. Members have also recently collaborated/performed with Iron and Wine, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Mark Ronson, TV on the Radio and The Roots. On the heels of the hit musical Fela!, Antibalas ended up reuniting with former member and producer Gabriel Roth, who was at the helm for their first three albums. This self-titled album was their first on Daptone Records.
Chico Mann of Antibalas - Magical Thinking
Chico Mann of Antibalas
Magical Thinking
2LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Soundway)
19,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Chico Mann’s fifth album will be anticipated by the single "Same Old Clown", featuring the sultry vocals of New York based Kendra Morris.

Displaying his mastery over an arsenal of studio weapons and synthesizers, Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) scores his fifth long player against a backdrop of pop sensibilities and guest vocalists. The album draws as much on 80's funk, boogie and electro as merengue and Afro-beat.

A member of Antibalas, multi instrumentalist and guitarist, Garcia has in the past worked with the likes of TV On The Radio, The Roots and Dam Funk as well as remixing Little Dragon and Alice Russell.
V.A. - Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & '80s
V.A.
Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & '80s
3LP+7" | 2013 | UK | Original (Soundway)
27,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs.

It follows on from Soundway’s much acclaimed African ‘Special’ series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana. Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time.

In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya’s unique contribution to afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with it’s fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands many of whom settled in East Africa - influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock ‘n’ roll riffs, elements of ‘afro’ music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha.

Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya’s past.
Hailu Mergia - Hailu Mergia & Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye
Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia & Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye
2LP | 2013 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
24,99 €*
Release: 2013 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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This remastered reissue of Mergia's 1985 solo cassette features the multi-instrumentalist handling accordion, analog synth, rhodes piano and drum machine. The all-instrumental album has a distinctly futuristic (circa mid-80s) approach to classic Ethiopian songs and modes.
Tony Grey - Time Factor / You Are The One
Tony Grey
Time Factor / You Are The One
LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)
12,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The legendary digger re-ignites the Lagos Disco Inferno and kicks off his own mouth-watering imprint with these two sides of boogie-down bliss. Irresistible Afro-disco, layered with delirious syn-drums and sick keys, and featuring a horn-line bumptiously whipped from Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson's bass-playing on MJ's Workin' Day And Night.

Originally from Warri where he stayed throughout most of his career, Tony's first band was the Famous Latin And His Dominant Seven. He gigged for a while as a James Brown imitator with The Great Peters, before his breakthrough fronting the Magnificient Zeinians, with some amazing 45s on EMI's HMV imprint — best of all the psych-rock-funk monster Ije Udo. From the early to mid 1970s, his EMI sides range from Afrobeat to rock and pop. All Tony's records are great. He came up with various names for his backing bands — the Black 7, the Super 7, the Black Kings...
From the early-eighties, with the Ozimba Messengers, Grey's two recordings here were originally released on different LPs.

Limited, top-notch pressing from Pallas via Abbey Road; with a lovely 12-by-24-inch poster.
John Foxx & The Belbury Circle - Empty Avenues
John Foxx & The Belbury Circle
Empty Avenues
10" | 2013 | UK | Original (Ghost Box)
15,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Tirogo - Disco Maniac
Tirogo
Disco Maniac
12" | 2013 | UK | Original (Voodoo Funk)
12,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Two standouts from
Aiye People magnificently revived: crisp sound, top-notch pressing in
a Voodoo Funk house-bag, with a two-by-one-foot poster.
Tamikrest - Chatma
Tamikrest
Chatma
LP+CD | 2013 | EU | Original (Glitterbeat)
23,99 €*
Release: 2013 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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180g vinyl!
William Onyeabor - World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor
William Onyeabor
World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor
3LP | 2013 | US | Original (Luaka Bop)
40,99 €*
Release: 2013 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Damon Albarn & Four Tet dig this gentleman, so you should dig this forgotten master of african synth-craze, too!
Various - Township Jive & Kwela Jazz Volume 2
Various
Township Jive & Kwela Jazz Volume 2
LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Ubuntu Publishing)
19,99 €*
Release: 2013 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Soul Safari presents volume Two of the Township Jive & Kwela Jazz compilation, featuring 18 rare gems from South Africa, recorded between 1930 and 1962. All titles on this compilation have been carefully handpicked from the ILAM Archives (the International Library of African Music), in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Nath & Martin Brothers - Money
Nath & Martin Brothers
Money
LP | 2013 | UK | Reissue (Voodoo Funk)
15,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Martin Brothers are pioneers of the Nigerian Funk and Afrobeat scene. Besides many releases under their own name, as the Tabansi Studio Band they lit up innumerable recoding sessions — it's them on Pax Nicholas' Na Teef album, for example; and the same team is behind the legendary Saxon Lee & The Shadows International LP.

Money is the Martins at their deepest and heaviest — tearing, wailing, mid-seventies funk, heady with spirituality. Superbad from start to finish with no let-up.

Original copies are amongst the most sought-after of all African and funk records on the international collectors' scene. It seems there is just a tiny handful of copies at large.

The tracks were originally laid down at Ginger Baker's ARC recording studio in Lagos and later mixed down at London's Tin Pan Alley Studios. The audio restoration and remastering for this re-issue was done at Abbey Road.
V.A. - Angola Soundtrack Volume 2
V.A.
Angola Soundtrack Volume 2
2LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Analog Africa)
32,99 €*
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!
William Onyeabor - World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor
William Onyeabor
World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor
3LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Luaka Bop)
38,99 €*
Release: 2013 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Emahoy Gebru Tsege Mariam - Spielt Eigene Kompositionen
Emahoy Gebru Tsege Mariam
Spielt Eigene Kompositionen
LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Mississippi)
24,99 €*
Release: 2013 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A most unusual & stunning album. Tsege Mariam Gebru is an Ethiopian nun who has dedicated her life to helping others. She has been composing & playing music on the piano since the 1960's. Her music is a unique mix of Western classical music in the vein of Erik Satie, Ethiopian music & Religious Christian meditation music. On this reissue of her first LP, originally released in Germany in a very small pressing, we find Tsege Mariam Gebru playing her own compositions solo on piano. She plays with restrained grace & purity. The record invites repeated listening well and is filled with spiritual warmth.
Chico Mann of Antibalas - Magical Thinking (with Seamsplit)
Chico Mann of Antibalas
Magical Thinking (with Seamsplit)
2LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Soundway)
19,99 €*
Release: 2013 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Chico Mann’s fifth album will be anticipated by the single "Same Old Clown", featuring the sultry vocals of New York based Kendra Morris.

Displaying his mastery over an arsenal of studio weapons and synthesizers, Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) scores his fifth long player against a backdrop of pop sensibilities and guest vocalists. The album draws as much on 80's funk, boogie and electro as merengue and Afro-beat.

A member of Antibalas, multi instrumentalist and guitarist, Garcia has in the past worked with the likes of TV On The Radio, The Roots and Dam Funk as well as remixing Little Dragon and Alice Russell.
Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart
Justin Rutledge
Valleyheart
LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Outside Music)
27,99 €*
Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Tim Easton - Not Cool
Tim Easton
Not Cool
LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Black Mesa)
17,99 €*
Release: 2013 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Hazmat Modine - Hazmat Modine
Hazmat Modine
Hazmat Modine
LP | 2013 | Original
23,99 €*
Release: 2013 / Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket: Red Hot Blues 1931-36
Bo Carter
Banana In Your Fruit Basket: Red Hot Blues 1931-36
LP | 2013 | Reissue (Yazoo Record Company)
36,99 €*
Release: 2013 / Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Lissie - Back To Forever
Lissie
Back To Forever
LP | 2013 | Reissue (Lionboy)
25,99 €*
Release: 2013 / Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Muyei Power - Sierra Leone in 1970s USA
Muyei Power
Sierra Leone in 1970s USA
LP | 2014 | UK | Original (Soundway)
16,99 €*
Release: 2014 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Muyei Power or Orchestre Muyei (muyei means ‘our country’) was one of the top dance bands of the1970s in Sierra Leone. Soundway Records' first collection of music from this West African country (‘Muyei Power: Sierra Leone in 1970s USA’) is an album of rock-infused, 'afro' music from a group that traveled the world throughout the mid 1970s. Fusing elements of electric Congolese and Nigerian music with fast, syncopated, uptempo modernised arrangements of traditional music, Muyei Power produced a series of unique single-only releases that have been unavailable for 35 years. The rare recordings featured here are a glimpse of a dynamic and powerful band at the very height of its powers.
Vaudou Game - Pas Contente
Vaudou Game
Pas Contente
7" | 2014 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)
11,99 €*
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!
Vaudou Game - Apiafo
Vaudou Game
Apiafo
LP | 2014 | EU | Original (Hot Casa)
25,99 €*
Release: 2014 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Apiafo is a 12 tracks album, entirely recorded, mixed and mastered with old analog tapes, and played with vintage instruments, recalling the sound of bands like Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou or El Rego!
Francis Bebey - Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984
Francis Bebey
Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984
2LP | 2014 | EU | Original (Born Bad)
26,99 €*
Release: 2014 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Special compilation from Parisian re-issue kings, Born Bad, of the late Cameroonian master musician, Francis Bebey. This is the material we were hoping would follow the excellent comp from last year. Amazing 'universal' music currently only available on expensive originals. Double album with printed innersleeve.
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra - Wendelu
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra
Wendelu
2LP | 2014 | US | Original (Ubiquity)
20,99 €*
Release: 2014 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Following up on their well-received single “Only Now” featuring a remix with label mate Bosq, Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra deliver a knockout debut album full of heavy Afro and island-inspired tunes.

The album title Wëndelu means “Wanderer” in the native African Wolof language and is a fitting name for the album which explores the wide-range of sounds from the African diaspora and infused with their own traditional Polish folk, jazz and rock sensibilities. Tracks such as “No Such Thing”,“Let It Flow” and “Usurpation” reflect an obvious Reggae and Dub influence while the uptempo numbers on the album “Close To Far” and “Which Direction” veer towards Afro-Disco and Funk.

Formed in 2012, the 10-piece band consists of musicians that have worked and collaborated with each other in different projects ranging from rock, jazz, folk, reggae and funk in the ever-evolving and musically diverse underground music scene in Poland. Inspired by the masters of Afrobeat, world music, as well as African tribal music which is evident in their lyrics and choruses that repeat and weave in and out of deep, hypnotic grooves infusing it with a transcendental quality.
Ngozi Family - Day Of Judgment
Ngozi Family
Day Of Judgment
LP | 2014 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)
25,99 €*
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.
Verckys & Orchestre Vévé - Congolese Funk, Afrobeat And Psychedelic Rumba
Verckys & Orchestre Vévé
Congolese Funk, Afrobeat And Psychedelic Rumba
2LP | 2014 | EU | Reissue (Analog Africa)
33,99 €*
Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Orchestra Baobab - Pirates Choice
Orchestra Baobab
Pirates Choice
2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (World Circuit)
28,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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An Afrobeat and Worldmusic classic first time on vinyl.
Ata Kak - Obaa Sima
Ata Kak
Obaa Sima
LP | 2015 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
23,99 €*
Release: 2015 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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A 1994 tape by Ghanaian musician Ata Kak called Obaa Sima is being reissued by Awesome Tapes From Africa.

The release is the culmination of a 13-year story for Awesome Tapes From Africa founder Brian Shimkovitz, who bought a cassette copy of Obaa Sima from a roadside stall in Cape Coast, Ghana, in 2002. The tape was the subject of the first post on his Awesome Tapes From Africa blog in 2006—the blog spawned a full record label in 2011.

Shimkovitz began searching for Ata Kat and says "Google and endless phone calls provided no leads." It was eventually discovered the musician, real name Yaw Atta-Owusu, had recorded Obaa Sima in Toronto before moving back to Ghana in 2006.

The restoration of the tape proved challenging. Only about 50 copies of the original tape were produced, and Atta-Owusu's master DAT had disintegrated, so the second-hand copy purchased by Shimkovitz was used as the source for the reissue.
Yaaba Funk - My Vote Dey Count
Yaaba Funk
My Vote Dey Count
LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Sterns)
19,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Emerging from London's African drum and dance scene, Yaaba Funk is an extremely dynamic group of musicians. Their sophomore full-length offers an irresistible collection of Afrobeat, Hi-Life and solid African funk grooves!
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
2LP+CD | 2015 | EU | Original (Strut)
26,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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“I’m an afrobeat drummer but Pat Thomas is highlife. That is what he does so well.” -Tony Allen

Coming in June, we are proud to announce the brand new studio album by one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, “The Golden Voice Of Africa”, Pat Thomas, in conjunction with the Kwashibu Area Band led by multi-instumentalist Kwame Yeboah (Cat Stevens, Patrice) and saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (Ebo Taylor, Poets of Rhythm).

A regular collaborator with Ebo Taylor, Thomas was mainstay of the ‘70s and ‘80s Ghanaian highlife, afrobeat and afro-pop scenes, hitting big with the Ghana Cocoa Board-sponsored Sweet Beans band. Thomas’ new album marks over 50 years making music and reunites him with old friends: Ebo Taylor provides horn arrangements, Tony Allen contributes drums to several tracks, Osei Tutu (Hedzolleh Sounds) plays a memorable trumpet solo and prolific 1970s bassist Ralph Karikari (The Noble Kings) also features. Younger generation stars appearing include bassist Emmanuel Ofori, percussionist “Sunday” Owusu and Pat Thomas’ daughter Nanaaya, an acclaimed vocalist in her own right.
Blick Bassy - Akö
Blick Bassy
Akö
LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Naive)
26,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Orchestra Baobab - Kelen Ati Leen / Souleymane
Orchestra Baobab
Kelen Ati Leen / Souleymane
7" | 2015 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)
11,99 €*
Release: 2015 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Rim And Kasa / Rim And The Belivers - Too Tough / I'm Not Going To Let You Go
Rim And Kasa / Rim And The Belivers
Too Tough / I'm Not Going To Let You Go
2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (BBE)
23,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Following hot on the heels of our well-received reissue of his first album, Rim Arrives, we now present the two other key records that have made this a cult figure for lovers of both African music and ‘disco’ in its widest sense. Too Tough, a superb three track EP from 1982, on Sum-Sum Records, was credited to Rim and Kasa, whilst he issued the cracking 12” I’m Not Going To Let You Go as Rim And The Believers for Harmony Records the following year.
Too Tough kicks off with Shine The Ladies, an epic Afro-disco jam in call and response format, with the female lead vocals (Ms. Anita Berry) prompting a series of replies from the backing vocalists, setting the scene for a series of exciting solos set against a backdrop of punchy horns and swirling synths; tenor sax, guitar, drums (introduced with chants of ‘Play me some drums!’) and vibes all take a turn before the track fades out, clocking in just short of nine minutes. Next up is Love Me For Real, reminiscent of August Darnell with its girlie vocals and Latin flavour, ending with a mad swirl of synths and Rim’s own vocals. And lastly, I’m A Songwriter is cosmic Afro-reggae, bringing to mind Roy Ayers in his Fela phase, given a mad punk-funk twist … this one has to be heard to be believed!
The mood changes with I’m Not Going To Let You Go, which eschews the female chorus for an altogether mellower, instrumental ride, veering from out-there cosmic synth vibes to loungey jazz piano. It’s original flip, Peace of Mind, raw Afro-boogie track with a male vocal, is also included.
Those of you who had been searching in vain for Rim’s oeuvre for some years now having had it handed to you on a platter (well, two platters, actually), will be pleased to know that there is yet more material from the man Rim Kwaku Obeng to come from us at BBE …watch out for the digital-only release of four previously unreleased cuts from this legend of Afro-disco, taken from a long-lost acetate!
V.A. - Light & Sound Of Mogadishu
V.A.
Light & Sound Of Mogadishu
LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Afro7)
22,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Amazing compilation of Somali music.
Afro National - Temedi Oh / Den Kick
Afro National
Temedi Oh / Den Kick
7" | 2015 | UK | Original (No Wahala Sound)
11,99 €*
Release: 2015 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Little known outside their native Sierra Leone where they were huge stars in the 1970s, Afro National played a brand of afro-pop that was a fusion of myriad styles, including Congolese music, highlife & Afrobeat and whose sound was characterized by up-tempo melodic guitar playing.

This double A side features two choice cuts from their 1972 debut album, the gloriously infectious and up-beat ‘Temedi Oh’ & ‘Den Kick’ which starts as a gentle rumba before launching into a joyous guitar workout.
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!
Bixiga 70 - III
Bixiga 70
III
LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Glitterbeat)
23,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Myrkur - M
Myrkur
M
LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Relapse)
25,19 €* 27,99 € -10%
Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Gregory Isaacs - Slum In Dub
Gregory Isaacs
Slum In Dub
LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Burning Sounds)
25,99 €*
Release: 2015 / US – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Skinny Lister - Down On Deptford Broadway
Skinny Lister
Down On Deptford Broadway
LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Xtra Mile)
32,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Moonfires - Black Sugar
The Moonfires
Black Sugar
LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Al Dente)
23,99 €*
Release: 2015 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Band Leader Alex Puddu is behind the project the Moonfires. The Album is released on 300 copies limited edition on Alex Puddu's own label Al Dente. The Album Black sugar is written, Arranged and Produced By Alex Puddu Recorded during the summer 2014 in Copenhagen Recorded at Redrum Studio Mixed and Masterd in N.Y.C Astoria Queens Soundworks recording by Kamilo Kratc Album photo by Maiken Kildegaard Artwork by Leo Scherfig
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.
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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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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Hama - Houmeissa
Hama
Houmeissa
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Sahel Sounds)
24,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Nigerian composer Hama presents a groundbreaking album of traditional electronic desert folk songs, hovering somewhere between early 90s techno and synthwave. Nomadic herding ballads, ancient caravan songs, and ceremonial wedding chants are all re-imagined into
pieces seemingly lifted from a Saharan 1980s sci-fi soundtrack or score to a Tuareg video game. With a deep love and respect, Hama effortlessly takes back and re-appropriates fourth-world ethnoambient music.
Sourakata Koite - En Hollande
Sourakata Koite
En Hollande
LP | 2019 | US | Original (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%
Release: 2019 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Senegalese kora master Sourakata Koite began music from pretty much day one. "All the Koite are musicians!," he says. Indeed he is a member of a family of djeli (or griot in french), the hereditary caste of musician-storyteller-historians in West Africa. After moving to Paris in the late 70s he began to play in different bands and for musicians like Manu Dibango, Toure Kounda, Mangala, Mah Damba and more. During a festival in Holland, a music producer form Plexus Records heard him and asked to make a recording. In 1984 in an old chicken coop near Delft, Koite recorded the entire album in one take, including overdubs. The rich sonics and deep sound beautifully presents Koite's virtuosic and entrancing renditions of traditional and original tunes. With the reissue of en Hollande, Awesome Tapes
From Africa continues its mission of bringing tapes posted on the ATFA website over the years, including this one, to music fans all over the world.
Jimi Tenor - Vocalize My Luv
Jimi Tenor
Vocalize My Luv
7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Philophon)
11,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Jimi Tenor delivers another 7" on Philophon. This time he teamed up with the two glorious gospel queens Florence Adooni and Lizzy Amaliyenga from Bolgatanga/Northern Ghana. This release is a first insight into the next album by Jimi on Philophon, which will be released later the year.
Vocalize My Luv is a charmingly presented lure for love. The secret of the song is that drummer Ekow Alabi Savage's upfront high-life beat is triggering a Jimi-operated Korg MS-20 bass synth. Man and machine are melting down into a light and sportive groove, which irresistibly invites you to do some frisky aerobic moves on the 3am dancefloor. Ki'igba is a classic Frafra gospel song by Alogte Oho, completed with some jubilating flute by master Jimi.
Ahmed Ag Kaedy - Akaline Kidal
Ahmed Ag Kaedy
Akaline Kidal
LP | 2019 | US | Original (Sahel Sounds)
21,99 €*
Release: 2019 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Max Rambhojan - Max Rambhojan
Max Rambhojan
Max Rambhojan
12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Hot Mule / Secousse)
21,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Guadeloupe 1986. The football World Cup has all the Islanders' eyes riveted to their TV sets. At every half time breaks, local TV channel RFO broadcasts a music video on repeat: ‘’Tou’t Jou Pa Min’m". Max Rambhojan, the local singer responsible for this monster tune, has arrived.
In the video, he effortlessly sings and kickstarts a joyous street party with his band, Show Man, his dancers, kids, friends, family and what seems like the whole neighbourhood. The song will gain cult status from then on, cementing the power of the 'Zouk Chiré' sound, a high tempo version of Zouk, highly influenced by Guadeloupe's Carnival mass drum bands. Max self-releases his first solo album on vinyl in 1985, enrolling some of the best musicians the scene has to offer: his band leader King Klero, Guy Jacquet of les Vikings de la Guadeloupe fame on production duties, Ramon Pyrmée on synths, Claude Vamur, Meliza… In 1992 a new solo album follows. By then the artists have familiarized themselves with computers and the sound has gone full-on digital. In that album Max records an updated version of his “Tou’t Jou Pa Min’m” anthem to great effect.
Reducing Max Rambhojan to a zouk artist would be a mistake. He’s first and foremost a master of Gwo-Ka, a musical practice born during the transatlantic slave trade and performed by all ethnic and religious groups of Guadeloupe. It has never ceased to exist and has become a major part of the Island folk music culture. Max Rambhojan was schooled as a kid by Gwo-Ka pioneer Guy Conquette, and quickly joined the backing band of another legend, Ti-Sélès. That sound is the root of his particular style, especially vibrant on two tracks in his repertoire: “Cecilia” and “On Jou Matin”, both featured on this release's b-side. A touch of Spiritual Jazz is also palpable, allowing a magical vibe to spread, giving birth to some of the deepest music from this era.
In 2019, Max still performs Gwo-Ka every week-end in Guadeloupe and also hosts a show on local radio Media Tropical, 88.1FM. Secousse and Hot Mule are proud to present those 4 lost gems on wax and digital, carefully restored and remastered.
Ray Lema - Gaia
Ray Lema
Gaia
LP | 2019 | US (Mango)
14,99 €*
Release: 2019 / US
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Black Savage / Majek / Ovid - CBS EP
Black Savage / Majek / Ovid
CBS EP
12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Afro7)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Afro7 is back and this time we’ve dug deep in the CBS Kenya vaults and found four fantastic soulful reggae tracks of early 80’s origin! First song is the bouncy ‘FIRE’ by Kenyan Black Savage Band (played out on the Worldwide show by Gilles Peterson back in the start of Summer 2018) Track two on the first side is Nigerian Sheila and Desmond Majek’s laidback soulful ‘GOT THE FEELIN’ and flip it for two fantastic tracks by the Kenya coastal outfit Ovid, check out the synth drum machine laden KARIBUNI and the party number OPERATOR. Mastered by Frank The Carvery. EP comes in super deluxe cardboard jacket made in Thailand with silk screened coastal-inspired artwork made by California resident Steve Roden. Limited to 500 copies, one copy per customer.
Kokoroko - Kokoroko
Kokoroko
Kokoroko
12" | 2019 | UK | Original (Brownswood)
20,99 €*
Release: 2019 / UK – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Africa Negra - Alia Cu Omali
Africa Negra
Alia Cu Omali
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Mar & Sol)
25,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Mar & Sol presents the new album of the legendary band África Negra,"Alia cu Omali". New songs and some popular classics recorded between Lisbon and S.Tomé.
This album Its a reflection of the old rumba and soukous music that this epic band of São Tomé e Príncipe got us used to. They are an icon and one of the main bands of this island, representing in their music the authenticity and culture of the former Portuguese colony on the equatorial meridian.
It is our mission to expand this culture and here it is the testimony in our series of Luso Afro music which could best represent São Tomé.
Dexter Story - Bahir
Dexter Story
Bahir
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Soundway)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Dexter Story is an artistic spirit in the truest sense of the phrase. From his work as a multi-instrumentalist for acts like the Sa-Ra Creative Partners, to his management role with Snoop Dogg and his turn producing Daymé Arocena’s 2017 album Cubafonia, Story understands the business from every conceivable angle.
Initially inspired by the music and cultures pervasive throughout the Horn of Africa, Story translated his experiences there into his previous album Wondem, followed closely by the single Wejene Aola featuring jazz luminary Kamasi Washington, both on Soundway Records. If Wondem was a brief glance into Story’s new creative vision, Bahir is a pinpoint refinement of that purpose, the fine-tuning and expanding of the world he created on his Soundway debut.
On Bahir, Story steps in front of those influences and melds his world into the one he fell in love with so strongly while in Africa. One way in which he’s done so is by incorporating musicians from both sides of this coin. LA luminaries are featured throughout, as are African contemporaries he encountered throughout his travels. Sudan Archives gives a show-stealing vocal performance on “Gold”, while the Ethiopian producer Endeguena Mulu adds impenetrable and psychedelic texture to the album’s title track.
So Bahir finds the polymath musician not stuck between two worlds, but as a member of both. We get Ethiopian jazz tonalities, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance rhythms, Afro-funk, Somalian soul and forays into more contemporary jazz rhythms, too. Angelenos like Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Josef Leimberg give the record its backbone, while African artists like the Ethiopian singer Hamelmal Abate give Bahir its glimmer and shine.
The Polyversal Souls - Addis Abeba Bete
The Polyversal Souls
Addis Abeba Bete
7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Philophon)
11,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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This is part three and the last of the collaboration series between Ethopia's legendary soul singer Alemayehu Eshete and the Philophon house band The Polyversal Souls.
On the A-side you hear Alemayehu's classic song Addis Abeba Bete in an intimate live performance. This recording happend during a cultural exchange programm organized by Galerie Listros, Berlin's finest gallery for Ethopian art, with support from the Bundeskulturstiftung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
The flip side is the complimentary portrait to the recently released Portrait of Alemayehu (Daytime) - now, on Portrait of Alemayehu (Night-time), you get an idea of the masters fiery stage persona as it is documentated on the A-side. It's night-time now - booooooom!
V.A. - Bulawayo Blue Yodel
V.A.
Bulawayo Blue Yodel
LP | 2019 | US (Mississippi/Olvido)
23,99 €*
Release: 2019 / US
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The Bongo Hop - Satingarona Part 2
The Bongo Hop
Satingarona Part 2
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Underdog)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Two years after his first album, Etienne Sevet aka The Bongo Hop vows to fulfill the expectations born after Satinga-rona pt 1, in which he’d laid the foundations of his own afro caribbean “metissage”.
This time again, with Satingarona pt 2, the trumpetist hailing from Bordeaux is joined by his friends, colombian singer Nidia Gongora (Quantic, Ondatropica, Canalon) and french producer Patchworks (Voilaaa, Taggy Matcher), alongside newly met collaborators, like parisian impromptu MC Greg Frite, Haitian singer Kephny Eliacin, Cindy Pooch and young talent Laurene Pierre-Magnani from his hometown’s underground Caribbean punk scene.
New roads and new stories, to a same destination: the land of perpetual dance.
K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade - Wahala Wahala
K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade
Wahala Wahala
2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Pura Vida Sounds)
24,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Wanubalé - Strange Heat
Wanubalé
Strange Heat
10" | 2019 | EU | Original (Agogo)
12,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Wanubalé – nine guys from Berlin, inspired by the city's fresh Jazz scene and distinct club culture. This band sets out to define their own, highly danceable version of Jazz, Neo Soul and Funk.
The Wanubalés are first rate musicians. They tend to take their time writing arrangements, yet they are careful not to overly emphasize their jazz skills. Songwriting is a collaborative affair, everything is developed organically. Just like the band name, which dates back to the days of fooling around in the schoolyard, playing with syllables ("nuba" came first). Sound was crucial. Some say "Wanubalé" means "brother" in Swahili.
Wanubalé's instrumental debut album was recorded by Axel Reinemer in Berlin's Jazzanova Studio in 2018. The musicians don't hide their influences: Snarky Puppy, Fat Freddy's Drop, plus younger acts like Hiatus Kaiyote and Nubiyan Twist. But Wanubalé do their own thing, having produced and arranged the album. Wanubalé: four horns, two drummers, guitar, bass, keyboards. Nine musicians with a knack for funky breaks, might brass sounds and great melodies.
The Polyversal Souls - This Is Bolga! Pts, 1 & 2
The Polyversal Souls
This Is Bolga! Pts, 1 & 2
7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Philophon)
11,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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This time the Polyversal Souls come along with the Bolga All-Stars, named after their hometone Bolgatanga up in the north of Ghana. The Bolga All-Stars are a choir consisting of the leading local Kologo and Frafra-Gospel artists: Guy One, Alogte Oho, Florence Adooni, Bola Anafo, Amodoo, Ana'abugre and Lizzy Amaliyenga.
This is Bolga! is a hymn of praise about the very vital music scene coming out of Bolgatanga. After an instrumental introduction with solos by Barou Kouyate on the Ngoni and Christian Magnusson on the trumpet, radio Dj Messy from Bolgatanga's leading station World FM is shouting out all names of the singers, before the choir finally comes in and take lead. Carried on by a heavily rocking rhythm section the piece reaches its peak throughout the eloquent solo of saxophone viking Søren Jagtkylling.
Julie Coker - A Life In The Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976 - 1981
Julie Coker
A Life In The Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976 - 1981
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Kalita)
23,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Kalita are honoured to release the first ever compilation focusing on the musical career of Julie Coker, the queen of Nigerian television. Here we collate seven of Julie's most sought-after Afro disco and hauntingly-beautiful Itsekiri highlife recordings, accompanied by extensive interview-based liner notes and never-beforeseen photos.
The Mauskovic Dance Band - The Mauskovic Dance Band
The Mauskovic Dance Band
The Mauskovic Dance Band
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Soundway)
21,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Soundway Records presents the eponymous debut LP from in-demand Amsterdam five piece The Mauskovic Dance Band – fusing no-wave dance punk, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and space disco in a “controlled explosion” (The Quietus).
Entirely self-produced, the band has reiterated their favourite elements of the 70s and 80s legacy of the Afro-Latin psychedelic music of Colombia and Peru, interpreting it through the context of modern day Amsterdam. The output is a lo-fi No Wave groove all its own - rooted in a deep love of champeta, Palenque, psychedelic cumbia, chichi, classic afrobeat and picó soundsystem culture.
Since the release of their “Down In The Basement” EP on Soundway Records in early 2018, the band have found themselves on a hectic European touring schedule – not to mention being involved in other side projects. Following stints with Turkish psychedelic folk rock group Altin Gün, and touring with the re-formed 70s Zamrock outfit W.I.T.C.H., Nic Mauskovic also teamed up with Dutch neo-psychedelic artist Jacco Gardner to form the “cinematic Balearic disco” duo of Bruxas (released by Dutch institution Dekmantel) – and together, they mixed The Mauskovic Dance Band debut album in Lisbon.
Lead single Space Drum Machine encapsulates the band’s prototypical brand of busy rhythmic patterns interwoven with insistent synth stabs and vibrant disco toms, layered with an elastic guitar riff drawing inspiration from Kenyan kikuyu and benga styles. High-pitched vocals describe being on a flight together and inciting each other to press a button of unknown consequence with “push it, push it” - and push it they do, at breakneck pace. And of course, the undeniable influence of Amsterdam’s hotbed of underground dance producers shines through as it does on all tracks - with the vintage psychedelic swirl of synthesiser, lo-fi drum machines and tape recording.
Dona Onete - Rebujo Colored Vinyl Edition
Dona Onete
Rebujo Colored Vinyl Edition
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Mais Um Discos)
24,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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On the eve of her 80th birthday, Dona Onete - "the grande dame of Amazonian song" - returns with Rebujo, a love letter to her hometown of Belém, situated deep in the Amazon. Rebujo brims with two music styles born in Belém: carimbós, influenced by African grooves, and bangues, a ska-type rhythm, plus there's a cumbia, brega ('romantic' music) and samba. Since the release of her 2017 album Banzeiro, Onete has become a superstar in Brazil - she composed and sung the theme song for one of Brazil's biggest soap operas (A Força do Querer), been awarded the Brazilian Ordem do Mérito Cultural in recognition for her contribution to Brazilian culture + her video for 'No Meio do Pitiu' has an impressive 9.2m views on Youtube Outside of Brazil she's performed at Roskilde, Womad (UK, NZ & AUS), Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival and TFF Rudolstadt and is a global spokesperson for indigenous cultures.
Ojo Balingo - Afrotunes: Best Of Juju Volume 2 - Oba Mimo Olorun Ayo
Ojo Balingo
Afrotunes: Best Of Juju Volume 2 - Oba Mimo Olorun Ayo
2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (BBE Africa)
27,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Patience Africa - Wozani
Patience Africa
Wozani
12" | 2019 | EU | Original (La Casa Tropical)
16,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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The career of Patience Africa Spanned over 40 years. After almost a decade of success on a major label with her Zulu Disco sound, and a few years in the early 80s experimenting with a more soulful sound, the funky synths of the 80's would force her to stay relevant in the quick changing times. It would be in 1987 that she would sign to the independent Ream Music which with the help of their tight knit in house production team had released hits for upcoming disco artists Makwerhu, Ntombi Ndaba, Sunset, Athena, Percy Kay and more. The label's success in the traditional market made Patience a perfect fit and could have been their first crossover artist.
With the help of owner's Danny Antill and Clive Risko they would cut a 4 track EP that like many others of the time ended up being lost in to the hyper saturated market of the emerging Bubblegum demand. Two tracks would be written by Patience, including the title "Wozani La" Musically these were more aligned with her sound of the 70's accompanied by a purely digital production, but it's the two songs written by label boss Danny Antill that appear on this release. These two songs are unlike anything heard at the time. Embracing full commitment to the digital studio and some extensive and risky experimenting the trio managed to slide heavy house bordering electro pop and a haunting swing beat groove alongside the compositions of Patience to complete this EP for both markets. Although the album had great potential, poor promotion and low sales led Patience to feel cheated and after not earning a cent for the record left the label and took her first break from music since the early 70's. She would later return to her original sound recording up to til 2006 when she released what would be her final album before her death the following year. Still loved by her fans and those who knew her, she is remembered through the Patience Africa Foundation. Founded by her son Mangaliso in 2017 to help create a better South Africa in our lifetime.
Tropikal Camel - Awakening Spirits
Tropikal Camel
Awakening Spirits
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Rebel Up)
19,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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A download code is included. Berlin-based, Jerusalem-born artist Roi Assayag (a.k.a Tropikal Camel) is set to serve up his new album, Awakening Spirits, on Brussels' Rebel Up.
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah - Al Hadaoui
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah
Al Hadaoui
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Habibi Funk)
24,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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8 page vinyl size booklet & mp3 download coupon! Habibi Funk is back with another album from Casablanca. Completely unreleased album which was recorded in Morocco in 1973 by three generation family band. A unique blend of Gnawa, Funk and Rock. Traditional Moroccan music meets electronic guitars and dense layers of percussion by a band that used to run in the same circles as Fadoul (And actually wrote one of his songs).
Serge Gainsbourg - Avant Gainsbarre
Serge Gainsbourg
Avant Gainsbarre
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Vinyl Passion)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Peru Negro - Peru Negro
Peru Negro
Peru Negro
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)
24,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ondigui & Bota Tabansi International - Ewondo Rythm
Ondigui & Bota Tabansi International
Ewondo Rythm
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (BBE Music)
27,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Musical Breed - Save The Little Children
Musical Breed
Save The Little Children
LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Dig This Way)
22,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue
Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall
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The album was originally released in Nigeria by Tabansi Records and recorded at Afrodisia/Decca studio in Lagos. The Lp never really saw a commerical issue and was probably pressed in very few promotional copies for Radios and Djs making the original nearly impossible to be found nowdays.
Musically it comes with some dope , slow and one-a-way digital roots riddims filled with mad synths , deep conscious lyrics and a deep bassline, it's quite unique as the two main track comes with a raw Dub which is very hard to be found on any other African Reggae albums , the last track call “If I'm To Rule The World” is a very interesting blend of Reggae and Boogie.
We have been working together with the lead singer of the band , Sharon Escco Wilson that we met personally in Lagos, to finally make the album available worldwide.
The cover have been fully restored and the Audio remastered , in the LP we'll add an insert with Lyrics , original pictures from back in the days (and a few new ones) , a newspaper article from 1990 and an extensive interview by Sharon Escco Wilson.
Mafika - On -The Sound Of On Records 1987-1989 Part II
Mafika
On -The Sound Of On Records 1987-1989 Part II
12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Egoli)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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The late 1980s in the rainbow nation was a time when disco was mutating into what was becoming known as Bubblegum: pop music aimed at the black population of South Africa.
Bubblegum was a response to Western styles like disco and the fast spreading house music which originally came from the black ghettos of Chicago and New York. When the second Summer of Love took over the UK in 1988, first house, and other electronic music styles conquered South Africa as well. DIY - do it yourself - a motto that had already appeared in the punk movement, lifted the young local scene to the next level. With a minimal set up - keyboards, some drum machines and samplers it was suddenly possible to make music without having to rent expensive studios.
1 of 3 12" in a compilation of tracks from The ON label which was active in South Africa between 1987-1992, an era following the end of the apartheid regime and defining the new sound of Young Black South Africa in the early 90s
The Bees / Little Big Man - On -The Sound Of On Records 1987-1989
The Bees / Little Big Man
On -The Sound Of On Records 1987-1989
12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Egoli)
17,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance
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The late 1980s in the rainbow nation was a time when disco was mutating into what was becoming known as Bubblegum: pop music aimed at the black population of South Africa.
Bubblegum was a response to Western styles like disco and the fast spreading house music which originally came from the black ghettos of Chicago and New York. When the second Summer of Love took over the UK in 1988, first house, and other electronic music styles conquered South Africa as well. DIY - do it yourself - a motto that had already appeared in the punk movement, lifted the young local scene to the next level. With a minimal set up - keyboards, some drum machines and samplers it was suddenly possible to make music without having to rent expensive studios.
The Bees are probably the best known group, releasing only a few album in 1988-1989 and a handful singles that are now highly collectible. Their sound is electronic, hypnotic and highly danceable.
As is the case for Themba Wawelela is a prolific South African artist/producer who is best known under the monniker ''Little Big Man''
1 of 3 12" in a compilation of tracks from The ON label which was active in South Africa between 1987-1992, an era following the end of the apartheid regime and defining the new sound of Young Black South Africa in the early 90s
Ikebe Shakedown - Kings Left Behind Black Vinyl Edition
Ikebe Shakedown
Kings Left Behind Black Vinyl Edition
LP | 2019 | US | Original (Colemine)
27,99 €*
Release: 2019 / US – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Ten years ago, Ikebe Shakedown began pushing the boundaries of instrumental music. Each new track and live set has sent them deeper into combining the primal elements of ’70s soul, raw psychedelic style, and cinematic Western soundtracks with powerful grooves and soaring melodies. Now, with their new release, Kings Left Behind (Colemine Records), the band is giving listeners more mystery and majesty than ever before. The album features the entire group collaborating to produce tracks that deliver punches right to the gut, even as dreamy guitars and lush horn melodies and string arrangements capture the imagination.

The album was recorded by Ikebe's bassist, Vince Chiarito, at Hive Mind Recording. Opened with Ikebe's saxophonist, Mike Buckley, and another collaborator in 2017, Hive Mind has become a home base for the band, leading to more experimentation with the textures and sounds of a genre they define as Instrumental Soul.
Bibi Ahmed - Adghah
Bibi Ahmed
Adghah
LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Sounds Of Subterrania)
23,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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Bibi Ahmed, Kopf und Bandleader von Group Inerane, stammt aus Agadez (Niger), eine der unbändigsten, unbeständigsten und gefährlichsten Gegenden dieser Erde. Früh wurde Bibi mit der Unterdrückung und Ausgrenzung der Tuareg durch die nationalen Regierungen von Mali und Niger konfrontiert. Ebenso früh erwachte seine Liebe zur Musik. Als Kind brachte sich Bibi Ahmed das Gitarre spielen selbst bei, bevor er seine Ausbildung von dem großen Meister und Vater des Tuareg-Blues, Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou, erhielt. Geprägt durch die Erlebnisse in den lybischen Flüchlingscamps während des Tuareg Aufstandes, verlieh Bibi Ahmed, während viele andere Künstler das Land in Richtung Amerika und Europa verließen, mit seiner Band Group Inerane der Rebellion eine eigene, musikalische Stimme und öffnete gleichzeitig die reiche Tradition der Tamachek-Gitarrensänge einer neue Generation Zuhörern. In Zusammenarbeit mit Sounds of Subterrania und den Lotte Lindenberg Studio entstand Februar 2019 sein erstes Soloalbum, bei welchem er alle Instrumente selbst einspielte. Diese Reduktion eröffnen einen völlig neuen Blick auf diesen sehr spezielle Mix aus Tuareg Blues, elektrifizierte Tamachek Folk und Psychedelic Sahara-Rock. Man spürt förmlich das Flirren der Hitze und begibt man sich auf den Pfad des Hörens , verschwimmen die Unterschiede zwischen spirituellen Trance und hypnotischem Psychedelic-Blues. Für Fans von Mdou Moctar, Tinawiren, Imarhan LP mit DLC in wertiger Aufmachung, CD als Digipack. Bibi Ahmed, head and bandleader of Group Inerane, is from Agadez, Niger, which is one of the most volatile, unbridled and dangerous parts of the world. Bibi was soon confronted with the oppression and marginalization of the Tuareg by the national governments of Mali and Niger. Just as early awakened his love for music. As a child, Bibi Ahmed taught himself to play the guitar before receiving his education from the great master and father of the Tuareg blues, Abdallah ag Oumbadougou. Marked by the experiences in the Libyan refugee camps during the Tuareg uprising, Bibi Ahmed and his band Group Inerane gave the rebellion its own musical voice, while at the same time making the rich tradition of Tamachek guitar singing accessible to a new generation of listeners. In February 2019 and in collaboration with Sounds of Subterrania and Lotte Lindenberg Studio, Bibi recorded his first solo album on which he played all of the instruments himself. This reduction opened up a whole new view on this quite extraordinary mix of Tuareg blues, electrified Tamachek folk and psychedelic Sahara rock. The listener literally feels the shimmer of the heat and, once one embarks on the path of listening, the differences between spiritual trance and hypnotic psychedelic blues become indistinct. For fans of Mdou Moctar, Tinawiren, Imarhan Vinyl in hi-end sleeve with dlc, CD as digipack!
Ahmad Jamal - Ballades
Ahmad Jamal
Ballades
2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Jazz Village)
27,99 €*
Release: 2019 / EU – Original
Genre: Organic Grooves
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