Afrobeat 555 Items

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Red Hot)

Solar: Sun Ra In Brasil

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Other Power)

KMRU

Stupor

Box Set #6 Curated By Idris Elba 7

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nairobi-born Berlin-based sound artist Joseph Kamaru, aka Kmru, shares his new work Stupor on the new Helsinki-based label Other Power. Commissioned by the Helsinki curatorial and commissioning agency Publics, Stupor is comprised of three original long form tracks; “crp-12”, “Even a Tear”, and the title track “Stupor”. The tracks on the album are speculative notes to social architectures and environments the artist has traversed.

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Fela Kuti

7LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Knitting Factory)

114,99 €*

Work Of Art Tri-Color Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Box Set #6 is the latest in a series of comprehensive box set reissues of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti's popular back catalogue. Following previous editions curated by artists such as Chris Martin, Erykah Badu, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno and Questlove, the latest box set in the series has been compiled by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer Idris Elba aka Big Driis and features the classics Open & Close (1972), Music of Many Colours (1980), Stalemate (1977), I Go Shout Plenty!!!! (1977), Live in Amsterdam (1983) and Opposite People (1977).

Limited to 5,000 copies, the box set features the artwork of each album faithfully reproduced from the original vinyl pressings, as well as a 24-page booklet with the lyrics, commentary on each album by renowned Afrobeat historian Chris May, previously unpublished photos and an introduction by Elba. All box sets are accompanied by a special 16" x 24" poster designed by Lemi Ghariokwu, the creative force behind many of Fela's groundbreaking album covers.

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Asake

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Empire)

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Work of Art is the second album from Nigerian-born singer-songwriter and global superstar, Asake. Building on the sounds from his explosive debut, Mr. Money With The Vibe (which became Billboard’s highest-charting debut album from a Nigerian artist), the 14-track Work Of Art showcases Asake’s winning formula of fusing traditional and contemporary African music into something equally unique and celebratory. The release also marked Asake’s second straight debut on the Billboard 200, and clocked in Spotify chart debuts at number 2 on the Global Albums chart and number 5 on the US Top Albums chart. With standout singles such as “Amapiano,” “2:30,” “Basquiat,” & “Sunshine,” the album highlights Asake’s innate ability to cut through to global audiences, making him one of 2023’s most intriguing artists to watch. Pressed on Green/White/Green Tri-Color Stripe Vinyl.

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Cesaria Evora

Club Sodade

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Ajabu!)

Edgar Luizga Valente

Aie

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (Burning Sounds)

Prince Lincoln Thompson

Harder Na Rass

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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London Ko Blue Vinyl Edition

Fatoumata Diawara

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

33,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (O-Tone Music)

Caspar Van Meel

Satiea Time Remembered

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Believe! International)

Olumo Soundz

U.N. (United Nonsense)

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Fallen Sparks)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Believe! International Records proudly presents (U.N) United Nonsense – the debut album by the Swedish Afrobeat band Olumo Soundz.

The twelve band members of Olumo Soundz are solidly rooted in the great musical tradition hailing from predecessors Fela and Femi Kuti. However, the band puts their own spin on a vibrant genre, and packs a punch at each and every show with their own repertoire.

The four track album (U.N) United Nonsense – presented in a high quality 180 gr vinyl edition – is a joyous musical announcement of awareness, resistance and faith.

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Matisyahu

Live In Brooklyn

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Bible & Tire)

Faith & Harmony

I Heard The Voice

18,74 €* 24,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Irfan (Le Label))

La Rue Ketanou

Ouvert A Double Tour

21,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Good Lovelies)

Good Lovelies

Under The Mistletoe

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chicago Afrobeat & Tony Allen

Remixes 7"

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Future Rootz / Dinked)

18,99 €*

Malan (Super Mama DJombo)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Not new, but new to us. Future Rootz & Dinked teamed up to release this DJ 45, taken from the 2019 "what Goes UP Remixed" LP. These tracks are guaranteed to rock dancefloors worldwide: "NO Band News" remixed by Maga BO and "cut THE Infection" remixed by the SOL Power ALL Stars.

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Fidju Di Lion

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Archieball)

23,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Good&Lovely)

Tayfun Guttstadt

Tarapzade

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (O-Tone Music)

Cristina Branco

Mäe

24,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Stunt)

Tone Of Voice Orchestra

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Anna Setton

O Futuro Ã© Mais Bonito

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra

Avo Kanto

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra

Balkan Reunion

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra

Del Ebro Al Danubio

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Maria Del Mar Bonet

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Winter & Winter)

Sebastián Cruz

Zarabanda

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Okra Brand)

Bandejas Espaciales

Vitiligo / Lady

18,99 €*

Coro Qom Chelaalapi & Lagartijeando

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Debut 7" of a 7-piece Caribbean + Afrobeat + Dub combo led by Frente Cumbiero saxophonist/clarinetist Marco Fajardo! This is a masterpiece that shows how Colombian dance music has cultivated its mellow sound by greedily incorporating Caribbean and African music through the culture of the Pico Sound System, which is popular in the Caribbean Gulf Coast region, especially in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla. The artwork was drawn by Inti-Huayra Guevara Rios from Bogota.

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Campo Del Cielo

LP | 2023 | Original (Shika Shika)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)

Junior Soul

Sings For The People

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (Black Mesa)

Tim Easton

Special 20

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

The Upsetters

Double Seven

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)

Reggae Specials

Beatles Reggae Vol.2

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tribute To Reggae King Bob N.Marley

Jah Thomas

LP | 2023 | Original (Burning Sound)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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10" | 2023 | Original (Lex)

Malphino

Sueno

19,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Look Over The Wall See The Sky

John Francis Flynn

LP | 2023 | Original (River Lea)

31,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pure)

Kate Rusby

Light Years

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | Original (Pure Rec)

Kate Rusby

30 : Happy Returns

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Grandpop)

Tuomo & Markus

Game Changing

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Kitchen Table)

Martin Sexton

2020 Vision

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Nordvis)

Grift

Dolt Land

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Think Zik!)

Faada Freddy

Golden Cages

God, Forgive These Bastards

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Senegalese singer Faada Freddy releases a new album entitled "Golden Cages" after a seven-year hiatus. With an organic approach, he uses mainly his voice, hand-clapping and body percussion. The album features original tracks that reflect his critical yet benevolent thinking, tackling themes such as the standardization of thought, lack of reflection and dehumanization in today's society. Faada Freddy defends the idea of freedom, combining conscience and emotion, reflection and wonder. The album also celebrates the singer's African roots and expresses his attachment to his country and continent. "Golden Cages" is an ode to freedom and harmony, a vibrant love song for overcoming divisions.

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Taxpayers

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Get Better)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft

Gula Gula - H¢R Stamm¢Drenes Stemme

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (By Norse Music)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Abigail Lapell)

Abigail Lapell

Getaway

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | CA | Original (Golden Lane Rec.)

Perez Prado

Greatest Mambos

24,99 €*

Release: 2023 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Innovative Leisure)

Dada Joaozinho

Tds Bem Global

31,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Toumani Diabate

New Ancient Strings

Release: 2023 / Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (One Little Independent)

Hack-Poets Guild

Blackletter Garland

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Compass)

Alison Brown

On Banjo

20,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Backseat)

Signe Marie Rustad

Particles Of Faith

19,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Backseat)

Michael Moravek

Dream

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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10" | 2023 | UK | Original (Nu-Tone)

Boogaloo Assassins

Old Love Dies Hard

25,64 €* 26,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Fallen Sparks)

Matisyahu

Light

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (BFD)

Mickey Hussain Hart

In The Groove

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Backseat)

Ian Fisher

Burnt Tongue

19,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Sonic)

Matt Andersen

Big Bottle Of Joy

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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At The Bonnie Beecher's Apartment

Bob Dylan

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Culture Factory)

40,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Malasaners

7" | 2023 | Original

11,99 €* 14,99 € -20%

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | US | Original (AUM Fidelity)

James Brandon Lewis

For Mahalia, With Love

59,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The World And All That It Holds

Damir Imamovic

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Smithsonian Folkways)

26,39 €* 32,99 € -20%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Republicafrobeat Vol.6 - Afrobeat Ibérico

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Cuban Orquesta

Renacimiento

29,59 €* 36,99 € -20%

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Muziekpublique)

Las Lloronas

Out Of The Blue

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (New West)

Sunny War

Anarchist Gospel

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Tuk Tuk)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Red vinyl!

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Dengue Fever

Ting Mong

LP | 2023 | DE | Original (Glitterbeat)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Copy is close to NM!

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Refree

El Espacio Entre

21,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (No Format)

Release: 2023 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Lucas Santtana

O Paraíso

Where The Old Gods Play Act 1

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

White vinyl.

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Dun Ringill

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (The Sign)

23,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Harvey Averne's Coco Records

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Charly)

31,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Muzikawi)

Jorga Mesfin

The Kind Ones

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Ajabu!)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is Mulatu Astatke’s protege and Ethiopian saxophonist and composer Jorga Mesfin’s debut album. It’s a long foray into Ethio-jazz that takes this courageous syncretism further by fusing spiritual experimentation with bits from all kinds of situations in Ethiopian music, jazz music, and specifically Ethiopian jazz music that precedes it.

Jorga Mesfin is widely regarded as one of the most talented contemporary musicians and composers in Ethiopia. He started his professional career at the young age of 17 and has since collaborated with numerous renowned artists, including Tsegaye Gebremedhin, Carolyn Beard Withlow, The Last Poets, Vijay Iyer, Wayna Wondossen, Kirk Whalum, Takana Miyamoto, Gizze Reggae band, Dionne Farris, Aster Aweke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Mulatu Astatke. Additionally, Mesfin was a resident at Astatke's legendary African Jazz Village in Addis Ababa every Thursday.

Jorga Mesfin is the founder of the Ethio-jazz group called Wudasse. He composed the music for the epic Ethiopian film "Teza" directed by Haile Gerima. His work on the film earned him the Best Music Award at the 22nd Carthage Film Festival and Best Composition at the 5th Dubai International Film Festival.

Muzikawi is an Ethiopian record label, music publisher, studio, artist management, and event organiser with offices in Addis Ababa and Stockholm. We understand and honour the culture of Ethiopia.

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Dorea

Grande Coisa

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Deda)

A Filetta

I Balconi

22,49 €* 24,99 € -10%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Canopy)

Alafia

The Sam Redmore Reworks

15,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Those Who Throw Objects At The Crocodiles Will Be Asked To Retrieve Them

Bruno Pernadas

2LP | 2023 | PT | Original (Pataca Discos)

59,99 €*

Release: 2023 / PT – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

A Message From Mozambique

Juju

LP | 2023 | DE | Reissue (Strut)

Where The Old Gods Play Act 1

Release: 2023 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Dun Ringill

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (The Sign)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theater

Watchhouse

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Yep Roc)

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rogamar Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Cesaria Evora

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

38,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Elmir)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on turquoise coloured vinyl.

Three years after the Grammy Award-winning album Voz D'Amor, Cape Verdean superstar Cesaria Evora returned with Rogamar, the tenth studio album by the "Queen of Morna". Together with her talented Cape Verdean songwriting team, Cesaria Evora presents 17 tracks in total, including 2 bonus tracks that were specially included for this release ("Nos Maestro" & "Mae Africa (Version Cap-Vert))". It also includes a performance with Ismaël Lô on "Africa Nossa", as well as the popular song "Um Pincelada".

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Malik Adouane

After Raï Party

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Hyperjazz)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Except from Rachid Taha, who allowed himself a few forays into the teeming, vibrant heaths of techno, no raï singer other than Cheb Malik has ever ventured into this terrain known for its abundance of sound. If you know about Malik Adouane's ancestry, this is hardly surprising. Born in Librecourt, near Lens, he comes from a union between an Italo-Celtic mother who instilled Western sounds into his ears and a father, a former miner born in Biskra (north-east Algeria), a palm grove near the desert, musically renowned for its lively diwan that could be called Saharan opera. In addition, the town is renowned for its chakhchouka, a dish called after its rich blend of various ingredients and spices. Just like Malik’s music, as he was a fan of James Brown, Barry White, classical Arabic and raï music. He had been thinking about it from the beginning, but the dream took a long time to materialize.

In January 1986, many raï idols turned up in Bobigny, France, for a historic and seminal festival. In the midst of the audience, the young man, dressed in black leather, provided security for the concerts of many stars before becoming one himself. He would rub his eyes, not because he was dazzled, but because they were clouded by a nostalgia that remained him of itself. So, with his head full of sounds warmly recommended by the best DJs, he set out, a little provocatively, to position himself at the cutting edge of music with a new concept called "After raï". It combined the sweet and precious past with an almost uncontrollable creative audacity. It's a balm made in a test-tube-studio from a mix of Arabic melodies and lyrics - a kind of "Arabeat", and the arrogant modernity produced by samplers, electronic spinning, roaring bass and guitars made for house music. The pinnacle of the record is a masterful cover of Isaac Hayes' Shaft, which set dancefloors on fire in Paris, London, Ibiza and New York, and became internationally known thanks to its presence on a Paris Dernière compilation curated by French musician and DJ Béatrice Ardisson along with Claude Challe's iconic Buddha Bar series. Now, shall we dance?

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Ps5

Echologia

Meets Kelly Ranks At Channel One

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After two years and a half, Pietro Santangelo (formerly Nu Genea sax player) and his PS5 ensemble are back to Hyperjazz Records with a brand new album: Echologia. 'Echologia' draws inspiration from the idea of natural biodiversity as an expression of contamination, coexistence and balance. In the same way as the biological agents contribute to the life of a certain ecosystem, seemingly distant musical languages act as elements of balance in a fertile and blooming musical system. Multiculturalism becomes coexistence. As in the previous 'Unconscious Collective' (Hyperjazz, 2021), suggestive saxophones textures interwine on a solid rhythmic equilibrium and move naturally along an imaginary line highlighting the ancestral connection between Africa and Mediterranean Sea. On the background, the tribute to the earlier Jamaican dub masters with a strong use of vintage echoes in the mixing phase. Album cover by Sabrina Cirillo is inspired by the myth of the nymph Echo, the Oread condemned by Juno to be able to express herself by repeating only the last words of theinterlocutor, who died of pain due to the impossibility of communicating her love to Narcissus.

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Michael Palmer

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Burning Sounds)

30,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

El Gato Negro

Tigre Qui Pleure

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Yep Roc)

Chatham County Line

Hiyo

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wheel)

Jason Wilson

Ashara

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2024 | UK | Reissue (Soundway)

Oluko Imo

Oduduwa

18,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Reissue (Soundway)

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissue of the 80s 12” single from Trinidadian musician Oluko Imo (Black Truth Rhythm Band), featuring Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti. Recorded between Lagos and New York in 1988, the tracks sit at the fault line of the Trinidad-Yoruba connection, blending calypso heritage with the Afrobeat and jazz of Nigeria. On the A-side, title track ‘Oduduwa’ is a brooding slice of peak-era Transatlantic Afrobeat, blending a heartfelt plea for social justice and equality with a haunting piano line, shuffling drums and ethereal sax solo. The song takes its name from Oduduwa, the founder of the Ife Empire, who is also seen as a divine Orisha (deity) in Yoruba culture, one that is often evoked by musicians and activists in Trinidad as a signifier of Yoruba heritage on the island. On the flip, ‘Eyes Are Getting Red (Were Oju Le)’ is a long-lost slice of low slung Afrobeat featuring both Fela and Femi Kuti. Classic Nigerian horns and keys combine with Oluko Imo’s Caribbean-influenced guitar and Fela’s virtuoso sax solo, bridging the musical gap between Lagos and Port of Spain.

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Black Truth Rhythm Band

Ifetayo

24,69 €* 25,99 € -5%

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Canopy)

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soundway presents a long-awaited remaster and re-cut of the 1976 album ‘Ifetayo’ by Black Truth Rhythm Band, an important and overlooked chapter in Trinidad’s rich musical history that blends West African influences with jazz, funk and the social commentary of the calypso tradition. Led by the charismatic Oluko Imo, the group drew on the strong connections to Yoruba culture and Orisa traditions in Trinidad, looking to Africa for inspiration and reflecting the burgeoning Black Power movement of the time. Recorded at KH studios in Port of Spain, Ifetayo (Yoruba for ‘Love excels all’) was the group’s sole album release. Imo contributed lead vocals and played bass, kalimba, conga, flute and percussion, channelling music from both sides of the Atlantic into a distinctive and unique slice of Afro Trinidadian expression. Includes bonus track “Imo” not included on the original LP

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Opolopo X Alafia

Axxanxxan / Axxiove

20,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Shanachie)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Canopy & Opolopo collaborate on a new transmission, resulting in an alchemical amalgam to elevate dancefloors from Mos Eisley to Jades-GS-z13-O.

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Mutabaruka

Black Attack

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Contre Jour)

Manou Gallo

Afro Groove Queen

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yoanson & Karamie / Prof Jah Pinpin 4tet

African Leaders / The Final Bird (Le Temps D'Une Vie)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Disques Messagers)

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Chapter Music)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New Parisian label, Disques Messager, presents its new and second release. As its name suggests, the label has a simple leitmotiv: to place itself among the best messengers for rarities and sought-after gems of the international rare groove. A mission which began like fire last year with a 7inch reissue release including two Brazilian Disco bangers by Cristina Camargo. For this second efforts, the label doesn’t deviate from the artistic and quality path taken, however also making quite a U-turn, this time presenting 2 underrated kind of musical UFO, both from the French scene. Not many info can be found about Yoanson & Karamie, two young artists from the French African diaspora, who randomly met with Nessim Saroussi and his label Ness Music in the late 80s. Nessim himself doesn’t remind much about the 2 guys, except that he quickly offered to produce them, which resulted in their only EP release, Kalimba (1988). Part of this EP, “African Leaders” is a stunning track melting Afro-Tropical percussions, Disco bass, Early-Electro beats and Leftfield vocals in a way that could remind of Doctor L or Arthur Russel productions. On the contrary, Philippe de Lacroix-Herpin (aka Prof Jah Pinpin) has a long musical career started in the mid-70s and became a renowned saxophonist playing and recording for many famous French acts such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Chamfort, FFF, or even rap band NTM. In 1994, he moved definitely to the Reunion Island where he quickly launched the Prof Jah Pinpin 4tet, in his own words willing to play “free/funk/jazz/rock/tropical” music… Quite a vast and large musical tag, but which immediately make sense when listening to the surprising “The Final Bird” track. Only released as CD in 1996, this instrumental production has indeed a unique sound and flavor mixing all kinds of elements together (even samples of Weather Report). Well as you can understand, words are not the best way to describe these 2 hidden treasures, so we strongly recommend the spinning to make your own view!

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Yirinda

LP | 2024 | Original (Nonesuch)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Australian duo Yirinda combine ancient Aboriginal language with sublime modern production. Fred Leone and Samuel Pankhurst's music invokes thousands of generations of story and culture, while emerging as something entirely new.Fred is one of three Butchulla songmen - a song and language custodian for the Butchulla people from the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, including K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island). He sings the songs onthis album in the endangered Butchulla language, now spoken by only a handful of people.Samuel is an internationally acclaimed contrabassist / producer known for his kaleidoscopic harmonies and polyrhythmic mastery. He has scored extensively for contemporary dance, recently for notable choreographerThomas Kelly's celebrated work SILENCE.Their self-titled debut album was recorded in Brisbane by Samuel, then mixed in London by Jake Miller (Björk, Arca, Yves Tumor) and mastered at Abbey Road by Alex Wharton (The Beatles, My Bloody Valentine).The album sets Fred's powerful vocals against striking experimental soundscapes, rich with strings, horns, double bass, synthesizer, piano and percussion. The result is otherworldly, a timeless art music outsideWestern convention.Yirinda have performed at the Australian Art Music Awards, Vivid Festival, Golden Plains, Dark Mofo, Supersense and been covered by ABC Radio and NME Australia.Fred has toured Europe as a member of The Black Arm Band, and as a solo artist supporting and guesting with Xavier Rudd. He founded Queensland's first Aboriginal hip hop label Impossible Odds in 2009.Samuel has performed with the Brodsky String Quartet and is a member of the Australian Art Orchestra. His studio work covers everything from the Bluey TV show to Hiatus Kaiyote.

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Nathalie Joachim

Ki Moun Ou Ye

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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London Afrobeat Collective

Esengo

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Canopy)

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Taking inspiration from afrobeat father Fela Kuti as well as artists including Ebo Taylor, Parliament, Funkadelic and Havana d’Primera, London Afrobeat Collective’s music has won them admirers across the UK Europe and beyond. This eight-strong multi-cultural collective from England, Italy, France, Congo, Argentina, and New Zealand, combine traditional afrobeat and hi life with funk, jazz & Latin, to deliver party music born of their truly global DNA. A regular on the touring circuit and celebrated for their raucous energy, heavy dance grooves and conscious lyrics.

On the 14th February, they are set to release their fourth album ‘Esengo’ via Canopy Records.

‘Esengo’, produced by Sonny Johns (Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, Ali Farka Toure), showcases London Afrobeat Collective’s love and respect for the traditions of afrobeat. With acclaimed Congolese singer Juanita Euka on vocals once more, ‘Esengo’ channels the spirit of Fela Kuti but with a willingness to create original music that crosses genres.

Lead single and album opener ‘Topesa Esengo Na Motema’, finds the band in a lighter yet spirited mood, celebrating the joy of living, reconnecting, and getting back on the road once more, while the groove-heavy ‘My Way’ is a refreshing blast of tight percussion and powerhouse vocals from Euka. Elsewhere, ‘Freedom’ perfectly captures the raw, soulful energy of their raucous live performances, while the blaring horns of ‘El Ritmo De Londres’ and easy, loose rhythms of ‘De Kinshasa À Sona Bata’ showcase London Afrobeat Collective at their rousing finest.

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Wagadu Grooves - The Hypnotic Sound Of Camara 1987-2016

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Hot Mule)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soninke collective consciousness finds its origins in a founding myth, a blood pact: the legend of Biida and the decadence of the empire of Ghana or Wagadu (evoked by Léopold Sédar Senghor as a land of plenty in his poem Le Kaya Magan). From the 3rd century AD, gathered in the region of Sahel, on the edge of the Sahara desert, the Soninko ruled over their kingdom and its capital Kumbi Saleh. According to folklore, they were blessed with abundant rain and nuggets of gold could be picked directly from the ground. They owed this prosperity to a providential but cruel protector: the Wagadu Biida, a seven-headed serpent who lived at the bottom of the Kumbi well. Every year, as a reward for his favours, the Biida demanded an offering: the life of the most beautiful virgin woman in the community. Sacrifices took place for generations, until the 13th century AD, when fate chose Siya Yatabéré, Maamadi Sehedunxote's sweetheart... Centuries later in 1977, Gaye Mody Camara, a young Soninke raised in Mali's Kayes region, settled in France to found his own empire. Initially selling wax, kola nuts and other goods in his Parisian outlets, he rapidly started distributing cassette tapes and eventually producing a multitude of recordings for his own label: Camara Production. Crossing paths and collaborating over the next four decades with legendary artists, griots and industry moguls like Boncana Maïga, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Ganda Fadiga, Diaby Doua or Ibrahima Sylla, Camara became one of the great independent music producers of his generation, and a pilar of the Parisian Soninke diaspora. Released in close collaboration with Gaye Camara and with the assistance of Daouda N'diaye, one of A.P.S' (Association pour la Promotion de la langue et de la culture Soninké) historical members, this selection of songs and accompanying notes aim to shed a light on an intricate culture and its modern music, injustifiably unknown outside of West Africa and the various Soninko diasporas around the world. From Malian Zouk to Mauritanian Reggae and other psychedelic groovers originally released on cassettes or digitally, we have given the utmost attention to bringing this music to a new format. It has been carefully remastered and pressed on a couple of 180g vinyls, with riso printed liner notes.

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Merengue Típico: Nueva Generación!

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Les Disques Bongo Joe)