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Die nach der Veröffentlichung der CD Ende 2019 für die Folgejahre geplante „Fiesta Ancestral“-Tour durch Latein- und Nordamerika sowie Europa konnte aus bekannten Gründen nie stattfinden, nun werden die Konzerte nachgeholt, in 2023 auch in Deutschland.
Die Album-Songs „Sonido de tu Voz“, „Bailando con las Farolas (feat. El Kanka)“, „La Cumbia del Vino“ und „Si una Vez“ haben sich unterdessen zu veritablen Streaming- und Radio-Hits entwickelt.

Die Vinyl-Version des Albums erscheint nun mit den ebenfalls erstmals auf Vinyl erhältlichen Bonus-Tracks „Sin tus Estrellas“, „La Bruja“, das mexikanische Traditional in der ganz speziellen Mexicats-Version, und als absolute Neuveröffentlichung die englische Version des Hits „Labios.“

„Labios“ findet sich auch im Soundtrack des neuen Films von Erfolgsregisseurs Sönke Wortmann. „Der Nachname“ kommt am 20.10.22 in die Kinos, ist eine Art Fortsetzung des sehr erfolgreichen Wortmann-Films „Der Vorname“ und mit Christoph Maria Herbst, Caroline Peters, Justus von Dohnányi, Florian David Fitz. Janina Uhse und Iris Berben hervorragend besetzt.

Deluxe double gatefold 180gr audiophile grade LP. Includes two-page spread with complete lyrics. Personnel on Side A and Side B #1-2: Orchestra arranged and conducted by Antonio Carlos Jobim (p). João Gilberto (vcl, g). Musicians featured on these sides: Nicolino Cópia “Copinha” (fl), Edmundo Maciel (tb), Guarany (percussion), Milton Banana (Antonio de Souza) (d), Juquinha (triangle), Rubens Bassini (bongo), Milton, Acyr and Edgardo (vcl Side A #3) Personnel on Side B #5-10 and Side C #1-6: João Gilberto (vcl, g) with orchestra arranged and conducted by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Side C #1: Solo guitar and rhythm Personnel on Side C #7-11: João Gilberto (vcl, g) with Walter Wanderley’s Group Personnel on Side D #1-4: with orchestra arranged by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Side D #5-6 & 8: with Antonio Carlos Jobim (p) and rhythm. Side D #7: João Gilberto accompanies himself on guitar The poet Vinícius de Moraes pointed out that the bossa nova movement began after his first songs with Antonio Carlos Jobim appeared in the 1958 album Cançao do Amor Demais, sung by Elizete Cardoso and played by an unknown 28 year-old guitarist from Baia named João Gilberto. He accompanied the singer (in two songs “Chega de Saudade” and “Outra vez”) with a new rhythmic feeling, “batida”, and with rich harmonies that would become the trademark of the modern Brazilian samba, which became known as Bossa Nova.

Cover is close to VG+.

Minor writing on back cover.

Copy closer to VG+. Cover with big sticker

Includes original inner sleeve.

Rio-born, Joyce Moreno, is one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time. The voice, the playing, the writing, they all combine to make her a true allrounder. She possesses the ability to transport, captivate and transcend listeners. With a career that has spanned more than 30 albums and over 50 years, she continues to record and tour the world.

‘Aldeia de Ogum’ is one of her most well-known songs. With a joyfully jazzy arrangement, building Latin percussion, Brazilian flute and tropical atmosphere, this full-bodied samba smash became an anthem amongst London’s DJs and dancers in the Acid Jazz days. A favourite of Patrick Forge and Gilles Peterson, it was regularly spun at their legendary Dingwalls sessions.

Originally featured on her sought after Feminina LP from 1980, it also appears on our 'Essential' Joyce compilation from 1997. The original pressing of this Brazil 45 was the first time the track had been released on 7".

A fellow Rio native, Rosinha was a highly acclaimed composer, arranger and guitarist who played with legends including Baden Powell, Sérgio Mendes and Sivuca.

Here we present her stunning cover of the Gershwin classic, ‘Summertime’. Rosinha’s elegant, instrumental interpretation showcases her majestic guitar playing, and what a player she was! Backed with beautifully arranged, emotion-drenched strings, this track is guaranteed to stir your soul.

'Summertime' is taken from her 1975 RCA LP entitled Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano. The original pressing of this Brazil45 was the first time the track had been released on 7".

Remastered with refreshed artwork.

Picking up right where things left off...

Latin dancefloor afro bomb into a smooth boogie MPB type beach views vibe for the A side
Followed up on the back side, we have a heavy dose of lofi cosmic jazz dancefloor killers for those late nights.

Original inner sleeve with seam splits. Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

OBI is missing. With insert. Tiny wear.

Koko-Jean & The Tonics' second album modernizes their classic approach by delving into the pure soul sound and the social and musical atmosphere of the 70s. There are essentially danceable songs, like 'The Spin', others that are more romantic and slow-burning, like 'Never Ever', and pieces that transport us to Brooklyn in the 60s and 70s, like the protesting 'Frank's Zone' or the nostalgic 'Love Child'.

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of seeing Koko-Jean and The Tonics featuring Dani Nel·lo, you are in for a treat! For the first time they join forces with this debut single to pay tribute to one of the greatest 60s rhythm and blues icon, Little Milton. 3 elegant yet greasy tunes that are sure to explode in your ear and make your body swing and shake. pop in this new single and let it roll!!

This is the debut album by Koko-Jean & The Tonics. It includes 12 new songs, including the singles ‘Pattin’ Juba’ and ‘Never Said No’, recorded at Feelback Studio in Barcelona with producer and mixer Marc Tena Aguade (The Excitements, Nu Niles…). A joyful mix of soul, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues that will shake your body and lift your spirit.

This single includes two unreleased tracks recorded during the sessions of their first album ‘Shaken & Stirred’: ‘Sick & Tired’, a song with a classic flavor and a great showcase for Anton Jarl’s drumming, and the ballad ‘Let Me Free’ with a brilliant vocal performance by Koko-Jean Davis and an exquisite guitar solo by Dani Baraldés.

CD is still sealed. Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines, close to VG+

close to NM. Limited edition. Direct Disk. OBI is missing.

A doctor by day and a musician by night, Leon x Leon has been producing songs in his Parisian home studio since 2013, where house, italo-disco and boogie are mixing. When he was younger, he was immersed in music by taking jazz drum lessons at the conservatory, and especially by seeing his father, a sound engineer, who had been building his own synthesizers since the 1970s. As a tribute, he used one of these unique synthesizers on a title of the disc.
After a remarkable remix of Cerrone's "Funk Makossa" and several tracks on various from “Red Laser Disco”, he released his project My Solar Brass on the same English label in 2017. Organizer of many Parisian parties, he also participated in the founding of the publishing label “Good Plus". With the release of Rokanbo on Cracki Records, Leon x Leon signs a mature EP with the influence of different styles.
The first eponymous title is a manifesto mixing Acid, House and Zouk. As soon as we launch the track, the pop & acid 80's sounds takes us to another world... A UFO from the Islands! The other parts of the EP don't leave us in the lurch! “Formant Sweep” delivers a soft and groovy bass that responds to an endless, spatial synthetic takeoff. On “Red Footpath”, the harder kick cleverly blends with an atmospheric blanket and a bright, lively flute solo straight from an abandoned piece of bamboo on a deserted beach. After that, “Jungle Juice” lets a crazy keyboard solo resonate in the middle of tropical fauna and flora, and finally on “Horizon”, the EP ends in beauty with an airy atmosphere. This last piece sounds like a beautiful sunset at the end of a long summer day.
Through all these tracks, Rokanbo EP offers us a clever contrast between synthetic notes and the warmth of tropical groove, and places our gaze towards the horizon, seeking the groove to disturb its line on the infinite sea.

Les Ya Toupas is a band formed in 1976 by Bopol Mansiamina (Bass - Success Mode, 4 Stars ..), Manuaku Waku (aka Grand Zaiko Wawa) and Ray Lema (Piano, Organ and Guitar) Between 1976 and 1978, they recorded several 7inches including the famous title “Je ne bois pas beaucoup” (1976) compiled on the series of Sofrito (Tropical Discotheque ) in 2011. In 1978, they recorded this unique and unclassifiable instrumental album, Les Ya Toupas du Zaïre, produced by Gérard Akueson (founder of Akue Records and Abeti's producer). The LP is composed of minimalist Afro Jazz rhythms and Deep Funk grooves that are close at times to a tropical trance, all played by musicians who used to offer more classic Rumba rhythms. It is their only album before the departure in 1979 of Ray Lema for the United States and then France. Ray Lema's departure follows a violent disagreement which opposed him to the dictator Mobutu then in place in Zaïre. Let's not forget that the album was released in 1978 and can be seen as their last musicial project.

2020 reissue. Yellow vinyl seems unplayed. With insert and Original inner sleeves.